Chapter 7 Family lives

his parents give him presents _______. they usually give him something ______. they only buy him ______ clothes. they only have _____ tv for the whole family and he watches it for about _____ hours each week.
step 4 post-task: writing.
write an article about your own family life. try to use the words and phrases learnt as many as possible.
step 5 today’s homework
1. listen to the tape recording of the reading and read aloud .
2. finish the textbook c.&d. at page88-89.
the fourth period
main points: encourage the students to interview some classmates about the family life to improve oral english
teaching procedures
step 1 greetings and revision
   1.teacher greets the class in the usual way.
2.check the assignment for the last lesson.

c1 1. latest   2. teenagers  3. useful   4. disturbs
c2. 1. responsibility  2. seldom   3. pocket money  4. expecting 5. spends
d1 1. opinion  2. fact   3. fact
step 2 find out the following words and phrases:
1. 決策   2、數量不少的零用錢  3、花費  4、月底  5、很少抱怨
6. 畢竟  7、最時尚的衣服   8、度過一個快樂的童年 
9、打擾某人 10、照顧、保管 11、整個家庭的責任 
12、某些有用的東西 13、想要一些沒用的東西
step 3 try to find out the answers to the following questions:
1.how much pocket money do tina’s parents give her?
2.if tina spends the pocket money before the end of the month, what will happen to her?
3.does tina often do housework? what’s her opinion to doing housework?
4.why do tina’s parents give her so many presents?
5.how does david deal with his pocket money?
6.does he need to do housework? what’s his opinion to doing housework?
7. what kind of presents do david’s parents usually give him?
8.how often does david watch tv?
step 4 discussion
 work in pairs and discuss which opinion to doing housework do you agree on? and why?
step 5 make a survey about you and your partner
  your answer your partner’s answer
parents’ jobs            
only child or not            
age            
height             
weight             
pocket money (every week)