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Unit 1 Happy Holiday
Reading Plus
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. understand the texts and find out the detailed information.
2. retell Lin Tao’s and Amanda’s holiday experiences.
3. talk about one of your holiday experiences.
Look and Say
1. Where are the people?
They are in the mountains.
2. What are they doing?
They are cycling [ˈsaɪklɪŋ] 骑行.
3. What are on their bikes?
Their luggage [ˈlʌɡɪdʒ] 行李.
4. Why do they choose to cycle in the mountains?
1. Where is the woman?
She is in the sea.
2. What is she doing?
She is doing scuba diving.
[ˈskuːbə daɪvɪŋ]
水肺潜水
3. What does she see in the sea?
She sees a lot of fish and beautiful corals [ˈkɒrəl] 珊瑚 .
水肺潜水是背着氧气瓶、
穿着蛙鞋、戴着面镜、在
水底看鱼和珊瑚的潜水。
Skim Reading
What did Lin Tao and Amanda do during their holidays?
Lin Tao cycled from Wuhan to Beijing with some friends from college.
Amanda learned to scuba dive.
Read Lin Tao’s holiday experience and answer the questions.
1. Who helped Lin Tao make his plan?
2. How long did it take Lin Tao to complete the cycling?
3. Where did he finish his adventure?
His parents helped him make the cycling plan.
It took almost a month to complete the cycling.
He finished his adventure at Tian’anmen Square.
Careful Reading
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4. What did he experience along the way?
5. How did he feel about his experience?
He saw beautiful mountains, forests and rivers, and he met lots of nice people. They gave him a lot of help on the way. He also met difficulties, but he didn’t give up.
He felt proud of himself.
Read Amanda’s holiday experience and answer the questions.
1. Where did Amanda learn to scuba dive?
She learned scuba diving in a town beside the ocean.
2. Why did she live on a boat?
3. What did she see in the ocean?
She lived on a boat in order to scuba dive in the ocean.
She saw many colourful fish, amazing sea animals, and fantastic coral everywhere.
4. What steps did Amanda take to learn scuba dive?
First, she took some classes to learn how to scuba dive safely.
After that, she practised in a swimming pool for a few days.
Then, she lived on a boat for a week in order to do scuba diving in the ocean.
5. How did Amanda feel about seeing the baby shark?
She found it stunning [ˈstʌnɪŋ] adj. 惊人的.
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Tick the correct column.
Holiday experience Lin Tao Amanda
did the activity outside
did the activity with family
did the activity with friends
felt the activity was sometimes very hard
indoor
Retelling
When:
Event:
Who:
Cycling Plan:
Duration(历时):
Saw:
Feeling:
the summer two years ago
cycled from Wuhan to Beijing
Lin Tao and his college friends
Lin Tao’s parents helped him make the plan
almost a month
mountains, forests and rivers, nice people
met difficulties, sometimes wanted to give up but finally succeed
Event:
Where:
With whom:
How:
Saw:
Stunning experience:
learnt to scuba dive
a town beside the ocean
her family
First, took some lessons
Second, practised in the swimming pool
Third, dived in the ocean
fish, sea animals, coral
saw a baby shark near her
never forgets
Think and Share
Think of one of your best experiences during a holiday and share it with a partner.
You may think from these aspects:
Where did you go?
Who did you go with?
What did you do?
Why was it the best experience?
What was your feeling?
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