1.2 Chapter 2 Educational visits (牛津上海版九年级下).pptVIP

1.aim: purpose; objective Jack’s aim is to be one of the best students in his class. 2. although: though; in spite of the fact that Although he is over 60, he is still active and energetic. 3. confident: feeling strong inside yourself; feeling that you can do things well and deal with any problems. She is confident that she will win the long jump on Sports Day. 4. deeply: to a great depth; to a great degree. I deeply admire her beautiful stories. 5.dump: a place where rubbish is collected. The community complained to the government that the rubbish dumps were getting too big. 6. educational: connected with education Educational toys usually sell well. 7. host: people who receive you and look after you when you are visiting somewhere There are eight people at the dinner last night, including our hosts. 8. improve: make something better Tom improved his health by eating more fruit and vegetables. 9. keep in touch: stay in contact I have kept in touch with a few of my friends from primary school, even though we now go to different middle schools. 10. scholarship : an amount of money given to someone by an organization to help pay for their education Amy is trying to win a scholarship this term. 11. sightseeing: the activity of visiting interesting places as a tourist You often see coaches full of tourists going on sightseeing tours of the city. 12. situation: the general state of things Bob was in an embarrassing situation when he was caught cheating in the exam. 1. Would you like to go abroad for a short period of time? 2. Why you want to go abroad? 3. What will do if you can go abroad? 4. Do you know how can we apply for going abroad? 5. Ask students look for some information about studying abroad. A. It’s half lion and half fish. It… Key: Singapore B. I went to the White House and took a photo of it… Key: The United States of America C. We climbed the biggest rock in the world and later we saw some kangaroos… Key: Australia D. It’s 320 metres tall---the t