2． watered (he plants

1． said goodbye to Grandma

2． gotten the mail

Things he hasn’t done yet

1． packed his bag

5． We listened carefully but could hear nothing．

Step Ⅲ Part 2

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

Go through the instructions for this activity with the whole class． Invite a pair of students to read the dialogue aloud． Correct any pronunciation errors to make

sure the two students are providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Sue: Have you done your chores? We are leaving in an hour．

Jerry: I’ve done some of them．

Sue: Have you packed your bag?

Jerry: It’s in the front hall．

Sue: Have you said goodbye to grandma?

Jerry: The telephone was busy．

Sue: And have you watered the plants yet?

Jerry: Oh, no． I haven’t． I’ll do it now．

Sue: Have you cleaned your room?

Jerry: Do I need to?

Sue: Yes, you do．

Jerry: Okay．

Sue: What else? Oh yeah． Have you washed the dishes?

Jerry: it’s your job to wash the dishes．

Sue: No, it’s your turn．

Jerry: Okay． I’ll do it．

Sue: One more thing． Have you gotten the mail from the mail box?

Jerry: Look on the table．

Sue: Thanks．

Let students read the conversation in pairs again． Ask students to say the first thing that Jerry has done． (He has packed his bag)Then get students to make the list individually． While they are working． walk around the classroom providing help if needed．

Review the task． Get a few students to share their answers．

Answers

Things he has done

4． We chatted for a long time when we met last time．

3． I have already fed the dog．

2． You should clean out your bed your self．

Step I Revision

Check homework． Ask a few students to read the article in 3a． Then Have a student read his or her own article．

Step Ⅱ Part 1

This activity focuses on vocabulary introduced in the unit．

Look at the words in the box． Get a student to read them． Make sure the students understand the meaning of the words． Then say, Please fill in the blanks with the words． In some cases, students may need to use another form of the word, for example adjusting for tense or subject/verb agreement．

Get students to fill in the blanks on their own．

Check the answers． Ask five students each to read a sentence, filling in the blanks． The rest of the students check their answers．

Show the answers on the screen by a projector．

Have students make their own sentences with the words, preferably sentences that

are meaningful． Walk around the classroom． Collect a few students’ answers with mistakes on the blackboard． Then help students correct the mistakes．

Sample answers

1． Don’t forget to lock the door after you go out．

2． The blackboard