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Unit 1
Happy Holiday
人教版2024版八年级上册
Section A 2e–2f
1. Lead-in
• What’s the name of the mountain? And where is it?
It’s Yulong Mountain. It is in Yunnan.
• What do you think of the place?
It’s wonderful / breath-taking ...
• How much do you know about Yulong Mountain?
It’s 5,596 metres high.
It is covered by snow all year round.
...
2. Read and think.
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed chicken soup. What about you? Someone
said you went to Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at home to read, played games, and relax, but it
was still fun.
asking about
holiday activities
talking about
holiday activities
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3. Read and think: How to talk about travel experience?
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed chicken soup. What about you? Someone
said you went to Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at home to read, played games, and relax, but it
was still fun.
greeting (问候)
overall feeling (整体感受)
specific place (具体地点)
activities & feelings
(活动和感受)
food (饮食)
reply with a question (转问对方)
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4. Read the conversation again and find out the things they talked about.
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed chicken soup. What about you? Someone
said you went to Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at home to read, played games, and relax, but it
was still fun.
• an old town in Lijiang
• taking great photos in Yulong Mountain
• having special foods like the steamed chicken soup
• reading, playing games, and relaxing
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the weather in Yunnan is
really ____________
5. Brainstorming: Can you tell something else about Yunnan?
comfortable
flower cake
the Tiger Leaping Gorge
虎跳峡
the Ancient Tea Horse Road
Yunnan
6. Read and think: How to express feelings?
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed chicken soup. What about you? Someone
said you went to Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at home to read, played games, and relax, but it
was still fun.
• It was fantastic.
• We enjoyed it very much.
• It took my breath away.
• Everything tasted good.
• It was still fun.
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7. Read and think further.
• Why did Adam specifically ask about
Lijiang and Yulong Mountain?
Because Lijiang is a famous human
landscape in Yunnan, and Yulong
Mountain is a very famous natural
landscape in Yunnan.
• How can Adam get the information
about Lijiang and Yulong mountain?
By learning it from the internet /
traveling guidebooks / friends / culture
courses / ...
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed
it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great
photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed
chicken soup. What about you? Someone said you went to
Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at
home to read, played games, and relax, but it was still fun.
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7. Read and think further.
• What is needed to make steamed chicken
soup?
Chicken, mushrooms, ...
(Eating mushrooms (菌菇) is part of
Yunnan’s food culture. )
• What can you learn from Adam?
It can still be happy to stay at home, as
long as you have something interesting
to do.
Adam: Hi, Peter. How are you?
Peter: Hi, Adam. I’m fine, thanks.
Adam: How was your holiday?
Peter: It was fantastic.
Adam: Did you go anywhere interesting?
Peter: Yes, I went to Yunnan with my family.
Adam: Wow! That sounds great. Did you go to Lijiang?
Peter: Yes, we stayed in the old town for a few days, and we enjoyed
it very much.
Adam: Did you visit Yulong Mountain? Everyone says it’s beautiful.
Peter: It is! It just took my breath away. We took a lot of great
photos there.
Adam: Did you eat anything special?
Peter: Yes, we did! Everything tasted good, especially the steamed
chicken soup. What about you? Someone said you went to
Beijing.
Adam: No, not this holiday. I did nothing special. I just stayed at
home to read, played games, and relax, but it was still fun.
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8. Read the passage and find out the phrases about holiday activities in 2c.
Peter had a fantastic holiday. He went to Yunnan with his family. They stayed in the old town
of Lijiang for a few days and enjoyed it very much. They visited Yulong Mountain and
took a lot of photos there. They also tried some Yunnan dishes, and they ate the steamed
chicken soup. Adam didn’t do anything special, but he still had a relaxing and fun holiday.
• stay in the old town of Lijiang
• enjoy … very much
• take a lot of photos
• try some Yunnan dishes
• eat the steamed chicken soup
• don’t do anything special / do nothing special
• have a relaxing and fun holiday
• take one’s breath away (in 2a)
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9. Read and tick the words that describe your last summer holiday experience.
You can answer like this:
(I think) My last summer holiday was wonderful because I went somewhere beautiful.
回答原因
□ great
□ wonderful
□ amazing
□ OK
□ excellent
□ not too bad
□ fantastic
□ boring
□ relaxing
□ terrible
10. Share your summer holiday experience with a partner.
A: How was your summer holiday, ...?
B: It was ...
A: Did you go anywhere interesting?
B: Yes, I ... / No, I didn’t. I just ...
A: Really? Did you do anything special?
B: Well, ...
Ask about holidays
• How was your vacation?
• Where did you go on holiday / vacation?
• Did you go anywhere interesting?
• Did you go with anyone?
• Did you do anything interesting / fun?
• Did you eat something special / delicious?
In my group, student 1 went to ...,
he thought it was ...
11. Group work.
Summer Holiday Experience
Students Activities
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Ask about holidays
• How was your vacation?
• Where did you go on holiday / vacation?
• Did you go anywhere interesting?
• Did you go with anyone?
• Did you do anything interesting / fun?
• Did you eat something special / delicious?
People spend their holidays in different ways.
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Checklist
Contents Points(1—5)
Ask about holidays
Talk about information about holidays
Speak fluently and correctly
Facial expressions and body gesture
12. Make some comments.
Homework
1. Use the words in 2e to write three sentences to talk about your last summer holiday.
2. Search more information online to know more about Yunnan, and choose something
you like best to share with you classmates.
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