文档介绍：Unit 3 A Day Out
Comic strip and welcome to the unit
the White House
Washington DC
the USA
president
/y the River Seine. Zx，xk
Hi Amy
Yesterday I took a boat trip under the famous Harbour Bridge and went past the Sydney Opera House.
I’m having a great time in Australia!
Take care!
Nick
Read and answer
What places of interest did Nick visit?
2. How did Nick go on the trip?
postcard
Amy
Jinxi Middle School
Kunshan 215324
Jiangsu China
Q1: What place did Nick visit?
Q2: How did he travel?
The Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
He took a boat trip./ He travelled by boat.
A: Which foreign country do you want to visit?
B:
A: Which city do you want to go to?
B:
A: Why do you want to go there?
B:
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Pair work
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The Golden Gate Bridge
length:
width:
weight:
Material:
miles
90 feet
100,100 tons
steel
Situation: talk about the places of interest.
1) length 2) width(宽度) 3) height 4) weight
5) material（材料）
Discuss
Make a dialogue with the information according to the following model
A: Where are you going for the coming
summer holiday?
B: I am going to the Golden Gate Bridge.
A: How long is it?
B: It’s very long, about miles.
Model
A: How wide is the bridge?
B: It’s 90 feet wide.
A: The bridge is made of steel, isn’t it?
B: Yes, and it weighs over 100,000 tons.
◆1,149 meters long ◆134 meters tall from the sea to the top ◆ 49 meters wide ◆ made of 52,800 tons of steel
the Eiffel Tower
◆the world’s tallest building
until 1930
◆300 meters tall
◆weigh 7,000 tons
the Harbour Bridge
◆has an area of (占地面积)73,000 square meters ◆26 meters tall ◆52 meters wide ◆3 floors, over13 rooms
the White house
the Sydney Opera House
◆185 meters long
◆120 meters wide
◆ weigh 15 tons
◆ 1000 rooms in it
◆200,000 people visit it every year
pyramid
Egypt
◆has an area of (占地面积)52,900 square meters ◆ meters tall ◆2