Unit 6. An excursion

Good morning everybody
What are the pictures about?
They are about picnics.
PICNICS
(1) Do you often go for a picnic ?
(2) Where do people often go for picnics?
Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
Lesson 3: LISTENING

Friday, November 16th, 2012
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
I. Vocabulary:
It is a glorious day
 Glorious / `glɔ:riəs / (a) : = beautiful, shining
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
I. Vocabulary:

- glorious / `glɔ:riəs/ = beautiful, shining
 Spacious / `spei∫əs / (a) : large , have a lot of space
The rooms are spacious
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
I. Vocabulary:

- glorious / `glɔ:riəs/ = beautiful, shining
- spacious / `spei∫əs /
= large, have a lot of space

 Left- overs
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
I. Vocabulary:

- glorious (adj) / `glɔ:riəs/ = beautiful, shining
- spacious (adj) / `spei∫əs /
= large, have a lot of space
left-overs (n) / `left`ouvəz / = the rest
 Botanical Garden / bə`tænikəl `gɑ:dn /
I. Vocabulary:


- Glorious (adj) = beautiful, shining
- Spacious (adj) = large, have a lot of space
- Botanical Garden (n)
- Tour (n)
- Destination (n)
= a place where a person is going to
- Delicious (adj) = tasty


Situation: You are going to listen to a short talk
by a student about his picnic with classmates.
You listen to the tape and do the tasks followed:
What can you see in this picture?
trees, sunny,
beautiful sight
Where are they?
They are on the bus/
on the way
What are they doing?
They are taking photographs
What are they doing?
They are eating
Where are they?
They are at the school gate
What are they doing?
They are singing, playing guitar
II. TASK 1: Listen and number the
pictures in the order you hear
1
5
2
4
3
6
III. TASK 2: Listen again and fill in the blanks with exact words you hear.
1.The weekend picnic I enjoyed most _________________ weeks ago.
2. My class decided ______________ to the Botanical Garden.
3. We met __________________ on time.
4. We made _____________round the garden.
5. In the afternoon, we went on __________________ games.
was just a few
to pay a visit
at the school gate
a short tour
playing some more
IV. TASK 3: Answer the questions
What was the weather like that day?
Was the Botanical Garden far from the school?
How was the garden?
Why did some of the students sleep soundly?
What did the students do in the garden?
Key:
What was the weather like that day?
-> The weather was very nice.
2. Was the Botanical Garden far from the school?
-> Yes, it was.
3. How was the garden?
-> The garden was beautiful.
4. Why did some of the students
sleep soundly?

-> Because it was so peaceful and quiet in the garden.
-> They took pictures, played games, talked, sang and danced…
5. What did the students do in the garden?
Suppose that if your class could go for a picnic this weekend, what would your plan be?


- Where to go?
- How to go there? Bus or bike?
- What kind of food to bring?
- What to do there?
- What to bring along?
- Where to go?
- How to go there? Bus or bike?
- What kind of food to bring?
- What to do there?
- What to bring along?
FAST FOOD
V. Homework:
- Learn by heart the new words
- Prepare: unit 6 - lesson - Writing
Thank you for your attention
Goodbye
See you again