1、Unit 8 How was your school trip?Section B Period 2She _ yesterday.did some washingWhat did she do yesterday?Warming upHe _ last night.read a bookWhat did Yao do last night?They _ on the school trip.watched a seal show What did they do on the school trip?She _ on her day off.played the guitarWhat did

2、 she do on her day off ?Which of these activities do you want to do most on your day off?yard3a Read the letterRead the letter. Take the notes of the things Nick did that day. Then write one or two sentences to give your opinion about the day.Dear Tom, How was your day off? Did you have fun camping?

3、 I didnt have a very fun day. I visited my cousins. It rained all day. In the morning, I stayed in the house and watched DVDs, played computer games, and read. In the afternoon, Uncle Martin put some of his old things out in the yard and had a yard sale! However, no one came to the sale because the

4、weather was so bad. Luckily, we brought our umbrellas and raincoats, so we didnt get wet. See you soon Nick幸運地幸運地然而然而被淋雨被淋雨雨衣雨衣雨傘雨傘NickUncle MartinNicks cousinWhat did they possibly do according to the picture?Readinghad a yard saleselling second hand things in your yard.From whomTo whomWeatherFeeli

5、ngNickTomrained all dayunhappyInformation cardBesides having a yard sale what else did Nick do on his day off ?1. Visited his cousinsIn my opinion, 2. Stayed in the house3.Watched DVDs5. Read4. Played computer games Tom really had a bad day, it sounds boring.How was your day off ? 你的一日休假過得怎么樣？你的一日休假

6、過得怎么樣？ （用過去時）（用過去時）ExplanationWhat was your last day off like ? 你上一次休假怎么樣？你上一次休假怎么樣？2. I didnt have a very fun day. 我這一天過得不是很愉快。我這一天過得不是很愉快。 have a fun day. 一天過得愉快。一天過得愉快。 同學們別忘了寫同學們別忘了寫 “a”。寫成。寫成have fun day 就不對了。就不對了。 3. Uncle Martin put some of his old things out in the yard and had a yard sale !

7、這句話意思是說這句話意思是說Martin叔叔將他的叔叔將他的一些舊東西拿出來擺在院子里進一些舊東西拿出來擺在院子里進行庭院舊貨出售。行庭院舊貨出售。 have a yard sale 進行舊貨出售。進行舊貨出售。 unfortunately是個副詞表示是個副詞表示 “不幸地不幸地” fortunately是表示肯定的意思是表示肯定的意思 “幸運地幸運地”3b Fill in the blanksImagine that you are Tom and this is a letter from you to Nick. Fill in the blanks.Dear Nick,Thanks f

8、or your letter. Im sorry you didnt have fun on your day off. My day off was _. I went _, and I visited _. It was _. We saw _. I bought _. It was a really _ day. See you soon. Yours, TomWrite a letter to Tony, tell him your day.Samples Dear Tony, I just came back from Shenyang zoo with my family. It

9、is the largest one in the Northeast of China. I saw hundreds of different kinds of animals in it. There are yellow, green, orange and brown birds. They can sing nice songs. The elephants have a big noise and big ears and they are kind to us. Pandas are very friendly and polite to visitors. Then, I b

10、ought some animal toys there, I had a great time. Yours, Tom Strategy 策略聚焦策略聚焦我們在日常生活中大部分的閱讀都是我們在日常生活中大部分的閱讀都是為了獲取信息。如果要從文章中尋找為了獲取信息。如果要從文章中尋找信息，你是會從頭開始閱讀，還是先信息，你是會從頭開始閱讀，還是先找到信息所在的地方再進行閱讀呢？找到信息所在的地方再進行閱讀呢？答案當然是后者，得到信息后，我們答案當然是后者，得到信息后，我們就不會繼續閱讀下去了，這種閱讀方就不會繼續閱讀下去了，這種閱讀方式被稱為式被稱為掃讀（掃讀（scanning）或者略讀（或者

11、略讀（skimming）whereactivitiesfeeling _syesterdaydetaildetaildetail_syesterdayStrategy 策略提示策略提示（一）回信時應特別注意理解寫信人的意圖、（一）回信時應特別注意理解寫信人的意圖、 所提問題，必須對寫信人的問題給予明確的答所提問題，必須對寫信人的問題給予明確的答復。復。（二）我們在描述過去的事情的時候（二）我們在描述過去的事情的時候:要特別留意句中的動詞形式。要特別留意句中的動詞形式。有時會用到有時會用到then, after that, next , finally 等表時間順序的詞匯。等表時間順序的詞匯。1234What happened?How to solve the problem?Whats the ending? GROUPWORK Discuss what happened to Tom yesterday according to Picture 2 ? Write a letter to me. Weve learned how to use the simple past tense.2. Weve learned how to collect information from the article.3. Weve worked to m