Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation? Period 1

Task 1: Let, s have a competition! Please write down your vacation activities on the paper as many as possible(1minute). Which group is the best?

What are they doing for vacation? They are going to the beach.

They are going fishing. They are going bike riding. What are they doing for vacation?

They are playing soccer. They are playing volleyball.

What is he doing for vacation? He is babysitting. He is going camping.

What is he/she doing for vacation? He is going hiking. She is walking.

1a: Look at the vacation activities in the picture. Make a list and add more.

1b: Listen to the conversations and number the pictures [1-3]

What are you doing for the National Day?

Task 4: pair work What are the people in the picture doing for vacation? Make conversations. A: What are you doing for vacation/weekends/…? B: I’m babysitting my sister /going camping.

What is he/she doing for vacation? Period 2

2a: Listen. What are Hector, Susan and Molly doing for vacation? Fill in the chart under “What” Who What When Hector visiting cousins Susan Molly going to sports camp going to the beach on Friday on the 11th this weekend 2b: Listen again. Fill in the chart under “When”.

Pairwork Practice the conversation. Use the information from the chart in 2a. A: What’s Hector doing for vacation ? B: He’s visiting his cousins. A: When is he going? B: He’s going on Friday.

2c GROUPWORK What are you and your classmates doing for your next vacation? Ask and answer questions and then write down your plans. A: What are you doing for vacation, Li Chen? B: I’m going camping. A: That sounds nice. Who are you going with? B: I’m going with my parents. A: When are you going? B: I’m going on Thursday.

NameVacation plans Li Chen He’s going camping with his parents on Thursday.

Tibet

Hong Kong

3b Pairwork Make new conversations using the information below. DAVE cousin’s house a week ZHU YAN San Francisco Friday –Tuesday MARY beach five days MIKE sports camp 11th-22nd A: What’s Dave doing for vacation ? B: He’s going to his cousin’s house. A: How long is he staying? B: He’s staying for a week.

3a Read the conversation. Then fill in the chart. TonyLin Hui Where are they going? How long are they staying? four days Tibet a week Hong Kong

Pairwork Practice the conversation like 3a.

Imagine your dream vacation. On a piece of paper,write what you are doing for vacation, when you are going,and how long you are staying. Put your paper in a bag. Then take another paper from the bag. Find the student who has your paper.

I’m going to Hawaii for vacation. I’m going in December, and I’m staying for three weeks. A: Where are you going for vacation ? A: When are you going ? A: How long are you staying ? B:

go fishinggo bike riding Period 3

take walksrent videos

go sightseeing

1a Match the words with the pictures. 1.___ go bike riding 2.___ go sightseeing 3.___ take walks 4.___ go fishing 5.___ rent videos d b c a e

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

Listen and check the questions the reporter asks He Yu. 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? _______________ beautiful, sunny and warm going to the beach, playing volleyball going sightseeing, going shopping three weeks √ √ √ √ 2a,2b

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 …?

3a Read the magazine and write the number of each picture next to the correct activity. I’m taking walks ( ____ ), going fishing ( ____ ), and going bike riding ( ____ ). At night, I’m renting videos ( ____ ) and sleeping a lot ( ____ ) …

Step 2 Presentation 1.Teach the following new words: famous, take a vacation, Greece, Spain, Europe, something, lake, the Great Lakes, leave, countryside, nature, forget, a lot, finish Period 4

Things to be explained: ① I want to do something different.

② He’s staying until September. another example: He waited for me until 9 o’clock. But some words like go, come, leave, we must use not…until She didn’t go there until the rain stopped.

④ …there are many people there who speak French. In this sentence, who speak French is an attributive clause, we can translate it like 那儿有许 多讲法语的人。

Step 3 Listen and practice 3a: Listen to the tape, and then answer the teacher’s questions.

① What 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 How long is he staying in Canada? ⑦ What are his plans?

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 !”

Survey Weekend Plans Ask classmates what they are doing this weekend. Use the information on the chart on page 81. Write your classmate’s name next to the correct activity. A: What are you doing this weekend? B: Well, I’m going shopping on Saturday…

SELFCHECK Fill in the blanks with the words given. leave hear plan ask hope 1.I _______ that Thailand is a good place to go sightseeing. 2.She’s __________for Hong Kong on Tuesday. 3.I’m _______ the weather is nice in the mountains. 4.I want to _______ you about places to visit in China. 5.I’m __________my vacation to Italy this weekend. hear leaving hoping ask planning

Step 3 Writing Part 2 Students imagine themselves to be tourist guides. They plan schedules for the tourists who visit the their cities. Write the schedule for the weekend.

1. Where are you going? 2. What are you doing there? 3. What should tourists take with them? 4. Where are you leaving from? 5. When are you leaving? 6. What are you eating?

SaturdaySunday morning We ’ re going to the Great Wall in the morning. afternoon evening