Unit 2 It's Show Time!

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Unit 2 It's Show Time!
Lesson 12 A Blog about the Silk Road
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Translate the phrases into English.
places of interest talk about make a joke work
on at the age of... be new to try ones best a
long time ago Well done.

• ????
• ??
• ???
• ???......
• ???????
• 5. ?......??
• 6. ?......??
• 7. ??
• 8. ????
• 9. ???

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a little bit make...from... think about cant
wait to do play music I hope so. take part in
10. ??? 11. ?......?? 12. ?? 13. ???????? 14.
???? 15. ????? 16. ??,??
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blog experience alive own should anyone suggestion
yum
n. ?? v.n. ??,??,?? adj. ???,???? adj. ??? v.
aux. ??,?? pron. ???,??? n. ?? int. ??,??????
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Objectives
1. To learn about Li Mings blog about the
trip 2. To learn some key words and useful
expressions
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Focus on
Words blog, experience, alive, own, anyone,
suggestion, yum
Phrases have a good time, get back, take this
picture, ride a camel
Pattern I just got back from a great trip to the
Silk Road.
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Free Talk
What is blog ? Who has a blog? What can you use
a blog to do?
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A blog is usually a web page. People can write
anything they like on the blog.
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Fill in the blanks to introduce some photos from
Li Mings trip.
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This is me with a _____ _____ _______.
Terra
Cotta
Warrior
I took this picture in Xian. Jenny and Danny are
in ___ _____ _____.
the
Drum
Tower
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This is Danny in Dunhuang. He is _____ ___ _____.
a
riding
camel
Here I am in Lanzhou. I love Lanzhou _______. Yum!
noodles
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Which pictures does Li Ming NOT mention? Listen
to the passage and tick.
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Translate the phrases into English.
get back from... rich and colourful open ones
eyes in a new way be alive

1. ?......??
2. ????
3. ????
4. ???????
5. ????

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Read and fill in the blanks.
Li Ming had a good time on his trip to the
Silk Road. He saw and __________ many great
things. On the trip, he learned China has a _____
history and ____ culture. The history of China is
_______ in the ancient city of Xian. He ______
to travel more around his country someday.
experienced
long
rich
so alive
hoped
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Wang Mei is searching for more information about
the Silk Road. Work in groups. Help her answer
the questions below.

• When did people begin to travel along the Silk
  Road?
• What other cities or districts does the Silk
  Road go through?
• 3. How did it get the name the Silk Road?

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Language points
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1. get back ? ??(?????) Then life started
to get back to normal. ??????????? ?
??,??(?????) We sat down and got back to the
subject of Tom. ??????????????????
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? ?????? You can cancel the contract and get
your money back in 14 days. ???14???????,?????
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2. experience ? n. ??,??,?? I should not be in
any danger here, but experience has taught me
caution. ?????????????,??????????? Have you
got any experience? ??????
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? vt. ????,?? We had never experienced this
kind of holiday before and had no idea what to
expect. ?????????????,???????? Did you
experience an earthquake? ????????
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3. alive ? ??? She does not know if he is
alive or dead. ?????????? They kept her
alive on a life support machine. ?????????????
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? ????,???? Our relationship made me feel more
alive. ?????????????? I never expected to
feel so alive in my life again.
????????????????????
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4. should ? ???? I should exercise more.
????????? Sometimes I am not as brave as I
should be. ??????????? Should our children
be taught to swim at school? ????????????????
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? ???,?? You should have no problem with
reading this language. ????????????? The
doctor said it will take six weeks and I should
be fine by then. ?????6???,????????? ? ??
What should I do next? ?????????
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5. anyone ?(?????)??? I wont tell anyone
I saw you here. ???????????????? You
neednt talk to anyone if you dont want to.
???????,??????
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?(??????????)??? Is anyone listening to
me? ????????? If anyone sees Lisa, ask her to
call me. ????????,????????
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?(????)???,????? Anyone can cook
risottoits easy! ??????????,????? Smith
could make anyone laugh. ???????????
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Spelling Bee
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese blog experience
anyone 2. Chinese-English ???, ??? ??
??? ??, ??, ?? ???, ????
When finished, exchange your papers to see who
does the best.
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? word ?? ??????
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??????????????

• Dont you read my ____ (??)?
• 2. Ill stay till you ________ (??).
• 3. What about your work __________ (??) ?
• 4. No man ____ (???) will believe it.
• 5. I should have my _____ (???) shop.
• 6. Young people ______ (??) have energy.
• 7. I dont trust _______ (???).
• 8. Can I make a _________ (??)?
• 9. Youre right, the egg is ____ (??) indeed
  (???)!

blog
get back
experience
alive
own
should
anyone
suggestion
yum
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Translate the sentences into English.
1. ?????????? 2. ??????????? 3.
???????????????????? 4. ??????????????????? 5.
???????????????
1. Chinese culture is rich and colourful.
2. These students just got back from London.
3. We can celebrate the festival in a new way.
4. Travelling can make us happy and open our eyes.
5. Poems are still alive in the place.
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Homework

• Write an e-mail to a friend about a trip
• you went on. Show him or her some
• pictures from your trip.
• 2. Preview Lesson 13
• How Is School Going?