Name the places in the pictures Thien mu pagoda Ha Long Bay The one pillar pagoda Da Lat city Match the photos with the information below, and then tell your classmates which of the places you would like to visit a Built in 1049, in the shape of One a lotus – Pillar - Pagoda b Picturesque site, wonder of the Ha Long Bay world, 165 kms from Hanoi c Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with some wonderful places to Da Lat Lake, visit: Xuan Huong City pine forests, waterfalls d On the left bank of the Huong Thien Mu Pagoda River,6 kms from Hue City Lesson 1: Reading Task 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences 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 at Huong Pagoda 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 & B 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 D many of them have been to Task Answer the questions When are Lan and her classmates going on a trip? Why are they visiting some caves? How far is Thay Pagoda from their school? What are the students’ plans for their trip to Huong Pagoda? What is Lan anxious about? Why? 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 formation Besides, 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 onlytrip? When are Lan and her classmates going on a over 20 kilometers 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 visitting the ones near Huong Pagoda They are night campfire trip when they have a great instead A going on a on a two-day trip will be event in our schooldays! To make the trip cheap, we are bringing our some days with some other classes own food and sharing busesoff after the first term 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 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 formation Besides, 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 kilometers away, and we could go on a day excursion Why are they learnt that the caves near Thay Pagoda However, only today have we visiting some caves? are closed until after Tet So we are visitting the ones near Huong Pagoda instead A night campfire on a two-day trip will be a great event in our schooldays! 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