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A trip to the Silk Road
Unit 1
Lesson 2 Our trip plan
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Learning objectives
Learn about the cities along the Silk Road , discuss them with partners and improve our communication and cooperative skills.
Read and comprehend an email about a trip along the Silk Road. Answer questions and complete tasks to enhance our reading and thinking abilities.
Role-play a conversation based on the email, promoting our language expression and creativity and deepening their understanding of the Silk Road’s historical and cultural significance.
In this lesson, we will be able to:
Which of the following will Jenny visit according to the school’s plan for her trip?
①
②
③
④
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
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what cities will Jenny visit?
1 What do you know about the cities along
the Silk Road? Discuss with your partner.
Xi’an
Lanzhou
Dunhuang
Kashi
Read Para. 1-2 and mark the place Jenny will visit.
the Terra Cotta Warriors
the Yellow River
the Mogao Caves
How does the writer describe the plan?
time?
space?
feeling?
Read the text carefully again and finish the timeline.
Read the whole text and answer the following questions.
A How will Jenny and her classmates go to Lanzhou from Xi’an?
B Where are the Mogao Caves?
C What is special about this trip?
Take a train.
They are in Dunhuang.
They will learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
Hi, Li Ming
I’m so excited! My classmates and I will go to China! we will travel along the Silk Road.
We will start in Xi’an, we will visit the Terra Cotta Wariors and have some Chinese food. Then we will take a train to Lanzhou. It is not far from Xian. I want to walk along the Yellow River. Our last stop along the Silk Road is Dunhuang. Dunhuang is my dream city. I’m looking forward to visiting the Mogao Caves. I can’t wait to see the beautiful ancient paintings there.
The Silk Road is very long, and we don’t have enough time, we can only see part of it. But this trip will be very special. We will learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
Our trip ends in Beijing. I hope to see you there.
That is the plan for our trip.
Read the email and answer the questions.
A How will Jenny and her classmates go to Lanzhou from Xi’an?
B Where are the Mogao Caves?
C What is special about this trip?
Take a train./By train.
In Dunhuang.
They will learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
the Terra Cotta Warriors
some Chinese food
take a train
Xi’an
visit
have
the Terra Cotta Warriors
some Chinese food
the Yellow River
take a train
Xi’an
visit
have
Lanzhou
walk along
the Terra Cotta Warriors
some Chinese food
the Yellow River
the Mogao Caves
the beautiful ancient paintings
take a train
Xi’an
visit
have
Lanzhou
walk along
Dunhuang
visit
see
the Terra Cotta Warriors
some Chinese food
the Yellow River
the Mogao Caves
the beautiful ancient paintings
take a train
Xi’an
visit
have
Lanzhou
walk along
Dunhuang
visit
see
Beijing
A How will Jenny and her classmates go to Lanzhou from Xi’an?
B Where are the Mogao Caves?
C What is special about this trip?
Read the email and answer the questions.
They will take a train.
The Mogao Caves are in Dunhuang.
They can learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
Read the email again and complete the timeline.
visit ____________________
and eat Chinese food
visit the Mogao Caves and see __________________________
______________
the Yellow River
Xi’an
the Terra Cotta Warriors
Dunhuang
Lanzhou
Beijing
the beautiful ancient paintings
walk along
Complete the conversation and then role-play it.
Post-reading
Li Ming: Hi, Mum. _________
Mum: That’s wonderful. Where will they go?
Li Ming: They will travel along the Silk Road. _________
Mum: Which places will they visit?
Li Ming: _________
Mum: I guess they will also go to Dunhuang.
Li Ming: _________ They will see the beautiful ancient paintings in the Mogao Caves.
Mum: It will be a nice journey!
C
D
A
B
A They will visit Xi’an and Lanzhou.
B Yes, that’s their last stop along the Silk Road.
C Jenny and her classmates will come to China.
D They will learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
Language points
1. We will start in Xi’an. 我们将从西安出发。
start v. 开始;着手;启动
start to do sth. =start doing sth.=begin to do sth.=begin doing sth. 开始做某事
e.g. She began/started to learn English at the age of five.
她 5 岁开始学习英语。
n. 开端;开始
e.g. Things look good at the start of the year.
年初,情况看起来不错。
2. It is not far from Xi’an. 它离西安不远。
“far from 离……远”,该短语通常不与具体数字连用,若与具体数字连用表示距离,常用away from。
e.g. The cinema is far (away) from my school.
电影院离我的学校很远。
It is over 300 kilometers away from my hometown.
它离我的家乡有300多千米远。
3
Language Points
along 介词, “沿着”
along the way 沿途,一路上,一路走来
Along the way, he met a lot of people.
一路上,他遇到了很多人。
We will take a picture along the way.
我们将在路上拍照。
3.We will learn about the history and culture of China along the way.
一路上我们将了解中国的历史和文化。
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Language Points
end ①v.结束,终止
The movie ends.电影结束了。
② n.终止,结局;末端
in the end 最后; at the end of在……最后/末端;
by the end of 到…….末为止;
from beginning to end从头到尾。
Do you know the end of the story?
你知道这个故事的结尾吗?
4.Our trip ends in Beijing.我们的旅行在北京结束。
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Language Points
5.I hope to see you there. 我希望在那儿见到你。
hope to do sth. 希望做某事
I hope to see you soon. 我希望很快见到你。
拓展:①hope+(that)从句 希望……
I hope (that) everything goes well.我希望一切顺利。
②hope for渴望/盼望……
We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.我们盼望着星期天天气好。
③hope n.希望
You mustn't give up hope.你一定不要放弃希望。
Read the email again and complete the timeline.
Xi’an
Dunhuang
Beijing
Lanzhou
visit ___________
and eat Chinese food
visit the Mogao Caves and see ____________________
___________
the Yellow River
the Terra Cotta Warriors
walk along
the beautiful ancient paintings
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Pair work
Retell the plan about the trip to the Silk Road.
Which is the first stop of their trip and what will they do
They will start in Xi’an. They will visit the Terra Cotta Warriors and have some Chinese food.
根据句意及汉语或首字母提示填写单词
Nanjing, an ancient capital of China, is famous for its history and_________(文化).
That young man has a________(特殊的)ability to write with two hands at the same time.
People from the southern p_______ of China like sweet and icy food
We need to have e________ sleep so that we can be energetic in class.
The railway station is f______ from here, so we need to take a bus.
culture(s)
special
art
nough
ar
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
classmate paint China start dream have see dream
6.The newspaper says that the concert ___________tomorrow at 8: 00 p. m.
7.—Dad, they are my new ____________Daniel and Daniel.
—OK. Glad to see you, Simon and Daniel.
8. There are a lot of ___________from China in that art museum.
9. We should make an effort to do our best and our ________ will come true.
10.Lingling is a___________ girl. She has black hair and black eyes.
11.He hoped ________ his old friend during his stay in Tianjin.
12. The children all look forward to ______ good time at school.
will start
classmates
paintings
dreams
Chinese
to see
having
Homework
1.Read the conversation and try to recite it.
2. Finish off the exercise book.
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