Date:
Period 30
Unit 6 AN EXCURSION
Lesson READING

I. Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
get information about some famous places in Vietnam through activities.
improve reading comprehension skill by doing multiple choice and answering questions exercises.
II. Language Focus:
Grammar: Revision
New words: excursion, cave, permission, persuade, rock . . .
III. Teaching Aids: Pictures about Thien Mu Pagoda, Ha Long Bay, The One-Pillar Pagoda,
and Da Lat, overhead projector, cassette player, textbook
IV. Procedures:

Stages/
Time
Teacher’s Activities
Students’ Activities




Warm – up
(7 minutes)
Networks

-T asks Ss to work in groups of three or four and make a list of famous places in Vietnam. Which group having the longest list will be the winner.







-T gathers Ss’ ideas and asks Ss to work in pairs to match the photos with information in the book, then tell each other which of the places you like to visit and give reasons.
-T invites some Ss to read their answers in front of the class.
-T gives feedbacks and correct answers
+ Number 1 – Thien Mu Pagoda – d
+ Number 2 – Ha Long Bay – b
+ Number 3 – One-Pillar Pagoda – a
+ Number 4 – Xuan Huong Lake – c
-T can give further information regarding these 4 places.


-Ss work in groups to play the game as the teacher’s explanation.







-Ss work in pairs and do the task in the textbook.









-Ss listen




Pre –
reading



8 minutes
-T asks Ss to work in pairs, asking and answering the following questions:
+ Do you usually have an excursion?
+ When did you last have it? Where to?
+ What impressed you most?
+ What was the most interesting thing that you
did on the excursion?
. . . . .
-T sets the scene and leads into the next part.

-Ss work in pairs, asking and answering the questions suggested by T





-Ss enter the new lesson.


While – reading


10 minutes
Task 1 – Multiple Choice
-T asks Ss to read the letter individually and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
-T tells Ss to compare their answers with each other.
-T calls on Ss to read and explain their answers in front of the class.
-T gives feedback and correct answers.
1 – C 2 – D 3 – A

-Ss read the letter.


-Ss compare the answers with a partner.
-Some Ss present the answers in front of the class, others listen and remark.



10 minutes
Task 2 – Answering Questions
-T has Ss work in pairs and answer the questions.
-T goes around the class and provides help if necessary.
-T calls on some pairs to act out the activity in front of the class.
-T comments and gives the suggested answers.
* Suggested answers:
1. They are going on a trip when they have some days-off after the 1st term.
2. They’re visiting some caves because they want to understand their geography lesson better and many of them have never been inside a cave.
3. It’s only over 20 km.
4. They’re going to make a two-day trip and have a night campfire. They’re bringing their own food and sharing buses with some other classes to make the trip cheap.
5. Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission. They may not want to let her stay the night away from home.

-Ss work in pairs and do the exercise.
-Ss present their answers in front of the class.

-Ss listen T’s comment and write down the correct answers.




Post – reading

7 minutes
Summary Completion
-T asks Ss to work independently and fill in each blank with a suitable group of words from the text.
-T asks Ss to read the summary carefully before doing the task.
-T lets Ss compare the answers with partners.
-T invites some Ss to present their answers in front of the class.
* Suggested questions:

(1) Going to make
(2) some caves

(3) want to see
(4) have learnt

(5) their trip
(6) only problem

(7) to persuade them
(8) her classmates