1、Task Planning a holiday for your familyPeriod I,Skills building 1 recognizing dates and place names,Pay attention to three pieces of information. the day of the month, the month the year,2. Pay attention to the ending of the number. Most dates end with -th(e.g.,4th/fourth).However, some have differe
2、nt endings, e.g.,* 1st/first 21st /twenty-first * 2nd/second 22nd/twenty-second * 3rd/third 23rd/twenty-third,Listen to Mary talk with Charels about her trip to Europe. Complete the table below with the informtion you hear.,City/ country,date,notes,25 June,museums,Rome,churches,8 July,villages,Tapes
3、cript,Charles: So Mary, how was your trip to Europe? I simply cant wait to hear all about it! Mary: Great! It was exciting to see so many amazing places. I arrived in Paris,France on the twenty-fifth of June. Charles: And what did you do there?,Mary : Well, I went to see the Eiffel Toewr,of course.
4、Then there were all of the museums. And I really enjoyed sitting at the cafe and watching all of the people walk by. And the food was wonderful! Charles: Then where did you go? Mary : Then I was off to Rome,Italy on the first of July.,Charles: So what did you do in Rome? Mary : I visited many museum
5、s and churches,too. There are so many beautiful old buildings in Rome. Youd have to see it to believe it. Charles: And then? Mary : Then, Geneva,Switzerland. I arrived on the eighth of July.,Charles: What did you do in Switzerland? Mary : Well, in summer it is always good to go walking up into the m
6、ountains. There are so many beautiful sights and pretty little villages.,Charles: It sounds like a dream! Mary : Yes, it was like a dream. But all dreams have to end, so on the fifteenth of July, I flew back home.,B. You are making a travel plan for your family to consider. Read the holiday leaflets
7、 on page 33 carefully and fill in as many details as possible.,Destinations: Mount Heng, Fenghuang, and Zhangjiajie Days 1 & 2: Enjoy nature at Mount Heng, near Hengyang, and spend the day climbing the mountain.Take a(1)_ to Fenghuang, an ancient mountain (2)_,Travel Plan 1,night train,town,Built du
8、ring the early Qing Dynasty. See the home of Shen Congwen, a(3) _whole wrote about life in the countryside of Hunan . Day 3:Travel by bus to Zhangjiajie. Go white-water rafting on the Mengdong River, one of the (4)_places to go white-water rafting in China.,modern Chinese writer,best,Day 4: Travel t
9、o the top of (5)_. See the splendid sight of the highmountains rising up through the clouds. The highest mountain is over(6)_metres high Price: ￥1,600,Mount Tianzi,1,200,Destinations: jinan, Taian and Qufu Days 1 : Explore jinan, (7)_.Visit Baotu Spring. See Daming Lake.Then take a bus to the Yellow
10、 River, the mother river of the Chinesepeople.,Travel Plan 2,The City of Springs,Days 2 & 3: Take a bus to Taian and climb Mount Tai. Spend about (8)_hours climbing to South Heaven Gate near the top of the mountain.Watch the sunrise on the mountaintop early (9) _ Temple at _ Relax a little bit at a
11、teahouse,six,the next morning,the foot of the mountain,Day 4: Take a bus to Qufu, the place where Confucius was buried. Confucius,also known as Kongzi, was a great Chinese (11)_ Price: ￥ (12)_,teacher,1,300,C. Listen carefully as the travel agent gives you more information. Complete the travel plans
12、.,Travel Plan 1,Travel Plan 2,(2) town (4)best (6)1,200,(8) Six (11)teacher (12) 1,300,Tapescript,This month, we have two special holiday packages. First, we have the Wonderful Hunan Province adventure. On day one,you will enjoy nature at Mount Heng, near Hengyang,and spend the day climbing the moun
13、tain.,That night, you will take a train to Fenghuang,an ancient mountain town built during the early Qing Dynasty.Not only can you view the traditional way of life of Shen Congwen. He is a famous writer who wrote about the life in the countryside of Hunan.,On day three, you will travel by bus to Zha
14、ngjiajie.From there you will go white-water rafting on the Mengdong River,one of the best paces to go white-water rafting in China.The next day,you can travel to Mount Tianzi,and there you will see the splendid sight of the high mountains rising up through the clouds. The highest mountain is over 1,
15、200 metres. The price of this package is one thousand six hundred yuan.,The second special holiday package this month is the Shandong Province tour. It starts off in the capital city, Jinan, the City of Springs.There you will visit the famous Baotu Spring and Daming Lake. Then you will take a bus to
16、 the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese people.,On the second day,youll go to Taian and climb Mount Tai. It will take you about six hours to reach the South Heaven Gate,which is close to the top of the mountain. Watch the beautiful sunrise on the mountaintop early next moring. You will th
17、en visit the Dai Temple at the foot of the mountain.,For the rest of the third day,you can drink tea at a teahouse to relax a bit before moving on to Qufu the next day.Qufu is the place where Confucius was buried. Known in Chinese as Kongzi, Confucius was a great Chinese teacher who lived during the
18、 sixth ti fifth centuries BC.,The trip usually costs one thousand five hundred yuan per person,but this month its only one thousand three hundred yuan.Why not take this great offer today?,Skills building 2 : forming questions,where what why when how who/whom,1.When 2.Why did you 3.What would you lik
19、e to see in Shanghai? 4.Where are you from? 5.How did you come here? 6.Who/whom are you traveling with?,Use questions words to complete the questions on page 35.,Step1:reading travel leaflets A. Read the two leaflets and circle the names of the places mentioned.,1. Chritchurch,2. Greymouth,3.Queenst
20、own,* Hunan Province Adventure,* Explore Shandong Province,1. Jinan 2.Taian 3.Qufu,Task Planning a holiday for your family Period 2,Step 2:choosing a holiday destination,A .You are talking with your mother to find out about her holiday plans. Write your questions in the form below.,1. Type of holida
21、y: What type of holiday do you prefer? 2. Cost: How much will you spend? 3. Places to visit: Where do you want to go and what do you want to see? 4. dates: When do you want to go travelling? 5. Length of time: How long do you want to spend on your holiday?,B: Take turns to ask and answer the questio
22、ns. Son/Daughter: Mum, what kind of holiday do you want to take? Where do you want to go?Mum: Actually I dont know. I just want to take an active holiday.,I want to see something we havent seen before. Son/Daughter: For example?Mum: Id like to go to a place where we can see mountains,and the sunrise
23、 and sunset. Son/Daughter: How long do you want to spend on your holiday?,Mum: About 7 days at the most. Son/Daughter: When do you want to go? Mum: Between the 1st and 7th of May, because Ill have a ten-day break then.,Son/Daughter: Oh, I see .How much money would you like to spend? Mum: No more tha
24、n 2,000 yuan per person, I think.,1. What is an e-mail? 2. How do we write an e-mail?,Lead-in,Skills building 3: writing an e-mail,To: Ellen com .com Subject:Singapore Hello Ellen! How are you? Have you finished your exams yet?,type in her address and the subject of her e-mail,greeting,An E-mail fro
25、m Connie to Ellen,start the e-mail with a friendly greeting,Im in Singapore! I only arrived here two days ago，but Ive already seen a lot of amazing things Its a zoo thats open at night, but there are no cages so you can see the animals up close!,use contractions ( Im fine ),_,_,Tomorrow, were going
26、to Sentosa. I hear there is a lot to see and do there! Sorry I dont Have much time to write. Ill call you when I get back. CU soon! Love, Connie,type your first name at the end,Ways of ending an informal e-mail:All the bestBest regardsLots of loveLoveLove fromRegardsTake careYours,Step 3: E-mailing
27、your father Write an mail to your father, telling him about the holiday plans you and your mother have made for your family. Where you should go and why When you should travel What activities you can do What you can see The length of time The cost,Writing an E-mail,Dear Dad, Ive looked at several po
28、ssible places where we can go on holiday and checked mums schedule. We think we should go to,Dear Dad, Ive looked at several possible places where we can go on holiday and checked Mums schedule. We think we should go to Shandong Province because none of us have ever been there before.,Possible examp
29、les,Sample 1,If we go, well have an active holiday climbing Mount Taishan. Mum can explore famous lakes and springs in Jinan. We can also visit Qufu, where Confucius was buried. I think you and Mum would like this.,We can travel in Mary, between the 1st and 7th. The trip lasts 4 days and 3 nights. I
30、t costs only 1,300 yuan per person, so Mum will be pleased with that.,I think this trip sounds very exciting and it sounds just like what you and Mum want. Let me know if I should book it.Bye for now.Love(students own name),Homework,Write an E-mail to your friend, telling him or her your holiday plan.,