Unit 7 Where would you like to visit?

ⅳ. teaching methods
1. listening    2. pairwork     3. explanation
ⅴ. teaching aids
1. a tape recorder
2. some pictures of hawaii, mexico and niagara falls
ⅵ. teaching procedures
step ⅰ revision
（1） revise the target language by asking question, where would you like to go on vacation?
get several students to give different answers.
then ask them to work in pairs to practise with:
where would you like to go on vacation?
i’d like/love to…because i like… vacations.
（2） check homework by asking several ones to read their conversations.
（3）check homework by dictating the following words:
tiring, educational, fascinating, thrilling, relaxing, dangerous, exotic, trek. jungle, take it easy, explore, historic
after dictating, hove students check in pairs. make a survey by asking them to put up hands to see how many have written out all the words correctly.
step ⅱ 2a
read the instructions to the students.
look at the four sentences in the box.
they are from a conversation, but they are not in the right order. we will listen to a conversation talking about going on a vacation. we can see the number in from of the fourth sentence. it’s a sample answer
please write the right numbers before the first three sentences in the blanks.
then play the tape. students only listen this time. try to catch the main idea of the conversation. next play the tape again. students listen and write the numbers in the blanks.
check the answers.
step ⅲ 2b
this activity provides listening practice using the target language, too.
read the instructions to students, and make sure that they know what to do.
look at the first column, "place". someone doesn’t like going to these places.
why? choose the reason for each place from the second column. write the letters of the reasons in the blanks before the places/let’s read the contents in the chart first. get them to read the places and reasons several times. then say, we’ll listen to the same recording again. listen and match each place with a reason for not going there. play the recording again.
ask students to fill in their answers.
check the answers
step ⅳ 2c
read the instructions to the students. tell them to use the information in activities 2a and 2b to role play conversations.
（holding a picture of hawaii）. i hope to visit hawaii some day.
get a student to answer, so do i. i like places where the weather is always warm.
showing a picture of mexico, ask two students to make up similar conversations. note to use the information in activities 2a and 2b.