<p class="ql-block">(Greetings:)</p><p class="ql-block">Class begins!</p><p class="ql-block">Good afternoon, boys and girls! Take a seat please.</p><p class="ql-block">What a pleasant day! So wonderful for traveling, right?</p><p class="ql-block">(Lead in)</p><p class="ql-block">Do you love traveling? Yes, of course.</p><p class="ql-block">Then where have you been? (Ss will give different answers. T: wow, that’s really a gorgeous place! Yeah, I was once there too...思考，学生齐说还是单个说) You are really travel lovers.</p><p class="ql-block">So, in your opinion, why do we travel on the road?</p><p class="ql-block">(思考：是否板书 taste delicious food; attend wonderful festival celebrations; experience and appreciate diverse culture, customs and traditions; get away from/relieve the pressure; have fun; relax; broaden our horizons...)</p><p class="ql-block">I couldn’t agree more! Just as a famous saying goes “Travel broadens the mind!”</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Now, please look at the picture. Who is she? YES! Gloria. It’s me! Can you guess where was I? Are you familiar with the bridge? Let’s make a comparison. You must know the Sydney Opera right? So where is it? Australia! Any information about the Australia?(PPt修改，是否要加入澳大利亚的知识)</p><p class="ql-block">Quite Knowledgeable.</p><p class="ql-block">Actually, the reason why I chose to travel Australia is that I was deeply impressed by the amazing photos in a blog. You know blog? And the person who writes blog is called blogger. In this case, the blogger is Lauren Bath. And i can’t wait to share you her blog. 是否加图片。</p><p class="ql-block">Lucky enough. Today, we are learning a new passage, blogging Australia,which offers more information about Lauren Bath. Can you guess what’s the meaning of the title? (probably, blog is used to record the photos, travel experiences in Australia )</p><p class="ql-block">Actually, this passage is an interview. What’s meaning? Bravo! As an interview. It must involve a lot of questions. Now, please go through the passage quickly and put the questions into the right paragraph.</p><p class="ql-block">Time is up. Who’d like to have a try? Amazing job! Thank you so much!</p><p class="ql-block">Now let’s read the passage part by part and find out more details.</p><p class="ql-block">Please read para1 carefully and master some basic information of Lauren Bath.</p><p class="ql-block">Any volunteer? Who was Lauren Bath? And she used to be a..chef, and happy one. Probably she enjoys cooking and she is good at that, right? Then why did she change her job? That’s right. Anything more. Absolutely. </p><p class="ql-block">Lauren Bath believes the present job is challenging. Can you guess, what challenges might she face? If you were Lauren Bath, would you step out of your comfort zone and choose a challenging job? (Glad to hear that. Probably not) Even though she knew it would be tough, she still chose to be a blogger. So what kind of person do you think she is? Or she really loves travelling and taking photos, right?</p><p class="ql-block">Then where would she travel and take photos? Now please read para 2-3 carefully and answer the questions.</p><p class="ql-block">What’s Lauren Bath’s connection to Western Australia?</p><p class="ql-block">From this, we can say she really loves WA, especially the Kimberley region. Are you familiar with these places?Now, look at the map, this is Kimberley region and here is Broom. Let’s watch a short video to see what is the magic.</p><p class="ql-block">How do you feel about the scenery? Any words to describe? (Breathtaking; amazing;fantastic; fabulous; gorgeous...) Brilliant! Now you can tell me why does Lauren Bath love most about the WA? Any phrases from the passage?</p><p class="ql-block">Thanks to her photo blog, we’ll have the chance to appreciate the red rock; green plants; blue-green waters and blue skies. Probably that is one of the meanings of blogging one’s travel.</p><p class="ql-block">Lauren Bath, a devoted photo blogger, set out on the road. How does her love of nature influence photograph? And how does her blog influence the readers? Please read para 4-5 and answer the questions.</p><p class="ql-block">What about this one? How does the love of nature influence Lauren Bath’s photograph? No wonder Lauren Bath said “ To work full time, you have to love nature”. It is the love, the devotion that help us admire the nature genuinely and overcome the obstacle on the road.</p><p class="ql-block">How does her blog influence others?</p><p class="ql-block">Absolutely. So in this way, how does travel broaden Lauren’s mind?</p><p class="ql-block">Summary:</p><p class="ql-block">Now, let’s see what we have learned. The interview questions are developed in a progressive relationship. From the interview, we know Lauren’s working experience and her blog’s influence. What’s more, our interests in Australia are stimulated.</p><p class="ql-block">Besides, Lauren Bath, there are also a lot of people why to introduce their hometown to others.</p><p class="ql-block">Look at this guy, his video of riding horse became popular in the internet and attracts people to sichuan for traveling. And there are a lot of people use vlog to introduce their travel destination. Now, we’d choose the easiest way ---deliver a speech.</p><p class="ql-block">You can either choose to introduce your hometown, attracting more tourists or you can share your unforgettable travel experiences. Now work in groups have a discussion. Can each group choose a representative to attend the speech contest.</p>