Period 5 Integrating skills

Teaching Aims:

1.Learn and master the following new words:

budget,rate,visa,arrangement,passport,cheque,currency,sight,seasoned,accommodation

2.Train the students’ integrating skills,especially reading and writing skills.

3.Get the students to learn how to make a plan for a travel.

Teaching Important Points:

1.Get the students to understand the text exactly,especially the following words and phrases:

rate,make one’s own arrangements,seasoned,travel light,sights

2.Help the students write a travel brochure well.

Teaching Difficult Point:

How to help the students master the ways of writing a better descriptive essay/paragraph.

Teaching Methods:

1.Asking-and-answering activity to check the students’ understanding of the text.

2.Inductive and imitative methods to train the students’ writing ability.

3.Individual,pair or group work to finish each task.

Teaching Aids:

1. the recorder 2.the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

We’ve learnt a lot about travel, and people can benefit from travel.

1) Why do people like traveling?

broaden one’s view（widen one’s vision)…become knowledgeable

…make friends …improve one’s life quality

2) While going on a trip, what kind of places would people usually like to go to?

Beautiful/modern/cultural/historical/perfect/attractive/paradise/breath-taking scenery /

a world-class resort/challenging and exciting/a feast for eyes…(Bb:beautiful…)

3) what should you prepare before you travel abroad?

What travel tips and practical advice are suggested before going on a trip to a faraway destination? First, find out more about the destination you have chosen. Second, consider when and how you want to travel. Third, have a good preparation of the trip, e.g. make a list of what you want to bring (such as visa, credit card, cheque, foreign currency and backpack and so on) before you start packing.

So things should be planned before starting a trip.

Today, we’re going to read another passage about travel. It will provide you some useful travel tips and practical advice.

Step 2 Fast Reading

Page 38.Read each paragraph quickly and try to find out what tips and advice the writer gives us. Now, I’ll collect the tips and advice the writer gives us. One student, one tip or one piece of advice.

Find out more about the destination you have chosen before you go to save money and avoid problems.

Consider when and how you want to travel and you’d better ask travel agents for help.

Bring some cash besides credit cards.

Keep your passport and money in a safe place and make photocopies of all important documents before you leave.

Buy foreign currency at home. If you must exchange money during your vacation, do it in banks not on the street or with strangers.

Plan a pleasant, interesting and comfortable trip. Travel light if possible.

Step 3 Careful reading

Before you go Find out _________________

compare __________ and ___________

View__________________through the websites

Learn more about _________

get ideas for ___________________

Make your_______________last longer

MONEY MATTERS

Bring some _________ besides ________.

Keep your passport and money __________.

Make ___________ of all important documents before you leave.

Buy ________________ at home.

Never change money __________________ or __________________.

TOURS, TICKETS AND VISAS

Decide _______, _________ and _________ you want to travel.

(Ask travel agents for help) Find out about _____________ including ____________ ___________ ______________ )

Choose between different alternatives

Help you with travel documents : ______________ ______

PLANNING AND PACKING

Choose __________________________ you are interested in .

Give yourself ___________________ to enjoy them .

Make a list of __________________ before you start packing.

1.) Why is it necessary to find out more about the destination before you go on a trip? It is not only a good way to save money and avoid problems, it can also be a lot of fun. For example,…

2.) Why do travel agents play an important role in your trip? Travel agents can help you to find out about package trips that include hotel costs,tours and entrance tickets and choose between different alternatives, they may also help you with travel documents such as passports and visas.

3.）As far as money matters are concerned, what are mentioned in the paragraph? Credit card, cash, cheque, foreign currency.

4）Why is it suggested that you never change money on the street or with strangers? Because you may be cheated.

5) How to pack your things before the trip? Make a list of what you want to bring before you start packing. Seasoned travellers have learnt what they must bring. Travel light if possible and bring a smaller bag or backpack .

6) Which travel tip do you think is the most useful? Why? In my opinion,it just depends. If you want to go abroad, the most useful and important is visa and passport, which you can’t go without. But if you go sightseeing in your home country, money matters like credit cards, cheques and cash are useful, without which you can do nothing.

Step 4 Post reading

Now, please re-read it carefully and further understand it. Exercises 1~3 after the text.

Suggested answers:

1.save money and avoid problems

2.experienced

3.travel with as little luggage as possible

Step 5 Consolidation

Which travel tip do you think is the most useful? And why? Are you clear about that?

S1:I think the tip about money is the most useful. It reminds travellers of avoiding bringing too much money. Instead, credit cards could be a better choice. In particular, travellers should not forget to have all important documents photo copied before leaving in case you might lose them.

S2:I think planning and packing is the most useful. For any thing, well-prepared is half of success. You’d better plan it in advance in order to avoid problems and save money or time.

What other tips can you give?

No too tight shoes Some medicine

Put money in different pockets Take a camera Take a walkman

Step 6 Proverb

Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages. 外出旅行，語言最要緊

Seeing is believing.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻

While in Rome, do as Romans do. 入鄉隨俗

Leave nothing behind you but your footprints; Take nothing away with you but your good memories!

The world is like a book, if you stay at home instead of traveling, it means that you just stare at one page of a book.

Step 7 Writing

After a wonderful and impressive trip, we’d better record our unforgettable experiences and feelings with a travel diary. But how can we write a good travel diary?

T: Well, in order to have a pleasant and interesting trip, you’d better have the tips and advice in mind. Now, please read the travel brochure in writing quickly and find out what information it describes.

Ss: It describes transport, accommodation, attractions and activities for travelling to Thailand.(Bb:…)

T: Quite right. Now you’ve known how to write a travel brochure. Work in pairs. Choose your favourite destination and write a travel brochure in which you describe the place, suggest activities and provide travel tips.

Homework

Imagine you have a friend called Mike in New York. Now you send an E-mail to invite him to pay a visit to your home town---Taizhou. In it, you try to describe : (location/weather/custom/attractions/some travel tips…)

Dear Mike,

How have you been? In the last letter you said you wanted to know something about my hometown. Here I invite you….