Readingunit6

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<b>* Warming up</b>

: Re-arrange

the following letters to

make a meaningful word.

<b>N-E-I-C-U-X-S-O-N</b>

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<i><b>Unit six</b></i>

:

An Excursion

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Excursion

Cave

Countryside

Waterfall

Beach

Forest

Pagoda

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<b>I. Before you read:</b>

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c. Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500m) with

some wonderful places to visit: Xuan
Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls..
d. On the left bank of the Huong River,
6 km from Hue city

a. Built in 1049, in the shape
of lotus

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d. On the left bank
of the Huong River,
6 km from Hue city

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a. Built in 1049, in
the shape of lotus

c. Mountain resort (altitude:
1,500m) with some

wonderful places to visit:
Xuan Huong Lake, pine

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<b>II. While you read:</b>

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<b>Read the letter and then do the </b>

<b>tasks that follow</b>

Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete

each of the sentences.

1. Lan wrote the letter to

A. inform Minh of her days off

B. complain about her parents

C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip

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2. The students decided to go on an excursion because
they wanted to

A. understand their geography lesson better
B. relax after work

C. have a campfire
D. A and B

3. The students have changed their destination as
Thay Pagoda.

A. it is impossible to visit the caves near
B. it costs them a lot to visit

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<b>Key for task 1:</b>

<b>1-C</b>

<b> 2-D</b>

<b>3-A</b>

1. Lan wrote the letter to tell Minh about the plan for

her class trip

2. The students decided to go on an excursion

because they wanted to understand their

geography lesson better and relax after work

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<b>Read the letter and then do the </b>

<b>tasks that follow</b>

<b>Task 2: Answer the question.</b>

1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?

2. Why are they visiting some caves ?

3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ?

4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to

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<b>Key for task 2:</b>

1. When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip ?

2. Why are they visiting some caves ?

3. How far is Thay Pagoda from their school ?

4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda?

5. What is Lan anxious about ? Why ?

--> They are going to go on a trip when they have some days off
after their first term.

-->They are visiting some caves because they want to understand
their geography lesson better and many of them have neverbeen
inside a cave.

-->It’s only over 20km.

-->They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire.
They are going to bring their own food and sharing buses with

some other classes to the trip cheap.

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<b>III. After you read:</b>

Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of
words from the box below.

her classmates

want to see their trip is going to go on.

have learnt to persuade them some caves only problem

.

Lan’s class(1)__ a two day excursion to visit (2) __

near Huong Pagoda. They (3)___ with their own eyes

what they(4)___ in their geography lessons recently

and relax after their hard work, as well. They have

planned(5)____ carefully. For Lan, the(6)____ is

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<b>Answer:</b>

Lan’s class

<i><b>is going to go on</b></i>

a two day

excursion to visit

<i><b>some caves</b></i>

near Huong

Pagoda. They

<i><b>want to see</b></i>

with their own eyes

what they

<i><b>have learnt</b></i>

in their geography

lessons recently and relax after their hard

work, as well. They have planned

<i><b>their trip</b></i>

carefully. For Lan, the

<i><b>only problem</b></i>

is getting

her parents’permission. She will try to

<i><b>persuade them</b></i>

so that she will be able to join

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<b>Homework</b>

<b>:</b>

w

rite a letter to your friend to tell

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