A letter from a pen-friend
b:it's about two kilometers from here.
•a:____________ is helen?
b:she's 26.
•a:____________ do the buses run?
b:every ten minutes.
•a:__________ is the water in the pool?
b:two metres.
•a:____________ have you lived here?
b:nearly three years.
6 short answers.
a)say: when we talk, we usually give short answers. they are easier and faster to give, but we should contain all the facts the questioner wants to know. now, please open your books and turn to page 9. read section a4 in language a.
b)then ask students to finish the two exercises in section a4. tell them that each number in the brackets means the numbers of words your should use in each short answer.
c)check the answers with the students.
[additional exercise]
have students look back to their questionnaire they've finished at the beginning of this class. ask them to use short answers to finish these questions again.
consolidation
1 workbook 8a, section c on page 2, and section e on page 3.
2 grammar practice book 8a, sections a & b on pages 1 & 2.
3 oxford english (shanghai edition) practices and assessments series 8a, pages 4 & 5, sections a～f in grammar