4.　　　 Does she have a lot of homework every day?　 yes

3.　　　 What’s her favourite hobby?　 painting

2.　　　 What are Millie’s hobbies?　　 Read/write poems/walk/shop

1.　　　 What Grade is she in?　　 9

4.　　　 Once students have finished Part D, ask two students to read the letters aloud. Praise students for areas where they do well. Try not to focus too much on their mistakes as this will crush their confidence when speaking in front of the class.

Homework:　 完成课时卷 (reading)

Design on Bb

　　　　　 Millie

3.　　　 Once students are clear about the vocabulary, ask them to complete Part D on Page 43. More able students can complete the exercise on their own. Less able students can work in pairs or small groups.

2.　　　 Explain that for each word in the column on the left, there is a related word in the column on the right. The words may be opposites, synonyms or related words. Point to the first word and ask the class to find the matching word in the right-hand column. Ask volunteers to come to the front of the class and draw a line between two words to link them. weaker classes might find this task difficult. Go through the words in the two columns with students before asking them to match the words.

Answers are as followings:

advise　　　　　　　　　　　　 keep (opposite)

earlier　　　　　　　　　　　 　later (opposite)

focus　　　　　　　　　　　　　 help (synonym)

forget about　　　　　　　　　　 school work (related word/opposite)

give up　　　　　　　　　　　　 remember (opposite)　

hobby　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ignore (opposite)

homework　　　 　　　　　　　　go home (opposite)

painting　　　　　　　　　　　　 study (related word)

spend hours　　　　　　　　　　 work hard (related word)

time　　　　　　　　　　　　　 drawing (related word/synonym)

　 stay out　　　　　　　　　　　　 hours (related word)

1.　　　 Revise key vocabulary. Write the following words on the board:

advise　　　　　 　　　　　　　keep

earlier　　　　　　　　　　　　 later

focus　　　　　　　　　　　　　 help

forget about　　　　　　　　　　 school work

give up　　　　　　　　　　　　 remember　

hobby　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ignore

homework　　　　　　　　　　　 go home

painting　　　　　　　　　　　　 study

spend hours　　　　　　　　　　 work hard

time　　　　　　　　　　　　　 drawing　

stay out　　　　　　　　　　　　 hours

4.　　　 This is a straightforward exercise and students of all levels should be able to complete it on their own.

(part C)

3.　　　 After checking the answers with the class, ask more able students to look for phrases or sentences in Millie and Simon’s letters to support their answers.