1. Unit 8 Adventure Lesson 1 Adventure Holidays

2. Objectives By the end of this period, you will be able to 1.find the specific information about Adventure 2000; 2.use the new words to talk about a trip.

3. Which do you think could be called an adventure? – Asking your teacher some questions? – Buying a gift in a market? – Going to Xi’an by train? – Looking for the snow-man in Himalayas?

4. Have you been on an adventure holiday? What did you do?

5. horizon The sun rose slowly above the ________. horizon

6. organisation WHO has sent a lot of food and medicine to South Africa. W H O World Health Organisation

7. route I can easily get to work because I live on a bus _______. route

8. extra There will be more free time for people because we will get eight extra holidays a year. Eight hours is too much for me. I refused to work extra hours.

9. altitude 高度altitude 15,000 metres. Our plane is flying at an of 15,000 metres.

10. maximum 最多，最大 It is too much for the donkey. The load for this donkey is 500 kg. maximum

11. Look at the title: Adventure in the Himalayas Is this a story or a brochure?

12. Activity 1 Read and find out the main idea of each paragraph Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Paragraph 7 a. difficulty of hikes b. accommodation c. extra offers d. prices and dates e. experiences of a hike f. flight arrangements g. organisation of hikes

13. Guess these words by answering the questions Who is the porter? Who offered accommodation in Gaolaozhuang village? How many difficulties have they overcome during the adventure? Journey to the west

14. Read the text again and fill in the blanks Needs of hikers Guide, _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ Travel arrangement _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ London – Beijing-- Lhasa Hostel, for camping Hostel, tents for camping Special offers If like history, ________________ _______ If like coast, spend time on the coast class Class A 6-8 hours, ________ _______of 5,545 m/ class B/C easier Cost and date ______ pounds /between____ and____ accommodation cooks porters Organize the flights ￡ 2500 Oct. trip to Western maximum Activity 2 China May. altitude

15. Activity 3 Review the words and the text. Adventure 2000 is an/a ___________which helps you have adventure holidays in Himalayas. Hiking trips can be_____ and even dangerous. The guides know all the best____. All teams have cooks and _______, who carry your _____. Adventure 2000 can offer you good travel arrangements. Besides Class A, they have some _______ offers, which make your hikes easier. The cost is ￡ 2,500, including all flights and ________. You can go with a team, and the ______ group size is 15 people. organisation route uncomfortable porter luggage accommodation extra maximum porteraccommodationporteraccommodation

16. Adventure 2000 is an/a ________________which helps you have adventure holidays in Himalayas. Hiking trips can be_________________ and even dangerous. The guides know all the best________. All teams have cooks and _______, who carry your ____________. Adventure 2000 can offer you good travel arrangements. Besides Class A, they have some __________ offers, which make your hikes easier. The cost is ￡ 2,500, including all flights and ________________. You can go with a team, and the __________ group size is 15 people. organisation uncomfortable routes porters luggage extra accommodation maximum

17. Fill in the blanks with route, porter, luggage, guide, tent, extra 1.You don’t need to pay money to have a nice dinner, everything you need is included. 2.With our help, you can easily plan a to your destination. 3.The will not only help you in your sightseeing, but also help you understand the culture better. 4.You could always find a at train stations, and they can help you carry your luggage. 5.Do not carry heavy pieces of for a long time when you are traveling. 6.We carry the, sleeping bags, clothes, food and water with us in our backpacks.

18. 1.You don’t need to pay extra money to have a nice dinner, everything you need is included. 2.With our help, you can easily plan a route to your destination. 3.The guide will not only help you in your sightseeing, but also help you understand the culture better. 4.You could always find a porter at train stations, and they can help you carry your luggage. 5.Do not carry heavy pieces of luggage for a long time when you are traveling. 6.We carry the tents, sleeping bags, clothes, food and water with us in our backpacks.

19. Activity 4 ： Role Play: Try to use these words: route, porter, luggage, guide, tent, extra A: You are taking an adventure in Changbaishan forest this summer, and you are asking the manager of Adventure 2009, what would you like to know ？ B: You are the manager of Adventure 2009. You are introducing your programme. Supporting expressions A: I would like to know something about the trip … B: We have different routes to meet your interest…

20. Homework: Write your plan for the trip in the Forest Park.