Unit 2 Travelling Integrated skills

Travelling in China

theme parks Places for travelling The Window of the World in Shenzhen Hong Kong Disneyland www.themegallery.com

Seaside cities: Qingdao / Dalian Water sports: go swimming / sailing www.themegallery.com

Places of natural beauty: Mount Huang or Jiuzhaigou climb the mountain / enjoy the beautiful view www.themegallery.com

visit Chinese gardens/in spring Lion grove Suzhou (or Yangzhou) visit Chinese gardens/in spring www.themegallery.com

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Pre-listening: Read and Guess Travelling in China www.themegallery.com

A Travelling in China A1 The Class 7, Grade 8 students are talking about the kinds of places they like best. Listen to their conversation and match the students with the places. Write the correct letter in each box. Places for travelling a Chinese gardens 1 Kitty □ b Museums 2 Simon □ c Places of natural beauty 3 Sandy □ d Seaside cities 4 Daniel □ e Theme parks 5 Millie □ e d c a b

Holiday plan--Travelling No. 1 Where…? Travelling plan. No. 2 How long /When…? No. 5 What…do? No. 3 Who… go with? No. 4 How…? www.themegallery.com

Make a new dialogue in pairs: A: Do you have any for______? B: Yes. I’m going to visit ______. A: That’s great. My dad has been to ______on business twice. How will you get there? B:We’re going to take a _______ to _____. A: How long are you staying there? B: About three days. By the way, how long does it take to fly to ________? A: About ___hour(s), I think. but I can check it for you with my dad. B: Thanks very much. www.themegallery.com

When is the best time for swimming / sailing? Why? Summer is the best time for swimming / sailing. When is the best time for going to theme parks? In any season. All year round. 15

A2 The students are listening to a radio programme about the best time to visit some places in China. Put a tick (√) in the correct boxes. Places to go Spring Summer Autumn Winter Chinese gardens Suzhou, Yangzhou Museums Beijing, Xi'an Places of natural beauty Mount Huang, Jiuzhaigou Seaside cities Dalian, Qingdao Theme parks Shenzhen, Hong Kong √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

A3 Amy wants to give her classmates some advice on travelling in China A3 Amy wants to give her classmates some advice on travelling in China. Help her complete her notes. Use the information in Parts A1 and A2 to help you. Places to go in China Kitty likes ⑴_____________, such as the Window of the World in Shenzhen or (2)____________Disneyland. She can go there all year round. theme parks Hong Kong

Simon loves water sports, such as sailling. He thinks it is great fun Simon loves water sports, such as sailling. He thinks it is great fun. He can visit a seaside city like (3)_______ or Qingdao this (4)_________. Sandy likes places of (5)_______________, like Mount Huang or Jiuzhaigou. She can go there in any season except (6)_______. The views there in winter may be wonderful, but it is dangerous to climb the mountains or hills on cold and snowy days. summer Dalian natural beauty winter

Daniel likes (7)________________. Ha can visit Suzhou or Yangzhou Daniel likes (7)________________. Ha can visit Suzhou or Yangzhou. The best time to go there is in spring or (8)_________. There may be some rain, but the weather is usually nice at that time of year. Millie likes (9)_________. She can go to Beijing or Xian. She can visit museums in any season. Chinese gardens autumn museums

B Speak up： I'm going to visit Chengdu. Simon and Amy are talking about their holiday plans. Work in pairs and turns to ask about a holiday plan. Use the conversation below as a model. Simon: Do you have any plans for the May Day holiday, Amy? Amy: Yes. I’m going to visit Chengdu with my mum. Simon: That's great. My dad has been to

Chengdu on business twice. How will you get there? Amy: We're going to take a direct flight to Chengdu. Simon: How long are you staying there? Amy: About three days. By the way, how long does it take to fly to Chengdu? Simon: About three hours, I think. I can check it for you with my dad. Amy : Thanks very much.

Does Amy have any plans for the May Day holiday? 2. How will Amy and her mum get Chengdu? 3. How long are they staying there? Yes. She’s going to visit Chengdu with her mum. They’re going to take a direct flight to there. About three days.

4).What does Amy want to do for May Day holiday? 5).Who does she want to go with? 6).How does she want to go there? She’s planning to visit Chengdu. She wants to go there with her mum . She will take a direct flight to Chengdu. www.themegallery.com

Talk Work in pairs and take turns to ask about a holiday plan. Use Simon and Amy’s conversation as a model.

Useful expressions Do you have any plans for …? I’m going to visit … How will you get there? by coach/train/plane/(take a direct flight) How long does it take to fly to …? How long are you staying there?

Talk about your future holiday plans destination (目的地) means of transport accommodation (住宿) reasons for wanting to visit this destination activities you hope to undertake (从事) length of stay

Translation Practise 1. 全年 2. 水上运动 3. 做某事是危险的 4. 做某事的最佳时间 5. 出差 6. 直飞航班

Write a report about the trip. Writing time Write a report about the trip. www.themegallery.com

A Trip to Beijing 北京是我国最美丽的城市之一，有许多名胜。 每年世界各地的游客来到北京观光旅游。 五一假期间我和米奇坐飞机去了北京。 我们游览了一个又一个的公园，我们还登上了长城，心里感到很自豪。 我们难忘在北京那些愉快的日子。 www.themegallery.com

Travelling is a good way to relax! Enjoy travelling! Enjoy life! www.themegallery.com

Homework Tell your partner where you want to go for a holiday. And tell the reasons.

Thank you!