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….