Module 12Summer in LA

Unit 1

Your host family is meetingyou at the airport.

1.To listen and understand the conversation about a trip to some place

2.To learn some key words and useful expressions

3.To ask and answer questions about a trip to some place

4.To divide the sense group of sentences correctly

Objectives ：

Words:guest, accommodation, each, course, hostPhrases:a bit welcome to…pocket money Patterns:I’m pleased to …Please give a warm welcome to…The good news is…

pant that do not go below the knee

a pair of eyeglasses with dark lenses to protect the eyes from bright sunlight

a place to live, work, stay, etc. in

accommodationn. 住处

shortsn. (pl.) 短裤

n. (pl.) 太阳镜 sunglasses

a garment for the lower parts of the body from waist to ankle that covers each leg; pants; slacks n. (pl.) 裤子 trousers

Warming up

If you are offered a chance to study

in USA for a year, what would you

like to do?

Studying

Travelling

What are the advantages and

disadvantages of studying in a

foreign country?

Discussion

1. We can learn standard language.

2. We can communicate with the

local people.

3. We can know the manners and

customs of the country better.

Advantages:

1. It would be difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people, 2. We can’t understand the language very well. It’s difficult for us to do everything even some simple things. 3. We will miss our homes, miss our parents and friends.

1. It would be difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people, 2. We can’t understand the language very well. It’s difficult for us to do everything even some simple things. 3. We will miss our homes, miss our parents and friends.

Disadvantages:

If you want to experience the manners and customs of the country better, host family is a good choice.

accommodation class everyonefamily group hair jeans newsmoney shorts sunglasses teamtime travel trousers vacation

Questions: 1 Are they at the airport?2 What are the people doing?3 What are they wearing?4 Where are they going?

Look at the photo and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.

Listen and check your answers to Activity 1.

1 Are they at the airport?

2 What are the people doing?Yes, they are.

They are waiting to check in for their flights, changing money and a familyis saying goodbye.

3 What are they wearing?

4 Where are they going?They’re wearing jeans, shorts and glasses.

Maybe they’re going to the mountains.

Listen, read and complete.

Listen, read the conversation and complete the table below.

Special prizeGoing to LA

Travel

Accommodation

Pocket money

Course

Recording

Free

American families

$100 each

English for Daming and Lingling

Crazy Feet CD for Betty and Tony

Listen again and check.

Language points1. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school prize-giving.女士们、先生们，欢迎参加我们学校的颁奖活动。

②用作动词 , 表示“迎接”、“欢迎”等含义。Some teachers were standing in front of the school to welcome the foreign guests.

①句中的 welcome 用作感叹词，如与副词搭配时，则不用 to 。Welcome home!注意 : 作感叹词时 , welcome 前不能加主语，后面也不能加宾语。

③ 用作形容词，有“受欢迎的”之意，可用于 be welcome to do sth. 结构中。如：You’re welcome to stay here whenever you like.④ 用作名词，意为“欢迎”、“迎接”，常用于短语 give sb. a warm welcome 中。如： We gave our new English teacher a warm welcome. ＝ We gave a warm welcome to our new English teacher. ＝ We welcomed our new English teacher warmly.

guest n.① 客人 , 宾客② 旅客 ; 顾客We’re expecting guests to dinner.我们正等候客人进餐。The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。

2. Our special guest is the singer with Crazy Feet.我们的特邀嘉宾是 Crazy Feet 组合。

accommodation n. 住处 ; 膳宿This hospital has accommodation for 200 patients. 这家医院有二百个床位。

3. Your travel is free, your accommodation is with American families, and your pocket money is 100 dollars each.你们的旅程是免费的，你们讲住在美国人家里 , 并且每人有 100 美元的零花钱。

这里的 each 作副词。Those toys cost only five yuan each.each 还可以 :① 用作代词Each of the states has its own flag. ( 作主语 ) Mrs Brown cut the cake into pieces and gave one to each of us. ( 作宾语 ) They each want to do something different. ( 作同位语 )②用作限定词The little boy had a cut ( 伤口 ) on each foot.

course n.① 课程 , 科目 [C] [(+in/on)]② 路线 ; 方向 [C]She took a course in philosophy.她选读了一门哲学课程。Our course was straight to the south.我们的方向是一直向南。

4. Lingling and Daming are doing an English course.玲玲和大明将会上英语课。

host ① n. 主人 , 东道主② vt. 作 ...... 主人 ( 或东道主 ), 主办 , 主持Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games? 哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国？It remains unknown which country will host the international tennis tournament. 现在仍不知道哪个国家主办国际网球锦标赛。

5. It starts on 1st August and your host family is meeting you at the airport.课程从 8 月 1 日开始，并且你们的接待家庭将在机场接你们。

Find sentences in the conversationwhich suggest that ...1 The four friends want to look their

best.

2 Tony is a little nervous.

3 The head teacher likes Crazy Feet.

Your hair looks nice. You look smart.

Everyone is watching us. The whole class is just behind us.

Everyone in my family is a huge fan.

4 Becky Wang has good memories of the school days.

5 Tony wants to look cool at the recording studio.

My time here was very important ...

But I haven’t got anything to wear. And my jeans are too small. My sunglasses are very old.

Answer the questions.1 What does accommodation include?

2 What’s the difference between jeans, trousers and shorts?

3 What is the news Becky Wang tells Betty and Tony?

It includes somewhere to sleep, and some meals (at least breakfast).

Trousers are longer and shorts are shorter.

The news is: they can watch her group recording its next CD.

4 How big is a class in your school?

5 How big is a typical family in China?

6 What colour is your hair?

7 What money is used in the USA?

There are fifty students in one class.

A typical family in China includes parents, a child and grandparents.

My hair is black.

Us dollars (US $) is used in the USA.

Listen to the sentences.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ourschool prize-giving. Our special guest is the singer with Crazy Feet. The groupis very popular -- everyone in my familyis a huge fan! Please give a warmwelcome to Becky Wang!Now say the sentences aloud.

Tips: 听的时候注意按意群位置停顿。

They’re going to LA. They fly to LA at the beginning of August. Their ...

Look at the notes in Activity 4 and talk about what Betty, Tony, Lingling and Daming are going to do in LA.

Work in pairs.

-- How long will you stay in LA?

-- We’re spending a week in LA ...

Imagine you’re going to LA. Make

notes about your plans.

Now work with another group. Ask and

answer questions about your trips to LA.

课后回顾课后回顾

Welcome to …Please give a warm welcome to …So, finally …The good news is …Don’t be silly!It’s been wonderful to be here.

本课时主要句型

Quiz

1. 有点紧 ________________________

2. 热烈欢迎某人 ______________________

3. …… 的美好回忆 ____________________

4. 飞往上海 _________________________

5. 寄宿家庭 ___________________

6. 别犯傻了 _____________________

give a warm welcome to sb.

good memories of …

I. 把下列短语翻译成英文。a bit/a little/kind of tight

fly to Shanghai

don’t be silly

host family

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1. My __________ ( 太阳镜 ) are very old.

2. Your _______ ( 主人 ) family is meetin

g

you at the airport.

3. Your ________________ ( 住宿 ) is wit

h

American families.

4. Your pocket money is 100 dollars

______ ( 对每个 ).

sunglasses

host

accommodation

each

II. 根据句意和汉语提示完成句子。

5. Lingling and Daming are doing an

English _______ ( 课程 ).

6.The summer _________ ( 假期 ) will start

in July.

7. Mr. Black is our ____________ ( 校长 ).

8. My _______ ( 短裤 ) are short.

course

shorts

head teacher

vacation

1. Learn the new words and

expressions by heart.

2. Preview Unit 2.

Homework