_to_w__n built during the early Qing Dynasty. See the home of Shen Congwen, a m__o_d_e_r_n C__h_in_e_s_e_w__r_it_e_r 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 ___b_e_s_t__ places to go white-water rafting in China.
Mount Heng
Zhangjiajie
Fenghuang
Travel Plan 1
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 _n_ig_h_t_t_r_a_i_n to Fenghuang, an ancient mountain
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.
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.
Place Date
Paris, France _____2_5__J_u_n_e____________
Day 4: Travel to the top of M__o_u_n__t _T_ia_n__zi. See the splendid sight of the high mountains rising up through the clouds. The highest mountain is over _1_,_2_0_0____ metres high. Price: ￥ 1,600
Planning a holiday for your family
Skills building 1 recognizing dates and names of
places
1. 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
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
Place
Geneva, Switzerland
Date ______8_J_u__lthe mountains, beautiful sights, pretty little
____v_il_l_a_g_es________
Step 1: Reading travel leaflets
3. In British English, we can write a complete date in three ways: 23 November 2010 23rd November 2010 23/11/2010
There are two ways to read the date in British English: • the twenty-third of November 2010 • November the twenty-third 2010
Say the dates
Writing(写法） Speaking （读法）
January 1st March 8th
January the first March the eighth
August 2nd July 3rd
August the second July the third
February 12th February the twelfth
Say the dates of these holidays.
New Year’s Day(元旦) January first
Women’s Day (妇女节) March eighth
April Fool’s Day (愚人节) April first
Youth day(青年节)
May fourth
Notes
Eiffel Tower, ___m__u_s_e_u_m_s_______, sitting at
a café, wonderful food
Place Date Notes
___R_o_m__e___, Italy 1 July
Museums, ______c_h_u_r_c_h_e_s ____, beautiful old buildings
Children’s Day(儿童节) June first
Teachers’ Day(教师节) September tenth
National Day(国庆节) October first
Christmas(圣诞节)
December 25th
2. Pay attention to the ending of the number.