第七、八課時
a. although與but不能同時用。
e.g. although he is very old, he still works hard.
= he is very old, but he still works hard.
b. although 與 though 都可作“雖然”解，用作從屬連詞，引導讓步狀語從句，一般情況下二者可以相互代用，只是 although 引導的從句放在句首的時候居多，而 though 引導的從句放在主句后面的時候居多。
e.g. although it was expensive, we decided to buy it.
we were a good team, though we were neither very big nor very strong.
c.但在下列情況下兩者不能通用。
a) 在as though, even though詞組中，不能用although代替though.
e.g. i won't let you do it even though you dare.
b)though 可做副詞用，作“可是…然而”解，而 although 不可用作副詞。
e.g. he said he could come; he didn't, though
6. read after the tape-recorder aloud and try to remember the information by mind-mapping.
step 3 post-reading
1. ask students to complete the information in the mind-map without reading through the article. add more details beside each map.
2. answer the questions without looking back at the article but from the mind-map.
3. with the mind-map, try to retell the article.
4. make a list of advantages and disadvantages about being a basketball player in “section 4 go for it” if we have time.
module 3
yao ming is in houston rockets of nba. what do you think his daily schedule is as a professional basketball player there? and give him some advice by email.
the topic is “if i were yao ming, ...”.