Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park?

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t: have you ever been to an aquarium?
s:
t: have you ever been to xi shan park?
s:
t: have you ever been to a zoo?
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t: have you ever been to hainan island? do you love water sports? if you do, you should go to hainan island. it’s the second largest island of china. the capital, haikou, is a pretty city with an interesting flower market. in the south of the island, there are many beautiful beaches. every year, water sports, especially swimming, diving and surfing attract large numbers of tourists to the island. hainan island is the place to be, whether it’s summer or winter.
step2: point to the map. say you will hear the conversations. each conversation is about a different place on the map. circle the places you hear.(2a)
1.repeat the words below:
water world, fun times amusement park, river park, center street , theater, green street, aquarium, subway
2.play the recording the first time. the students just listen.
3.play the recording the second time. this time the teacher asks ss to circle places on the map.
4.check the answers.
answers : space museum, aquarium, zoo, water park, river park 
step3: practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation. (2b)
1.read the instructions to the class
2.point out the statements about the three conversations. ask a different student to read each set of statements.
3.play the recording again. ask some students to circle the word true or false after each statement.
4.check the answers.
answers: 1).t t t
     2) ftf
     3) ftt
step4: pairwork. look at the map above and role play conversations. talk about where you have been, where you want to go, and how you are going to get there.(2c)
1.ask two students to read the sample dialogue.
2.ask ss to work in pairs . talk about where you have been, where you want to go, and how you are going to get there.
3. ask a few pairs of students to present their conversations. such as:
 a: have you ever been to a zoo?
 b: yes, i have. ….
step 5: grammar focus  
1.review the grammar box
2.ask some students what they think the word ever means in the question, have you ever been to an aquarium?
help the ss understand that it means at some indefinite time in the past, possibly a year ago, possibly several years ago. contrast that sentence with this sentence without the word ever: did you go to the aquarium on saturday? this sentence is asking about one specific time in the past.
step 6: homework： exercise book p32
presentation on the bb: