Period 3
Warm-up:
1. Competition: Hot seat! (Listen to the meaning and speak out the right word as soon as possible)
Pre-reading preparation:
1. Read the news words together.
2. When we meet a new word, you can tell its meaning by reading all the words around it. This is a good way to read articles and it is much quicker than looking it up in the dictionary. Look at the example on P4.
3. Use this way to complete the exercise in ExC1. Read and think first before you ask or use the dictionary. Try to guess the meaning with the words or sentences around it . Check answers individually.
While-reading procedure:
1. Read the first paragraph after the recording and tick the things that Sidney actually mentions in his letter.( Ex D: find the facts)
2. Read the other two paragraphs and complete the table.
Family members nationality Birth of Sidney Job of his parents Job of his brother
School Like it or not Favorite sports Best subject ambition
3. Read the text paragraph by paragraph.
Post-reading activity:
Do a cloze about Sidney himself without looking at the text.
I’m ____1________, I’m _2_______ years old. I’m about ___3____ tall. I have __4____ black hair and ___5____ eyes. My favourite hobby is playing ____6_________. I also enjoy playing ____7____.
Assignment:
1. Get ready for the dictation about new vocabulary,
2. Read or recite one part of the text.
3. *Write about yourself according to the 1st paragraph.