Today's topic

DESCRIBING YOUR VACATION

Oh no! You were expecting a dream vacation and instead, everything went wrong.
Describe your last vacation to the class. Did it meet your expectations?

In my imagination，Every holiday。I will have a girlfriend and a bunch of good friends with me。

But the reality is spent by myself。

buffet 自助餐
souvenirs 纪念品

lodging 住宿

tour bus 旅游巴士

five-star hotel five-star hotel

sightseeing  观光

I just came back from vacation in Shanghai，But when I was not lucky, it rained for three days.

We went to the top of the dongfangmingzhu Tower and the view from above was great.But is 

My shoes have been wet for several days

poor guy

kathy kyle - Monday thru Friday - 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. midnight Chinese time. (morning my time)

Student A - Amelia, Eistert, Lisa

Student B - Crystal, Mark, Eistert

I was told this was a wonderful company, but I wasn't told I would have to work so much overtime.

Phrases - expectations, reality

I was told...., but I wasn't told....

I was really looking forward to, but.....

I thought we would...., but ....

.....was supposed to , but ......

i tin er ar y - schedule, plan

I was really looking forward to eating delicious and special local food, but the food was just too expensive and not really delicious. A

I was told the bus would arrive at 9, but I wasn't told it would be so crowded.

I was told the scenery was very beautiful, but when I go there I find it is a small park. Crystal There are not many flowers and no grasses. It's very different from my expectations.

Phrases - expectations, reality

I was told...., but I wasn't told....

I was really looking forward to, but.....

I thought we would...., but ....

.....was supposed to , but ......

buf fay - no "t" sound at the end.

Vocabulary

buffet

souvenirs

tour bus

five-start hotel

restaurant

take-away food

photos

museum

temple (church)

lake 

sea

mountain

beach

skiing

train

grassland

animal

ship

panda

I expected.... , but....

smallest train station in China - 

We saw blue sky.

Worst Thing That Can Happen On Vacation

bad weather - rain

too many people - crowded, noisy, dangerous

altitude sickness

Kathy Kyle

United States

state - North Carolina

city - Asheville


We don't normally use the family name