Unit 14 Have you packed yet?
t: then what are you asked to do according to the instruction? s1: we are asked to listen and check the chores the people have already done.t: now i want to know before you leave for a holiday, what chores you should do at home?s1: i think we should close the window.s2: we should water the flowers.t: good idea. if you do not water the flowers, they will dry and die soon.s3: we’d better take out the trash.s4: we should clean out the refrigerator.s5: turn off the light.s6: lock the door.t: that’s right. if you leave the door and the window open, a thief will visit your house. well, i think all of your advice is wonderful. listen to the recording and check the chores the people have already done in 1b on page 110.t: just now we listened to a conversation between a woman, a man and a boy. i think they have prepared everything for their beach vacation. now make conversations in pairs, using the information from activity 1b on page 110. which pair would like to perform your conversation first? good, you two, please. s1: have you watered the plants yet?s2: yes, i have already watered them.t: well done. next pair, please.s3: have you packed the beach towels yet?s4: no, i haven’t. can’t judy pack them?s3: no, she’s busy. s4: have you packed your guidebook and the street map?s5: i have already bought the guidebook, but i haven’t got the street map yet.t: before we listen to the recording, let’s look at the picture on page 111 first. what can you see in the picture?s1: i can see a boy and a girl in the picture.t: what else can you see?s2: i can see a lovely cat with a long tail.t: what are they doing?s3. they are talking about something. t: what do you think they are talking about?s4: i think they are talking about preparing a trip. t: now listen and find out what they are talking about. then tell us who said each thing. write m for “mark”, write t for “tina”. play the recording for the first time and check the answers.t: listen again and match each question in activity 2b and check the answers.step iii pairwork (2c: p111)t: after listening, we’ve got some information from the conversation. tina and mark are going out with their parents. tina hasn’t cleaned out the refrigerator yet. she has to do it right now. she has already put her bike in the garage, but she hasn’t locked the garage because she thinks that it’s mark’s job. mark thinks he has done most of his jobs. he has taken out the trash, but he hasn’t fed the cat. he will do it in a minute. now use the information from activities 2a and 2b to role play a conversation.