Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation?

Section B

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Lead in

Where are you going?

What are you doing there?

When are you going?

How long are you staying?

Who are you going with?

Talk about your vacation plan.

1a Match the words with the pictures.

1. ___ go bike riding

2. ___ go sightseeing

3. ___ take walks

4. ___ go fishing

5. ___ rent videos

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A: What are you doing for vacation?

B: I’m going fishing.

Presentation

A: What are you doing for vacation?

B: I’m …

PAIRWORK

1b PAIRWORK

What do you like to do on vacation? Use the words from

activity 1a and any other words you know. Make

conversations.

A: What are you doing for vacation ?

B: I’m going bike riding.

taking walks.

going fishing.

renting videos.

…

Reporter’s questions He Yu’s Answers

____ 1.Where are you going

for vacation? Italy

____ 2. What’s it like there? _______________

____ 3. How’s the weather there? _______________

____ 4. What are you doing there? _____________

____ 5. Who are you going with? _______________

____ 6. How long are you staying? _______________

2a Listen. What does the reporter ask He Yu?

Check (√)the questions he asks.

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Reporter’s questions He Yu’s Answers

____ 1.Where are you going

for vacation? Italy

____ 2. What’s it like there? _______________

____ 3. How’s the weather there? _______________

____ 4. What are you _______________

doing there? _______________

____ 5. Who are you going with? _______________

____ 6. How long are you staying? _______________

2b Listen again. Write He Yu’s answers to the questions

you checked.

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beautiful, sunny and warm

going to the beach, playing volleyball

going sightseeing, going shopping

three weeks

2c PAIRWORK

Role play. Student A is the reporter. Student B is He Yu.

Student A interviews Student B .

A: Hello,He Yu. Can I ask you some questions about

your vacation plans ?

B: Yes .

A: What are you doing for vacation …?

SpainGreeceTibet

HawaiiThailand Hong Kong

Discuss Where would you like to go for vacation ?Why?

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1 2

1.Ben’s going to Greece this summer. ( )

2. He never takes vacations in Europe. ( )

3. He’s staying in Canada for about 3 months. ( )

4. He wants to have a great vacation. ( )

5. He plans to stay in the countryside because he loves nature. ( )

T

T

T

F

F

Read the magazine article in 3a.Write “T” (for true) or “F” for (false).

①What does Ben Lambert do?

② What is he doing this summer?

③ What country did he decide to go this time?

④ Why is he going to Canada?

⑤ What places is he going to in Canada?

⑥ What are his plans?

Read the magazine article in 3a. Answer the following questions.

3b Complete the article about Julia’s vacation plans.

Julia Morgan, the famous movie star, is taking a

vacation. She is going to __________. “I just finished

making my last movie,” she says. “I’m _________ and I

really need to __________ .”

I asked her about her plans. “Well, I’m going _____

and ________. I’m also _________and ________.I want an

exciting vacation !”(Answers will vary.)

Discuss in groups and make a vacation plan to the countryside.

GROUPWORK

Imagine you are a reporter,

please interview your classmates

about their vacation plans.

Make an interview.

Survey Weekend Plans!

Ask classmates what they are doing this weekend. Use

the information on the chart on page 82. Write your

classmate’s name next to the correct activity.

Find someone who

is … Name

going to the beach.

visiting friends.

playing sports.

going shopping.

taking a walk.

reading a book.

staying home.

renting a video.

A: What are you doing this weekend?

B: Well, I’m going shopping on Saturday …

1. 她打算去北京度假。

She is going to Beijing for vacation.

2. 我计划过一个休闲的假期。

I plan to /I’m planning to have a very relaxing vacation.

3. 他打算和家人一起去旅游观光。

He’s going sightseeing with his family.

4. 他希望忘掉所有的烦恼。

He hopes that he can forget all his problems.

根据汉语提示完成句子。Practice

Homework

Suppose you are a famous singer or soccer player.

What are your vacation plans? Write an article.

Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art give it some.—Jean Anouilh生活是美好的，但它缺少形式，艺术的目标正是给生活某种形式。——吉恩 ·阿努伊