Part One Open Your Mouth
Warm-up Activity
What are these friends saying? Complete the following sentences with the correct answers.
Focus Your Attention
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Chat with Your Friends
Activity 1
Match the questions in the left column with the responses in the right column.
Activity 2
Complete the following dialogue by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
Pan Xiaofeng:Hi, I haven’t seen you for ages.
Kang Lin:Long time no see.1）____________（你有什么安排）for this weekend?
Pan Xiaofeng:I haven’t decided yet.Any suggestions?
Kang Lin:2）___________（你愿意和……一起参加）me in playing soccer this Saturday?
Pan Xiaofeng:Oh, 3）____________（算了吧）.I hate soccer.
Kang Lin:Then what about tennis?
Pan Xiaofeng:4）____________（我很愿意）.But I don’t have time on Saturday.How about Sunday morning?
Kang Lin:OK.5）____________（到时见）at the tennis court.
Activity 3
Step 1 Take turns to ask and answer the following questions.You’re encouraged to add more questions to the list below and your answers should be based on your school’s situation.(https://www.daowen.com)
Questions
1.What are you engaged in these days?
2.What’s your plan for this Sunday?
3.Would you like to join the tennis match?
4.Will it be all right if I take a friend of mine?
5.What about playing tennis with me?
New questions:_________________________________
Step 2 Suppose you’re going to invite a friend to play
tennis with you this Sunday.Role-play with your classmates.
Role A:You
Role B:A friend of you
Requirements:
1.The conversation should include greeting and inviting.
2.There are no less than 5 turns in the conversation.
3.Try to practice the expressions in the tips given below.
TIPS
● I haven’t decided yet.
● What’s up?
● Sure./ I’d love to, but…
● The more, the merrier./ That would be great.
● How interesting! / It doesn’t interest me too much./ There’s no reason to do something you’re not interested in.
New Words and Expressions
decline /dɪ'kIaɪn/ v.（婉言）谢绝
*pop /pɒp/ a.流行音乐的
◆handicapped /'hændɪkæpt/ a.有生理缺陷的；弱智的
participate in 参加