Unit 9

Have you ever been to a museum?

Section B 3a-3b, Self Check

Revision1 一方面 …另一方面 _______________________________

2 一个说英语的国家 ________________________________

3 一个练习英语的好地方 ____________________________

4 做某事有麻烦 ____________________________________

5 睡着 __________________ 6 醒来 __________________

7 离某地很近 _________________________

8 离某地远 ___________________________

on the one hand … on the other hand

a English-speaking country

a good place to practice English

have some difficulties in doing sth

be asleep wake up

be close to

be far away from

Teaching Aims1.Use new words, phrases and

key sentence patterns.

2.完成 self-check 部分的练习。3.运用所学知识写作。

Self Check 1. Think about the things below and write an answer for each one.

1. One thing that you have collected before:

2. One invention that you have found to be very useful:

3. One unbelievable or unusual thing that you’ve seen or heard recently:

4. One way that you’ve used to encourage a friend in the past:

5. One peaceful and quiet place that you’ve been to recently:

I’ve collected stamps before.

I’ve found the TV to be very useful.

I’ve seen houses that are built in the sea.

I’ve told my friend that he must believe in himself.

I’ve been to a church.

Task1

2. Complete the conversation.

A: Hey, John. __________are you doing this weekend?

B: Not much, Mark. I don’t really have any plans yet.

A: _________ you ever been to the space museum?

B: _________, I have. I ____________ there last month.

A: Oh, how __________ it?

B: It was great! I_________ been there many times.

A: I see. I ________never ________ there.

B: Well, let’s go this weekend then. I don’t _________ going again. I think there’s something new there. I _________ not see it last time.

A: Perfect!

What

Have

was have

have beenmind

did

Yes went

Task2

　 　 　

　 　 　

　 　 　

　 　 　

　 　 　

3. Complete the chart in pairs.

Have you ever been to a/an …

How many times? What did you see/do there?

home for old people?

farm?

amusement park?

Task3

Examples A: Have you ever been to a farm?

B: Yes, I have.

A: How many times have you been there?

B: Only once.

A: What did you do there?

B: I helped the farmers pick the apples.

A: Great. I hope to go there some time.

B: You should!

Language Points1. collect: v. 收集，收藏 I like collecting stamps. 我喜欢集邮 collection: n.

I have a collection of stamps. 我喜欢集邮2. believe: v. 相信 believe in: 信任 believable: adj. 可信的 unbelievable: adj. 难以置信的

3. courage ： n. 勇气 encourage: v. 鼓励 encourage sb to sth

My parents often encourage me to believe in myself.

我父母常常鼓励我要相信自己

Writing

Pre-writingMake a list of facts about your hometown or a place you have been to. Think about these topics.

Size and location:___________________________

Population:________________________________

Weather:__________________________________

History:___________________________________

Places to visit:______________________________

Things:____________________________________

Task4 3a

Ask and answer in pairs about the information in 3a.

A: Where is your hometown?

B: It is in Sichuan.

A: Where is it?

B: It is in the southwest of China.

A: What’s the population of …?

B: …

WritingWrite an article to advertise your hometown or a place you have been to.

Have you ever tried/seen/been …?

If you …, you will/can …

You should …

One great thing about … is …

Task5 3b

I have been to Beijing, the capital of China. As the capital of the PRC, Beijing is located in northern China. The city covers an area of more than 16,410 square kilometers and has a population of 14.93 million.

If you go to Beijing, you should try Beijing Duck because it is very delicious. If you go to Beijing in winter, you should wear warm clothes because it can get very cold.

One great thing about Beijing is that there are a lot of historical places to visit, such as the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They are all very interesting places!

Examples

Summary

1. Revise the language points.

2. Complete your article in 3b.

Preview: new words in Unit10.