Unit 4 What would you do?

a few minutes later, ask different students to say the meanings of the words and expressions indicated in bold by guess. don’t give them the correct answers.

let students look at words and expressions and their meanings in the box. point out the sample answers. then ask students to match the correct meanings with the correct words and expressions.

allow them one or two minutes to do this.

check the answers.

answers

lifestyle d, way cool a, give some direction b, material things c.

get student to make sentences with the words and expressions. remind them to look at the article again for extra help.

answers to this activity will vary. ask a student to write his/her answers on the blackboard. help correct any mistakes.

 sample answers

 1. people have different lifestyle from one another.

 2. to some students, it’s way cool to own a mobile phone.

 3. as teachers, we should give students some direction on how to learn english well.

 4. cars are material things. few people can afford them.

step ⅴ part 4

this activity helps students read for specific information.

say, you will read the article again and complete the sentences. elicit the first answer from the class (for jia ping, being cool is a popular and successful lifestyle).

get students to do the activity individually.

check the answers. answers will vary slightly.

 sample answers

 1. a popular and successful lifestyle

 2. you can chat with friends, watch movies and buy things

 3. want material things

 4. youth today values

 5. don’t follow what everyone else does

step ⅵ part 5

this activity helps students think critically about what they have read, read the instructions to the class. draw students’ attention to the chart in the reading.

demonstrate how to do the activity with the class.

t: i think going abroad is cool. for example america. what is a cool place for you, wei ming?

w: the antarctica.

t: what about you, liu chang?

l: i like climbing most. i think qomolangma mountain is a cool place.

draw a simple chart on the blackboard.

what is a cool…?

you

wei ming

liu chang

place

america

the antarctica

(qomolangma mountain

kind of music

…

…

…

…

get students to do the activity in groups of three.

answers will vary. vote on the coolest place and other things.

culture note

smoking was once a way some young men showed they were cool. however, as we learn about the dangers of smoking such as cancer, we see that it and other self-destructive behaviors such as drinking is not good way to be cool.