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Ss activate prior knowledge about natural places and separate what they can see from what the reading tells them.

Ss look at the picture of a limestone cave and a visitor path. T asks: 'What can you see in the picture?' and 'Would you like to visit this place? Why?' Ss describe the visible setting in two or three sentences, then predict what the reading may say about the place.

Ss describe the visible setting: a limestone cave, rock formations and a visitor path. From the reading, Ss predict that caves develop over a very long time and that visitors must stay on marked paths.

Ss pronounce and understand eight topic words in context, and notice useful phrases rather than translating word by word.

T presents eight words with Vietnamese meanings: limestone (đá vôi), landscape (cảnh quan), magnificent (tráng lệ), formation (cấu trúc hình thành), destination (điểm đến), preservation (sự bảo tồn), slope (sườn dốc), snowy (phủ tuyết). Ss listen, repeat with stress (LIME-stone, LAND-scape, mag-NIF-i-cent, for-MA-tion, des-ti-NA-tion, pres-er-VA-tion, slope, SNOW-y), then read the example sentences and note the phrases: a limestone valley, a magnificent cave, a rock formation, a natural landscape.

Ss write a vocabulary list in their notebooks with the meaning and one example sentence for each word, for example: limestone (đá vôi) – Limestone can form dramatic caves. landscape (cảnh quan) – The landscape includes mountains and rivers. Ss also write the useful phrases: a limestone valley, a snowy peak, a steep slope.

Ss recognise how a yes/no question is reported with asked + if/whether + subject + verb in statement order, and apply backshift and can to could.

T reads the exchange aloud: 'Could you tell me whether the path is open?' Then T writes the direct question 'Is the path open?' on the board and asks Ss to compare it with the reported form 'She asked if the path was open.' Ss find the question and the response in the exchange, and then report the question in the text: Huy asked the guide whether the path was open. Ss note the rule: asked/wondered + if/whether + subject + verb; backshift (is → was, can → could); no do/does/did; no inversion. T gives the example: 'Is the cave open?' → She asked if the cave was open.

Ss write the rule in their notebooks: asked + if/whether + subject + verb (statement order). Changes: is → was; can → could; do/does/did is removed; the subject is not inverted. Example: 'Is the cave open?' → She asked if the cave was open. Huy asked the guide whether the path was open.

Ss consolidate the meaning of topic words and the structure for reporting yes/no questions through matching and multiple-choice exercises.

Ss complete Worksheet 1. Part A: match four topic words with their meanings (limestone, landscape, magnificent, formation). Part B: choose the correct reported question for 'Is the cave open?' She asked ___. Part C: answer the question 'What does the first speaker do?' in the exchange 'Could you tell me whether the path is open?'

Answer key. Part A: limestone – đá vôi; landscape – cảnh quan; magnificent – tráng lệ; formation – cấu trúc hình thành. Part B: B. if the cave was open (reported question uses if + subject + verb). Part C: A. Makes a polite request or asks for information.

Ss locate specific information in the reading text and transform yes/no questions into reported speech.

Ss read Huy's text and answer two questions: 'Who is the main named learner or participant?' and 'Which setting or activity is central to the account?' Then, using Worksheet 2, Ss report three yes/no questions and complete the gap: 'Complete the word for đá vôi: ___.'

Answer key. Q1: Huy. Q2: a school trip to a limestone valley, with caves, rock formations and marked paths. Transformation: 1. He asked if the path was open. 2. She asked if the cave was open. 3. The guide asked if we could use that route. Gap: limestone.

Ss use the target structure and vocabulary in a realistic role-play and write a short response about why natural wonders matter.

In pairs, Student A is a visitor who wants to visit a limestone valley and asks the guide whether the path is open today. Student B is the guide, who checks the notice and gives one useful reply and a polite closing. Then Ss write two or three connected sentences explaining why natural wonders of the world matter, using at least two of these words: limestone, landscape, magnificent, formation.

Sample dialogue: A: Could you tell me whether the path is open today? B: The latest notice says the marked path is open. Please stay on it. Thank you for checking. Sample writing: Limestone can form dramatic caves. The landscape includes mountains and rivers, and a rock formation can take thousands of years to develop. We must protect these magnificent places for the future.