UNIT 2 Who Wants to Live Forever

UNIT 2 Who Wants to Live Forever?

• Learn words and expressions about travel. • Listen for specific information. • Listen and make inferences about opinions. • Learn how to ask about and express preferences. X UNIT GOALS Lead-in Listen and Practice Communication Strategy Watch and Talk

Notes LEAD-IN famous tourist sites A. The following are pictures of some in the world. Match the names below with the pictures. Florida The Eiffel Tower The Great Barrier Reef The Great Canyon The Great Wall The Statue The Sydney The Taj Mahal of Liberty Opera House 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. _________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________

LEAD-IN B. Pair Work. If you had a chance, which place above would you like to visit first? Discuss the reasons with your partner. Words for Describing Traveling Experiences: great, wonderful, fantastic, terrific, superb, memorable … Words for Describing Traveling Places: impressive, magnificent, famous, well-known, extraordinary, remarkable, marvelous, miraculous, spectacular, unusual, striking, quiet, mysterious, divine … Expressions for Describing Purposes of Traveling: for business/pleasure/sightseeing … to visit an old friend …

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE I Went to … and Had a Lot of Fun! Going to Seattle An Active Vacation or a relaxing One Vacation in Nature or in Cities? Adventure Travel Report on the Growth of International Tourism

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE sunbath 日光浴 X Script New Words habitat 住所，栖息地 I Went to … and Had a Lot of Fun! X Culture Tips humanity a A. Habitat for conversationis人类，人性 Listen to the Humanity about someone’s vacation. I Christianwent to and decide whether Man: nonprofit heardfor the verbsthe Caribbean last X each Hey, Listen you organization week. Did you do a lot or a past routine. action is a completed eventof swimming and that enables low-income people to sunbathing? completed event past routine own affordable, livable housing. By Woman: Not much. I was busy working. I built a house! √ █ □ □ 1. go to You worked? On your vacation? █ the Caribbean Man: using donated materials and funds, Woman: Yeah. I used of go to the work █ √ █ □ 2. build a house to shelter beach□and relax every those in need summer, but I would always eat too much and√ █ █ □ □ alongside volunteers did something 3. go to the beach year I to build new different. I feel lazy. This homes. and feel lazy volunteered with an 21 st century, √ █ □ □ 4. eat much. By the early organization█called Habitat for Humanity. They build houses □ and Habitat had Habitat for √ █ □ 5. volunteer withbuilt more than █ do other kinds of community service all 80 200, 000 homes in more than over the world. Humanity Sounds interesting. Man: Huh. countries. Woman: It was. And fun! I met interesting people, and Man: it felt good to help others. Wow. That’s great! CHECK

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script Culture Tips B. Listen again for fill in the blanks with Language Notes X Habitat and Humanitythea. Caribbean last week. Man: Hey, I heard you went to is the Caribbean: do a. Christian organization 加勒比群岛 an heard. the nonprofit lot of swimming and sunbathing? XX information you havearchipelago Did you between southeast low-income people good 1. The man thinks I was busy working. is ato Woman: Not much. that. North America I built a house! that enables the Caribbean and northern organization Southfor swimming. On yoursunbathing By America place You worked? and livable housing. ______. Man: vacation? own affordable, sunbath: using used to materials and funds, 日光浴 sitting or lying beach and relax every Woman: Yeah. Idonated go to the outside in the sun, 2. Habitat for Humanity builds a(n) _____ 3. The woman volunteered with houses for summer, but would always eat too especially in order. Ito of shelter work much and those infor Humanity. brown need become calledfeel lazy. This year I did something different. Humanity builds houses and offers other kinds I Habitat habitat: community service to build new a plant or 住所，栖息地 the natural home of alongside with an all of ________ organization called Habitat volunteeredvolunteers over the world. animal homes. By the early 21 st century, for Humanity. They build houses and do other humanity: 人类，人性 built more than the state of Habitat had people in general; the world. kinds of community service all over 4. being humansaid homes in an animal or machine The Huh. rather than more than 80 Man: woman. Sounds interesting. met _____ 200, 000 that she had Sounds…: when volunteered with Habitat forsomething interesting And people countries. fun! I met to show Woman: It听great上去…… usedinteresting people, and it was. seemsfeltyou when you hear about them or read to Humanity. good to help others. Man: about Wow. That’s great! Sounds like a good idea. them, e. g. Sounds. CHECK

X presentation 介绍 ，陈 述 Script II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE New Words on the go 忙个不停 Going to Seattle confusing 令人迷惑的 A. Listen and check (√) True or False. True False 1. The man hasn’t been to Seattle before. █ █ □ √ □ 2. The man is travelling to Seattle for █ █ □ □ √ vacation. √ 3. The man thinks it’s great to have a job █ █ □ □ with a lot of travel now. □ 4. The woman is working in international █ █ □ √ sales. √ █ █ □ □ 5. The woman used to loved travelling for work. █ □ □ √ 6. The man thinks he would rather spend █ his next vacation at home. CHECK

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE yep: (口)是yes Script Notes X B. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the presentation: 介绍, 陈述something, such as a information you have heard. lecture or speech, that is set forth forabout going The man and the woman are talking an audience to Seattle. The man is traveling there for business on the go: 忙个不停very woman is travelling there to _____, while the busy doing a lot of things visit her 令人迷惑的causing to be unable to confusing: family The man never has time to see _______. think with clarity because he spends all his anything in Seattle or act with intelligence or time in understanding offices, meetings, and presentations The woman used _____. time zone: a时区the her areas that the worldbecause to travel lot for 24 job and she loved it is divided meeting _________ from of which has its own time she liked into, eachinteresting people all sorts of: 各种各样的a lot new foods, and learning different countries, eating of different types of things words in different languages. Now she works for a computer _____ company and almost never travel. CHECK

Script Making inferences about AND PRACTICE opinions X II. LISTEN We can infer a person’s opinion. Relaxing One? Skill Focus An Active Vacation or a by New Words listening to, or reading about, A. Listen and chose from the box the words that specific information that a person best describe the speaker’s opinions about the gives. When we make inferences, we vacation. make busy A. guesses aboutquiet that are B. things C. long water-ski 滑水 X not stated directly. D. short E. active F. relaxing 夜总会 nightclub barely 几乎不能 AE The woman enjoys the vacation that is ____. BF The man enjoys the vacation that is ____. CHECK

hike up: 徒步登山to take a long walk in the X Script focus II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Skill. Notes mountains B. Listen again ski check (√) the being water-ski: 滑水toand on water whileactivities each person wanted towed by a motorboat to do on vacation. Man Woman nightclub: 夜总会a place open late at night █ █ □ □ √ 1. dance at a night club where people go to dance and drink█ █ □ □ √ 2. eat in nice restaurants barely: 几乎不能 by a very little; hardly █ █ □ □ 3. read a book on the beach √ █ X □ √ □ 4. run on the inferences about opinions█ beach Making █ 5. sail a boat infer a person’s opinion by █ □ □ √ We can listening █ 6. swim in the sea about, specific information√ █ □ □ to, or reading █ 7. visit museums gives. When we make █ □ □ √ that a person 8. water-ski █ █ □ □ √ inferences, we make guesses about things that are not stated directly. CHECK

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE C. Group work. Discuss. How do you like to spend your vacation, staying at home or visiting some nice places? Why?

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script Vocation in Nature or in Cities? New Words be big on 对……热心，过分偏爱的 X A. Listen and 高山速降滑雪 down-hill skiing check (√) True or False. preference 偏爱，偏好 True False 1. nap 小憩 likes to vacation in nature. The man █ □ □ √ █ unique 唯一的，无与伦比的 █ 2. The woman prefers to vacation in □ √ □ █ snowboard 单板滑雪 cities. █ □ □ √ █ 3. The man likes to play sports on vacation. 4. The woman dose not like to play █ □ □ √ █ sports on vacation. CHECK

ski: 滑雪 to move on skis for sport or in order to X Script Notes travel on snow or water look B. Listento: 盼望eagerly anticipate activities each forward again and check (√) the be big person wanted to do on enthusiastic about; on对……热心、过分偏爱的 vacation. Man Woman partial to 1. be somewhere warm █ □ √ □ down-hill skiing: 高山速降滑雪the sport of skiing █ █ █ □ □ √ 2. travel far from home √ down a slope speedily █ □ □ √ 3. down-hill skiing preference: 偏爱、偏好If you have a preference █ □ for something, you like █ □ √ 4. walk in the woods it more than another █ thing and will and watch you █ 5. stay inside choose it if TV can. █ □ □ √ nap: visit museums 6. 小憩a short sleep, especially during the█day █ □ √ unique: 唯一的，无与伦比的being the only one of □ 7. see historical sites and special █ █ □ □ √ its kind; unusually good 8. learn new things be crazy about: 对……着迷、疯狂very interested in█ █ □ □ √ √ something, or liking someone very much snowboard: 单板滑雪to ski with a long wide board II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE CHECK

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE C. Group work. Discuss. Where do you prefer to spend your vacation, in nature or in cities? Why?

II. raft 乘筏子AND PRACTICE LISTEN X Script New Words rapids 急流，险滩 Adventure Travel scuba dive 水肺潜水 A. Listen and circle the correct answers. parasail 滑翔伞运动 C 1. Some people like adventure travel because they believe it __. cliff 悬崖 B. A. ○ helps build their bodies ○ helps them make friends C. D. thrilling ○ is the best way to relax 刺激的 best way to see the world 2. Which of the following statements is true about adventure be composed of 由……构成 travelers? B steep sports. A. ○ They all like watchingtrail 险峻的山路 bubble 气泡 (bubbling冒泡的) B. ○ They are often young and single adults. C. ○ They need not spend much money on adventure travels. D. ○ They are usually very busy people. D 3. For adventure travel fans, trips that ____ are becoming increasingly popular. A. are far away from cities B. are more dangerous C. involve more people D. involve more than one sport ○ ○ CHECK

II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script raft 乘筏子 Adventure Travel New Words rapids 急流，险滩 A. Listen and circle the correct answers. scuba dive 水肺潜水 D 4. Adventurers make their travel plans ____. parasail 滑翔伞运动 A. ○ all by themselves B. cliff 悬崖 ○ all by travel agencies C. ○ by their friends thrilling 刺激的 D. ○ either by themselves or由……构成 be composed of travel agencies D 5. Some adventure tours are only for singles because ______. steep trail 险峻的山路 A. ○ the adventures气泡too dangerous bubble are (bubbling冒泡的) X B. ○ the adventures are too expensive for a family or couples C. ○ the adventures are only suitable for small groups of people D. ○ they try to encourage people to make friends CHECK

II. 乘筏子 AND PRACTICE LISTEN raft X Script New Words B. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the rapids 急流，险滩 information you have heard. physical activity 1. Those scuba dive 水肺潜水 who believe the _______ is the parasail 滑翔伞运动 best way to relax like to spend their vacation doing cliff 悬崖 activities that challenge their bodies. thrilling 刺激的 2. Adventure travel may include such activities as hiking composed of 由……构成 rafting down ____, riding mountain bikes, _____ the be rapidssteepriver, 险峻的山路 and parasailing along of a trail scuba diving, sea cliffs (bubbling冒泡的) ______ or mountain canyons. bubble 气泡 more than 30 million 3. Every year _________ adults try some type of adventure travel. 4. Other than designing their own travel plans, specialized adventurers can rely on small _____ travel companies. CHECK

Script register 显出，记录，注册 X II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE New Words eco-tourism 生态旅游 Report on the Growth of International Tourism fascination 魔力，入迷 A. Listen and check (√) the correct answers. exotic 异国情调的 True False influx 大量涌入 √ █ █ □ □ 1. The increase of international tourism currency 货币 in the last several years has not been peso 比索(一种货币单位) expected. familiarity 熟悉，通晓 √ █ █ □ □ 2. Since 2000, tourism seem to have seclude 隔离 changed their destinations from wealthier continents to Africa. 3. Travel experts believe that ecotourism is better in North America and Europe. █ □ √ █ □ 4. Travelers like less popular places because they are much cheaper. █ □ √ █ □ CHECK

Script register 显出，记录，注册 X II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE New Words eco-tourism 生态旅游 B. Listen again and circle the correct answers. fascination 魔力，入迷 A 1. According to the异国情调的 international travel ______. report, yearly exotic B. A. least 4% ○ increases by at大量涌入 ○ is always the same influx D. C. has dropped since 2000 ○ was highest in 2005 ○ currency 货币 2. According to the report, Africa’s increase in international C tourism peso 比索(一种货币单位) is ____. familiarity 熟悉，通晓 A. B. ○ expected ○ normal seclude 隔离 C. D. ○ surprising ○ uncertain 3. The increase of the number of tourists in Africa in the last A few years is most likely because ____. A. Africa has more wildlife than other continents ○ B. ○ it is less expensive to travel there than to North America C. ○ more people are interested in African cultures D. ○ people feel safer there than on other continents CHECK

Script register 显出，记录，注册 X II. LISTEN生态旅游PRACTICE New Words AND eco-tourism 4. According to the report, the economies of countries with fascination 魔力，入迷 growing tourism benefit from ____. exotic 异国情调的 D B. A. ○ more international influx 大量涌入 ○ more jobs for local workers investments currency 货币 D. ○ selling products to travelers○ the increase in foreign C. currency peso 比索(一种货币单位) C 5. Some USfamiliarity 熟悉，通晓 Canada because they __. travelers go to Mexico or A. B. ○ have to travel by car ○ have so few travel 隔离 seclude choices D. C. ○ prefer to travel short distances ○ want short vacations C. Group work. What do you think are the reasons for the booming of international tourism? Given a chance to travel abroad, which country would you choose? Why? CHECK

III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Asking About/Expressing Preferences A. Listen and Practice. Then practice I definitelythe B: again using prefer other expressions. the aisle seat. The last time I flew, the person A: Do you prefer next to me fell asleep. the window seat or I couldn’t get out! the aisle? * Would you rather (have) …? * What’s your preference, …? * What do you prefer, …? * I prefer … * I’d rather (have) … * I’d much rather (have)… * My preference is … A: I’m the opposite. I’m not crazy about the aisle seat. On my last trip, every time the serving cart went by, it hit my arm. * I’m not big on … * I’m not wild about … * I’d rather not (have)… * I’d prefer not to (have)…?

III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Asking About/Expressing Preferences B. Pair Work. Continue these conversations with a partner. Use the expressions above to ask about and express preferences. 1. A: Would you rather travel alone or with other people? B: … 2. A: What’s your preference, cold or warm weather? B: … 3. A: Do you prefer to travel by plane, car, bus, or train? B: …

III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Asking About/Expressing Preferences C. Group work. Discuss among the group your travel preferences Write notes in the chart. Use this information to plan a trip together. Choose the best destination for the group. . Do you like … rest and relaxation, or adventure? to be in nature or in the city? to travel where you know the language, or where you don’t? Your idea: Classmate 1 Classmate 2 Classmate 3

IV. WATCH AND TALK The Walled City Part A Script New Words A. Predict and Watch. Lena is talking to Jake about France, X gossip 闲话 Carcassonne, and Paris. Carcassonne is a small town in the French countryside. What do you think she will say about absolutely 绝对地，完全地 these places? Look at the words in the box and write them in gorgeous 非常漂亮的，华美的 the correct column. Then watch Part A to check your predictions. the best food excitement gorgeous architecture quiet noise peaceful unique All of France Paris: a big city Carcassonne: a small town CHECK

IV. WATCH AND TALK Script Notes X gossip: Secondinformation that. Part A again from one (√) B. 闲话 Watching. Watch is passed and check person toor False. about other people’s behavior False and True another 1. private lives, often including unkind or untrue Lena thinks that France is beautiful. √ █ □ 2. remarks French food better than Italian Jake likes √ █ □ in food. person: 亲自 If you do something in person, you go 3. somewhere was younger, she often went to doing □ When Lena and do it yourself, instead of █ √ □ █ Paris. something by letter, asking someone else to do it █ □√ 4. etc. drove through the French countryside. █ Lena □ 5. Lena thinks that Carcassonne is not like anyin █ √ █ absolutely: 绝对地，完全地 completely and □ every □ other way town. √ █ □ □ 6. Lena prefers the excitement of Paris to the █ gorgeous: 非常漂亮的，华美的 extremely beautiful or quiet of Carcassonne. attractive younger, Jake spent many √ █ □ 7. When he was … of a lifetime: peaceful beach town. summers in a 千载难逢，一生一次的… the best opportunity, experience etc. that one will ever have CHECK

IV. WATCH AND and match the responses TALK C. Third watching. Watch Part A again Notes Script X on the right with their correspondingpassed from one gossip: 闲话 information that is questions or statements onperson to another about other I’m not really big on and the left. a. people’s behavior French 1. private lives, often including unkind or untrue We missed you! Hemispheres food. I prefer Italian. wasn’t the remarks same without you, b. It was great. Lena. in person: 亲自 If you do something rather hear you go in person, about it c. I’d 2. Tell me about your trip. in 3. somewhere my new travel Did you read and do it yourself, instead of doing something by letter, asking someone else to do it person. blog? d. How so? 4. Well, France is absolutely etc. beautiful. 绝对地，完全地 completely and in every absolutely: Gorgeous architecture. e. Like New York? f. Well, I love the The way best food. excitement of 5. It turned out to be the journey gorgeous: 非常漂亮的，华美的 extremely beautiful or Paris, but I’m not crazy of a lifetime. about 6. attractive it to Paris? Do you prefer … I guess I’d rather be in a quiet, the noise. 7. of a lifetime: 千载难逢，一生一次的… the best CHECK peaceful town. opportunity, experience etc. g. I missedwill ever have that one you guys, Jake.

D. After Watching 1. What kind of place would you prefer to visit? Look at the phrases below. Which ones are important for you for a vacation? Rank them with the numbers from 1 to 10, 1 representing the most important and 10 the least important. ___ gorgeous architecture ___ excellent food ___ warm climate ___ interesting people ___ quiet atmosphere ___ exciting nightlife ___ ancient monuments ___ good art museums ___ beautiful beaches ___ natural beauty

D. After Watching 2. Where would you like to go on vacation? Write four sentences describing two choices at the top of your list and two at the bottom of your list. Use the following phrases or similar ones: I prefer My preference… I’d rather I’m not crazy about I’m not big on… I’d rather not… Example: I prefer a place with exciting nightlife. I like cafés and discos. I’m not crazy about art museums or other quite places. In the daytime, I prefer to lie on the beach. Suggested Answer

IV. WATCH AND TALK Script New Words X invader: 入侵者 The Walled City Part B issue: 发行 A. Look at the two scenes below. Lena and her friends fortress: 堡垒 visited a place called Queribus. Look at the sentences. Check (√) the sentences that you think Lena wrote about her trip. The first one is done for you. Then, watch Part B and check your guesses. √ ___ Our first stop was Queribus, a fantastic castle in the Pyrenees Mountains. √ ___ It was built on a very large rock. ___ There is a highway to the castle, so it is easy to get into Queribus. CHECK

IV. WATCH AND TALK Invader: 入侵者 Script X New Words issue: 发行 fortress: 堡垒 √ ___ They built very high walls around the castle to keep out enemies. √ ___ My friends and I climbed up the steep steps. We were out of breath when we reached the top. ___ Few people know about Queribus. ___ The area around Queribus is famous for its agriculture. CHECK

IV. WATCH AND TALK The Walled City Part B Script X Culture Tips Notes X B. Second watching. Watch Part B again and circle the correct answers. 1. Why is it “worth the effort” to climb up to Queribus? B A. ○ It’s really good exercise. ○ It’s beautiful. B. C. ○ It’s an important historic site. 2. After visiting Queribus, what did Lena and her C friends do? A. ○ They took a train trip. B. ○ They hiked in the mountains. C. ○ They rented a car. CHECK

IV. WATCH AND TALK The Walled City Script Culture Tips Part B Notes X X 3. What is another name for a strong castle? B A. ○ A monument. ○ A fortress. B. C. ○ An invader. 4. What event sometimes starts and ends at A Carcassonne? A. ○ A famous bicycle race. ○ An automobile race. B. ○ An international marathon. C. CHECK

Script IV. WATCH AND TALK Culture Tips Notes The Walled City Part B X C. Third watching. soldier Part B againof soldiers that invader: de France Bicycle group and fill in the blanks X 入侵者a Watch or a Race（环法自行车赛） Tourmissing words. with enters a country or town by force in order to take is a bicycle race over more than 3, 500 kilometers. 1. control of it and I rented a car and drove through a lot My friends It is held in France and visits a bordering country cute little of _____ towns. step: 台阶、楼梯a flat narrow piece of wood or stone, every year. The race is that youdown into took 2. especially oneis aacity surrounded by walls. Itday-long Carcassonne in series, broken put your foot on 2000 years segments, called stages. ______ to up or down when you are goingbuild it. Individual times to finish 3. each stage are totaled to determine the overall Some of the towers were built in the ____ issue: 发行to officially produce something fifthas new such winner for the race. The course changes everyto stamps, century. coins, or shares and make them available more than three million buy 4. year, has always finished in Paris. There are Last but __________ tourists visited similar races in publicly that someone is respected honor: 纪念to show Italy and Spain, but Tour to Carcassonne. France Bicycle Race is the issued theor giving 5. and admired, government evenoldest, these postage The French especially by praising them most stamps honor them a special ____ the fortress. ____ and the prestigiousto title best known. fortress: 堡垒a large strong building used for defending an important place CHECK

IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After Watching 1. Would you prefer to visit Queribus or Carcassonne? Circle the place you’d prefer to go. Then fill in the chart. What appeals to you about both places? What do you not like about them Likes Queribus Carcassonne Dislikes Excellent view, beautiful mountain Very beautiful city Amazing architecture Too difficult to get to it Too crowded Suggested Answer

IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After Watching 2. Pair Work. Think about a wonderful place in your home town. Describe it to your partner and try to convince your partner to visit this place. Give at least two reasons. X Excellent view, beautiful mountain Very beautiful city Amazing architecture Too difficult to get to it Too crowded Suggested Answer

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