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Planning a holiday for your familySkills building 2: forming questions1. We often ask others questions to get more information. The key questions words in English are: what, where, when, who, why and how.My parents are going to Germany by plane this summer. They will buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry their supplies of food and water.wherewhohowwhenwhatwhyLook at the following sentences:2. When forming questions, remember to change the order of the subjects and verb.3. We use auxiliary verbs such as be anddo with question words to form questions.Answers:1. _2. _Use question words to complete the questions on page 35.When did you leave home?Why did you come to Shanghai?3. _4. _ _5. _6. _What would you like to see in Shanghai?Where are you from?/ Where do you come from?How did you come here?Who/whom are you traveling with?Step 2: choosing a holiday destinationWhen you are making your holiday travelling plans, what will you consider?1. Type of holiday: _2. Cost: _ _What type of holiday do you prefer?How much will you spend?/How much money are you going to spend?3. Places to visit: _ _4. Dates: _Where do you want to go and what do you want to see?When do you want to go travelling?5. Length of time _ _How long do you want to spend on your holiday?Work in pairs.Take turns to ask and answer the questions about holiday destination. Try to get as many details as possible, places to visit, time, cost and so on.Skills building 3: writing an e-mailHere are tips on how to write an e-mail:1. You must type in the receivers e-mail address and the subject.2. Greet the person by first name or whatever you usually call him/her.3. Start your e-mail with a friendly greeting, such as How are you? / How are you doing?4. Type your first name at the end.5. Use contraction if you want. e.g. Im fine. / ASAP.Ways of ending an informal e-mail:All the best Best regardsLots of love LoveLove from RegardsTake care YoursStep 3: e-mailing your father Write an e-mail to your father, tell him about the holiday plans you and your mother have made for your family. Use the information in Steps 1 and 2 to help you.You need to mention: where you should go and why when you should travel what activities you can do what you can see? the length of time the costDear Dad,Ive looked at several possible places where we can go on holiday and checked Mums schedule. We think we should go to Shandong Province because none of us have ever been there before. Possible exampleIf we go, well have an active holiday climbing Mount Tai. Mum can explore famous lakes and springs in Jinan. We can also visit Qufu, where Confucius was buried. I think you and Mum would like this.We can travel in May, between the 1st and the 7th. The trip lasts 4 days and 3 nights. It costs only 1,300 yuan per person, so Mum will be pleased with that.I think this trip sounds very exciting and it sounds just like what you and Mum want. Let me know if I should book it.Bye for now.Love(name)Write an e-mail to your father, telling him you should go to Hunan Province Adventure
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