Review of units 6~10
france? you could see the museums.
kelly: no. i think france too touristy.
peter: really? but there’s lots to see and do. oh, i know. how about hawaii? the weather is really warm.
kelly: really warm? yes, you’re right. i don’t want to go to hawaii. it’s too hot!
peter: okay. how about singapore? singapore is not too hot, too tiring or too touristy. you must want to go there.
kelly: no, singapore is too expensive.
peter: kelly, there must be some place you want to go!
kelly: yes, there is.
peter: really? where?
kelly: i want to go home. goodbye.
conversation 3
ben: hi, gu. i’m starting a band. do you want to join me?
gu: sure, ben. i’d love to be in a band.
ben: okey, good. what do you play?
gu: i don’t play an instrument. i sing. i like music with great lyrics.
ben: so do i. who else can join our band?
gu: well, there’s dave. he plays the piano. but he prefers quiet music.
ben: good. what about harry? he plays the guitar, doesn’t he?
gu: yes. but harry loves music that’s loud.
ben: that’s ok. we can play loud music and quiet music.
gu: what kind of music do you like, ben?
ben: oh, i like music you can dance to.
but there’s just one problem for our band.
gu: what’s that?
ben: i’m not a musician and i can’t sing.
conversation 4
zhang: hi, amy. how are you?
amy: hi, zhang. i’m glad to see you. i’ve had a bad day.
zhang: why? what happened?
amy: well, this morning i was late at the bus stop. the bus had gone so i had to walk to school.
zhang: that’s a long walk.
amy: yeah. and then it started raining and i’d forgotten my umbrella.
zhang: oh no! did you get wet?
amy: yes, i was late and wet. and, my class wasn’t at school. they had gone to the museum.
zhang: you missed a museum trip. that’s too bad.
amy: then in the afternoon i went to the library to study for the math test.
and guess what?
zhang: oh no. what?
amy: i’d left my math book at home.
zhang: you are right. you did have a bad day.
step ⅲ 2b
this activity requires students to listen for specific information in the dialogues.
point out the four different question types next to the pictures in activity 2a.
set a time limit of two minutes. students go through the lists of questions.
you are to listen to the same recording again. this time you need to listen for specific information in the dialogues that will help you answer the questions. point out the sample answers.
play the recording twice or three times so that students have enough time to complete the task.
let students check their answers in pairs, and then with the whole class.