5. Where does she go every Monday?　 ( A buddy club.)

4. How often does she play softball?　 (Twice a week.)　

3. Is it great that Denver drives her to school? Why?

Task 2 　Listen to the tape and read after it.

　　　　 Use Questions 1-3 to sum up Paragraph 1.

Task 3 Read Paragraph 2 and answer:

2. How old is her brother? What did he learn last year?

1. How old is Nancy? Where does she study?

8. Why does he think the reading week is too short?

　　　　　　 Point out: as well

Task 4 　Listen to the tape and read after it.

　　　　 Use Questions 5-8 to sum up Paragraph 2.

Point out: I like learning how to cook and sew.

　　　　　　　 We can even bring in books and magazines from home.

Task 5 Practice the new words and phrases more.

　　　　　　 Read John’s composition together/by themselves.

　　　　 　　Try to sum up the whole article.

Life in an American school

Task 1 Read Paragraph 1 and answer:

7. What can they do near the end of the reading class?

6. What books can they read ?

5. Does he have a Reading Week every year?

4. What can he cook? (Healthy and tasty meals)

Task 2 　Listen to the tape and read after it.

　　　　 Use Questions 1-4 to sum up Paragraph 1.

Task 3 　Read Paragraph 2 and answer: