Unit9Reading

1、Reading, Writing and Speaking (Page 72)(Come to the Hilltop Language School and change your life.)Objectives To learn to use present perfect tense To learn to use present progressive as futureProceduresWarming up by talking with the sentence patterns learned so farGood morning, boys and girls. What

2、are you learning now? You are learning English. Will you go to a language school to learn English at weekends? What should you do there? I went to a language school yesterday. I spoke English to an American teacher. What were you doing when I spoke to the teacher yesterday?The teacher said I was spe

3、aking a very good English.If you go to a language school, youll have a great time.Today we will go to visit a language school. It is the Hilltop Language School. It is not in the city. It is on the page. It is on page 72! Lets go!3a Reading and answeringWhile reading, try to divide/ the sentences in

4、to thought groups, study the predicates, circle the connectives and underline the expressions. Now, read the eight questions and answer them in pairs. Questions to answer1. What does Mei Shan do? She is a flight attendant.2. How long has she had the job? Shes been a flight attendant for two years no

5、w.3. Why did she want the job? Because she wanted to travel.4. How long did she study English? She studied English for five years.5. What kind of job does David want? He wants to be a tour guide.6. Has he ever been to an English-speaking country? No, he hasnt.7. How long has he been studying at the

6、school? Hes been a student there for a year now.8. What other job is he thinking of doing? Hes thinking about becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide!Now make sentences with the useful expressions from the conversation and write them in your notebook.Useful expressions from the conversa

7、tiona young girl, the best way to do this, become a flight attendant, a flight attendant, for two years now, a really interesting job, travel all over the world, the most important requirement, speak English well, study English at the Hilltop Language School, for five years, become a flight attendan

8、t, get the job, a tour guide, travel especially to English-speaking countries, improve my English, take lessons at the Hilltop Language School, a student here for a year now, really love it, leave school, think about becoming an English teacherNow read the text again to turn it into a conversation.

9、Act out the conversation in groups of four.Turn the text into a conversation. (改寫)3b Thinking and writing You have read about others life. Now you will write about yourself.Something about myselfDear Sir:I am Yu Zi from Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. I have long wanted to be an editor for a school

10、magazine. So I am writing to you to ask for a job at your magazine.I have studied English for seven years at Hope English School in Beijing. I think I am good at English reading and writing. I started to learn English seven years ago. You may ask me why I am learning English. I can tell that I am le

11、arning English to write books in English so that more people could read my books. I like English reading the best. I have read more than 100 English books. You have got to know something about me. Tell me whether I could get the job, OK? Thank you very much!Yu Zi3c Telling about yourselfYou have wri

12、tten a letter to the school magazine. Now you will go on to tell your classmates about yourself using the letter you wrote.4 Finding someone who?On page 88 is a survey. Now go and carry out the survey.A survey: Have you ever? Have you ever visited an English-speaking country?Have you ever spoken to

13、a native speaker of English?Have you ever written a letter in English?Have you ever watched a movie in English without subtitles?Have you ever read a newspaper, magazine or web page in English?Have you ever used English on the Internet?SELF CHECK1 Filling in the blanks with one of the words givenOn

14、page 73 is a box with 5 uncompleted sentences. You will read them and complete them with one of the words given. Then make your own sentences with the words.understand, decide, rent, improve, show1. My English writing is good, but I need to improve my listening skills.2. I dont understand. Could you

15、 explain that again, please?3. Thats a special camera. It only shows foreign films.4. Have you decided what you want t do after school?5. You can rent bicycles at the amusement park.She did not understand her husband.I dont understand the idea.I understand you have no previous experience?She underst

16、ands French.You dont need to explain-I understand!We finally decided after lengthy deliberations.The case was decided.This new development finally decided me!The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election.We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad. Lets

17、 rent a car.The weather improved toward evening.The editor improved the manuscript with his changes.She showed her talent for cooking. His good upbringing really shows.She shows her dogs frequently.The diary shows his distress that evening.He bet $2 on number six to show.She showed her disappointmen

18、t.The usher showed us to our seats.2 Surveying studentsYou have finished Section A and B. Now you are going to use the information from them to survey three students in your class.Have you ever?Students namesTraveled around China?Taken a ride?Had a great time at school?Driven a car?Made friends with

19、 English-speaking people?Taken an interest in collecting stamps?Entered a singing match?Given away anything to the poor?Opened a gold door?Chosen a gift for your mother?Picked up a book in the street?Dropped anything at school?Criticize your roommates?Put out any fires?Smoked a cigaretteBroken any s

20、chool rules?Sneezed in the public?Allowed others to use your computer?Returned books on time?Annoyed your teachers? 3 Writing a report You have finished the survey in 2 above. Now you will write a short report with the information from the survey.A short report by meLi Fang has driven a car. She is

21、a good driver. Wang Xi has Made many friends with English-speaking people from the United States. Ju Ziqin has taken an interest in collecting stamps. She has a big collection of Chinese stamps. Huo Jiren has entered a singing match. He will be the winner. Ge Shan has given away many old clothes to

22、the poor. He is a kind person.Reading: Have you ever been to Singapore?Before you readplease go over the vocabulary list for this unit at the back of your textbook.While you readdivide/ the sentences into thought groups, study the predicates, circle the connectives and underline the expressions. After you readcopy all the useful expressions into your notebook.for many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia, a wonderful place to take a holiday, on the one hand, more than three quarters of the population, speak Putonghua a lot of time, on th