Step I : Lead-in

Lou Guantai

China, Xi'an. Terracotta Army

the Great Wall

London Bridge

授课人 : 薛党河

Unit 3Unit 3Travel JournalTravel Journal

Learning aims:Learning aims:

2. To know 2. To know advantagesadvantages and and disadvantadisadvantagesges among different transports. among different transports.

1. To master some useful new words a1. To master some useful new words and expressions in this class.nd expressions in this class.

3. To improve your oral English.3. To improve your oral English.

Q1. Why do you like traveling?

Q2. How will you prepare for traveling?

Step II: Warming UpTask one :

including the time, the place, the means, the cost, the things you’ll take along, … oftraveling.

Q1. Why do you like traveling?

Why like traveling

Increase our knowledge

Make friends Be good to health

broaden one’s view/mind contact with different cultures meet people of different colors get to know the nature make us relax

Q2:How will you prepare for traveling?

A travel plan

time

transport destination

Time:weekend/ summer/winter holidayMay Day/ National Day/ the Spring Festival (seven-day golden weeks for tourism)

Destination: places of interest /scenic sport

Means of transport: by bus/car/train/bike/ship/boat/sea/air.../on foot and so on.

Task two:

Which kind of transport do you prefer to use ? why?

Transport Advantages DisadvantagesVery cheap, efficient for short journeys, go to small towns and cities,

Takes longer than the train or plane, no meals, uncomfortable

Cheaper than the airpla-ne, Views along the roadat the centre of the cities

Takes longer than the airplane, crowded

Cheaper than plane,Comfortable,exciting,Entertainment

More expensive than the train or busNot convenient for visiting inland places

Quick, time-saving,ComfortableMeals

Expensive, Airports are far from the centre of the cities.

Task three: Imagine that you will plan to spend a holidy , what can you think about ? you can choose the special questions in page 17, and then you can make a dialogue with your group.

sentences: Where are you going on holiday? When are you leaving? How are you going to…? How long are you staying ? When are you arriving in /at…? Where are you staying? When are you coming back?

A: where are you going on holiday?B: I’ m going to .A: When are you leaving?B: .A: How are you going to ?B: I’m taking a .

Sample:

A: How long are you staying there?B: .A: Great. Have a good trip.B: Thanks.

Step III: Summary This class we have learned about travel journal in warming up. Do you know how to choose the transport? At the same time, you should do and don't intravelling. keep environment ,love nature, hoping the more sceneries can take us happily. Do you know?

Step IV: Home work

1. Discussing with your group , you will travel next time, what do you take.2. Pre-view reading ,find the main idea of each paragraph.