1. 8A Unit 3
A day out
Reading 1
8A Unit 3

2. Revision take a boat trip 坐船旅行 经过 go past 玩得愉快 4.保持健康
5.美国总统
go past
have a great time
keep fit
the President of the USA

3. 5. 塞纳河畔
6. 埃菲尔铁塔 白宫
悉尼歌剧院
10.港湾大桥
by the River Seine
the Eiffel Tower
the White House
the Opera House
the Harbour Bridge

4. Ask students:
What did you do during the summer holiday?
Which city did you go to?
Why did you want to go there?
How did you get there?

5. Let’s travel around the world and enjoy ourselves!
Do you want to travel to other countries?
Let’s travel around the
world and enjoy ourselves!
What did you see in the video?
Which country is it in?
What’s the capital of that country?

6. the Palace Museum
Beijing

7. Mount Fuji
Japan
Tokyo

8. Big Ben
Britain
London

9. The Statue of
Liberty
the USA
Washington D.C.

10. the Eiffel
Tower
France
Paris

11. the White House
Washington D.C
the USA

12. the Opera House
& the Harbour Bridge
Sydney
Australia

13. Paris
France
the River Seine

15. Team discussion Which place of interest is the one you like best?
Can you tell me why you want to go there?
Is it possible for you to visit all of them in just one day?

16. The World Park

17. the song and dance parade
Brainstorm: Welcome to the World Park
coach
traffic
the song and dance parade
sky
The World Park
places of interest
the pyramids
the Golden Gate Bridge
the Eiffel Tower

18. The coach runs slowly , because there’s a lot of
Pre-reading
coach [kəutʃ]
traffic ['træfik] 
highway
The coach runs slowly , because there’s a lot of
traffic on the city road . But soon it gets better on the highway .
the main road between cities

19. It is made of metal. (金属 ) a model (模型) the real （真的）one Eiffel Tower
What can we do when we are travelling?
We can take some photos. This is a photo of the Eiffel Tower.
We can buy some souvenirs. This is a model of Eiffel Tower.
Model, model 模型
It is not a real one. This is the real one.
The real one is made of metal. It’s a metal tower.
Metal, metal
It is made of metal. (金属 )

20. pa·rade [pə′reid] 
Military parade

21. Listen and answer 1、Who is writing the letter? Linda is.
2、Who she’s writing to?
Linda’s mother.
3、What is the letter about?
Linda comes from the USA. She is visiting her cousin Kitty.
She went with the Class 1, Grade 8 students to the World Park in Beijing.
Here is Linda’s letter to her mother about the trip.
我们将读到Linda写给妈妈的信，
信中记叙了他们在北京世界公园游玩的情况。
Read the letter quickly and answer the question:
How did they feel at the end of the day?
They felt happy/excited.
It’s about the trip to the World Park in Beijing.

22. Fast reading
Put the photos in the correct order: 5 2 4 1 3 6

23. Three parts
part1(para1):
Part2(para2-6):
Part3(para7):

24. inside the park Paragraph 4-6 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 2
at the gate of the World Park
Paragraph 3
on the highway
Paragraph 2
on the city roads
Hi! I’m Linda. .
at the school gate

25. Detailed reading Paragraph 1 introduction Where did Linda go?
Who did she go with?
Did she enjoy the trip at the beginning?
To the World Park in Beijing.
With Kitty’s class.
No, she didn’t.

26. Detailed Reading Paragraph 2
 at the school gate
1.When did they meet?
Yesterday morning.
2.Who did Kitty and Linda meet?
Mr Wu and other students.
on the city roads (coach)
3. How long does the trip take and how did Linda feel?
It took about two hours by coach and it was boring.
on the highway (coach)
4.Did it get better when they were on the highway?
Yes, it did.
They felt sick for most of the trip.

27. Detailed Reading paragraph 3
at the gate of the World Park
1. What was the weather like?
The sky was blue.
2. What is the Eiffel Tower made of?
It is made of metal.
3. Did Kitty and Linda feel sick at that time?
No, they didn’t feel sick any more.
4. What did they want to go?
They wanted to go into the park and enjoy themselves.

28. saw Golden Gate Bridge parade inside the park felt amazed
Paragraphs 4-6
Pyramids
saw
Golden Gate Bridge
parade
inside the park
felt
amazed

29. Inside the park inside…be there… in front of… models of over …from…
…small but wonderful
…Look just like…
… look just like… too
When I …, I can’t …
They were…
It was … amazing …
But the best part…
the song and … parade
The music… and

30. after the trip Detailed Reading Paragraph 7
1 How can Lind’s mother know more about the
trip?
She can see some photos of the trip on the Internet.
2 Who put the photos on the Internet?
Why?
Daniel. He put his photos on it for
everyone to look at.
It was an amazing day. I want to know more about the trip.
7. How can we know more about the trip?
We can see the photos of the trip on the Internet.
8. Who put the photos on the Internet? Why?
Daniel. He put his photos on it for everyone to look at.
What do you think of Daniel?
I think Daniel is helpful.

31. Two hours by coach Linda and the Class 1, Grade 8 students Mr. Wu
A trip to World Park in Beijing
Who (participants)
When (date)
How (transportation)
How far (distance)
Weather
On the coach
In the park
Feeling
Linda and the Class 1, Grade 8 students Mr. Wu
October 24th
by coach
Two hours by coach
fine: the sky was blue and everything was beatiful
The trip was boring.
Kitty and Linda felt sick for most of the trip
Excited and amazed

32. Fill in the blanks according to the text:
invited
It was October 25th. Mr. Wu Linda
to in their school trip to the World
Park. It was a day. But they did
not it at the
join
great
enjoy
beginning

33. They at the school gate. Then they got on a
They at the school gate. Then they got on a The trip about two hours by It was There was a lot of on the city roads but it got when they were on the Kitty and Linda felt for the most of the trip.
met
coach
took
coach
boring
traffic
better
highway
sick

34. , they at the World Park. The sky was and everything was . blue
Finally
arrived
, they at the World Park. The sky was and everything was
They became very when they
saw from the coach.
It is of and really tall.
When the coach , they all got off
quickly. Kitty and Linda did feel
sick____ They just wanted to the
park and
blue
beautiful
excited
the Eiffel Tower
made
metal
stopped
not
go into
any more
enjoy themselves

35. Activity 1: Group work If you are Linda,
what do you think of the trip?
How do you feel during the trip?
Please retell your feeling of the whole trip to us with the help of this picture.
Please cooperate (合作) with your teammates
Answer them one by one

36. at the gate of the World Park
Different feelings
2 minutes preparation .
How did Linda feel when she was …?
Inside the park
amazed .
at the school gate
excited .
happy .
at the gate of the World Park
on the city roads
tired .
bored .
sick A B C D E F
A.at the school gate
B.on the city roads
C.on the highway
D.at the gate of the World Park
E.inside the park(parade)
F. after the trip
for most of the trip

37. World Expo 2010 Shanghai China
A Slogan（口号）for traveling:______________________!
Around the world in a day
Poland
China
Australia
France
Norway
In 2010, we saw these buildings
from different
countries
in Shanghai. But it will be better if we can really go to these countries
America
Thailand
Russia
Brazil …

38. Discussion:
Activity 2
Talk about the countries you want to visit most and the places of interest you like best there.
1) where to go 2) when to go ) how to go ) why to go
5) what to see 6) how to feel

39. Consolidation 一、根据汉语提示及句子意思写出单词 metal
1、The Eiffel Tower is made of ______
（金属）.
2、—How did your parents go to Suzhou
last week?
—By ______（长途汽车）
3、This is a _______（石头）bridge.
4、It is ______（真的） tall.
coach
stone
really

40. 5、Mr Wu invited me to join in their
school ______（旅行）.
6、There was too much ______（交
通）.
7、There are some cars on the
________（公路）.
8、Kitty and I felt ______（恶心）.
trip
traffic
highway
sick

41. to join their class trip to
二、完成句子。检查你的掌握， 上笔记本
昨天我花了两小时完成作业。
It ______ me two hours__________________
yesterday.
2. 上周我的好朋友邀请我参加他们班的西湖之行。
My good friend ______ me
__________________________ the West Lake
last week.
3. 他们终于在天黑前到达了海港大桥。
________ they ____________ the Harbour
Bridge before it was dark.
took
to do my homework
invited
to join their class trip to
Finally
arrived at

42. 4 从Kitty的学校到世界公园乘长途车要两小时。
The trip from Kitty’s school to the World Park took 2 hours by coach.
5 有来自世界各地的超过一百个名胜的模型。
There are models of over 100 places of interest from all over the world.
6 模型金门大桥看起来也就像是在国内的那个。
The model Golden Gate Bridge looked just like the one back home too.

43. Home work: Go over the new words Revise the passage Read the passage
Finish off the exercises in the workbook