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.
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