初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 6 B

UNIT 6 Where would you like to visit?
[00:09.01]SECTION B
[00:11.51]1 Brainstorm¹ a list of things that are important
[00:15.35]to you when you go on vacation.
[00:18.86]not too hot
[00:21.30]near the ocean
[00:24.10]2a  Jeff has a summer job at a travel agency².
[00:29.33]Listen to the conversations and number the
[00:32.12]pictures.
[00:34.26]Jeff,I have to go out for half an hour.
[00:37.15]Could you please answer the phone?
[00:39.24]Just take messages and I'll call people back.
[00:42.38]Sure...Hello,Ace³ Travel.
[00:51.41]Jeff Marino speaking.How may I help you?
[00:54.68]I'd like some information on vacation packages,
[00:56.77]please.
[00:58.31]My boss is out of the office for half an hour.
[01:00.67]Could she call you back?
[01:02.62]Actually,I'd like to get some information now,
[01:04.87]if you wouldn't mind...
[01:07.03]Oh.Well,I guess it would be OK.
[01:09.57]So,where would you like to go?
[01:11.31]Oh,I don't know.Somewhere warm.
[01:14.47]Somewhere warm...How about Hawaii?
[01:18.22]Oh...no...I...I don't like flying.
[01:21.86]OK.Well,there's always Florida,which is nice...
[01:31.12]Hi,Ace Travel.Jeff Marino speaking.
[01:34.99]Hello.I'd like to find out about your vacation
[01:37.86]packages.
[01:39.20]Sure.What kind of vacation are you looking for?
[01:42.54]Well,I hope to go on a nature tour.
[01:44.84]Well,we have a great whale watch tour.
[01:47.71]You might like that.
[01:50.08]Hmmm...It depends on where it is.
[01:52.67]I don't want to go anywhere cold.
[01:55.18]Hmmm...let's see.
[01:57.61]Yes,we have a summer whale watch tour...
[02:11.59]Hi,Ace Travel.Can I help you?
[02:14.43]I hope so.I saw your advertisement for vacations
[02:18.09]in California⁴.
[02:19.62]We'd like to go somewhere that's fun for kids.
[02:23.50]Fun for kids...hmmm...How about Los Angeles?
[02:27.98]Kids love visiting Hollywood⁵.
[02:29.95]Oh,but we don't really like big cities.
[02:33.72]I see.Then maybe you'd enjoy...
[02:40.22]2b  Listen to the conversations again and
[02:44.68]complete the chart.
[02:47.53]2c PAIRWORK
[02:49.85]Look at the chart above.Role play Jeff's
[02:52.98]conversations.
[02:54.92]Where would you like to go?
[02:56.65]I'd like to go somewhere warm.
[02:59.30]What else can you tell me?I don't want...
[03:04.58]3a Read the e-mail message.Then read
[03:08.85]the statements⁶ about the e-mail message.
[03:12.14]Write "T"(for true),"F"(for false) or "DK"
[03:17.74](for don't know).
[03:20.15]Subject:vacation
[03:22.41]From:S.T.Zhang
[03:25.07]Dear Ace Travel,
[03:27.13]My family and I want to take a trip this summer
[03:30.41]somewhere in eastern China.
[03:33.06]I hope you can provide me with some information
[03:36.63]about the kinds of vacations that your firm can
[03:39.50]offer.
[03:41.39]We would like to travel to an exciting place
[03:44.95]and we don't mind how far we have to go.
[03:48.50]It has to be a place where we can do lots of
[03:52.27]outdoor activities;
[03:54.12]we especially love hiking⁷ and swimming,
[03:57.69]but any kind of outdoor activity is fine.
[04:01.99]We also need to stay in an inexpensive⁸ hotel
[04:05.56]or apartment.
[04:07.54]It would be nice if we could get a room
[04:10.52]with a kitchen so we could save money by cooking
[04:13.60]our own meals.
[04:15.66]The room needs to be big enough for three people
[04:19.56]Also,we'd like to stay at a place with a big
[04:23.59]pool or somewhere near the ocean.
[04:27.25]Could you please give me some suggestions
[04:29.59]for vacation spots?
[04:31.66]Also,please let us know if it's best to travel
[04:35.69]by plane,train or bus.
[04:39.76]We'd like to be away for about three weeks.
[04:44.29]Thank you very much!
[04:46.41]S.T.Zhang
[04:49.72]3b  Imagine you work for Ace Travel Agency.
[04:54.52]Write an e-mail message to S.T.Zhang.
[04:58.61]Tell where you think he or she should go on
[05:01.77]vacation.I'd like to go to Qufu.
[05:05.27]Why Qufu?
[05:06.97]Confucius was born there.It's very educational.
[05:11.52]4 GROUPWORK
[05:13.80]Complete the survey using words from the box
[05:16.74]and any other words.
[05:19.05]Then survey three students.
[05:21.78]Agree on the best place to go.
[05:24.92]relaxing        exciting        educational
[05:30.47]beautiful  cold   hot  crowded  expensive
[05:37.93]

1 brainstorm   

vi.动脑筋，出主意，想办法，献计，献策

参考例句：

• The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other.她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
• We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。

2 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

3 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

4 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

5 Hollywood   

n.好莱坞；美国电影业

参考例句：

• She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood screen goddess.她梦想成为好莱坞的银幕女神。
• The film has a Hollywood happy ending.那部电影有一个好莱坞式的美满结局。

6 statements   

n.声明( statement的名词复数 )；（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；（文字）陈述；结算单

参考例句：

• We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
• The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

7 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。

8 inexpensive   

adj.花费不多的，费用不昂贵的

参考例句：

• Those shoes are very inexpensive.那些鞋子很便宜。
• This kind of car is inexpensive.这种汽车便宜。