Listening and Speaking Book4 Unit 4 Talking About Traveling 重庆沙坪坝重庆西藏中学 陈兰英

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Contents Enjoy Some Pictures Watch Video Finish the Questionnaire Listen to an Advertisement Homework

Talking about Traveling Listening and Speaking Activity 1 Let’s enjoy some pictures. Talking about Traveling Activity2 Let’s watch a piece of video. Activity3 Let’s finish a questionnaire.

瞿塘峡 瞿塘峡是长江第一峡，长八公里，以雄著称,瞿塘峡是三峡中最短的一个峡

巫峡 三峡第二峡,全长42公里，巫峡以秀著称天下.巫山十二峰，是巫峡风光中的胜景，其中俏丽动人的神女峰最为迷人

西陵峡 以险为特色,全长126公里。以宜昌市的西陵山得名，是三峡中最长的一个峡

Let’s watch a piece of video. Do you know anything else about the Three Gorges? Let’s watch a piece of video.

TIPS A questionnaire is a written set of questions for www,378700000.com TIPS A questionnaire is a written set of questions for connecting information. v Fill in the following questionnaire and then work in pairs to compare your answers.

Questionnaire 1.Age: □13~15 □16~18 2.Sex:□Male □Female 3.You live in: (Province) (City) (County)

Questionnaire 4.What place would you most like to visit: 5.How much do you know about the Three Gorges: □Quite a lot. □A few. □A little. □No idea.

Do you know? 6.The Three Gorges is best known for the following three parts: □Dragon-Gate Gorge. □Wu Gorge. □Misty Gorge. □Xiling Gorge. □ Qutang Gorge.

Questionnaire 7.Will you take a tour to the Three Gorges: www,378700000.com Questionnaire 7.Will you take a tour to the Three Gorges: □Yes,I will.□No,I won’t □I’ve no idea yet. 8.If yes, are you traveling alone or with others: □Alone. □With others.

Questionnaire 9.Do you prefer budget self-help) traveling or tour package(arranged by the travel agency): □Budget traveling. □Tour package.

Questionnaire 10.How much do you think is reasonable to take the tour: □300~500. □600~800. □900~1200. 11.At what time do you prefer to travel to the Three Gorges. □Spring. □Summer. □Autumn. □Winter.

Do you know? 12.You get to know a travel agency through: □Ad. □Friends. □Neighbors. □Others.

Now listen to an advertisement twice and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Thanks for choosing Three Gorges Travel Agency for both ______ travelers and sightseeing _______. We promise you the best of the best ______ and ensure you a comfortable feeling of being ______! 7 days to feast your eyes on the ______ landscape of the ____________and splendid historical sites form the Three Kingdoms. Only ______ yuan, accommodation _______ ! business tourist service at home amazing Three Gorges 1200 free

welcome Single or tour package is _______! For further information and reservation, please contact us on _______________,or visit threegorgestravel.com.cn. 023-68869720

____1)Joey was back in America after ten days along Yangtze River. Joey is talking about her tour to the Three Gorges. Listen to the tape twice and decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F). ____1)Joey was back in America after ten days along Yangtze River. ____2)Joey wasn’t traveling on a tour package along the Yangtze River. ____3)It would be better if Joey had another guide instead of Kelly. ____4)The huge Three Gorges Dam site is the most unforgettable for Joey. ____5)Joey is looking Forward to visiting Yangtze River again. T F F T T

Open your Mouth Student A will be given a leaflet (on P105) with information about Baidi City, a famous scenic spot along the Yangtze River, and Student B will be given another leaflet with a form to fill in. Now Student B is to ask Student A for the information about Baidi City. It is your show time.

Leaflets for Listening and Speaking,Unit 4 Leaflet for Student A: Baidi City Baidi City or White Emperor City is a mini city with some temples and gates on top of Baidi Hill in Fengjie County,Chongqing, located at the entrance of the Qutang Gorge.It is the starting point of Three Gorges and most famous for. Li Bai, a great poet in Tang Dynasty who had a very famous poem about the city. Baidi City was the place where a popular story happened. Liu Bei, the King of Shu Kingdom in Three Kingdoms period, before he was dead, entrusted his state power and his son to Zhuge Liang, his Prime Minister and advisor. It is said that Baidi City was founded in 25 AD during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It belongs to province/city Baidi City Another name:______ It lies in Gorge. It belongs to province/city It is famous for (poet) and ______ (historical figure). It was founded around in Dynasty.

You may begin your conversation like this: Student B: Would you please tell me some of the attractions along Yangtze River? Student A: Too many to name them all! But I was most impressed by Baidi City. Student B:IS that so ?Tell me about it. I can’t wait!

Write a composition on Three Gorges about 100-120 words. Homework Write a composition on Three Gorges about 100-120 words.

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