2． Complete the article in 3c．

1． Read the article in Activity 3a again．

4． charity-(kindness in giving)help to the poor; money, food, etc． so given

Step Ⅲ 3b

This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language． Read the instructions aloud to the class． Get a students to read the sentences at the beginning of the paragraph to the class． Tell students that they should look back at Activity 2b and finish writing the paragraph using the information in Activity 2b． Have students finish the paragraph on their own． While they are working, walk around the classroom offering help and answering questions as needed． When they finish, invite a student to read his or her completed paragraph to the class．

A sample paragraph

Apple Ice Cream is a rock band． They have been together for about a year． They have written their own original songs although they used to sing other people’s songs． They won "The Best New Group of the year．" award last year． They haven’t made a music video yet, but they’ve had six concerts of their own．

They haven’t been on TV yet, but they have talked to Bands on Parade about doing a TV show next month．

Step Ⅳ 3c

This activity provides writing practice using the target language．

Read the instructions Write about your favorite band aloud． Then ask several students to say the name of the band they want to write about． (For example, F4, Twins, Beyond and Backstreet Boys．)

Make sure students know enough about the band they choose to write at least five sentences．

Get students to use the paragraph in Activity 3b as a sample． When they work, walk around the classroom offering more help if needed． When they finish, invite a student to read his/her composition as an example, with different students contributing sentences and correcting each other’s information．

A sample composition

Backstreet Boys is a pop band． They have been together for nearly ten years． There are five American singers in the band．

They have already written their own original songs． They have already made many music records and have had many concerts of their own． They have won many awards many times． But they haven’t been to China yet． I hope they can come to China to have a concert this year．

Step Ⅴ Part 4

This activity provides reading, writing, listening and speaking practice using the target language．

Read the instructions to the whole class．

Invite a good student to give an example of things that he or she has done． Make sure students understand what to do． Give students a few minutes to do the surveys in pairs． Get a pair of students to model the sample dialogue．

S_A: Have you ever been to a concert?

S_B: Yes, I have． I went to the National Day Concert last year．

S_A: Did you enjoy it?

S_B: Yes, they had a great air show．

Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the students are providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Have students complete the work in pairs． Get a few students to share the results of their surveys．

A sample survey

Have some pairs say their dialogues．

Dialogue 1

S₁: Have you ever played a musical instrument?

Li Ping: Yes． I have． I played the guitar last month．

S₁: Did you enjoy it?

Li Ping: Yes, it made me happy and relaxed．

Dialogue 2

S₂: Have you ever collected something?

Wang Gang: Yes, I have． I collected coins last year．

S₂: Did you enjoy it?

Wang Gang: Yes, I learned some knowledge from it． It was very interesting and meaningful．

Note

air-(old use)tune

Step Ⅵ Summary

In this class, we’re done a lot of practice reading and writing as well as speaking．

Step Ⅶ Homework

3． some day-on a day in the future; pay attention to the difference between some day and one day; one day means on a day in the past or in the future

Step I Revision

Revise the target language presented in this unit． Check homework． Ask some pairs to read out their conversations．

Step Ⅱ 3a

This activity provides reading practice using the target language．

Teach the new words． Show the new words on the screen by a projector．

Read the words and ask students to repeat them again and again until they can pronounce them correctly and fluently．

Look at the article Don’t miss the New Ocean Waves! Invite a student to read the article aloud to the class． Correct any pronunciation mistakes to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Look at the picture． Ask students, What’s the article about? Can you guess?(It’s about a band)

Go through the instructions with the students． Make sure students know what to do． Read the article carefully． Circle the things the New Ocean Waves have already done． Underline the things they haven’t done yet．

Before students do it, give them two examples: One thing the New Ocean Waves have already done is In the last twelve months, they’ve had three major concerts． Ask students to circ1e the words had three major concerts． One thing they haven’t done is They’re going to appear on CCTV next month． Let students underline those words appear on CCTV． Get students to finish the work on their own．

Check the answers with the class．

Answers

Circled: had three major concerts; made a bit CD; played other people’s songs; played mostly our own songs; had a few songs in the top ten．

Underlined; appear on CCTV; go on a world tour; hope to have a number one hit

Notes

1． hit-successful attempt or performance, for example, hit songs, songs that win wide popularity

2: lead-principal part in a play; actor or actress who plays such a part．

1． A projetor

3． Pairwork to make every student work in class．

2． Writing method to improve students’ writing ability．

1． Reading method to improve students’ reading ability．

2． How to improve students’ speaking ability by groupwork．