1、Planning a holiday for your familyPlanning a holiday for your familySkills building 1:recognizing dates and place names1.Pay attention to three pieces of information.the day of the month,e.g.,the 2nd the month,e.g.,January,November the year,e.g.,1997,2010Writing(写法）Speaking（读法）January 1stMarch 8thAu
2、gust 2ndJuly 3rdFebruary 12thJanuary the firstMarch the eighthAugust the secondJuly the thirdFebruary the twelfthSay the datesNew Years Day(元旦)Womens Day(妇女节)April Fools Day(愚人节)Youth day(青年节)January firstMarch eighthApril firstSay the dates of these holidays.May fourthChildrens Day(儿童节)Teachers Day
3、(教师节)National Day(国庆节)Christmas(圣诞节)June firstSeptember tenthOctober firstDecember 25th2.Pay attention to the ending of the number.Most dates end with-th(e.g.,4th/fourth).However,some have different endings,e.g.*1st/first 21st/twenty-first *2nd/second 22nd/twenty-second *3rd/third 23rd/twenty-third3
4、.In British English,we can write a complete date in three ways:23 November 2013 23rd November 2013 23/11/2013There are two ways to read the date in British English:the twenty-third of November 2013 November the twenty-third 2013Fill in the table.Listen to Mary talk with Charles about her trip to Eur
5、ope and complete the table below with the information you hear.PlaceParis,FranceDate_NotesEiffel Tower,_,sitting at a caf,wonderful food25 JunemuseumsPlace_,ItalyDate1 JulyNotesMuseums,_,beautiful old buildingsRomechurchesPlaceGeneva,SwitzerlandDate_NotesWalking in the mountains,beautiful sights,pre
6、tty little _8 JulyvillagesRead the two leaflets and listen carefully,complete the travel plans of“Hunan Province Adventure”and“Explore Shandong Province”.Then talk with your partners about it,try to give as many details as possible.Step 1:reading travel leafletsMount HengZhangjiajieFenghuangDestinat
7、ions:Mount Heng,Fenghuang,and ZhangjiajieDay 1&2:Enjoy nature at Mount Heng,near Hengyang,and spend the day climbing the mountain.Take a _ to Fenghuang,an ancient mountainTravel Plan 1night train_ built during the early Qing Dynasty.See the home of Shen Congwen,a _ who wrote about life in the countr
8、yside of Hunan.Day 3:Travel by bus to Zhangjiajie.Gowhite-water rafting on the MengdongRiver,one of the _ places to go white-water rafting in China.townmodernChinese writerbestDay 4:Travel to the top of _.See the splendid sight of the high mountains rising up through the clouds.The highest mountain
9、is over _ metres high.Price:￥1,600QufuJinanTaianTravel Plan 2Destination:Jinan,Taian,and QufuDay 1:Explore Jinan,_.Visit Baotu Spring.See Daming Lake.Then take a bus to the Yellow River,the mother river of the Chinese people.Days 2&3:Take a bus to Taian and climb Mount Tai.Spend about _ hours climbi
10、ng to South Heaven Gate near the top of the mountain.Watch the sunrise on the mountaintop early _.Visit Dai Temple at _.Relax a little bit at a teahouse.the foot of the mountainDay 4:Take a bus to Qufu,the place where Confucius was buried.Confucius,also known as Kongzi,was a great Chinese _.Price:￥_
11、 Skills building 2:forming questions1.We often ask others questions to get more information.The key questions words in English are:what,where,when,who,why and how.My parents are going to Germany by plane this summer.They will buy a large,strong,light backpack to carry their supplies of food and wate
12、r.wherewhohowwhenwhatwhyLook at the following sentences:2.When forming questions,remember to change the order of the subjects and verb.3.We use auxiliary verbs such as be anddo with question words to form questions.Answers:1._2._Use question words to complete the questions on page 35.When did you le
13、ave home?Why did you come to Shanghai?3._4._ _5._6._What would you like to see in Shanghai?Where are you from?/Where do you come from?How did you come here?Who/whom are you traveling with?Step 2:choosing a holiday destinationWhen you are making your holiday travelling plans,what will you consider?1.
14、Type of holiday:_2.Cost:_ _What type of holiday do you prefer?How much will you spend?/How much money are you going to spend?3.Places to visit:_ _4.Dates:_Where do you want to go and what do you want to see?When do you want to go travelling?5.Length of time _ _How long do you want to spend on your h
15、oliday?Work in pairs.Take turns to ask and answer the questions about holiday destination.Try to get as many details as possible,places to visit,time,cost and so on.Skills building 3:writing an e-mailHere are tips on how to write an e-mail:1.You must type in the receivers e-mail address and the subj
16、ect.2.Greet the person by first name or whatever you usually call him/her.3.Start your e-mail with a friendly greeting,such as How are you?/How are you doing?4.Type your first name at the end.5.Use contraction if you want.e.g.Im fine./ASAP.Ways of ending an informal e-mail:All the best Best regardsL
17、ots of love LoveLove from RegardsTake care YoursStep 3:e-mailing your fatherWrite an e-mail to your father,tell your father about your holiday destination.You need to mention:where you should go and why when you should travel what activities you can do what you can see?the length of time the costDea
18、r Dad,Ive looked at several possible places where we can go on holiday and checked Mums schedule.We think we should go to Shandong Province because none of us have ever been there before.Possible exampleIf we go,well have an active holiday climbing Mount Tai.Mum can explore famous lakes and springs
19、in Jinan.We can also visit Qufu,where Confucius was buried.I think you and Mum would like this.We can travel in May,between the 1st and the 7th.The trip lasts 4 days and 3 nights.It costs only 1,300 yuan per person,so Mum will be pleased with that.I think this trip sounds very exciting and it sounds just like what you and Mum want.Let me know if I should book it.Bye for now.Love(name)Write an e-mail to your father,telling him you should go to Hunan Province Adventure.
