文档介绍：Unit 9 The Joy of Travel
Teaching Aims:
In this unit students are required to :
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill municative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their prehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their prehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
I. Useful Information
Since the beginning of civilization, man has traveled to hunt for food, to trade with other people and to explore or conquer new territories. Travel in the modern world is still motivated by the desire to expand one’s horizons, to experience other cultures, and to connect with other people---whether they are friends, relatives or business partners.
People travel to be with their family at Christmas time in the West or durin