Where do you usually go on vacation?

pine treeHuangshan

Hong Village

Huangshan

Yunnan

South Africa

canoeing and white-water rafting

hiking and climbinghiking and climbing

doing water sports

safari

Which of the holidays would you have?

canoeing and white-water rafting

hiking and climbing safari

doing water sports

luggage

porter n.

行李搬运工

Lesson 1

Adventure Holidays

Lesson 1

Adventure Holidays

Adventure in the

Himalayas

Listen and learn Listen and learn the New the New

VocabularyVocabulary

Which of these holidays would you like to go on?

a) canoeing and white-water rafting in Yunnan

b) trekking and climbing in the Himalayas

c) doing water sports in Hainan Island.

d) a safari in South Africa.

Read to learn

Fast-reading

Careful-reading

Detailed-reading

para1 a) difficulty of hikes

para2 b) accommodation

para3 c) extra offers

para4 d) prices and dates

para5 e) experiences of a hike

para6 f) flight arrangements

prar7 g) organization of treks

3 Read the brochure and match the paragraphs (1-7) with these topics.

Fast-reading

1. Why do you think people would want to go on this trip?

2. Why does the organization use guides with a lot of experience?

They are looking for new, exciting holiday experiences.

Because they know their way round the Himalayas very well and they know the best places to stay overnight.

Careful-reading

3. Why do cooks and porters go with the hiking team?

4. Why does the company offer optional tours?Because some people may want to stay on longer and visit other places.

To make the trek easier and let people enjoy it more.

5. Why do people going on this trip need to be fit?

Because it is a class A trek with walks of up to eight hours a day.

Read the article again and fill in the table.Adventure 2000

Guides, cooks, porters

n. 住处 , 膳宿

Extra offers

Organization

Vehicle( 交通工具 )

Accommodation

Price and dates

adj. 额外的 , 不包括在价目内的

Detailed-reading

Adventure 2000 

 

 

 

Organization

Vehicle ( 交通工具 )

Accommodation

Extra offers

Price and dates 

Guides,cooks, porters

Flights:London→ Beijing → Lahsa; Bus travel in Tibet

hotels in Beijing , Lahsa and on the hiking trip; one-or two-person tents for camping

A trip to Western China,and to the coast

￡ 2,500 altogether ; between October and May

PracticePlease work in a group of four. Choose one from the four holidays , list out the “selling points” and try your best to sell your holiday to others.

Organization 

Vehicle(交通工具 ) 

Accommodation 

Extra offers 

Price and dates 

Language points1. as well as 同……一样，也是，还有

他也懂德文。 位于句末用 as well

He knows German as well.

这个孩子既健康又活泼。

The child is lively as well as healthy.

所有的长途跋涉都配有厨师、搬运工和向导。

As well as the group guide , all expeditions have cooks and porters.

2. Including 包括

Three members of the Everest Expedition were killed including a doctor.

三名珠穆朗玛峰探险队员遇难，其中包括一名医生。

旅行费用为 2500 英镑，其中包括所有机票和食宿。

The trek costs 2500 including all flights and accommodation.

3. offer

他们决定把这份工作给乔。They decided to offer the job to Jo.

乔西曾表示愿意当向导。Josie had offered her services as a guide.

offer sb sth. offer sth to sb主动提出，主动给予

本旅馆提供优良的家庭服务。

The hotel offers excellent services for families.

提供（东西或机会）

State or Activity Verbs

Grammar

In English, verbs can be divided into

two groups: activity verbs and state

verbs. Activity verbs describe activities

and can be used in simple and

continuous tenses.

State verbs describe states and are not

usually used in continuous tenses.

Here are the most common state verbs:

Verbs related to activities of the mind:

Verbs related to emotions:

Having and being:

admit, agree, believe, know, mean, prefer, realize, remember, think, understand, want

adore, care, like, dislike, love, hate, hope

appear, be, belong, contain, have, include, need, seem, possess, own

Verbs related to senses:

feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste

Some state verbs can also refer to an activity. In this meaning they can be used in a continuous tense:

We have a second-hand car.

She is having some tea.

(have =possess, a state)

(have=drink, an activity)

I think it’s a great idea.

I’m thinking about my exam.

(feel=experience, an activity)

(feel= believe, a state)

(think=consider, an activity)

(think= believe, a state)

I feel I can’t go through with it.

How are you feeling?

Verbs related to senses are followed by adjectives, not adverbs:

• The roses look and smell beautiful.

• The cloth feels soft.

• The idea sounds wonderful.

• The oranges taste delicious.

Look at the blue verbs in the text. Can they be used in simple and continuous tenses or only in simple tenses? Copy and complete the table.

Only simple tenses Simple and continuous tenses

realise carryknow

believe

want

like prefer need

mean

arrive

watch talk

feel prepare

Can you add more verbs to each column?

5 Compare the verbs. Does the verb mean the same in both sentences.

1. a) All our guides have several years’ experience in

leading hiking trips in the Himalayas.

(have = )

b) You are having a hot cup of tea.

(have = )

own, a state

drink, an activity

2. a) You are feeling tired.

(feel = ) b) At Adventure 2000 we feel that we understand the needs of hikers.

(feel = )

experience, an activity

think or believe, a state

3. a) We also think that good travel arrangements are important. (think = ) b) You are thinking about how far there is to go. (think = )

believe, a state

consider, an activity

6 Which of the sentences cannot be changed into the Present Continuous?

a) The coffee tastes awful.

b) We have breakfast very early.

c) She thinks she is the best.

d) They feel they need more time.

e) I have a serious headache.

f) She thinks about her mother a lot.

a) The coffee tastes awful.

c) She thinks she is the best.

d) They feel they need more time.

e) I have a serious headache.

f) She thinks about her mother a lot.

9 Complete these sentences from the text. What word follows the verbs of sense?

• It looks __________.

• The food cooking on the fire smells ______.

• The food tastes ________.

• A lot of trekking holidays sound ________.

great

fantastic

exciting

great

All these words are adjectives.

Homework1. Finish exercises 7 – 8 on

page 23.

2. Finish exercises on page 66-67.