Step 1 Lead-in
1) Why do people like traveling?
2) While going on a trip, what kind of places would people usually like to go to?
3) what should you prepare before you travel abroad?
Step 2 Fast Reading
Find out what tips and advice the writer gives us.
Step 3 Careful reading
BEFORE YOU GO
find out _________________ compare __________ and ___________
view__________________through the websites learn more about _________
get ideas for ___________________ make your_______________last longer
MONEY MATTERS
Bring some _________ besides ________.
Keep your passport and money __________.
Make ___________ of all important documents before you leave.
Buy ________________ at home.
Never change money __________________ or __________________.
TOURS, TICKETS AND VISAS
Decide _______, _________ and _________ you want to travel.
(Ask travel agents for help) Find out about _____________ including ____________ ___________ ______________ )
Choose between different alternatives
Help you with travel documents : ______________ ______
PLANNING AND PACKING
Choose __________________________ you are interested in .
Give yourself ___________________ to enjoy them .
Make a list of __________________ before you start packing.
Step 4 Proverb
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
Seeing is believing.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
While in Rome, do as Romans do.
Leave nothing behind you but your footprints; Take nothing away with you but your good memories!
The world is like a book, if you stay at home instead of traveling, it means that you just stare at one page of a book.
Homework
Imagine you have a friend called Mike in New York. Now you send an E-mail to invite him to pay a visit to your home town---Taizhou. In it, you try to describe : (location/weather/custom/attractions/some travel tips…)
Dear Mike,
How have you been? In the last letter you said you wanted to know something about my hometown. Here I invite you….
