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课件网) Understanding Ideas Starting out Unit6 Hitting the road In this lesson you will: 1. learn some quotes and books about travelling; 2. get the detailed information about the writer’s “hot” and “cool” travelling experience in Sichuan; 3. talk about where you want to travel and why. Objectives Free Talk Look and Say What can you see in the picture What do they do Maybe they are travelling. Do you like travelling What do you think of it Travelling is just like _____, it makes me_____. What do you think the title means “Hit the road” is an idiom. It means leaving a place or starting a new journey. e.g. I really enjoyed the party, but I think it's time to hit the road! e.g. We're going to hit the road early tomorrow to start our trip across the US. Read the quotes and answer the questions. 1.What does each quote say about travel Xunzi’s quote means that travel helps you know the world. Seneca’s quote implies that travel provides you with new feelings and experiences. Gustave Flaubert’s quote suggests that travel makes you realise the world is big. 2.Which quote do you agree with most Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Do you know the book Around the World in Eighty Days 2. What do you think of the ways the characters travelled in the book Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1. What can you see in the pictures Hot pot and things from a museum. 2. What do you expect from a trip food museum hot cool fun Predict where people in the passage travelled and what they did based on the pictures and title. Can you guess their feelings Maybe they went to Sichuan. They ate hot pot. They may feel hot and spicy. They visited a museum. Maybe they thought the things in the museum were very cool. Fast-reading 1. What is the passage A. a food story B. a travelling diary C. a daily blog D. a cultural poster 2. What are mentioned in the passage Sichuan hotpot masks in Sanxingdui Museum Careful-reading 1). Read and tick the ideas in the passage. The weather was very hot in Chengdu. In general,the writer enjoyed the hot pot. The writer was curious about Sanxingdui. The writer does not want to stay in China. 2) Where did the writer’s friend pick him A. In the restaurant B. In the airport. C. At home. D. In the station 3) How does the writer’s feeling change during his hotpot experience ① expected ② enjoyable ③ surprised A. ①②③ B. ②③① C. ③②① D. ①③② √ √ √ √ Careful-reading 1). How does the writer feel during his visit to Sanxingdui Museum A. surprised and unsatisfied B. curious and amazed C. angry and tired D. tired but expeced 2) What’s the difference between the masks and normal ones A. They can see further. B. They can hear clearer. C. They have bigger ears. D. They have smaller eyes. 3) What can we infer from the last paragraph A. The writer was unsatified with his journey to Chengdu. B. The writer is proud of being Chinese and look forward to another jou ... ...
