2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.

2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but there were also downsides. Listen again and fill in the chart.

Fun activities Downsides Eating out Shopping Dragon Boat Festival in June Step 7 Speaking

2c Role play the conversations between Wu Ming and Harry.

A: What did you do on your vacation?

B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I've put on five pounds.

A: I guess the food was delicious, right?

Step 8 Role -play

Watch the video and learn Water Festival.

Read the conversation and tell "True" or "False".

1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( )

2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ( )

3. The water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( )

4. The Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( )

Role -play the conversation

Step 8 Language points and summary

1. stranger n. 陌生人（可数名词）

strange adj. 陌生的，奇怪的

e.g. Don't talk to strangers. 不要和陌生人说话。

There is nothing strange in the room. 房间里没有奇怪的东西。

2. relative n. 亲属，亲戚 （可数名词）

e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。

3. put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上

e.g. They've put on five pounds. 他们体重增加了5磅。

It's cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。

4. pound n. 磅；英镑（可数名词）

　e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds. 这张课桌重5磅。

5. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.

throw at 抛向；泼向；洒向

动词throw后接所投掷的物体，用介词at引入泼洒的对象。

e.g. On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car, but fortunately we were not hit.

在我们来的路上，有人向我们的车投掷石块，所幸的是我们没被砸中。

It's the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other.

　　　这是今年的第一场雪，孩子们高兴地拿雪球相互抛着。

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