2. Unit 3 A day out Period 2 Reading(1)

3. Tian’anmen Square the White House Sydney Opera House the Eiffel Tower the pyramidsthe Golden Gate bridge China the USA Australia FranceEgypt the USA

4. There are over a hundred places of interest from all over the world.

5. Questions for the general idea. 1.Who is the letter from? 2.Who is Linda? 3.Where is she from? 4.What is the letter about? 5.What did Linda think of the trip? The letter is from Linda. Linda is Kitty’s cousin. She is from the USA. It is about the trip to the World Park in Beijing. She thought it was a great day when she was on the trip.

6. Write a T if the sentence is true. Write a F if it is false. 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 pyramids from the coach.( ) 4.There are many places of interest there. ( ) 5.The pyramids looked just like the real ones in the USA. ( ) 6.There is a tall stone building called the Eiffel Tower. ( ) 7.Daniel made a special home page for the trip.( ) T F T F F F T

7. Questions of details. 1.When did Linda have the trip? 2.How did they go on the trip? 3.Did Linda feel well all the time during the trip? She had the trip on October 24th. By coach. No. She felt sick for most of the trip.

8. 4.What was in the park? 5.What was the best part of that day? 6.Could Linda’s mother see the photos? Why? There were over a hundred places of interest from all over the world. The best part was the song and dance parade. Yes, she could. Because Kitty’s classmate Daniel taught himself how to made a home page. He put the photos on it for everyone to look at.

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

10. We saw many places of interest from all over the world. The trip was boring at the beginning. It took two hours! We all got off the coach quickly We met Kitty’s cousin Linda. Soon we saw the Eiffel Tower from our coach. There was a song and dance parade. 5 24 1 3 6

11. 1. 到达 _______________________ 2. 加入他们的旅行团 _______________ 3. 过得愉快 ____________________ 4. 不再 ___________________________ 5. 环游世界 _______________________ 6. 交通拥挤 _______________________ 7. 在高速公路上 ___________________ 8. 邀请某人做某事 _________________

12. 1.Shanghai is one of the biggest c__________ in China. 2.The Eiffel Tower is made of m__________. 3.There are some kites flying in the s_________. 4.We saw many places of i_________ from all over the world. 5.I’d like to i_________ my friends to my party.

13. 6.At the _____________( 开始 ), I didn’t like this subject. 7.Help ______________( 你们自己 ) to some fish, children. 8.There is a lot of ___________( 车辆 ) on the road. 9.My sister always feels _____________( 恶心，不舒服 ) when she takes a bus. 10.We often travel by______________( 长 途汽车 )

14. 1.I want to see some places of _________ (interesting). 2.The Eiffel Tower is _______(real) tall and great. 3.It is two _______(hour) coach ride from here. 4.Everything got much ________(well) when the train stopped. 5.It is cold and cloudy at the ______________(begin) of the day.

15. 6.Please write an ____________(invite) letter to your English friends. 7.Mr Wu went to the city with Kitty and ____(I). 8.It took about half an hour ________(go) to the railway station. 9.Hurry up! Don’t keep Alice _______(wait). 10.What is the Eiffel Tower ______(make) of?