Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 6: An excursion (Reading)

Unit 6 
AN EXCURSION 
READING 
Before you read 
While you read 
After you read 
Which of these places would you like to visit? Why? 
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2 
3 
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c. Xuan Huong Lake 
d. Thien Mu Pagoda 
a. One-Pillar Pagoda 
b. Ha Long Bay 
The One-Pillar Pagoda 
Built in 1049, in the shape of a lotus 
Ha Long Bay 
Picturesque site, wonder of the world 
Xuan Huong Lake 
Mountain resort – Da Lat – with wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls 
Thien Mu Pagoda 
From the left bank of the Huong River, 6 km from Hue City 
Letter 
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 other days off 
B. complain about her parents 
C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip 
D. talk about what she and her classmates will do at Huong Pagoda 
2. The students decided to go on an excursion because they wanted to __________________. 
A. understand their geography lessons 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 
C. they prefer Huong Pagoda to 
D. many of them have been to 
C. tell Minh about the plan for her class trip 
D. A and B 
A. it is impossible to visit the caves near 
Task 2. Answer the questions.  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? 
2. They are visiting some caves because they have recently studied rock formations and many of them have never inside a cave. 
3. It’s only over 20 km. 
4. They are going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire. They are bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap. 
5. Lan is anxious about getting her parents’ permission because she thinks that they may not want to let her stay the night away from home. 
1. They are going on a trip when they have some days off after the first term. 
After you read 
Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable of words from the box. (Page 65) 
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 getting her parents' permission. She will try (7) ______________ so that she will be able to join (8) __________ on the excursion. 
is going to go on 
some caves 
want to see 
have learnt 
their trip 
only problem 
to persuade them 
her classmates 
Tell your friends about your recent excursion 
 1. Where did you go on an excursion ?2. Why did you go there?3. Did you have a good excursion? Why or why not? 
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