3. Unit 2Travelling Reading I

4. Objectives of Reading I To read a letter about a holiday in Japan To expand vocabulary to talk about travelling To identify specific details by practising

5. Background information It’s called “the Eastern Disneyland”. It’s in Tokyo of Japan. It’s a famous indoor theme park.( 室内 主题公园 ) It’s famous for “Hello kitty---a smart cartoon cat”. You can see wonderful performance ( 表 演 ) and parade( 游行 )in it. You can play kinds of computer games in it. You can visit the well-known house--- Hello Kitty’s house…

6. New words and Expressions a cute cat with a bow an indoor pool a shiny star cute---lovely and pretty *Hello Kitty looks so cute that we all love it. *She is a cute and sweet cartoon cat. indoor---carried on inside a building *There is an indoor swimming pool there. *Sanrio Puroland is a famous indoor park Shiny---smooth and bright. *Zhoujielun is like a shiny star. *Hello Kitty was wearing a shiny silk dress.

7. march on the street wave to the people march---walk with regular steps( 齐步走 ) *They were marching on the street. *They could march 20 kilomrtres a day. wave---move one’s hands up and down *Feijunlong and Niehaisheng were waving to the people in the car. *Hello Kitty waved to visitors while she was dancing.

8. clap hands scream crown *The people in the picture are clapping their hands *She danced so well that we all clapped our hands. scream---give a loud cry *The audience( 观众 ) all screamed when they saw Liyuchun. *Hello Kitty danced so beautifully that everyone screamed. *Hello Kitty was wearing the crown on her head and the bow on her left ear.

9. New Year’s parade Japanese sushi *There is a New Year’s parade on the street and children are wearing costumes. *Sushi is a kind of Japanese food *Sandy will have sushi for dinner.

10. Visiting Sanrio Puroland Sandy visited Sanrio Puroland during the Spring Festival. She wrote a letter to Millie about it. Skimming （浏览） the whole letter and ask for the teacher’s help if you have any questions. Listen, read and choose the right answer. ( )1.Sandy spent _____in Sanrio Puroland. A. a whole day B. three days ( )2.What did Sandy buy for Millie? A. a toy cat B. a lovely purse ( )3.Did Sandy’s father go to Hello Kitty’s house with Sandy? A. Yes, he did B. No, he went to buy souvenirs. ( )4.When did they watch the parade ? A. in the morning B. in the afternoon ( )5.Where did Hello Kitty jump out from? A. a nice car B. a large gift box ( )6.Where are they going to visit tomorrow? A. the city center B. Sanrio Puroland A B B B B A

11. Complete the conversation Sandy is back in Beijing. She is showing some photos to May. Please complete their conversation with your partner. Sandy: Sanrio Puroland is a famous___________ in Japan. I visited Hello Kitty’s house there. Look at these photos. May: What is this? Sandy: This is Hello Kitty’s bathroom. Everything there was so ______. May: Oh, It’s Hello Kitty. She’s so beautiful. Sandy: Yes, we were watching a _________there. The performers wore different _________.We were clapping our hands while they were __________across the park. It was the best part of the day. May: That sounds great. costumes cute marching parade theme park theme park cute parade costumes marching

12. Help Sandy add captions( 图片说明 ) under the photos and put them in the right order before she shows them to her friends. Hello Kitty _______to us during the parade. Hello Kitty and her friend jumped out of the ____box. I liked the _____ in Japan. It was delicious. I bought a soft toy there.I liked its_____golden dress. ab c d gift waved sushi 寿司 shiny 1 2 3 4

13. T or F questions ( )1.Sandy and her parents went on a trip at Sanrio Puroland of Japan. ( )2.Sandy spent two days in Sanrio Puroland. ( )3.The sitting room of Hello kitty’s house looked so nice and cute. ( )4.Sandy’s mother bought some souvenirs for her cousin. ( )5.Sandy has bought a lovely handbag for Millie. T F the whole day F bathroom Ffather F purse

14. ( )6.Mother bought sushi for Sandy at Sanrio Puroland for lunch. ( )7.When Hello Kitty jumped out of the gift box, all the people got excited. ( )8.Hello Kitty wore a shiny red dress and waved to people during the parade. ( )9.Sandy has taken lots of photos there. ( )10.Sandy’s family would have sushi and other Japanese food for breakfast. F apple pie sweets special biscuits T F golden T F dinner

15. Talk about the pictures What did Sandy and her parents see and do at Sanrio Puroland.

16. Write down one of your meaningful travelling experience.( 一次有意义的旅游经历 ) *Where did you go? *What did you see there ? *What did you buy? *What did you do there? * Were you very excited ?...

17. Homework *Read the new words and Sandy’s letter after the tape for 15 minutes. *Try to retell the letter with the help of Sandy’s photos. *Look for more information about Sanrio Puroland on the Internet.