Chpater6: Places we visit

A Where can the Chow family go at the weekend?What can they do?
Exciting Place on Hong Kong Sai Kung _go on a boat trip
Ocean Park -go on the rides
Mai Po -watch birds Lantau Island -see the Giant Buddha
Repluse Bay -have a swim The Space Museum-watch a film
The Hong Kong Stadium-watch a football match The Cutural Centre -watch a ballet
They can visit Ocean Park to go on the rides.
They can visit the Cutural Centre to watch a ballet.
B It is Saturday afternoon.Mr Chow is taking Charlie to a football match.
Mrs Chow is taking Chow is taking Cherry to a ballet.Act the chows.Here are these examples.
Mr Chow:We can go to the Hong Kong Stadium by bus or MTR.
Charlie:How long does it take to get there by bus?
Mr Chow:It takes about twenty minutes.
Charlie:How long does it take to get there by MTR?
Mr Chow:It takes about thirty minutes.
Charlie:Let's take the bus then.Now you do the rest.
C Mrs Chow and Cherry are at the Cultural Centre.
Act the people and the guards.Here are some examples.
Picture 1 Excuse me.Where are the toilets? They're behind the cloakroom.
Picture 2 Excuse me.Where's the art library?
It's between the gallery and the restaurant.
Picture 3 Excuse me,Where's the escalator?It's next to the exit.
Now you do the rest.
D Reading:Billy and the Mai Po Monster
Picture 1 Tomorrow we'll go on a field trip to Mail Po Marshes.
A marsh is a very wet place.sometimes there is lot of mist.
Mai Po Marshes are famous because a lot of rare birds live there.
How long does it take to get from here to Mai Po?'one of the children asked the teacher.
It takes an hour by bus,'she replied.
'Now remember.You must stay together and follow me.'
Picture 2 Why did the teather tell us to stay together?
Becuase there's a monster at Mail Po.It chases children.
Billy was not a nice boy.He liked to frighten the other children.
He told his classmates storieds about a monster at Mail Po.
Picture 3 On the day of the field trip,the children walked behind the teather.
Billy walked slowly at the back of the line.
The mist got thicker and it started to rain.Soon Billy could not see the others.
Picture 4 Suddenly there was a loud noise.A white shadow flew over Billy's head.
He thought it was a monster.
Picture 5 Help!The Mai Po Monster is coming !Help me!Help me!
Billy screaed and ran to the teacher.
The children and the teacher stopped.
They laughed when they saw a white bird flying out of the mist.
Have you ever been on a field trip with your class?
Do you remember what happened?Tell your friend.
E Answer the questions.Circle the best answers about the story.
1 Find a word that means 'something we do not see very often.'
2 Which picture shows 'mist'?Circle the correct picture.
3 How did Billy frighten the other children?
4 Why couldn't Billy see the others?Give two reasons.
5 What made Billy think there was a monster?Say two things.
F On Sunday,the Chow family go to a fair.Act the people.
Ask and answer questions about the shops.Here are these examples.
Excuse me.Where's the Clown Corner,please?
It's behind the Doil Shop.
How long does it take to walk there?
About five minutes.Thank you very much.Now you try.
Chapter 7 Our favourite programmes
A Want are the people watching?
Mr Lau is watching a nature programme.Sally is watching a drama.
Picture 1 the news Picture 2 the weeather report
Picture 3 a pop music show Picture 4 a nature programme
Picture 5 a quiz show Picture 6 a drama Picture 7 a cookery programme
B The Chan family are filling in a questionaire about the programmes people like to watch.
Act the people.Here are some examples.
Why do you like watching nature programmes?Because they're interesting.
Why do you like watching cartoons?Because they're amushing.
Now you do the rest .
Which programmes do YOUR family like best?Why?
C One month later,the Chan family receive the results of the survey.
Mr Chan is looking at the results.Act Mr Chan.
Remember the survey we did,children?Well,here are the results.
Elderly people like watching quiz shows more than news and weather reports.
Men like watching news and weather reports more than nature programmes.
Now you try.
Which of these programmes do you like more?Tell your friend.