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don’t worry too much about them. just circle them. we’ll talk about what they mean later.
get students to complete the task on their own. point out the sample answer.
say. the first sentence of the e-mail message is i’m really anxious, because i can’t find my backpack.
check the answers.
answers
the notes should be numbered in this order:
5,2,4,3,1
circled words might include anxious, symphony hall, algebra, optometrist appointment, crucial, count, drop
step ⅲ 3b
this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
read the instructions to the class. point to the sample conversation. invite a pair of students to say it to the class.
sa: what do you think "anxious" mean?
sb: well, it can’t mean "happy".
sa: it might mean "worried".
sb: oh, yes. she is worried because of her test.
write the conversation on the blackboard.
say, you are to talk about the circled words in activity 3a. use the words can’t, must, could or might as in the sample.
get students to work with a partner. as they work in pairs, move around the classroom helping students with pronunciation and answering any questions they may have. some time later, stop the activity. ask different students to share their conversations with the class. make a list of the words students are talking about on the blackboard.
drop v.
symphony n.
opotometrist n.
appointment n.
algebra n.
crucial adj.
count v.
because of
practice the pronunciation of these words and explain the meaning of each word.
optional activity
have students write the new words in
activity 3b as well as other new words in this unit with the letters in scrambled order and then put two spaces after each word. ask a student to write the correct spelling in the first space. ask another student to write the meaning of the word in the second space. for example:
xosainu  anxious  worried
cuilarc  crucial
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step ⅳ part 4
this activity provides oral practice using the target language.
call students’ attention to the picture.
get students to name each item in it.
write the new words chinese-english dictionary and oxford university on the blackboard. point to the sample conversation. invite a pair of students to read it to the class.
sa: here are some earrings. the owner can’t be a boy.
sb: well, it could be a boy. the earrings might be a present for his mother.
write the conversation on the black board. explain the meaning of each sentence.
focus attention on the chart with the headlines can’t, could/might and must at the top. point out the sample answer.