Objectives:
1. Develop the ability to describe things.
2. Develop the ability to talk about popular products.
3. Develop the ability to persuade other people.
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Pre-class Assignment
1. Study Lesson 3 of BB before the class. Students
should study the lesson by themselves before the class. The teacher
can check the students' preparation by conducting dictation or asking
comprehension questions about the lesson. The teacher can also encourage
students to make sentences with the new words and sentence patterns, and
ask one student to read aloud the sentence(s) as a dictation exercise
for the rest of the class.
2. Listen to the recordings for Lesson 3 of BB.
3. Prepare a few of your favorite advertisements, either in Chinese
or English, for the purpose of class discussions. You are encouraged to
use Chinese ones
During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about the text, if you have any.
2. Teacher-led pattern drills with the new words
and sentence patterns of the lesson.
3. Compete for the title of "the best salesperson": (use your
ad) first of all, describe what you are selling and then tell others why
they should buy.
4. Spend some time discussing the topics following
the text.
Post-class Assignments
1. Do Exercises 1-2 of BB Lesson 3 and turn them in by the end of Tue.
For instructions
on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: discussion on the questions at the end of Lesson 3 of
BB.
During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about Lesson 3 of BB.
2. Meaningful pattern drills with the new words and sentence
patterns of the lesson.
3. More on the Competition for the title of "the best salesperson"
3. Discussion and wrap up of Lesson 3 of BB
Post-class Assignments
1. Exercises 1 and 2 (Page 99) of Lesson 18 of ATS. For Exercise 2
you will do it orally in class.
Exercise 1 is due the end of Thur.
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on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: Listen to the recordings of Lesson 18 of ATS and discuss
the content.
Pre-class Assignment
1. Click here, go and do the reading assignments for
Chapter 3 (optional).
2. Pair-work: Review of Lesson 3 of BB and Lesson 18 of ATS.
3. Prepare for the activity of "kan4kan shei2 shi tui1xiao1 gao1shou3."
4. Prepare for the report on your most favorite ad.
During-Class Activities
1. Repeat the activity of "kan4kan shei2 shi tui1xiao1 gao1shou3."
2. More practicve of BB3: Q&A and pattern/vocabulary practice.
3. Report and discuss our most favorite ads.
4. 5-minute report on current events (2 students each class).
5. Do ATS 18.
Post-class Assignments
1. Write your summaries of and responses to "the current
events"
2. Exercise 3 and 4 of Lesson 3 of BB.
3. Enjoy the weekend!