-- How long ____ you _______ in the States?

A. are ; stayed B. are ; staying C. have ; stayed D. did ; stay 2.--Will you tell us something about the weather there? --I ________ to that.

A. go B. come C. am going D. am coming 3.—When are you leaving? --The plane ________ at 11:05.

A. takes off B. took off C. will take off D. taking off

4.—I believe if we _________ abroad, most probably we will go by CAAC. A. have been B. are going C. had been D. were going 5.—I’m going to Shanghai for a few weeks. --_______________.

A. Good-bye B. So long C. Have a good time. D.I like it

6. A new play _____ at the theatre this week. Would you like to see it? A. has been put on B. has put on C. is being put on D. will put on 7.—Where are you going for your holidays? —_________.

A. What a good idea B. I’m going to Spain on business C. I won’t have to go D. I haven’t made up my mind yet 8.—I’ll go camping this weekend. --_____________.

A. Don’t give up now B. No, I’m too busyC. Have a good time D. Can you fish? 9.I’ve won a holiday for two to Florida. I ____ my mum. A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will have taken Answer: 1.B 2.C 3.A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A Step5: DIALOGUE

1. First show an example: Where you going on holiday?

A: Yanzi, where you going on holiday? B: I’ m going to Laos. A: When are you leaving? B: Next Sunday.

A: How are you going to Laos? B: I’m taking a plane. A: How long are you staying there? B: About two weeks. A: Great. Have a good trip. B: Thanks. Farewells: Have a good trip/ journey; Have a good day/ time; Enjoy yourself; Best wishes; Have fun; Good luck; Take care! 2. A game: Divide the class into two groups with one leader. Each group will need one coin and a counter.

Procedure: 1. Show the Ss the board game.

2. Demonstrate the task: toss a coin and explain that one side of the coin means move two spaces, the other means move one space. Move your counter onto a square and speak for thirty seconds on the subjects of the square. Encourage questions.

Step6:HOMEWORK

1.Do exercises on Page 56, 57

2.Review The Present Continuous Tense ,then do exercises on Page57,58

Period 4 Using Language

Teaching goals:

1). To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS

2). To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing. Teaching important and difficult points: 1).Improve the students’ writing ability.

2).Enable the students to understand the passage better.

Step 1 Lead-in

1. Enjoy the music “青藏高原” 2. Appreciate the beauty of Tibet.

3. Ask students several questions about the pictures, e.g. What do you think of these pictures? What’s the weather like there? Do you want to go there? etc. 4. Talking about Tibet.

Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet?

Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level.

Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places.

Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley

lies in east Tibet. It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September. Step 2 Reading

We know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have traveled down the Mekong. Today they have reached the Tibetan Mountains. They will stay there for a night. Now let’s look at the passage “A night in the mountains” on page 22. Read it quickly to find the main idea. Show some questions. 1.How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now? 2.What do you think has changed his attitude? 3.Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely?

4.Would you feel the same way in this situation? Why or Why not? Step 3 Listen and mark

Let the students listen to the recorder and mark the rising and falling tone of each sense group and sentence. Then practice reading aloud. Pay attention to pronunciation and intonation. Step 4 Dialogue

Suppose Wang Wei and Wang Kun leave their camp the next morning and go on with the journey. Make a short dialogue between them. Sample dialogue : --Oh , up so early?

--Early? It’s nearly 9 o’clock.

--Oops! (Look at his watch). I guess you’re right. --Why were you so tired?

--Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars. --That’s nice. They must be pretty. --Yes, they are.