2. Where did you go on vacation ? Unit 10

3. 用英语写日记可提高英语水平 When I was at the age of thirteen, I began to keep diary in English. At first it seemed difficult to me, but now it has begun to be easy. I know it’s not possible to learn English well without more practice. I like reading, listening, and speaking. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories. When I was at the age of thirteen, I began to keep diary in English. At first it seemed difficult to me, but now it has begun to be easy. I know it’s not possible to learn English well without more practice. I like reading, listening, and speaking. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories. I have little time to watch TV. After I finish writing my diary, I always try to correct ( 改正 )mistake( 错误 )s with the help of a dictionary. I think that keeping diary is one of the best ways to improve our English study. I have little time to watch TV. After I finish writing my diary, I always try to correct ( 改正 )mistake( 错误 )s with the help of a dictionary. I think that keeping diary is one of the best ways to improve our English study. English diary /5daiEri/ 日记

4. Monday, July15th 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 crowed, so I didn’t really enjoy it.

5. Tuesday, July 16 th Today it rained, so we went to a museum.It 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. 7

6. 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!

7. Notes: 1. all day 整天 整夜 all night 日日夜夜 all day and all night = the whole day 2. have fun doing sth 做某事情很快乐 e.g.1) 我周末去购物很快活． I had great fun going shopping over the weekend. 2) 听音乐，你觉得快乐吗？ Did you have fun listening to music? 3. too 太 …( 以致不 …) e.g.1) 重庆的夏天太炎热了． It is too hot in summer in Chongqing. 2)Beyond 的音乐会门票太贵了，我们买不起． The tickets of Beyond’s concert were too expensive, so we couldn’t buy it. too+adj…to+do… 太.. 而不能..

8. Notes: 1. find sb. doing sth 发现某人正在做某事 see /watch/hear sb. doing sth. e.g.1) 一下课，我就看见学生快速走出了课室． After class, I saw the students going out from the classroom as quickly as they could. 2) 她发现车上有人吸烟． She found someone smoking on the bus. 2. be lost 丢失的，失踪的 e.g. 我的钱包丢了． My purse was lost. 3. help sb. with sth. 在某方面帮助某人 e.g.1) 你能帮助我学习功课吗？ Could you help me with my lessons?

9. help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事 e.g. Joey 帮助我收作业本． Joey helps me (to) collect the exercise books. 4. make sb. do … 使某人做 … e.g.1) 繁忙使我感到充实． Busyness makes me feel enrichment. 2) 老板迫使工人每日工作十二小时． Bosses made workers work twelve hours a day. =let / have sb. do…

10. Notes: e.g. 我决定到山东去度暑假． decide to do sth. 决定做某事 I decided to go to Shandong for summer holiday. decide not to do sth 决定不做某事 e.g. 我决定再也不去那里度假了． I decided not to go there for a holiday again.

11. 1.When did Bob go to the beach? 2.What did Bob do on the afternoon of July 15th? 3. How was the beach 4. Where did Bob 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. 6. Did they decided to play tennis? Yes, they did.

12. Read Bob’s travel diary,then write the weather (great) the beach (beautiful) playing in the water (fun) helping the little boy find his father (happy) playing tennis (really fun) eating Sichuan food (delicious) shops were too crowded (didn’t really enjoy them) Museum (kind of boring) no money for taxi/walking back to hotel (tired) Good things Bad things

13. Fill in the blanks. Tuesday, July 16 th Today it. So we to a museum. It kind of boring. I a small boy crying in the, he was lost and I him find his father. That me feel very happy. I ha- ve money for a taxi, so I back to the hotel. I was really Tired. rain, help,walk,do,some,make,be,find,corner,go rained went was found corner helped made didn’t anywalked did anymadefound went

14. Thursday, August 1 st 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. A diary

15. Write about your vacations : For example : Last summer I ____to the beach. My vacation ____pretty good. I ____there by bus and my bus trip _____relaxing. The beach ___very beautiful. It ___sunny, cool and humid.the people ____friendly and the food ____delicious. I ________my vacation very much and I hope to go there again. went waswent was were enjoyed

16. Questionnaire Name: age: sex: date: Place Activities Food Weather souvenirs 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.

17. Questionnaire Name: Mary age: 12 sex: female date: May 1 PlaceSummer PalaceBeijing Stadium Activitiesgo boatinggo roll-skating Foodfast foodnoodles Weathersunnycool souvenirssun glassesa cap Here is an example:

18. Homework: Write about your vacations

19. 7. 你决定去哪里度假？ Where do you __ ＿ ___ _____ _______ your holidays? 8. 他们发现有人正在湖边钓鱼. They _____ someone ________ on the lake. 9. 爸爸说： “ 淘明，我没有钱给你了。 ” Father said,“ Tao Ming, I have ____ ______ ____ you now.” 10. 你的故事使我想起了童年。 Your story made _____ _____ ____ my childhood. 11. 公共汽车上太拥挤了． The bus were _____ _________. 12. 我帮迷路的小孩找到了他的父亲． I ______ the _____ child ______ his father. 13. 当时我没有钱付出租车费． I ______ _____ any money _____ a taxi at that moment. I ______ _____ any money _____ a taxi at that moment. decide found fishing nomoneyfor methinkof toocrowded helped lostfind tospend didn’t havefor