Unit 1 Back to School
1.Look,read,listen and act.
This is the first day fo a fall semester.
Li Meng and his sister have spent a busy but exciting day at school.
Now they are back home discussing what they've heard during the day.
Summer is so short.We only went to one summer camp.
How many do you need?
You know my classmates went to some real exciting ones.
They were talking about them all the time.
You should have seen the look on their faces.
What summer camps?
I thought ours was the best.
We learned so much English.
The songs,the music,they story books and the movies...
I know.But the other camps were good too.
Two of my classmates went to a "Culture" camp.
It was all about different cultures,British,French,African,Indonesian..
What did they do there? Movies,lectures and everything.
I don't remember now but it must have been good.
Is that all?
Of course not.One of my friends went to a camp called "Fitness" something.
They went swimming,mountain climbing,hiking and...
Next time maybe.
We should tell mum earlier if we don't want to miss the fun.
Too bad,summer is over now.
Where did you spend your summer holiday?
Tick it/them and tell your friend about it/them
4.Listen,read and then write.
Please read the following passage
and find out what children do in their summer holidays.
Summer camps
For many children in the world,summer camps are becoming more and more
popular.
In China,we have a similar situation.
Each year,kids come to summer camps for friendship and experiene.
The summer camps provide an opportunity for children
to learn things beyond their school subjects.
There are many different kinds of summer camps.
Some camps are only for learning spoken English
ad they provide a native speaker for each group.
Some camps are only for visting historical places.
But,most camps combine learning and sightseeing to attract more students.
Summer camps offer various programs form arts and crafts,
computer skills,putting on short plays to horseback riding,
sailing,rock climbing and swimming and many others.
Everybody can find something interesting to do.
Summer camps are usually held in local places.
The place is quiet,the scenery is beautiful,
the air is fresh and most importantly the surroundings are safe,
because parents have to make sure
that their children do not get sick and are not being hurt.
In recent years,more and more children like to join a summer camp
which organizes activities abroad.
At present,summer camps in England,America,Australia,
New Zealand and France are very popular.
So,choosing a summer camp is not easy.
Money,time,your personal interests and perhaps some other things,
such as which camp your friends are attending,
will influence your decision.
Find the answers to the following questions.
Underline and number the sentence.The number on the line.
7.Listen and ack.
Li meng is sitting at his desk filling in his new school schedule.
His notes are not very clear,
so he picks up the phone and calls a classmate.
What words may Li Meng use when he talks to his classmate?
Tell your friend.
Hello,is Zhang Shan there? Speaking.
Oh,good,What subjects do we have on Wednesday afternoon?
Can you take a look at your notes?
Wait a minute.I need to turn down the radio a bit first.
(Zhang Shan turns down the music in his room.)
What was it again?
Just tell me what's on Wednesday afternoon.
I see.There are tow periods of Maths and one PE class.
You know PE? Physical education.
Yeah.Thanks.Last semester we had PE on ?Tuesday.
I lide it on Wednesday.
Me too.I tend to be tired by then and ought to go out and do something.
In your Nike sneakers.Right.My favourite.
By the way,do you like your new schedule?
Well,remember we'll have tow periods of computer class
on Tuesday afternoon every other week.
I'm looking forward to that.That's something I like too.
Look,I need to get my schedule ready.
I'll talk to you later.Thanks for the help.
Sure.Bye. Bye.
Task 2
1.Practise the dialogue in pairs.
2.Act out the dialogue in your own words.
3.Listen to two more short dialogues and fill in the blanks.
Dialogue 1
A:Alice____.Is Mary______?
B:Hello,Alice.______a second.Mary,you are______.
Dialogue 2
A:________please?
B:Sorry,she_______.
A:Could I______then?
B:Yes,please.But__________
A:Marina.
9.Listen to the dialogue and write the correct information below.
Li Meng and his sister have finished dinner
and are now getting their school bags ready.
Listen to the dialogue and find out the required information.
Where's my maths book? It'll be my favourite subject this semester.
Why? you hate maths.
Not now.Mr.Chen will be teaching us.He is so good.
How do you know ?
My classmates heard he is a "star" teacher.
Maths class will be fun.I don't know .Hope you'll enjoy yourself.
I will.Have you got anything nice this semester?
Sure.I'll have computer class and our soccer team will have a new coach.
We'll train to win.You've got to run faster.I never see you run now.
I'm always a fast runner.My running is still hot.
Do you want to run new yourself?
I love it.The thing is girls tend to do "nice" things.
"Nice"?I don't know. Anyway,it's about time to go to bed.Good night,runner