Unit 6 Holidays and Travel 课件.ppt

1、,A Teaching Plan for Unit 8: Holidays and Travel Read and Write: Task 2 Teacher: An Xiong (Nick) Class: Digital control Date: Dec 15, 2009,Please answer the following questions :, How many days of holiday do you have every year? What do you usually do during holidays? Do you travel during the holida

2、ys?,What do you usually do during holidays?,Traveling surfing on the Internet playing football doing housework reading books watching TV playing basketball talking,Do you know how Americans spend their holidays?,Pick wild fruit fishing boating Watching birds climbing swimming,Please answer the follo

3、wing questions after reading,1. What do holiday makers often do for their holidays in the USA? (camping) 2. Are more and more people go camping for their holidays? (Yes) 3. Why Americans like camping so much? (A: Its a tradition; B: Camping is a good way to spend the holiday because people can do lo

4、ts of other things.) 4. What are some of the reasons for Americans to go camping now? (to see wildlife; to be in the open; to live close to the land.) 5. What is important for a new camper to do? (get information about the road; make preparations.),Listening,Listen to the recording,Underline some im

5、portant words and phrases.,National forests; natural park; a long tradition; pioneer Americans; in forest streams; deep in the wood; go climbing; horse riding pick wild fruit; watch birds; take photos of; are attracted to; be in the open; close to the land; unfamiliar roads; making preparation.,Some

6、 famous national forests and natural parks,Explaining the language points.,1.spend sth (on sth/ in doing sth)- use (time, etc) for a purpose. eg: He spent a lot of time on a project. She spent an hour (in) explaining a plan. 2.Pioneer- person who is among the first to go into an area or country to s

7、ettle or work there. 3.Deep - adj. extending a long way from top to bottom. adv. far down or in eg: They dived deep in to the ocean. Deep in the woods-in the centre of the forests, rather than on the edge. 4.a long history- having existed for a very longtime. eg: The house had a long history.,Explai

8、ning the language points.,5.big game animals- big animal that are hunted for sports 6.For different reasons- because of different reasons. 7.Not onlybut also-both and eg: He not only read the book, but also remembered what he read. 8.prepare sb for sth-cause sb to expect sth (esp sth unpleasant). eg

9、: Prepare yourself for a nasty shock. Be prepared for sth- be ready for sth (esp sth unpleasant). eg: I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this. Preparation (for sth/to do sth)- things doneto prepare for sth eg: The country is making preparation for war/to go to war.,Group discussi

10、on: ask Ss to summarize the main meanings of each paragraph.,Par. 1：Camping is becoming popular in the USA. Par. 2: Camping has been a long tradition for the American people. Par. 3：Campers can do lots of interesting things during camping. Par. 4：Campers have different reasons and purposes. Par. 5：N

11、ew campers need some information.,Complete the summary of the above passage.,Many Americans spend their holidays camping in national forests and natural parks. They love camping because they have a long tradition/early Americans camped a lot. Now people, especially those from big cities, go camping

12、for fun. They can do lots of activities while camping in the forests. They can go climbing, swimming and boating; they can pick things, watch animals or take photos of the beautiful views, they feel they are close to nature when they camp. People who first start camping should get well prepared/ make themselves well prepared.,Summarizing,Consolidate words an