Listening-----The Jacksons (Hobbies)
The Jackson's apartment is fairly large.
It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
There is also a large living room.
There's a piano in the living room.
Question: What's in their living room? (There's a piano in the living room.)
Question: How many bedrooms are there in their apartment? (It has two bedrooms.)
Repeat Sentences:
1. The Jackson's apartment is fairly large.
2. They sleep in their bedrooms.
Their mother, Helen, can play the piano.
She can play fairly well.
Their father, Bill, likes to sing.
But he doesn't sing very well.
Question: Who likes to sing? (Bill likes to sing.)
Question: How well can she play the piano? (She can play fairly well.)
Lisa loves music. She plays the violin.
She practices every day. With practice, she's getting better.
Question: What does Lisa love? (Lisa loves music.)
Repeat Sentences:
1. She can play fairly well.
2. With practice, she's getting better.
3. Bill likes to sing.
Listening-----The Jacksons (Jobs)
Lisa's parents both have jobs. They are English teachers.
Her mother teaches English to children. Her father teaches English to adults.
They both teach at schools. They don't teach at the same school.
Question: What do they teach? (They teach English.)
Fill in the blanks: They are both teachers.
Helen teaches at a primary school. Her students are between 7 and 9 years old.
Bill teaches in a small university. His students are at least 18 years old.
Question: Where does Helen teach? (Helen teaches at a primary school.)
Question: How old are Helen's students? (Her students are between 7 and 9 years old.)
Repeat Sentences:
1. They don't teach at the same school.
2. They are both teachers.
3. Her mother teaches English to children.
Read Sentences:
1. Helen teaches at a primary school.
2. His students are at least 18 years old.
Vocabulary-----Types of Rooms
a bedroom: People sleep in a bedroom.
a bathroom: People take baths in a bathroom.
a living room: People watch television in a living room.
a kitchen: People cook food in a kitchen.
a dining room: People eat food in a dining room.
Question: In which room do people sleep? OR Where do people sleep? (People sleep in a bedroom.)
Fill in the blanks: People take baths in a bathroom.
Question: Where do people take a bath? (People take baths in a bathroom.)
Question: Where do people watch television? (People watch television in a living room.)
Question: What do people do in a kitchen? OR Where do people cook food? (People cook food in a kitchen.)
Question: What do people do in a dining room? OR Where do people eat? (People eat food in a dining room.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. People cook food in a kitchen.
2. People take baths in a bathroom.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. People eat food in a dining room.
2. People cook food in a kitchen.
3. People sleep in a bedroom.
4. People take baths in a bathroom.
this side: The boy is on this side of the table.
the other side: The girl is on the other side of the table.
the same side: They are on the same side of the street.
the opposite side: They are on opposite sides of the street.
next to: They are standing next to each other.
across from: They are sitting across from each other.
Exercise:
1. The boy is on this side of the table.
2. They are on opposite sides of the street.
Question: Who is on this side of the table? (The boy is on this side of the table.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. They are on the same side of the street.
2. The boy is on this side of the table.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. They are standing next to each other.
2. The boy is on this side of the table.
3. The girl is on the other side of the table.
4. They are on the same side of the street.
Daily Actions
buy it: She's buying a dress.
sell it: This shop sells flowers.
pay someone: Pay the taxi driver.
give it: Give money to someone.
steal it: He is stealing her phone.
Exercise:
1. Buy it.
2. Sell it.
3. Give it.
4. Pay someone.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Give money to the street musician.
2. She wants to buy a dress.
Repeat Sentences:
1. She's buying a dress.
2. Pay the taxi driver.
Dialogue-----Classes & Interests
Lisa: Good morning, Tom. How are you today?
Tom: Good morning, Lisa. I'm fine. I like this sunny weather.
Lisa: Me too, what's your first class today?
Tom: My first class is math.
Lisa: Do you like math?
Tom: Yes, I do. What about you?
Lisa: No, I don't. I'm not very good at math.
Question: What time of the day is it? (It's morning.)
Question: What is Tom's first class? (His first class is math.)
Tom：What are you good at?
Lisa：I'm good at languages.
Tom：Do you read a lot?
Lisa：Yes, I do. I love to read.
Tom：Anything else?
Lisa：No really. What about you? What are you good at? Tom：I can play basketball, I really like it.
Lisa：You are tall, so that's good, right?
Tom：Yes, I'm tall. But I'm also fast.
Question: What is Lisa good at? (She's good at languages.)
Question: What is Tom good at? (He can play basketball well.)
Repeat Sentences: She loves to read.
Tom: Do you like sports?
Lisa: Not so much.
Tom: What do you like?
Lisa: I love music. I play the violin.
Tom: Are you good at it?
Lisa: No, not yet. But I practice every day. I'm getting better.
Tom: Great.
Lisa: OK, see you later,Tom.
Tom: Bye, Lisa.
Question: What can Lisa play? (She can play the violin.)
Question: How well can she play the violin? (She doesn't play very well but she's getting better.)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. What are you good at?
2. Not so much.
3. She practices every day.
4. But I practice every day I'm getting better.
Lisa: Hi, Tom.
Tom: Hi, Lisa.
Lisa: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Tom: No, I don't. I don't have any brothers or sisters.
Lisa: Do you have a pet?
Tom: A pet? Do you mean a dog or cat?
Lisa: Yes, we have a dog.
Tom: we have a cat.
Lisa: Oh, I like cats, but my mum doesn't.
Question: Who doesn't have any brothers or sisters? (He doesn't have any brothers or sisters.)
Question: What kind of pet does Tom have? (He has a cat.)
Lisa: What's your cat's name?
Tom: Its name is Mimi.
Lisa: Oh, it's a girl cat.
Tom: Yes, that's right.
Lisa: What does Mimi like to do?
Tom: She likes to sleep. She sleeps a lot.
Question: Who is Mimi? (Mimi is Tom's cat.)
Lisa: Do you have a picture of it?
Tom: Yes, I have a picture on my phone.
Lisa: Wow, she is a beautiful cat.
Tom: Thanks, I think so too.
Question: Where is Mimi's picture? (It's on Tom's phone.)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Do you have a picture of it?
2. She's a beautiful cat.
3. She had a dog.
4. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
5. What does Mimi like to do?
Letter & Number-----Months of the Year
There are seven days in a week.
There are 24 hours in a day.
If today is Monday, yesterday was Sunday.
If today is Monday, tomorrow is Tuesday.
If today is Thursday, the day before yesterday was Tuesday.
Question: How many days are there in a week? (There are seven days in a week.)
Question: How many hours are there in a day? (There are 24 hours in a day.)
Question: If today is Monday, what day was is it yesterday? (If today is Monday, yesterday was Sunday.)
Fill in the blanks: If today is Monday, yesterday was Sunday.
Question: If today is Friday, what is the day after tomorrow? (The day after tomorrow is Sunday.)
If today is Thursday, the day after tomorrow is Saturday.
If today is Friday, the weekend begins tomorrow.
If today is Saturday, Thursday was 2 days ago.
If today is Friday, Sunday is the day after tomorrow.
If today is Friday, next Monday is 3 days from now.
Question: If today is Monday, what is the day after tomorrow? (The day after tomorrow is Wednesday.)
Question: If today is Friday, what was the day before yesterday? (The day before yesterday was Wednesday.)
Question: What day of the week begins with the letter of W? (Wednesday)
Question: What day of the week begins with the letter of M? (Monday)
Fill in the blanks: If today is Thursday, the day after tomorrow is Saturday.
There are 12 months in a year.
January is the first month of the year.
February is the second month of the year.
March is the third month of the year.
April comes after March and before May.
May is the fifth month of the year.
June is the sixth month of the year.
Question: What is the first month of the year? (January is the first month of the year.)
Question: What month of the year is March? (March is the 3rd month of the year.)
Question: Which month is the fifth month of the year? (May is the fifth month of the year.)
Fill in the blanks: There are 12 months in a year.
July comes after June.
August and September are the eighth and ninth of the year.
October comes after September and before November.
November is the 11th month.
December is the 12th and last month of the year.
Question: What is the last month of the year? (December is the 12th and last month of the year.)
Question: What month comes before September? (August is before September.)
Question: What month comes after July? (August is after July.)
Fill in the blanks:
1. July comes after June.
2. October comes after September and before November.
每日一句
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
爱自己是终生浪漫的开始。
