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Look at the picture and answer:

Which TV programme do you think of?

sports world

Lead-inLead-inLead-inLead-inHave you ever watched the programme about sports ？

Could you list some of the sports you can watch in the programme ？

Which football player do you like best ？

Are you a football fan ？

Please go through the main words and phrases together.

Language pointsLanguage pointsKey words ：

weekly round-up up-to-date cover

programme interview presentation announce

such as a bit boring a number such as a bit boring a number of of

vote online for free concert vote online for free concert ticketstickets

Weekly ： happening or published once a week or every week

a weekly magazine / newspaper

eg :1. His weekly wage is $ 300

2.Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?

3.They are doing the weekly cleaning.daily -- weekly---monthly -----yearly

round-up: a summary (n.)

We will be back after a round-up of the news.

a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly round-up

up-to-date:modern,fashionable(adj.)round-up information/recordsOut of date 过时 , 不流行

Cover:1.fugai

2.including

3.to report on an event

Eg:1.The programme covers different sports,such as basketball,swimming,badminton and football.

2.The BBC will cover all the major games

3.The heavy snow covered the ground.

Presentation:ceremony where something is given or presented.

Eg:He received an award for his acting at the presentation in Shanghai.

live:broardcast directly from an actual performance without being edited( 以直播形式）

This year’s Music Awards will be covered live.

1Sports World covers ice skating this week.

2.Sports World is interviewing famous baskerball players this week.

3.If you re a football fan, you will find this programme interesting.

4.Beijing Music Awards was recorded last month.

5People have voted for Beijing Music Awards on the Internet.

6.All the big pop stars will attend the presentation of this year’s Beijing Music Awards.

7.Two thousand fans hve voted on line for their favourite songs,singers and actors.

in a mess

used

Second reading

Choose the correct one:

1.I just finished my vacation to Yunnan.

A. work B. holiday

2. The man explained to the people that the factory had been close.

A. to give meaning of sth. B. to give a reason for sth.

3. When I went into the room, I found the room was in a mess.

A. a difficult state B. a dirty or untidy state

4. A teacher should trust his students.

A. look after B. believe that sb. is good

5. The woman was mad at the dog for eating her shoes.

A. worried B. angry

6. It is rude to run into other’s house without knocking at the door.

A. not polite B. anxious

Word study

Please read Act One of the play carefully and fill in the form

Characters

Things they do Feelings

Mom and Dad

Eric

Daniel

just come back from vacation

plays soccer at home

stays in another room

excited

disappointed

angry

surprised and frightened

sorry

angry

Detailed reading

Please read Act Two carefully and fill in form:

Characters Things they do

Feelings

Daniel

Eric

Mom

Dad

express his anger

angry

comfort his brother

calm

talk about the things that happened today

sorry and regretful

strong-willed/ stubborn

Group Work:

Divide students into groups of five. One is the narrator and the others are the main characters. Role-play Act One and Act Two.

Discussion

1.Suppose you were one of the children what would you do?

3.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it?

2.How do you think good parents should treat their children?

Homework 1 Write an end to the play.

2 Role-play the dialogue in groups of five.