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Section A How do people spend their holidays?
(1a-1d) &Pronunciation
Unit 1 Happy Holiday
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. learn more words and expressions about holiday activities.
2. grasp the key information about Yaming’s and Emma’s summer
holidays.
3. talk about holiday activities and experiences using the target language.
4. grasp the pronunciation of the vowels /i:/, /ɪ/, /i/, /æ/, and /e/, and
correctly read words containing the related letters.
5. perceive the rhythm and read sentences with correct rhythm.
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2. Where do you think these people are?
1. What is the relationship of the people
in the photo?
3. What are they doing?
They may be a family.
They are crossing a stream while hiking.
They are outdoors, perhaps in the mountains or a forest.
n. 小溪
The family is on vacation/holiday.
Look and Share
What did you do during the summer holiday?
went to the mountains
took music lessons
visited some ancient buildings
visited grandparents
went to a summer camp
went to a festival
Free Talk
Tick the activities you did during the summer holidays.
took music lessons
visited some ancient buildings
went to the mountains
visited my grandparents
went to a festival
went to a summer camp
What else did you do during the summer holiday?
Try to add more and ask your partner with the structure below.
1a
过去式 动词原形
took → take
visited → visit
went → go
-Did you go to a summer camp?
-Yes, I went to a summer camp. /No, I didn’t go to a summer camp.
visited a museum
stayed at home
hanged out with friends
visited places of interest
learned new skills
travelled abroad
Besides traditional festivals, special events with specific themes are also celebrated as festivals in many cultures such as strawberry festivals, music festivals, kite festivals and so on.
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
Weifang International Kite Festival
Culture Tip
Here are two pictures about Yaming’s and Emma’s holidays. Can you infer where they went or what they did?
Yaming
Emma
Mount Huangshan
beautiful landscape
clouds
rocks
pines
strawberries
chocolate
Look and Predict
Listen to the conversations and circle the holiday activities you hear in la.
took music lessons
visited some ancient buildings
went to the mountains
visited my grandparents
went to a festival
went to a summer camp
1b
Listen again and complete the two summaries.
1. Yaming went to Mount Huangshan with his ___________.The landscape there was amazing. Yaming saw the Guest-Greeting Pine, the Sea of ________, lots of strange ________, and many ancient ________.
2. Emma went back to the US with her ______ and _______. She went to a strawberry festival near her ___________ house in Seattle. At the festival, she _______ some strawberry cookies and chocolates.She stayed with her ___________ for _________days.
family
Clouds
rocks
buildings
mum
sister
grandparents’
ate
grandparents
1c
ten
Mount Huangshan, also known as Yellow Mountain, is a world-famous mountain of China. It’s located in Anhui Province. It is famous for its strange rocks, such as Fly-over Rock(飞来石) and the Stone Monkey watching the Sea(猴子观海)and odd pine trees, such as the Greeting-Guest Pine. Besides, the Sea of Clouds also makes Mount Huangshan seem like a fairyland.
Culture Tip
Liaten again and fill in the chart.
Name Where did he/she go/stay? What did he/she do? How did he/she feel?
Yaming To Mount Huangshan. saw the Guest-Greeting Pine, the Sea of Clouds, strange rocks, and ancient buildings. Amazing.
Emma To the US. went to a strawberry festival, ate strawberry cookies and chocolates and visited her grandparents. Fantastic.
Conversation 1
Emma: Hi, Yaming. How was your vacation?
Yaming: Hi, Emma. It was great. I went to Mount Huangshan.
Emma: Oh, really? What was it like?
Yaming: It was so beautiful. No one wanted to leave.
Emma: What did you see there?
Yaming: I saw the Guest-Greeting Pine, the Sea of Clouds, lots of
strange rocks, and many ancient buildings. Here, I can show
you some photos.
Emma: Thanks. ... Wow! That looks amazing!
Did you go with anyone?
Yaming: Yeah, I went with my family. Everyone said they wanted to go again.
Emma: Cool! I'd like to go too!
Listening Scripts(Circle all the indefinite pronouns)
Conversation 1
Emma: Hi, Yaming. How was your vacation
Yaming: Hi, Emma. It was great. I went to Mount Huangshan.
Emma: Oh, really? What was it like?
Yaming: It was so beautiful. No one wanted to leave.
Emma: What did you see there?
Yaming: I saw the Guest-Greeting Pine, the Sea of Clouds, lots of
strange rocks, and many ancient buildings. Here, I can show
you some photos.
Emma: Thanks. ... Wow! That looks amazing! Did you go with anyone?
Yaming: Yeah, I went with my family. Everyone said they wanted to go again.
Emma: Cool! I'd like to go too!
n. 假期(美式英语)
复合不定代词
pron. 没有人
pron. 任何人;有人
pron. 所有人
Listening Scripts(Circle all the indefinite pronouns)
Conversation 2
Yaming: How about you, Emma? Where did you go on holiday?
Emma: I went back to the US with my mum and sister.
Yaming: I see. So, did you do anything interesting there?
Emma: Yes, I went to a strawberry festival. The food was great!
Everything had strawberries in it. I ate strawberry cookies and
strawberry chocolates. They were delicious!
Yaming: That sounds fantastic!
Emma: Yeah, it was. The festival was near my grandparents' house in
Seattle too.
Yaming: Nice! Did you stay with them?
Emma: Yes, we stayed for ten days.
Conversation 2
Yaming: How about you, Emma? Where did you go on holiday?
Emma: I went back to the US with my mum and sister.
Yaming: I see. So, did you do anything interesting there?
Emma: Yes, I went to a strawberry festival. The food was great!
Everything had strawberries in it. I ate strawberry cookies and
strawberry chocolates. They were delicious!
Yaming: That sounds fantastic!
Emma: Yeah, it was. The festival was near my grandparents' house in
Seattle too.
Yaming: Nice! Did you stay with them?
Emma: Yes, we stayed for ten days.
n. 假期(英式英语,或指公共假期)
复合不定代词
pron. 任何事物
pron. 所有事物
1d Talk about Yaming’s and Emma’s holidays.
-Where did Yaming/ Emma go on holiday/vacation?
-He/She went to...
-Did he/she do anything interesting?
-Yes, he/she ...
任何有趣的事
度假
Pair Work
A: Where did Emma go on holiday?
B: She went back to the US.
A: Who did she go with?
B: She went to the US with her mother and sister.
A: Did she do anything interesting?
B: Yes, she went to a strawberry festival and tasted strawberry
cookies and chocolates.
A: How did she think about them?
B: She thought they were delicious.
Sample Conversation
We use the simple past tense to talk about the holiday experiences.
We can talk about the holiday experiences from the following aspects: where, what, who, how.
We can use vivid adjectives more.
We can use compound indefinite pronouns to refer to uncertain things or people.
We use the simple past tense to talk about the holiday experiences.
We can talk about the holiday experiences from the following aspects: where, what, who, how.
We can use vivid adjectives more.
We can use compound indefinite pronouns to refer to uncertain things or people.
Let’s summarize.
How to talk about holidays/ vacation?
place
Where did you go on holiday?
activities
What did you see there?
feelings
I went to …
How was your vacation?
It was great.
What’s it like?
It was so beautiful. No one wanted to leave.
I saw …
That looks amazing!
people
Did you go with anyone?
Yeah, I went with …
Everyone said they wanted to go again.
Cool! I’d like to go too!
Did you do anything interesting there?
Yes, I went to
The food was great!
They were delicious!
That sounds fantastic!
Nice!
time
we stayed for ten days.
语言学习
听说训练
知识梳理
分析拓展
情境口语
学习小结
Let’s check ourselves.
语言能力 我能使用恰当的语言问答假期信息。
询问假期整体感受 -How was your vacation / holiday?
-It was nice / great / cool / special / interesting / beautiful / amazing / fantastic.
询问细节 ①地点
-Where did you go on vacation / holiday?
-I went …
②活动
-Did you do anything interesting there?
-Yes, I …
③景点
-What’s it like?
-It was nice / great / cool / special / interesting / beautiful / amazing / fantastic.
-What did you see there?
-I saw …
语言学习
听说训练
知识梳理
分析拓展
情境口语
学习小结
Let’s check ourselves.
语言能力 我能使用恰当的语言问答假期信息。
询问细节 ④同伴
-Did you go with anyone?
-Yes, I went with …
⑤时长
We stayed for ten days.
表达感受 It was nice / great / cool / special / interesting / beautiful / amazing / fantastic.
No one wanted to leave.
Everyone said they wanted to go again.
Cool! I’d like to go too!
What do you think Emma and Yaming can get from their holiday experiences?
Which one do you prefer? Why?
What do you think of the two experiences?
enjoy the nature wonder
taste the food and perceive festival culture
A holiday is a time to relax, enjoy life, and make memories.
Think and Share
Let’s think.
Which holiday would you like to try? Why?
Answer 1
I would like to try the holiday to Mount Huangshan.
Because Yaming saw the Guest-Greeting Pine, the Sea of Clouds, lots of strange rocks, and many ancient buildings.
Because I like the Guest - Greeting Pine, the Sea of Clouds, lots of strange rocks, and many ancient buildings.
Because the landscape there was amazing and wonderful. There are famous pines, beautiful clouds, strange rocks and ancient buildings. It can make people relax and explore the mystery of nature and history.
Answer 2
I would like to try the strawberry festival.
Because Emma ate strawberry cookies and strawberry chocolates.
Because I want to eat strawberry cookies and strawberry chocolates and stay with my family.
Because there are delicious strawberry foods like cookies and chocolates. Also, it’s a good time to stay and have fun with my family.
开放性问题回答策略
1.初阶:选择原文的观点。
2.中阶:同义替换原文的观点。
3.高阶:总结概括原文核心内容+适当发挥个人想法
Cultural corner.
What is the same thing among different vacation choices in different countries?
Being with family and enjoying happy times.
Pronunciation
Read the following words. Pay attention to pronunciation of the letters in bold in each column and find out the rules.
Read and Think
e ee ea i y e ea a
he
she see
need beach peace trip
swim city
busy fresh
forget bread
ready camp
relax
/i:/
/ɪ/
/i/
/e/
/æ/
注意: /i/是/ɪ/的音位变体,为弱读音,一般出现在非重读音节中。
Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group.
/i:/ /ɪ/ /i/ /e/ /æ/
e ee ea i y e ea a
he
she
_____ see
need
_____ beach peace
_____ trip
swim
_____ city
busy
_____ fresh
forget
_____ bread
ready
_____ camp
relax
_____
me
we
meet
free
please
speak
fit
middle
happy
baby
let
lend
head
healthy
thank
habit
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字母(组合)发音规律
c
在元音字母e、i或y前,常发/s/,如nice、advice、center、city、cycle、fluency等。
在以下情况中常发/k/ A. 在元音字母a、o、u前,如car、cabbage、cost、second、
cover、cup、cut、culture等。
B. 在辅音字母前,如act、attract、physics、picnic、
picture、practice等。
C. 在单词末尾时,如music、basic、historic、magic等。
ck 一般发/k/,如back、lock、luck、neck、pocket、ticket等。
g 一般发/g/,如goal、grade、jog、hungry、progress等;
在e、i、y前常发/dʒ/,如large、change、general、engine、magic、gym、biology、energy等,但有几个常见词除外,如begin、get等。
x 一般发/ks/,如fix、next、taxi、explore等;
有时也发/ks/对应的浊辅音/gz/,如exam、example、exist等。
Listen and repeat. Notice the rhythm.
1. A: How was your holiday?
B: My holiday? Great!
A: What did you do?
B: I went to Beijing
and saw the Great Wall.
Oh, how great it was!
2. A: How was your holiday?
B: My holiday? Really good!
A: What did you do?
B: I hiked in the mountains
and saw the sunrise.
Oh, how beautiful it was!
2
在句子中起粘合作用的助动词、代词、连词、冠词、情态动词等常常会弱读,弱读时,音发得短而快。这些词往往都有自己的弱读音形式(weak form)。例如:
A: Why do you /dujə/ like pandas?
B: Because they’re /ðeə/ very cute.
A: What are you /əju/ doing?
B: We’re /wɪə/ jogging.
Unstressed Words
弱读
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