August 19, 1946, in 1973, in 1976 General, two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham Rodham in 1975, the Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.
1. We learn that Bill Clinton’s father_____________ . A. died before Bill Clinton was born
B. died when Bill Clinton was a few months old C. left his wife after Bill Clinton was born D. was his mother’s second husband
2. Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in_____________ . A. 1976 B. 1978 C. 1980 D. 1973
3. Hillary Rodham did not change her last name until_____________ . A. she married Clinton
B. she gave birth to their daughter C. Clinton campaigned for President
D. Clinton was defeated in his campaign for governor Suggested answers: 1. A 2. B 3. D
Activity 3 Recommend a gym to a friend
Part A: One of your friends is thinking of joining a gym. He is trying to find a gym membership he can afford. You have found an advertisement and a web page about a gym. Underline the main points and circle the key words for him.
In this part students are asked to find and choose some information about a gym after they read and listen to the ads about it. Their listening and reading skills can be improved by finishing this part.
Let the students read the guidelines and know what information they are going to look for. They should look for the information about a gym membership that their friends can apply for. Have the students read the two ads carefully in Part A on page 52. Ask them to underline the main idea and circle the key words.
Answers: The ads
Main idea: Build the body you’ve always wanted! Get it! Get healthy! Key words: Special offer! 1 month free membership!
35 classes every week, including yoga, aerobics and swimming. Two branches in the city!
Open from 6 a. m. to midnight daily, 365 days a year. Call 5555 4567 for more information. The web page
Main idea: Build the body you’ve always wanted! Get fit! Get healthy!
Key words: Have some of the best equipment of any gym in the world, with 3000 square meters of equipment.
Our personal trainers will be happy to help you improve your shape. Making up a dialogue (Work in pairs)
Suppose one of you wants to know some information about Better Body Gym and the other works at the gym. Make up a dialogue on the phone. The following information must be included in your dialogue.
Provided information: 1. Membership fee 2. Number of gyms in the city 3. What do you get for free? 4. How big is each gym?
You may start the conversation like this: A: Hello, is that 5555 4567? B: Yes. Who’s that calling? A: . . . B: . . .
Part B Ask the students to use the information they have found to complete the note in Part B on page 53. They will not be able to finish the whole part. They will get more details after they listen to the tape.
Answers:
2 Numbers of gyms in the city 2
4 What do you get for free? A T-shirt, 2 free personal training sessions, 1 month free membership.
5 How big is each gym? 3000 square meters.
7 Can you get advice from a personal trainer? Yes. 10 How can you find out more? Call 5555 4567.
Part C Let the students do Part C by listening to the tape to finish the rest of the note sheet in Part B.
Answers:
3 Where are the gyms in the city? One in Jinshan Road; one near the King Hotel. 6 Is there a health cafe at the gym? No.
8 What do you need to do to join? Provide with your ID number. 9 Do you need to be 18 to join? No. →Step 3 Writing
Ask the students to write a letter recommending a gym to a friend.
You think that Wu Dong, your friend should join Better Body Gym. Try to write him a letter, explaining why you think he should join the gym. Ten minutes will be given to finish writing.
Useful words and expressions
1. Student A: Why should he choose this gym?
not expensive, cost, get one month free membership, near the King hotel, not far, convenient, good e
relax your muscles, build strong body, keep fit, not so tired, healthy way of losing weight Dear Wu Dong,
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Best wishes,
xxx
Ten minutes later, ask some students to read out their letters. →Step 4 Skills building 2: note taking
In this period, the teacher can help the students to learn how to make notes while listening as quickly as possible.
In order to make notes as brief as possible, three skills are presented to students. Then they are asked to use the skills to take notes while listening to the tape.
Activity 1 Introduction
Show the students the guidelines and the three points so that they will know how to write down information quickly when taking notes.
1. Use abbreviation & contractions (P54): Guess the meaning: Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. mor afn min sec hr
WTO=the World Trade Organization WHO=the World Health Organization What is an abbreviation and contraction?
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form. And a contraction is a word formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase.
PRC=People’s Republic of China Dept=department
SH1=Senior High One Art Fest=Art Festival mfr=manufacturer No. =number e. g. =example I’d=I would/I had won’t=will not shan’t=shall not
2. Write down only the key words
Eating fruit every day is good for you. =Fruit good
You should do lots of exercise to stay fit. =Lots exercise fit
Gym memberships can sometimes be very expensive. =Gym can be expensive
3. Use symbols ﹥ more than
﹤ nearly/less than ↑ increase ↓ decrease ∵ because ∴ therefore → mean/lead to + and/also = equal
Guess the meaning of the following emot: -) = : - ( =
: -o = surprise : -D = great joy : -P = make a face : ～-( = crying
1）By swimming regularly, jogging, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, I can be healthier. =swimming+jogging+water+sleep=healthier
2)If you work hard, use proper methods and have a good attitude, you will be successful. =hard work+proper methods+good attitude=success
Turn to page 54. Look at the TIP. Students must remember these symbols and meanings they express.
Activity 2 Listening
Have the students listen to the tape and write down what they have heard using the three skills they have just learned.
Play the tape and check the answer. 1. The number seven bus is not on time.
2 Our department is increasing the number of teachers. 3. I’d like to see the manufacturer.
4 Senior High 1 has a bigger class than Senior High 2. 5 The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. Interviewing classmates about exercise
In this part, the students will improve their listening and speaking abilities by listening to an introduction to a gym and asking and answering questions about how to keep fit. At the same time, they should take notes on what they are hearing and what they are talking about. Lastly they should be able to tell the class what exercise their partner does according to the notes they have taken.
1. Part A
Ask the students to do Part A by listening to the speech about the facilities available in the
gym and take notes while listening. Tell them to use abbreviations and contractions to write down the information quickly.
Answer:
They have a swimming pool to be a no. of mchs that can help workouts. Many running mchs+ a rowing mch+a skiing mch. *****machine=mch***** 2. Part B
Ask the students to work in pairs and ask the partners questions about how he or she keeps fit. Then make a dialogue about it and take notes about the partners’ answers as well. Students can refer to the words in the box. And try to use the note taking skills they have learnt. Five minutes later, the teacher will ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.
Ask some students to say what exercise their partners do according to the notes they have made. Then let them try to find what the most popular exercise is in the class.
Answers: What basketball/dancing/football/gym/running/swimming Why fit/fun/healthy/strong When often/sometimes/seldom/never Whom classmates/family/friends
. . . . . .
→Step 5 In-class activities Activity 1 Poster design
After all the exercises, the teacher may ask the students to have a poster design competition. Directions:
1. Find information about the gym from the web page. To make your poster interesting and attractive, you can use your imagination to add something that will attract more people (e. g. giving special offer). Don’t forget to give a name to your gym.
2. Follow the outlines below to design a poster.
Planning: The name of your gym is _____________. Group leader _____________ Find information _____________
Present the poster__________________
Preparing: All the group members have a discussion on how to make your poster attractive. Producing: Make a poster based on all the ideas from your previous research and discussion. Make changes to your poster until the whole group approves the poster.
Presenting: It’s time to present your poster to the class. Tell the class what is special about your gym.
3. We will vote (投票) to decide who is the final winner of this game after each group present their posters.
Design 1
City Gym