Unit 2 Wish you were here,Planning a holiday for your family,Task,Skills building 1: recognizing dates and place names,Pay attention to three pieces of information. the day of the month, e.g., the 2nd the month, e.g., January, November the year, e.g., 1997, 2010,January the first,March the eighth,August the second,July the third,February the twelfth,Say the dates,New Years Day(元旦) Womens Day (妇女节) April Fools Day (愚人节) Youth day(青年节),January first,March eighth,April first,Say the dates of these holidays.,May fourth,Childrens Day(儿童节) Teachers Day(教师节) National Day(国庆节) Christmas(圣诞节),June first,September tenth,October first,December 25th,2. Pay attention to the ending of the number. Most dates end with -th (e.g., 4th/fourth). However, some have different endings, e.g. 1st/first 21st /twenty-first 2nd/second 22nd/twenty-second 3rd/third 23rd/twenty-third,3. In British English, we can write a complete date in three ways: 23 November 2013 23rd November 2013 23/11/2013,There are two ways to read the date in British English: the twenty-third of November 2013 November the twenty-third 2013,Fill in the table. Listen to Mary talk with Charles about her trip to Europe and complete the table below with the information you hear.,25 June,museums,Rome,churches,8 July,villages,Read the two leaflets and listen carefully, complete the travel plans of “Hunan Province Adventure” and “Explore Shandong Province”. Then talk with your partners about it, try to give as many details as possible.,Step 1: reading travel leaflets,Mount Heng,Zhangjiajie,Fenghuang,Destinations: Mount Heng, Fenghuang, and Zhangjiajie Day 1 & 2: Enjoy nature at Mount Heng, near Hengyang, and spend the day climbing the mountain. Take a _ to Fenghuang, an ancient mountain,Travel Plan 1,night train,_ built during the early Qing Dynasty. See the home of Shen Congwen, a _ _ who wrote about life in the countryside of Hunan. Day 3: Travel by bus to Zhangjiajie. Go white-water rafting on the Mengdong River, one of the _ places to go white-water rafting in China.,town,modern,Chinese writer,best,Day 4: Travel to the top of _. See the splendid sight of the high mountains rising up through the clouds. The highest mountain is over _ metres high. Price: ￥ 1,600,Mount Tianzi,1,200,Qufu,Jinan,Taian,Travel Plan 2,Destination: Jinan, Taian, and Qufu Day 1: Explore Jinan, _ . Visit Baotu Spring. See Daming Lake. Then take a bus to the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese people.,the City of Springs,Days 2 & 3: Take a bus to Taian and climb Mount Tai. Spend about _ hours climbing to South Heaven Gate near the top of the mountain. Watch the sunrise on the mountaintop early _. Visit Dai Temple at _. Relax a little bit at a teahouse.,six,the next morning,the foot of the mountain,Day 4: Take a bus to Qufu, the place where Confucius was buried. Confucius, also known as Kongzi, was a great Chinese _. Price: ￥ _,teacher,1,300,Skills building 2: forming questions,1. We often ask others questions to get more information. The key questions words in English are: what, where, when, who, why and how.,My parents are going to Germany by plane this summer. They will buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry their supplies of food and water.,where,who,how,when,what,why,Look at the following sentences:,2. When forming questions, remember to change the order of the subjects and verb. 3. We use auxiliary verbs such as be and do with question words to form questions.,Answers: 1. _ 2. _,Use question words to complete the questions on page 35.,When did you leave home?,Why did you come to Shanghai?,3. _ 4. _ _ 5. _ 6. _,What would you like to see in Shanghai?,Where are you from?/ Where do you come from?,How did you come here?,Who/whom are you traveling with?,Step 2: choosing a holiday destination,When you are making your holiday travelling plans, what will you consider?,1. Type of holiday: _ 2. Cost: _ _,What type of holiday do you prefer?,How much will you spend?/How much money are you going to spend?,3. Places to visit: _ _ 4. Dates: _,Where do you want to go and what do you want to see?,When do you want to go travelling?,5. Length of time _ _,How long do you want to spend on your holiday?,Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about holiday destination. Try to get as many details as possible, places to visit, time, cost and so on.,Skills building 3: w