1、Unit 8 How was your school trip?,Go for it J8A,went to the aquarium,went to the beach,went to the zoo,hung out,octopus,shark,seal,dolphin show,School trip,Grammar focus: General sentences in past tense: They went to the zoo. Did they go to the zoo? Yes ,they did./ No, they didnt. We visited the aqua

2、rium yesterday. Did you visit the aquarium yesterday? Yes ,we did./ No, we didnt. There were some dolphins in the aquarium. Were there any dolphins in the aquarium? Yes，there were./ No there werent.,Exercise: 1, _ Tom_ (help) his mother clean the yard yesterday? 2. On my last day off, Mary _ (sleep)

3、 late. 3. They _(have) a school trip last Sunday. They _ (visit) the Great Wall and _ (meet) a lot of foreigners. 4. -_ (be) there some water in the glass? I want to drink some. -No, there _ (not be). Please buy some. 5. There _ (be ) a lot of fish in the lake a few years ago, but now there _ (not b

4、e) any. 6. I _ (buy) a souvenir on my school trip. I _ (give) my cousin as a gift yesterday. 7. -_ Mary _ (go) to the school trip last week? - No. she _ ( not do). She _ ( be ) ill in bed.,Key words for Oral English composition: Last summer, parents, fishing , swim, seafood, souvenir, have fun.,Key

5、words for Oral English composition: Last school trip, terracotta Warriors, souvenir,Exercise: Complete the sentences. A: Did you _ (去動物園了嗎) yesterday? B: No, I_(去水族館了). A: Did you _(玩的開心嗎)? B: Yes ,of course. A: _(有鯊魚嗎)? B: No, there werent any sharks, but there were _(一些真正聰明的海豹).,Using the correct

6、words to complete the passage.,Dear Clive: How _ your school trip? _ you have a good time? I _ a very fun day over the weekend. First I _ the Visitors Center and _ a movie about seals with my family. Then we _ many souvenirs at the gift shop. After that we _ to the zoo. We _ lots of interesting phot

7、os there. Finally we _ home. We were very happy. _ you soon. Your friend Tony,Home work Write a short composition about your last summer holiday . At least 5 sentences.,1.What do you do on weekends ? 2. What do you like doing most on weekends ? 3. What do you dislike doing most on weekends ? 4. Do y

8、ou often have free time to do something relaxing ? 5.Life is colorful , we need time to enjoy it .But now we have to study hard and try to get the happiness from the study.,Questions:,Group work: Talk about what she/he did last day off. Finish the chart:,Dear Li Hua: How was your day off ? Did you h

9、ave a good time? I had a great day off. My parents took me to the Summer Palace. We met a lot of foreigners and I took some photos with them . I also talked with them in English. We visited some famous palaces and from the guide I knew a lot of history knowledge about China. I think Chinese people a

10、re so great and intelligent. They could build so beautiful and excellent buildings in the old days without any modern machines. At the gate of the palace I bought some books and souvenirs. I will show you when you come to my house next time. Write to me soon. Yours, Zhang Li,What did Zhang LI do las

11、t day off? _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _,visited the Summer Palace,took some photos,visited some famous palaces,bought some books and souvenirs,What does Zhang Li think about the palace and the Chinese people? What did she know from the guide? What does she think about her day off?,Exercise: My last day off _(be

12、) terrible. In the morning it _(be) sunny. So my parents _(take) my sister and I _(go) for a picnic. We _(be) happy when we _(hear) it. We _(sing) all the way. The weather _(be) cloudy when we _(get) there. My father and my sister _(go) fishing in the river for two hours but they _(catch) nothing. M

13、y mother and I got ready for our lunch. How bad! When we were eating ,it _(begin, rain) heavily. We _(be) wet. We _(have) to stay under the big tree. When the rain _(stop), we went home sadly and now we all _(have) a bad cold. How sad we are!,Plans for the next day off Its Friday afternoon, and all

14、the workers at the factory are thinking about their plans for the next day off. Milton wants to work in his garden. Diane wants to go hiking in the mountain. Carmen and Tom want to play tennis. Jack wants to go water-skiing. Kate wants to build a tree house for her children. And Roy and his family want to have a picnic. Unfortunately, the employees at the Liberty Insurance Company are go