Task: Planning a holiday for your family

Module2 Unit 2

No.14 High SchoolNo.14 High School Wang JingboWang Jingbo

Task 1 Getting information about dates and place names through listening and reading

Task 2 Talking about a holiday destination by asking questions and giving answers in pairs

Task 3 Writing an e-mail about the family travel plan to the father

Task 1

Getting information about dates

and place names through listening

and reading

Skills building 1recognizing dates and place names

1. When listening for dates, what should

we pay attention to ?

2. When listening for dates, what can help

us?

3. How can we write and read a complete

date in British English?

4. When we talk about place names, what

should we pay attention to?

1. When listening for dates, what

should we pay attention to ?

the 20th,the 31st _______________ January, November______________ 1997, 2010______________________

the day of the month

the monththe year

The ending of the number.

2. When listening for dates, what can help us?

4th/fourth 25th/twenty-fifth 1st/first 21st /twenty-first 2nd/second 22nd/twenty-second 3rd/third 23rd/twenty-third

3. How can we write and read a complete date in British English?

Writing :23 November 201023rd November 2010 23/11/2010

Speaking:the twenty-third of November 2010November the twenty-third 2010

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New Year’s Day(元旦 )

Women’s Day (妇女节 )

April Fool’s Day (愚人节 )

Youth day(青年节 )

8th March

1st April

Say the dates of these holidays.

4th May

1st January

Children’s Day(儿童节 )

Teachers’ Day(教师节 )

National Day(国庆节 )

Christmas(圣诞节 )

1st June

10th September

1st October

25th December

4. When we talk about place names, what should we pay attention to?

Paris, London _________________France , America________________Europe, Africa ________________

the city

the country

the continent

Fill in the table.•Listen to Mary talk with

Charles about her trip to Europe and complete the table on P32 with the information you hear.

Place Paris, France

Date _______________________

Notes Eiffel Tower,

_________________, sitting at

a café, wonderful food

25 June

museums

Place __________, Italy

Date 1 July

Notes Museums,

_________________, beautiful

old buildings

Rome

churches

Place Geneva, Switzerland

Date _______________________

Notes Walking in the mountains,

beautiful sights, pretty little

_________________

8 July

villages

Reading and listening for more details

A: Read the two leaflets and circle the place names mentioned

Mount Heng

Fenghuang

Zhangjiajie

Mount Tianzi

Qufu

Ji’nan

Tai’an

(1) night trainTravel Plan 1

Travel Plan 2(7) the City of Springs

B: Fill in as many details as possible according to the holiday leaflets on P33

(3) modern Chinese writer

(5) Mount Tianzi

(9) the next morning

(10) the foot of the mountain

C: Listen carefully and get more information to complete the travel plans

• How much to spend?

• How long to spend?

Travel Plan 1

Travel Plan 2

(2) town

(8) six

Answers

(4) best (6) 1,200

(11) teacher (12) 1,300

• Task 2

Talking about a holiday destination

by asking questions and giving answers in pairs

My parents are going to Germany by plane

this summer. They will buy a large, strong,

light backpack to carry their supplies of

food and water.

wherewho how

when

what why

Skills building 2: forming questions

Use question words to complete the questions on page 35.

1 Time you left home---- ______ did you leave home?

2 Reason you came to Shanghai----_____________come to Shanghai?

3 Things you would like to see in Shanghai----

__________________________________

When

Why did you

What would you like to see in Shanghai?

4 Place you come from ---- ______________________________

5 Method of travel----____________________________

6 Person/people you are travelling with---

__________________________________Who/Whom are you travelling with?

Where are you from?/where do you come from?

How did you come here?

Speaking time: talking about a holiday destination

1.Write five questions (fill in Part A )

2.Create a dialogue in pairs (Part B)

3. Act out the dialogues

1. Type of holiday:

________________________________

2. Cost:

________________________________

________________________________

What type of holiday do you prefer?

How much will you spend?/How

much money are you going to spend?

A: Fill in Part A in Step2 on P35

3. Places to visit:

_______________________________

_______________________________

4. Dates:

_______________________________

Where do you want to go and what

do you want to see?

When do you want to go travelling?

5. Length of time

________________________________

________________________________

How long do you want to spend on

your holiday?

B: Make up a dialogue

Son/Daughter : Mum, what type of holiday do you prefer? Where do you want to go?

Mum: Actually I don’t know. I just want to take an active holiday.

…

Making a summaryTravel plan

Destinations: ……………

Days 1&2: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Day 3: ……………………

Day 4: ……………………

Price: ￥ 1,600

departure timeactivitiesmeans of transport…

Homework

1. Make a travel plan for your family.

2. Better your dialogue by correcting mistakes if any.

3. Finish the listening exercises on P100 in your workbook.