2. Places of interest sights

4. This summer holiday, I with my son joined the school trip to Xixigu in Changzhou. It is a little far away. It took us about two hours to arrive there by bus. At first my son thought the trip was a little boring. When we arrived at the park, we became very excited. We visited many interesting places. Finally, we enjoyed ourselves that day. It was a pleasant journey and we will never forget it. Read the short passage and guess the meanings of the red words. took part in not interesting got to a place after a long time had a good time a long trip

5. Around the world in a day

6. 1. Who wrote the email? 2. What is the email about? Linda from the USA the World Park

7. Date: (1) 10 October. Place: (2). Weather: (3) warm day (4) sun and (5) blue sky How to go: by (6). About the park: models of more than (7) places of interest from all over the world (8) shows the World Park a fine shining a clear bus a hundred the song and dance Part B2

8. Linda’s Feelings Feelings Before the trip On the way In the park happy bored excited amazed

9. Paras:1--2 Why did Linda think the journey was a little boring? because 1.The World Park is quite far away. It took them about two hours to get there by bus. 2.There was a lot of traffic on the way _____ the journey was a little boring. and

10. Para3 What was there in front of them after getting off the bus? the whole world models of more than a hundred places of interest from all over the world small ____ wonderful but

11. the model Eiffel Tower looked __________(great) the one back home the model Golden Gate Bridge Para4 Why did Linda feel excited? It is made of steel and is really tall. excited Linda saw as great as

12. What did she think of the song and dance shows? wonderful Para5 What did Linda see and learn that day? saw learnt the main sights of the world a lot about different cultures

13. Para6 Where can we see the photos of the trip? Andwhy? And why? You can see some photos on the Internet. Because Daniel put them on his home page.

15. Checkout Linda’s Feelings Feeling Reason Before the trip happyMr. Wu invited her to _____ part in the trip. On the way _____ She spent about 2 hours ______there by bus and there was _____ traffic. In the Park _____ She saw the model Eiffel Tower made of ______ and the Golden Gate Bridge from her _____ country. _____ She saw the main ______ of the world in a day and learnt a lot about different _______ from the shows. take getting much steel own sights cultures bored excited amazed

16. home page http://www.beijingworldpark.cn

17. Supplementary reading Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Main ideas Introduction Paragraphs Main attractions Main activities History Honours （荣誉） Match the right main ideas with each paragraph.

18. Travelling is not just for fun. It helps us know people, nature, history, cultures…It can also open our eyes, learn more knowledge and improve ourselves.

19. Homework 1. Try to retell Linda’s email. 2. Search more information about the World Park on the Internet.

21. Let’s summarize the e-mail! an exciting trip (Paras 3-4) an amazing day (Paras 5-6) far away, two hours, traffic the sun, sky, saw the models main sights, the song and dance shows, different cultures, photos Around the world in a day a boring trip (Paras 1-2)