Language focus:

　　Using ‘want to’ to express intentions

　　e.g. I want to have a picnic.

　　Using ‘going to’ to describe events that will occur quite soon

　　e.g. I'm going to visit City Park!

　　Pre-task preparation

　　1 Ask: What do you usually do at weekends? Do you usually have a picnic? to review: picnic, fountain and pond. Introduce: football pitch. Draw a football pitch on the board. Ask: Where can you find a football pitch? Do you usually play football there? Write: Zhongshan Park, City Park, Moon Park on the board. Ask the students to name a few more places where people usually go on holidays.

　　2 Play the recording: Look and read. Students listen and follow in their books.

　　3 Play the recording again. Students listen and repeat.

　　While-task procedure

　　1 Ask the students to read the information boards in Read and choose. Students work in groups to discuss where all the characters want to go. Distribute a copy of Photocopiable page 17 to help the students make a choice. Invite the more able students to tell the reasons.