Unit 2Travelling Reading I

Objectives of Reading I To read a letter about a holiday in Japan

To expand vocabulary to talk about travelling

To identify specific details by practising

Background informationIt’s called “the Eastern Disneyland”.

It’s in Tokyo of Japan.

It’s a famous indoor theme park.( 室内主题公园 )

It’s famous for “Hello kitty---a smart cartoon cat”.

You can see wonderful performance ( 表演 ) and parade( 游行 )in it.

You can play kinds of computer games in it.

You can visit the well-known house---Hello Kitty’s house…

New words and Expressions

a cute cat with a bow

an indoor pool

a shiny star

cute---lovely and pretty*Hello Kitty looks so cute that we all love it.*She is a cute and sweet cartoon cat.

indoor---carried on inside a building

*There is an indoor swimming pool there.

*Sanrio Puroland is a famous indoor park

Shiny---smooth and bright.*Zhoujielun is like a shiny star.

*Hello Kitty was wearing a shiny silk dress.

march on the street

wave to the people

march---walk with regular steps( 齐步走 )

*They were marching on the street .

*They could march 20 kilomrtres a day.

wave---move one’s hands up and down

*Feijunlong and Niehaisheng were

waving to the people in the car.

*Hello Kitty waved to visitors while she

was dancing.

clap hands

scream

crown

*The people in the picture are clapping their hands*She danced so well that we all clapped our hands.

scream---give a loud cry*The audience( 观众 ) all screamed when they saw Liyuchun.*Hello Kitty danced so beautifully that everyone screamed.

*Hello Kitty was wearing the

crown on her head and the

bow on her left ear.

New Year’s parade

Japanese sushi

*There is a New Year’s parade

on the street and children are

wearing costumes.

*Sushi is a kind of Japanese food*Sandy will have sushi for dinner.

Visiting Sanrio PurolandSandy visited Sanrio Puroland during the Spring Festival. She wrote a letter to Millie about it. Skimming （浏览） the whole letter and ask for the teacher’s help if you have any questions.Listen , read and choose the right answer.

( )1.Sandy spent _____in Sanrio Puroland. A. a whole day B. three days( )2.What did Sandy buy for Millie? A. a toy cat B. a lovely purse( )3.Did Sandy’s father go to Hello Kitty’s house with Sandy? A. Yes, he did B. No, he went to buy souvenirs.( )4.When did they watch the parade ? A. in the morning B. in the afternoon ( )5.Where did Hello Kitty jump out from? A. a nice car B. a large gift box ( )6.Where are they going to visit tomorrow? A. the city center B. Sanrio Puroland

A

B

B

B

B

A

Complete the conversationSandy is back in Beijing. She is showing some photos to May. Please complete their conversation with your partner.

Sandy: Sanrio Puroland is a famous___________ in Japan. I visited Hello Kitty’s house there. Look at these photos.

May: What is this?

Sandy: This is Hello Kitty’s bathroom.

Everything there was so ______.

May: Oh, It’s Hello Kitty. She’s so beautiful.

Sandy: Yes, we were watching a _________there. The performers wore different _________.We were clapping our hands while they were __________across the park. It was the best part of the day.

May: That sounds great.

costumes cute marching parade theme park

theme park

cute

parade

costumesmarching

Help Sandy add captions( 图片说明 ) under the photos and put them in the right order before she shows them to her friends.

Hello Kitty _______to us during the parade.

Hello Kitty and her friend jumped out of the ____box.

I liked the _____ in Japan. It was delicious.

I bought a soft toy there.I liked its_____golden dress.

a b

c d

giftwaved

sushi寿司

shiny

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2 3

4

T or F questions ( )1.Sandy and her parents went on a trip at Sanrio Puroland of Japan.( )2.Sandy spent two days in Sanrio Puroland.( )3.The sitting room of Hello kitty’s house looked so nice and cute.( )4.Sandy’s mother bought some souvenirs for her cousin.( )5.Sandy has bought a lovely handbag for Millie.

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F the whole day

F bathroom

F father

F purse

( )6.Mother bought sushi for Sandy

at Sanrio Puroland for lunch.

( )7.When Hello Kitty jumped out of the

gift box, all the people got excited.

( )8.Hello Kitty wore a shiny red dress and

waved to people during the parade.

( )9.Sandy has taken lots of photos there.

( )10.Sandy’s family would have sushi and

other Japanese food for breakfast.

Fapple pie sweets special biscuits

T

F golden

T

F

dinner

Talk about the picturesWhat did Sandy and her parents see and do at Sanrio Puroland.

Write down one of your meaningful travelling experience.( 一次有意义的旅游经历 )

*Where did you go?

*What did you see there ?

*What did you buy?

*What did you do there?

* Were you very excited ?...

Homework*Read the new words and Sandy’s

letter after the tape for 15 minutes.

*Try to retell the letter with the help of

Sandy’s photos.

*Look for more information about

Sanrio Puroland on the Internet.