1. Where did you go on vacation?
Welcome to this class!
Unit 8
Where did you go on vacation?

2. 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)

3. Where did you go on vacation?
Title: Unit 8
Where did you go on vacation?
on vacation = on holiday 在度假
summer vacation 暑假
winter vacation 寒假

4. 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)

5. 一般过去时： 定义：表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存 in 1990, two days ago 等。 结构: “主语+动词的过去式”
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”

6. 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 ed
4)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

7. Where did you go on vacation?
I went to the zoo.
Where did you go on vacation?
I went to Beijing / Tian’an Men Square.

8. Where did you go on vacation? I went to Guilin.
桂林山水甲天下
Where did you go on vacation?
I went to Guilin.
Where did you go on vacation?
I went to Chairman Mao’s hometown.

9. camp [æ] n.野营；营地
summer camp 夏令营
Where did you go on vacation?
I went to summer camp.
New York City 纽约市
I went to New York City.
Where did you go on vacation?

10. pair work
Where did you go on vacation?
I went to / visited / …… .

11. Where did she go on vacation?
She went to New York City.
Where did he go on vacation?
He stayed at home.

12. Where did they go on vacation?
They went to Beijing / … .

13. Where did you go on vacation? I visited the museum.
museum [mju:'zim] 博物馆
Where did you go on vacation?
I visited the museum.
Where did you go on vacation?
really [' rili ] 真的
I went to the beach.
Oh, really? Did you swim?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

14. Where did you go on vacation?
I went to Beijing.
Oh, really? Did you visit the Great Wall?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

15. Where did you go on vacation?
I went to New York City.
Central Park
美国/纽约/中央公园
['sentrl]
Oh, really? Did you go to Central Park?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

16. Where did you go on vacation?
I went to the park.
Oh, that’s nice. Did you go boating?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

17. Tokyo Mount Fuji 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.

18. Beijing
the Great Wall

19. Toronto
The CN Tower

20. London
London Bridge
Big Ben

21. Group work Where did you go on vocation? I went to Hangzhou /….
Did you go to the West Lake?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

22. Group work place activity Hangzhou
Please interview your group members (with“Where did you go
on vacation? Did you…”) about their vacations and fill in the chart.
Vacation
Names
place
activity
Belina
Hangzhou
visited the West Lake
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.

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

24. 【1a】Match the activities with the pictures[a-g] .
1.stayed at home e
2. went to New
York City b
3. visited my
uncle d
4. went to summer
camp c c
5. went to the
mountains a
6. went to the
beach f
7. visited museums g

25. I、Section A Page 59 1b Listen and number the people in the pictures.
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.

26. 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

27. 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.

28. 2a: 1.c 2. a 3.b 2a: Listen and match the person with the place.
Where did Nancy, Marco, and Julie go?
2a: 1.c 2. a 3.b

29. 2b: Listen again and check the questions.
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.

30. 【1b】Listen and number the people [1-5] in the picture.
Listening
【1b】Listen and number the people [1-5] in the picture.
1. Tina
2. Brad
3. Sally 4
4. Xiang Hua 5
5. Tom 2 3

31. People Places Listening
【2a】Listen. Where did Nancy, Kevin, and Julie go on
vacation? Match the person with the place .
People
Places
c Nancy
a. The beach
Kevin
b. home
Julie
c. New York City

32. People Places Listening
【2a】Listen. Where did Nancy, Kevin, and Julie go on
vacation? Match the person with the place .
People
Places
c Nancy
a. The beach
a Kevin
b. home
b Julie
c. New York City

33. 【2b】Listen again. For each question check () “ Yes, I
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
Nancy
go to Central Park? 
Ben
play volleyball?
swim?
Sally
go to the movies?
study for exams?

34. 【2b】Listen again. For each question check () “ Yes, I
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
Nancy
go to Central Park? 
Kevin
play volleyball?
swim?
Julie
go to the movies?
study for exams?

35. Grammar Focus 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.

36. Speaking

37. How was the vacation/dinner/museums/stores/people...?
2. Look at the words and the faces in the box.
Then ask and answer, make a short conversation.
How was the vacation/dinner/museums/stores/people...?
Great!
Delicious!
Crowded!
Interesting!
Expensive!
Friendly!

38. 3.用所给词编对话。 Where did Tina go on vacation? Where did Xiang Hua go?
Where did Sally go?
Where did Brad go?
Where did Tom go?
mountains
New York City
home
uncle
summer camp
She went to the mountains.
He went to New York City.
She stayed at home.
He visited his uncle.
He went to summer camp.

39. Amy: How was your vacation, Lin? Lin: It _____ pretty good.
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
were
were
was
was
were
were

40. 5. Make conversations using the given words.
How was the bus trip?
It was relaxing.
bus trip/ relaxing
museum/ boring
food/ awful
beach/ beautiful
How was the museum?
It was boring.
How was the food?
It was awful.
How was the beach?
It was beautiful.

41. 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.

42. 2a: 1. She went to Tokyo. 2. Yes, she did.
2a Listen to Vera talking about her vacation.
Answer these questions.
2a: 1. She went to Tokyo.
2. Yes, she did.

43. 2b: vacation--great people----friendly museum--interesting, crowded
2b Listen again and fill in the chart.
2b: vacation--great people----friendly
museum--interesting, crowded
food--delicious stores--expensive

44. Reading

45. 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。

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

47. 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!

48. Questions On Monday, July 15th. He went shopping. It was beautiful.
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.

49. 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……

50. 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.

51. 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).

52. Language points: 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
spent
It takes sb. some time to do sth.
took

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

54. Writing

55. Today I went to the palace Museum. It was cool.Then I_____________
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_____________
____________________________

56. Here is an example:
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.

57. 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.

58. Think about how to ask questions about the topics
in the questionnaire.Write your questions on another
piece of paper. Then fill in the questionnaire
with information about your last vacation.
Questionnaire
Name: age: sex: date:
Place
Activities
Food
Weather
souvenirs

59. Here is an example:
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

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

61. Tasks

62. 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? …

63. Task Two Prepare some photos of your family or friends.
Write a travel diary about your last vacation.

64. Teacher: Why are you late? Student: There was a man who lost a
生活百味汤---开心一刻
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.

65. Homework 1. Review what you’ve learned today. 2. Preview Section B
3. Finish off your paper exercises.

66. Thank you
Goodbye!