Unit Seven Entertainments and Tourist Attractions
I. Aims and Requirements
1. Some entertainment and tourist ads
2. How to write entertainment and tourist ads
3. How to introduce entertainment and tourist attractions
4. Some knowledge about opera
5. Useful words, expressions and language points
II. Introduction
1. Entertainments are popular for the public, such as film, opera and so on. The unit will discuss different kinds of entertainments.
2. Entertainment ads are an important source of information for people to find out what entertainments are currently available. Now this unit will begin with an entertainment ad.
III. Teaching Plans
Task 1 Talking face to face: Entertainment aids
L istening comprehension
Part 1 Read some entertainment and tourist ads
Part 2 Read some dialogues about entertainment and tourist attractions, and learn how to introduce them to the visitors.
Part 3 Useful expressions and sentence patterns about introducing entertainment and tourist attractions
Part 4 Practices
Part 1 Read some entertainment and tourist ads
Sample 1 What Shall We See This Evening
Sample 2 Go to see Chinese Acrobatics.
Part 2 Read some dialogues about entertainment and tourist attractions, and learn how to introduce them to the visitors
Sample1. What Shall We See This Evening
1，Asking programs of this evening: What are we going to see this evening?
2，Giving some selections: There are Beijing opera, a concert and Chinese acrobatics (杂技). What do you prefer?
3，Recommending Beijing opera: I’d recommend Beijing opera. It’s something special you’ve probably never seen before.
4，Discussing Beijing opera: I know. It’s unique to Chinese culture. But I had the chance to enjoy it during my last visit.
5，Discussing the meeting time：When shall we meet?
Part 3 Useful expressions and sentence patterns about introducing entertainment and tourist attractions
(1) There is a … performance here on these days.。