welcome to this class! unit 8 where did you go on vacation?

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Unit 8 Where did you go on vacation?

Title: Unit 8 Where did you go on vacation?

Topic: Holidays and vacations

Language Goal: Talk about past events ( 谈论过去的事情 )

Grammar: The Simple Past Tense ( 一般过去时 )

Title: Unit 8 Where did you go on vacation?

on vacation = on holiday 在度假

summer vacation

winter vacation

暑假

寒假

Title: Unit 8 Where did you go on vacation?

Topic: Holidays and vacations

Language Goal: Talk about past events ( 谈论过去的事情 )

Grammar: The Simple Past Tense ( 一般过去时 )

一般过去时：

定义：表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存 在的状态 ,常和表示过去的时间状 语连用 ,如 yesterday, last night, in 1990, two days ago 等。结构 : “主语 +动词的过去式”

1.规则动词的过去式：

watch---watched, practice--- practiced

study—studied， stop---stopped

2.不规则动词的过去式：am---was, is---was, are--- were,

have--- had , write--- wrote,

go-- - went, do--- did

1) 加 --ed 2) 以不发音 e 结尾的加 d 3) 以辅音字母加 y 结尾的，变 y 为 i 加 ed4) 末尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节，双写该 辅音字母加 ed

I went to Beijing / Tian’an Men Square.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to the zoo.Where did you go on vacation?

I went to Chairman Mao’s hometown.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to Guilin.Where did you go on vacation?

桂林山水甲天下

camp [æ] n. 野营；营地

summer camp 夏令营

Where did you go on vacation?I went to summer camp.

I went to New York City.

Where did you go on vacation?

New York City 纽约市

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to / visited / …… .

He stayed at home.

Where did she go on vacation?

She went to New York City.

Where did he go on vacation?

Where did they go on vacation?

They went to Beijing / … .

Oh, really? Did you swim?

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to the beach.

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

museum [mju:'zim] 博物馆

Where did you go on vacation?

I visited the museum.

really [' rili ] 真的

Oh, really? Did you visit the Great Wall?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to Beijing.

Oh, really? Did you go to Central Park?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to New York City.

Central Park

美国 /纽约 /中央公园

['sentrl]

Oh, that’s nice. Did you go boating?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to the park.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to Tokyo.

Oh, really? Did you go to Mount Fuji ?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Tokyo

the Great WallBeijing

Toronto

London

Did you go to the West Lake?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Where did you go on vocation?

I went to Hangzhou /….

Please interview your group members (with“Where did you go on vacation? Did you…”) about their vacations and fill in the chart.

Vacation

Namesplace activity

A: Where did you go on vacation?

B: I went to Hangzhou.

A: Oh, really? Did you visit the West Lake?

B: Yes, I did.

Report: In my group, Belina went to Hangzhou, and she visited the West Lake. went to …, but he /she didn’t … …

【 1a 】 Match the activities with the pictures[a-g] .

1.stayed at home

5. went to the mountains

4. went to summer camp

3. visited my uncle

2. went to New York City

7. visited museums

6. went to the beach

I 、 Section A Page 59 1b

You’ll hear 3 conversations.

Fill in the numbers in the picture

and find where they went on vacation.

Listen and number the people in the pictures.

Answer

1. Tina: went to the mountains.

2. Brad: visited my uncle

3. Sally: stayed at home

4.Xiang Hua: went to New York City

5. Tom: went to summer camp

II 、 Section A Page 60 2a, 2b

You will hear three conversations about people’s vacations.Listen and find out where Nancy, Kevin and Julie went, and what they did.

2a: Listen and match the person with the place.

Where did Nancy, Marco, and Julie go?

2a: 1.c 2. a 3.b

2b: Listen again and check the questions.

2b:

Nancy: go to Central Park? Yes, I did.

Marco: play volleyball ? No, I didn’t.

swim? Yes, I did.

Julie: go to the movies? No, I didn’t.

study for exams? Yes, I did.

Listening【 1b 】 Listen and number the people [1-5] in the picture.

1. Tina

5. Tom

4. Xiang Hua

3. Sally

2. Brad

Listening

【 2a 】 Listen. Where did Nancy, Kevin, and Julie go on vacation? Match the person with the place .

People Places1. c Nancy a. The beach

2. Kevin b. home

3. Julie c. New York City

Listening

【 2a 】 Listen. Where did Nancy, Kevin, and Julie go on vacation? Match the person with the place .

People Places1. c Nancy a. The beach

2. a Kevin b. home

3. b Julie c. New York City

Listening

【 2b 】 Listen again. For each question check () “ Yes, I did. ” or “ No,I didn’t .” as you hear them talk.

Did you…Yes, I did.

No, I didn’t

Nancygo to Central Park?

Benplay volleyball?

swim?

Sally

go to the movies?

study for exams?

Listening

【 2b 】 Listen again. For each question check () “ Yes, I did. ” or “ No,I didn’t .” as you hear them talk.

Did you…Yes, I did.

No, I didn’t

Nancygo to Central Park?

Kevinplay volleyball? swim?

Julie

go to the movies? study for exams?

Where did you go on vacation? I went to summer camp. Where did they go on vacation? They went to New York City Where did he go on vacation? He stayed at home. Where did she go on vacation? She visited her uncle. Did you / he / she / they go to Central Park? Yes, I / he / she / they did. No, I / he / she / they didn’t.

2. Look at the words and the faces in the box.Look at the words and the faces in the box.

Then ask and answer, make a short conversation.Then ask and answer, make a short conversation.

Great!Great!

Delicious!Delicious! Crowded!Crowded! Interesting!Interesting!

Expensive!Expensive!

Friendly!Friendly!

Where did Tina go on vacation? Where did Xiang Hua go? Where did Sally go?Where did Brad go?Where did Tom go?

She went to the mountains. He went to New York City. She stayed at home. He visited his uncle. He went to summer camp.

mountainsNew York Cityhomeunclesummer camp

3. 用所给词编对话。

4. Fill in the blanks in the conversation. Use “was” or “were”.

Amy: How was your vacation, Lin?Lin: It _____ pretty good.Amy: How _____ the beaches?Lin: They _____ fantastic.Amy: How _____ the weather?Lin: It _____ hot and humid.Amy: How _____ the people?Lin: They _____ unfriendly.

was

werewere

were

were

was

was

5. Make conversations using the given words.

How was the bus trip?It was relaxing.

1)bus trip/ relaxing2)museum/ boring3)food/ awful4)beach/ beautifulHow was the museum?

It was boring.

How was the food?It was awful.How was the

beach?It was beautiful.

III 、 Section B Page 62 2a, 2b

Now you are going to hear a conversation. Vera is talking about her vacation.

Please find out where she went and how her vacation was.

2a Listen to Vera talking about her vacation. Answer these questions.

2a: 1. She went to Tokyo.

2. Yes, she did.

2b Listen again and fill in the chart.

2b: vacation--great people----friendly

museum--interesting, crowded

food--delicious stores--expensive

在进行阅读之前，你的单词问题已经解决了吗不要放松背单词，否则在做阅读时，就会遇到很多困难。

Read Kim’s travel diary.Circle the good things about his vacation.Underline the bad things.

Monday, July 15th

Great weather! It was sunny and hot all day.We went to a beautiful beach. We had great fun playing in the water. In the afternoon, we went shopping. The shops were too crowded, do I didn’t really enjoy it.

Tuesday, July 16th

Today it rained, so we went to a museum. I was kind of boring.I found a small boy crying in the corner. He was lost and I helped him find his father. That made me feel very happy. I didn’t have any money for a taxi, so I walked back to the hotel. I was really tired.

Wednesday, July 17th

Today the weather was cool, so we decided to play tennis. We played all morning.It was really fun. We had Sichuan food for dinner. It was delicious!

Questions1. When did Kim go to the beach?

2. What did Kim do on the afternoon of July 15th?

3. How was the beach?

4. Where did Kim go on July 16th?

5. They ate delicious food, didn’t they?

On Monday, July 15th.

He went shopping.

It was beautiful.

He went to the museum.

Yes, they did.

Language points ：

1. find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事

2. be lost 丢失，失踪 , 迷路

3. help sb. do sth. 帮助某人做某事

4. make sb. do sth. 使得某人……

5. decide to do sth. 决定去做某事

6. till 直到……

2. Read about Maria’s vacation. Then circle the correct answers.

Maria had a wonderful vacation. She went to Hawaii. Maria likes fruit, and the Hawaiian bananas and oranges were great.The weather was very good, too. On Monday she went to the beach and visited four museums. The museums were interesting and not very crowded. On Tuesday she went to the mountains. On Wednesday she visited an old friend. They went to the movies Wednesday evening.the movie was very funny. The vacation cost $5000, but Maria had a wonderful time.

The weather in Hawaii was (cold/sunny).The museums were (not crowded/boring).Maria’s vacation was (exciting/awful).The fruit was (bad/delicious).The movie was (fun/sad).The vacation was (expensive/inexpensive).

1. The vacation cost $5000.

sth. cost (sb.) some money 某物花费（某人）… …钱 costs如： The car costs me 130,000 yuan.

其它表示花费的词还有： spend, take 句式略有不同sb. spends some time/money on sth. spend spentIt takes sb. some time to do sth. took

Language points:

2. Have a wonderful/good/great… time =enjoy oneself 玩的愉快

1. Imagine you are an American student on vacation in Beijing.Write a travel diary.

Thursday, August 1st

Today I went to the palace Museum.It was cool.Then I_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, August 1st

Today I went to the palace Museum.It was cool.Then I went to the Great Wall.It was beautiful and magnificent! In the afternoon,I went to Tian’anmen Square.It was great! In the evening, I went to BeijingHutong. It was quiet and clean. I was very tired, but happy.

Here is an example:

2.Complete a questionnaire and make a survey.

Make questions for a vacation questionnaire.Answer the questionnaire yourself.Ask your classmates the questions.Discuss the best place for a vacation with your classmates.Write a report on students’ vacations.

Questionnaire

Name: age: sex: date:

Place

Activities

Food

Weather

souvenirs

Think about how to ask questions about the topics in the questionnaire.Write your questions on another piece of paper. Then fill in the questionnairewith information about your last vacation.

Questionnaire

Name: Mary age: 12 sex: female date: May 1

Place Summer Palace Beijing Stadium

Activities go boating go roll-skating

Food fast food noodles

Weather sunny cool

souvenirs sun glasses a cap

Here is an example:

How’was your vacation?How’was your vacation?你学会用不同的方式来谈论节假日活动了么？你学会用不同的方式来谈论节假日活动了么？Let’s go!Let’s go! 让我们一同接受来自本单元让我们一同接受来自本单元

绝对任务绝对任务的挑战！的挑战！

Task One

Make a conversation about last vacation. Phone at least three of your classmates, and ask them where they went and what they did during the vacation .

Useful questions: Where did you go on vacation? How was your vacation? How was the weather? …

Task Two

Prepare some photos of your family or friends.

Write a travel diary about your last vacation.

Teacher: Why are you late? Student: There was a man who lost a hundred dollar bill. Teacher: That's nice. Were you helping him look for it? Student: No. I was standing on it.

生活百味汤 --- 开心一刻

1. Review what you’ve learned today.

2. Preview Section B

3. Finish off your paper exercises.

Thank you