Unit 14 Wonders of the world

Welcome to our class
8B.


Warm up :

Network


The Angkor
Wat

The
Pyramid of
Cheops

The Great
Wall of China

The Hanging
Gardens of
Babylon

Wonders of
the world

The Taj
Mahal

The
Statute of

Zeus


HOA

TIM
Send to
About his trip to the
Grand Canyon.


So what is our topic today?
=> Writing a
letter.


Saturday, April 18th 2015

Unit 14 :
WONDERS OF
THE WORLD.

Period 95:
Write

Teacher : Pham Thi Huyen Trang


1. Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the
Grand Canyon. Insert the letters of the missing sentences.

May 29, 2003
Dear Hoa,
How are you ? (1) I hope you are studying hard for your exams next week.
My class has just returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
(2)……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave.
Although it was summer, it was quite cool at night because the area is more than
2,000 meters above sea level.
On our first day, a park ranger led us on a guided hike along the edge of the
canyon.
He talked about the history of the area. (3)…….........................................
(4)……………………………………………... What do you plan to do during the summer
vacation ?
Write to me after your exams.
Your friend,
Tim


1. Complete the letter Tim sent to Hoa about his trip to the
Grand Canyon. Insert the letters of the missing sentences.

A. That’s all I have time to tell you about.
B. The Canyon is part of Grand Canyon
National Park and
it was formed by the Colorado River over
millions of years.
C. I hope you are studying hard for your
exams next week.
D. He also talked about the original
inhabitants who lived there during the Stone

Age


Vocabulary
Grand canyon (n) hẻm núi
Park ranger (n) người canh gác
original (adj) thuộc nguồn gốc
inhabitant (n) cư dân
Stone Age thời kỳ đồ đá.
breathtaking (adj) lí thú, hồi hộp


A

Match vocabulary :

B

1) Stone Age

a) Lí thú, hồi hộp

2) Breathtaking

b) Người canh gác

3) Inhabitant

c) Thuộc nguồn gốc

4) Park ranger

d) Hẻm núi

5) Grand Canyon

e) Thời kì đồ đá

6) Original

f) Cư dân


May 29, 2003
Dear Hoa,
How are you ? ( 1 )...............…………………………………………
My class has just returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon in
Arizona. (2) ………….
We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave.
Although it was summer, it was quite cool at night because the area
is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
On our first day, a park ranger led us on a guided hike along the
edge of the canyon.
He talked about the history of the area.(3)…………………………
………………………
(4) .....…………………………………… What do you plan to do
during the summer vacation ?
Write to me after your exams.
Your friend,
Tim

A. That’s all I have time to tell you about.
B. The Canyon is part of Grand Canyon National Park and it was
formed by the Colorado River over millions of years.
C. I hope you are studying hard for your exams next week.
D. He also talked about the
original inhabitants who lived there during the Stone Age


2.
Opening

3. Body

May 29, 2003
1. Heading
Dear Hoa,
How are you ? I hope you are studying hard for your exams next
week
My class has just returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon in
Arizona. The Canyon is part of Grand Canyon National Park
and it was formed by the Colorado River over millions of years.
We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave.
Although it was summer, it was quite cool at night because the
area is more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
On our first day, a park ranger led us on a guided hike along the edge
of the canyon.
He talked about the history of the area. He also talked about the
original inhabitants who lived there
during the Stone Age
That’s all I have time to tell you about.

What do you plan to do during the summer vacation ?
Write to me after your exams.
Your friend,
4. Closing
Tim


Answer the questions
1. Where has Tim visited ?
 Tim has visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
2. How long did he stay there ?
 He stayed a week .
3. Who did he go with ?
 He went with his class .
4. How about the weather ?
 It was quite cool at night .


2. Write a letter to a friend. Tell him/ her about a
place
you have visited recently. Use the following
prompts
to help
you.
Place:
Cuc
Phuong National Park ( Phong Nha cave
/ Ha Long Bay, etc .
Distance: from your city / home: 100 km / 300 km /
hours by train / by coach, etc.

How to get there: by bus / train / airplane, etc.
Sights: beautiful / magnificent / breathtaking, etc.
Weather: temperate / sunny / cool / windy, etc.
How do you feel: happy/ excited / relaxed, etc.


Have you ever been
to Nha Trang?

You will write a
letter to talk about
Nha Trang you have
visited by complete
these sentences
below.


1) My family / has just / come back / from a trip / Nha Trang.
My family has just came back from a trip to Nha Trang.

2) This / first time / I visit / Nha Trang.
This is the first time I have visited Nha Trang.
3) We / spend / a week there / and I / don’t want / leave.
We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave.
4) It /about 300km/ from Kon Tum and/ take seven hours/get there / car.
It’s about 450 km from Kon Tum and took seven hours to get there by car.
5)The sightseeing / wonderful /We /take many photo/there.
The sightseeing was wonderful . We took many photos there.
6)The weather / is / hot and windy.
The weather was hot and windy.

7)We /feel /very happy after the trip.
We felt very happy after the trip.


April 15,2015
Dear Nga,
How are you?
My family has just came back from a trip to Nha Trang.
This is the first time I have visited Nha Trang.
We spent a week there and I didn’t want to leave.
It’s about 300km from Kon Tum and took seven hours to get there by
car.
The sightseeing was wonderful . We took many photos there.
The weather was hot and windy .
We felt very happy after the trip.
What do you plan to do during the summer vacation ? write to me as
soon as possible.
Your friend,
Nam


Do you like to travel?
What should/shouldn’t you do when you visit a place?

 You shouldn’t littering when you visit a
place .
 You should keep silent when you visit a
place .

Homework :
Learn the vocabulary by
heart.
Write the complete letter in
work book.
Prepare the new lesson :
Language focus.


Goodbye class!