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8A Unit 3 A day out Reading 1

the Golden Gate Bridge

the pyramids

the Eiffel Tower

The World Park

coach : 长途汽车 boring : 乏味的，无聊的 ----interesting a lot of traffic : 车辆众多 highway : （城镇间的）公路 feel sick : 感到不舒服 at the beginning : 开始 ( 反义词） in the end Let’s read these useful expressions:

How did Linda feel at the beginning ? Listen and answer: She felt sick.

Read fast to answer these questions: 1.Did Linda and Kitty meet Mr Wu and other students at the bus stop? 2. Where did Linda see a lot of traffic, on the highway or on the city roads? 3. Did Linda see the Golden Gate Bridge from the coach at the gate of the park? 4. The best part was the song and dance parade, wasn ’ t it? No, she met them at the school gate. On the city roads. No, she saw the Eiffel Tower. Yes, it was.

Listen and read the letter together. Then put the pictures in the correct order!

Read the letter again, write a T or an F. 1.It took half an hour to get to the World Park from school. 2.We went to the World Park by coach from Sunshine Town. 3.We could see the model pyramids from the coach. F two hours F F the model Eiffel Tower Kitty’s school

4.There are models of many places of interest there. 5.The model pyramids looked just like the real ones in the USA. 6.The model Eiffel Tower is a tall stone building. 7.Daniel made a special home page for the trip. T F in Egypt F a tall metal FHe had his home page.

1.At the beginning of the trip, 2. When she arrived at the park, 3. When she was inside the park, A.she couldn’t believe her eyes, she thought the park is wonderful. B. Linda didn’t enjoy it and she felt sick. C. she became excited, she didn’t feel sick any more, she wanted to enjoy herself. Try to match these sentences, please!

Read the letter yourselves. Pay attention to the new expressions.

Exercises in class