Rule: You are in two groups A and B. You will choose the provinces you want to visit on the map. You have to tell exactly the places by using the cues.

It is the place where Uncle Ho went aboard to find out the way to save the nation. It is one of the beautiful biggest bridges in Asean countries. CUES: LONG AN

It is a pagoda in the shape of a lotus which was built in It is a mountain resort whose altitude is 1500m with some wonderful places to visit: Xuan Huong Lake, pine forest, waterfall,… CUES: Altitude: chiều cao so với mực nước biển HIGHLAND PROVINCES

CUES: It is a picturesque site which was recognized as The Natural Heritage of the World (Wonder of the world) by Unesco. It is a pagoda which is on the left bank of Huong River. HUE

One Pillar Pagoda

My Thuan Bridge

A A B B Ha Noi Quang Ninh Hue Highlands HCM City Long An

PART A: READING I. PRE- READING 1. Small talk: a. Have you ever traveled to these places? b. Do you like to make an excursion to one of these places? 2. Situation: Reading an excursion of Lan and her classmates through her letter to Minh. c. What should you plan before travelling?

Dear Minh, I’m writing to tell you a piece of news. The first term is coming to an end soon and my school is going to have some days off. On this occasion, my class is visiting some caves near Hanoi as we have recently studied rock formations. Beside, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I suppose the trip will be very interesting. At first, we wanted to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is only over 20 kilometres away, and we could go on a day excursion. However, only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet. So we are visiting the ones near Huong Pagoda instead. A night campfire on a two-day trip will be a great event in our schooldays! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our own food and sharing buses with some other classes. It is much warmer now. I believe we’re going to enjoy good weather with lots of sunshine. The only problem I seem to have is getting my parents’ permission. They may not want to let me stay the night away from home. I’ll try to persuade them. That’s all for now. Give my love to your parents and sister. Yours, Lan

3. Pre-teach vocabulary Excursion(n): a short journey for pleasure Day off( n): day’s holiday Campfire(n): fire in a camping To persuade: try to get agreement Permission(n): = allowance Formation(n): rock formation As = because (conj) Cave (n)

II. WHILE READING 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 D. talk about what she and her classmates will do at Houng Pagoda. A. Task 1

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 cost them a lot to visit C. they prefer Huong Pagoda D. many of them have been to (ñieåm ñeán)

II. WHILE READING 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 D. talk about what she and her classmates will do at Houng Pagoda. A. Task 1

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 D

3. The students have changed their destination as__________ Thay Pagoda. A. it is impossible to visit the caves near B. it cost them a lot to visit C. they prefer Huong pagoda D. many of them have been to ñieåm ñeán A

Answer the following 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? 5. What is Lan anxious about? Why? 4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong pagoda? 2. Task 2

Answer the following 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? They are going on a trip when the first term is coming to an end and they have some days off. They are going on a trip when the first term is coming to an end and they have some days off. They are visiting some caves because they have recently studied rock formation /(want to understand their geography lesson better) and many of them have never been inside a cave. They are visiting some caves because they have recently studied rock formation /(want to understand their geography lesson better) and many of them have never been inside a cave. It is only over 20 km.

5. What is Lan anxious about? Why? 4. What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda? They are going to make 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. They are going to make 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. Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission because they may not let her stay the night away from home Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission because they may not let her stay the night away from home 2. Task 2 Answer the following questions

3. Task 3 Fill each blank in the summary of the letter with a suitable group of words from the box bellow her classmateswant to seetheir tripis going to go onhave learnt to persuade themsome cavesonly problem Lan’s classmates (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 persuadeher classmates

III. POST-READING Listen to some statements. Decide whether these statements are True or False(T/F) 1. The first term of Lan’s school have just ended. 2. They decide to visit Houng Pagoda first and Thay Pagoda later. 3. There is a night campfire on their trip. 4. They have to buy their food along their way to Houng Pagoda. 5. They are going by buses with other classes to make the trip cheap. F F T F T

- Learn new words - Summarize the letter - Prepare part B: speaking Visit some famous places Know some plans for an excursion