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Unit 2 TaskPlanning a holiday for your familyTeaching aimAt the end of the lesson, the students will be able to1.recognizedates and place names2.understandthe travel information in leaflets3.developthe ability of how to make a family travel plan4.writean informal email to family membersTeaching stepsI.IntroductoryIt is getting colder and colder now. The temperature today is only 4 degrees. I cant believe its already in winter. On my way here,my eyes were filled withpretty falling leaves. If it is not raining now, the scenery will be very breathtaking. A lot of people will go to some famous vacation spots and enjoy their vacation. Speaking of vacation, have you ever thought about making a travel plan for your family?II.Brainstorming - traveling preparationFirst, write down your answer on the paper and later we will have a little competition to see which group tells me the most answer. If you want to answer the question, just put up your paper. Each color stands for agroup,I hope that your group will win.1.What is the most important question that people always ask themselves?destinationn.2.Your destination actually depends on something. What is it?Time/ money.3.If your time is limited, you really have to think about how to get to the destination faster. What is it?Transportation4.If you fly to the destination, you will have to worry about the money you are going to spend, right?Cost5.Once you get to the destination, what is usually the first place to go to?Accommodation6.After you leave your bags behind, what will you do?Go to the vacation spots, sights or places of interest.7.When you get hungry, you will find a place to try some food.Local food8.What type of trip is it? Is it just a trip for shopping? Is it a trip to gain more knowledge? Is it a trip to experience the traditional way of life in some place?Type9. Lets take a look at thesepictures,have we covered all of them? Which one was not mentioned just now? What is the importance of weather? How about languages?10. Where do you usually get all the information that you need? LeafletIII.Reading+ ListeningTask1Reading leaflet 1HunanProvinceObjective:Read travel leaflets.Form:1. Divide the class in two groups. Have one student raise questions and another one from the other group answer the question.2. The class read the leaflet andfindthe answers in the reading material.Plan AStudent A from Group A asks a question.Student B from Group B gives an answer.Plan BThe teacher asks a question.Students take turns to answer the questions.1. What is the destination of this place?2. What is the length of the trip? How did you find out?3. What is the tourist sight we will be visiting on the first day?3. What are we going to do there?4. How are we going to Fenghuagn?5. What can we do there?6. What activity can we enjoy on the third day?7. What is white-water rafting?8. Where can we enjoy the beauty of nature?9. What is the plan for the last day?10. *Why do you think this trip is an adventure? Does it look like an adventure to you?Task 2Listening leaflet 1ObjectiveObtain information from listening materialFormBlank-filling exercise on a handout.Have the students read out the answer together.1.What kind of information have you got from the tape?The information about why the places inHunanare worth visiting.2.Would you like to make up your mind to pay a visit toHunanor do you want to have some other information?Task 3Reading leaflet 2ObjectiveFind out the information through communicationForm:1.Have two students who knowShandongprovince very well answersome questions about this place.2.The class read the leaflet andraisequestions according to the readingmaterial.Plan AStudent A from Group A comes to the front with Student B from Group B. Two of them raise questions to get answers. Retell if possible.Plan BStudent A and B come to the front. The rest of the class read the material and ask them questions.1Student :What is the name of the most famous spring inShandong?Expert:Its called Baotu Spring.2 Student: What is the most famous river that goes through this province?Expert: Its theYellow River.3Student: What is the highest mountain in the province?Expert:ItsMountTai.4 Student: What is the best activity that we can do on top ofMountTai?Expert:We can watch the sunrise on top of the mountain.5Student:How about Qufu, what kind of place is Qufu?Expert:Its the place where Confucius was born and buried.Task 4:Listening leaflet 2Objective:Find out more information from the listening material.Form:Blank-filling exercise on a handout.Ask follow-up questions.IV.SpeakingTaskPlan your family trip.ObjectiveWork on your own about the ideal destination for my familyMake a presentation on your plan.Have the whole class raise questions about the trip as family members and finally vote for the better plan.The two trips both sound fun and exciting. I definitely want to pay a visit. Everybody has his or her dream place. Maybe its the place you have already been to. Maybe its the place you have heard about and always dreamed about. Now its your great chance to plan a trip for your family. If you turn to the back of the handout, you will find a table there. Fill in the information and be a good planner. When you finish, I will invite two students to come up here and introduce your plan to everyone.1. FormDo you know what information to fill in the first blank? DestinationHow about the next three? Day 1, 2 and 3Last but not the least? Cost2. ContentYou can follow the example here.All you need to write is where you will be visiting, what you will do there and whyyoushould be going there.3. PresentationFour people work in a group. You are family members now. Decide which place you would like to go. Three students will write the plan for the threedays,the last st