新目标初中英语八年级上--Unit 3 What are you doing

Unit 3  What are you doing for vacation?
[00:04.78]SECTION A
[00:07.73]1b Listen to the conversations and number the pictures[1-3].
[00:42.40]2a Listen.What are Hector,Sumi and Molly doing for vacation?
[01:20.77]2b Listen again.When are they going on vacation?
[01:27.33]Fill in the chart¹ under "When".
[01:59.51]3a Read the conversation.Then fill in the chart.
[02:07.06]What are you doing for vacation, Ada?
[02:10.82]I'm going to Tibet² for a week.
[02:14.58]That sounds interesting!What are you doing there?
[02:19.42]I'm going hiking³ in the mountains.
[02:23.07]How about you,Tony?
[02:26.13]What are you  doing for vacation?
[02:29.97]I'm visiting my friend in Hong Kong.
[02:33.73]Oh yeah? How long are you staying?
[02:37.57]Just for four days.I don't like going away for too long.
[02:42.90]Well, have a good time.Show me your photos when we get back to school.
[02:49.56]SECTION B
[02:56.54]2a Listen.What does the reporter ask Vanessa Romero?
[04:08.40]2b Listen again.Write Vanessa's answers to the questions you checked.
[05:19.76]3a Read the magazine article.What are Pierre Lambert's vacation plans?
[05:28.44]Write the number of each picture next to the correct activity.
[05:34.37]Pierre Lambert's Vacation Plans!
[05:38.81]Pierre Lambert,the famous French singer,is taking a long vacation this summer!
[05:46.17]He thought about going to Greece⁴ or Spain,but finally decided⁵ on Canada.
[05:53.15]"I always take vacations in Europe," he said.
[05:58.01]"This time I want to do something different.
[06:02.66]I heard that Canada is beautiful,
[06:06.52]and I know there are many people there who speak French"
[06:11.38]Pierre is going to Canada's Great Lakes region⁶.
[06:15.93]He is leaving the first week in June and staying until September.
[06:22.09]He plans to have a very relaxing vacation.
[06:26.82]"I'm taking walks(__),going fishing (____),and going bike riding (____).
[06:33.69]I'm hoping that the beautiful countryside will help me forget all my problems.
[06:40.22]At night, I'm renting videos (____) and sleeping a lot (____)...
[06:46.39]A no-stress vacation!I can't wait.
[06:51.95]I'll be a new man when I return to Paris!"
[06:56.63]Words and expressions⁷ in unit 3
[07:05.87]babysit              at home              Tibet                HongKong
[07:13.80]v.临时受雇照顾(婴儿) 在家                 西藏                 香港
[07:21.73]how long             get back             San Francisca        sports camp
[07:30.81]多久                 回来                 旧金山               运动野营
[07:39.89]Hawaii               go bike riding       sightseeing          go sightseeing
[07:49.05]n.夏威夷             骑自行车旅行         观光,游览            去观光旅行
[07:58.22]take walks           fishing              go fishing           rent
[08:06.50]去散步               n.捕鱼,钓鱼          去钓鱼               v.租用,出租
[08:14.79]plan                 take a vacation      think about          Greece
[08:23.42]n.计划,设计,筹划     去度假               考虑,思考            希腊
[08:32.05]finally              decide               decide on            lake
[08:40.32]adv.最后地,最终      v.决定,下决心,解决   决定                 n.湖,湖泊
[08:48.59]the Great Laket      region               Countryside          forget
[08:57.06]五大湖               n.地方,区域          n.乡下,农村,乡村     v.忘记,忘却
[09:05.54]a no-stress vacation return               Paris                go camping⁸
[09:14.76]一个没有压力的假期   v.回来,归去,归还     巴黎                 去野营
[09:23.98]tourist              the Great Wall
[09:31.21]n.旅行者,游客        长城

1 chart   

n.图表，图解，海图；vt.制成图表

参考例句：

• The chart shows an up trend of meat prices.图表显示肉价呈上升趋势。
• He copied the chart from a book.他从一本书上复印了那个图表。

2 Tibet   

n.西藏

参考例句：

• It was the year before last that he went to Tibet.他前年去的西藏。
• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。

3 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

4 Greece   

n.希腊

参考例句：

• Both children have been to Greece.两个孩子都去过希腊。
• Have you been to Greece before?你以前去过希腊吗？

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

7 expressions   

n.表情( expression的名词复数 )；表示；（数学）表达式；词

参考例句：

• ritualized expressions of grief 以例行的方式表达悲伤
• The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 camping   

n.野营，露营，帐幕生活

参考例句：

• When are you going camping again?你什么时候再去露营？
• My class went camping last summer.去年夏天我们班去露营了。