介绍:
Unit.8 Let’s go away
Holiday USA
Vocabulary Holiday activities
Grammar can/ can’t for possibilities.
Help with listening can ; can’t
Review past simple
Quick Review
Work in pairs. How many different things do you both do in your free time?
How many of these things did you do last week ?
Vocabulary
Think of three places people go in your city ? What do they do there? Compare your answers with your partners.
Tick the words or phrases you know and match them with the pictures
go for walks go fishing go sightseeing go shopping go to the beach go skiing
go swimming go cycling go on boat trips sunbathe have picnics stay in a hotel
stay with friends/ family camp rent a car rent a bike travel by public transport
go on holiday (US: vacation )
Make questions with these words
1.last/ holiday / your / was /when When was your last holiday?
2.did / go / Where / you ? _________________________________
3.Who / did / with/ go /you? _________________________________
4.stay/ you/ did / Where ? ________________________________
5.did/ What / in the day / do /you? ________________________________
6.around / How / you / did / travel ? ________________________________
7.have / you / a good time / Did ? ________________________________
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer about your last holiday.
What do you know about San Francisco ? Find these things in the photos.
a prison a cable car a bridge a park an island tourists boats
8.1 James is asking his friend , Rachel about San Francisco , listen and put A-D in orders.
Work in pairs and match activities that Rachel talks about to these places --- Golden Gate Park (G), Nob Hill (N), and Fisherman’s Wharf (F)
1.go for long walks 2. go there by cable car 3. see street musicians
4.see the whole city 5. eat good seafood 6. walk from there to China Town
7.relax in Japanese Tea Garden 8. go from there to Alcatraz
Grammar
We use can to say something possible. You can go on a boat trip.
We use can’t to say something impossible. You can’t stay on the island.
8.2
Listen! How we say can and can’t？
You can go by a cable car. You can’t stay on the island.
8.3 listen and tick the sentence you hear first.
(1) You can go for walks. You can’t go for walks.
(2)You can go shopping. You can’t go shopping.
(3)You can go swimming. You can’t go swimming.
(4)You can stay here. You can’t stay here.
(5)You can rent a car. You can’t rent a car.
8.4 Listen and practice. Copy the strong and weak forms of can.
Can you go swimming there? Yes, you can. No, you can’t.
Practice
James will also go to visit Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. Work in pairs and role play the practice below
Work in pairs. Choose a holiday place that you know, but your partner doesn’t know. It can be in your country or in another country. Which of the activities that you can do or can’t do in the place.
Go dancing late at night. Go to the cinema after 11 p.m.
Watch films in English. Go shopping on Sundays.
Go to football matches. Go out to eat at 2 a.m.
Travel by public transport after midnight. Go to museums.
A trip to Thailand
Vocabulary adjectives to describe places
Grammar comparatives
Review can for possibility; holiday activities
Quick Review
Imagine a friend who is on holiday in your city, town, region. Think of five things she/he can do there. Work in pairs and tell your partners your idea.
Vocabulary
Find the opposites
noisy boring clean old friendly dangerous crowded unfriendly empty
Safe modern quiet dirty interesting
Choose eight adjectives from above and for each write the name of a place you know.
e.g. Oxford in London is always very crowded.
Look at the picture below. How much do you know about Thailand?
Read about the two places for holiday. And choose one for holiday. Tell your partner which one you choose and why ?
Read again .
Find three things that you can do in each place.
Read these sentences comparing Phuket and Bangkok. Which sentence is false?
A)The Kata Hotel is smaller than the Sawadee Hotel.
B)Phuket is hotter than Bangkok.
C)Bangkok is probably noisier.
D)Bangkok is more crowded than Phuket.
E)The holiday in Bangkok is more expensive.
Grammar
Comparatives
1) With most 1-syllable adjectives (small, odd) add er.
2)With 1-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + Vowel+consonant, double the last consonant and add er.
bigger hotter
3)With most 2-syllable words ending in y , change y into i and add er.
happier noisier
4)With most other two or three -syllable words put more before the adjectives.
More crowded more expensive
5)the comparatives for good and bad are irregular
Better worse
Practice the comparatives
boring _________ beautiful______________
dirty__________ good _____________
bad__________ dangerous _____________
8.5
Listen to Luke and Monica planning a holiday in Thailand. Where does each person want to go? Find one reason why they want to go there？
8.6 Practice
Fill the gaps with comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. Use than if necessary.
1.Phuket’s more beautiful than Bangkok. (beautiful)
2.Bangkok’s _____________ .(interesting)
3.Phuket looks ____________ Bangkok. (good)
4.But Bangkok’s ___________. (crowded)
5.And the people in Phuket are probably _________. (friendly)
6.But Phuket’s ___________. (expensive)
7.I still think Bangkok’s __________ Phuket. (interesting)
8.Phuket’s probably ___________. (safe)
9.And it’s ______________. (quiet )
8.7 Where do you think Luke and Monica went on holiday ? Listen and check.
Practice
Choose one of the adjectives in the brackets and then fill the gaps with the comparative form and than.
my town/city
1.Food is _______________ it was last year. (expensive/ cheap)
2.It’s ___________ it was five years ago. (dangerous / safe)
3.Public transport is ___________ it was ten years ago. (good / bad)
My life
4.My English is __________ it was last month. (good/ bad)
5.My hair is _____________ it was last year. (long / short)
6.My life is ___________ it was five years ago. (interesting / boring)
Write two more sentences about your town , city or your life.
Make comparative sentences with the words below
Rio de Janeiro :
11million people
Sao Paolo:
16 million people big:
a Big Mac in Australia:
$ 2 a Big Mac in
Switzerland:
$5 expensive:
Bill Gates:
$ 39.8 billion John Paul Getty:
$1.6 billion rich:
Jennifer Lopez:
born 1970 Leonardo DiCaprio:
born 1974 old:
Cuba:
115 000 km2 Ireland:
83 000 km2 small:
Planning a day out
Real World planning a day out: I’d rather... / I’d like... /I want...
Help with listening I’d and the schwa /ə/
Review can/ can’t ; free time activities
Quick Review
Think of two holiday places in your country. Write five sentences comparing them. Work in pairs. Tell your partner your sentences. Which places does he/she think is nicer to visit ? Why ?
A day out
Work in pairs. Think about places near where you live. Where can people go for : an exciting, an interesting, a relaxing day out?
Read and answer questions
Chessington
1.Can you go to Chessington on Sundays?
2.Which animals can you see there ?
3.How long is Chessington open every day?
4.What are the names of two rides?
Regent’s Park
5.Is the theatre in Regent’s Park Open in October?
6.Can you go on a bird walk in the evenings?
7.How long is the Royal London Bike Ride?
8.What kind of music can you hear in the park?
Read the articles again. How many things can you do in each places?
8.8
Listen to the Stevens family. Put the places they talk about in order. Where do they decide to go?
A) Chessington B) Regent’s Park C) the station D) the beach E) an open air theater
Listen again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) ?
1.The Stevens family went to the beach last weekend.
2.Mrs Steven thinks Regent’s Park is boring.
3.Her son wants to go to Chessington.
4.His friends went to Chessington two weeks ago.
5.He can bring a friend with him.
How we ask and answer about a day out
asking people about what they want to do saying what you want to do
What do you want to do tomorrow?
Where would you like to go?
Do you want to go to Regent’s Park? I’d like to go to the beach.
I want to go to Chessington.
I’d rather stay at home.
8.9
Listen and practice. Copy the stress and intonation.
Practice
A) Work in pairs. Take turns to suggest plans for Friday.
B) Plan a day out using the words below
which place when to go how to get there where/ when to meet things to do there
E.g. Where shall we go ? Let’s go to ______________________.
Come to the wedding
Vocabulary verb collocations
Review can / can’t ; question words
Quick review
Write the alphabet A-Z and try to write a word for each letter: A- ask, B-ball....
Answer the questions below
1.When did you last go to a wedding ?
2.Where was is ?
3.Whose wedding was it ?
4.How many people were there ?
5.What did you wear ?
6.What did/ didn’t you like about the wedding ?
Read email 1 and tick the correct sentences
1.Phil can go to the wedding.
2.The wedding is in England.
3.He can only stay for three days.
4.He wants to travel around by motorbike.
Read Email 2 and answer the questions
1.How many weeks can Phil stay with Ellen?
2.Did Ellen rent a motorbike for Phil?
3.Is it easy to get to Ellen’s home?
4.Does uncle Jeff always work in Canada ?
Practice
Read the emails again and find two more words or phrases to go with the verbs
1)book:
a flight
____________
____________
2)rent:
A motorbike
____________
____________
3)get :
to your / our place
_____________
_____________
4)stay:
with you / us
______________
______________
Practice
Fill the gaps with the correct form of book, rent, stay or get.
1.When was the last time you stayed with a friend?
2.Do you ______ your home or did you buy it？
3.How do you _________ to your English class?
4.Do you ever _______ a taxi home after class?
5.Where was the last hotel you ________ in?
6.Do you ever _________ on the Internet ?
7.How much is it to _________ a car in your town/city ?
8.Do you need to ________ a table at your favorite restaurant?
8.10 Listen to the song and choose the correct words
Holiday! Celebrate! Holiday! Celebrate!
CHORUS
If we took/ had a holiday, took some time to celebrate / have fun
Just one day/week out of life, it would be, would be so great /nice
If we finally spread the word/news, we’re going to have a party/celebration
All across the world, in every nation / country , it’s time for the happy /good times
Forget about the old/bad times, Oh yeah~~ one day to live/ come together
To realize the pressure, we need / want a holiday
CHORUS
We can turn this place/ world around, and bring back all of those happy days/ times
Put your troubles down, it’s time to celebrate / have fun, let love shine
And we will find/get a way to live/ come together, can make life/things better
We need/ want a holiday
CHORUS
Holiday! Celebrate! Holiday! Celebrate!
CHORUS
Holiday! Celebrate! Holiday! Celebrate!
Review
Fill the gaps with these prepositions or --
by to with in on for
1.Travel by public transport.
2.Go - sightseeing.
3.Go ______ the beach.
4.Go ______ a boat trip.
5. Go _______ walks.
6. Rent _____ a car.
7. Stay _____ a hotel.
8. Stay _____ friends.
Make questions with the words
1) to / a bus / can / get / I / the
