1a GROUPWORK Talk about these questions. What is a soap opera? Do you ever watch soap? What are some soap operas you know? What are some things that happen on soap operas? 1b Listen and number the statements [1-4] in the picture. Picture. Picture. Picture. Picture 曾经；永远

1c Ask and answer questions about what the people in the soap opera said. A: What did she say? B: She said she was having a surprise party for Lana on Friday night. have a surprise party 举办一个惊喜晚会

2a Listen and circle true or false for each statement. 1. Ben told Lana that Marcia was going true false to have a surprise party for her. 2. Lana said she wasn’t mad at Marcia true false anymore. 3. Lana said that she wouldn’t go to true false Marcia’s house on Friday night. 4. Marcia called everyone and told them true false she wasn’t going to have the party. 5. Lana told Marcia she would bring true false some books to her house on Friday night. anymore 再；还；今后 not…anymore 不再 … mad 疯狂的；狂热的 be mad at sb. 对某人生气 bring “ 带来，拿来，取来 ” ，指从别处把某人或某物带到或拿到说 话者所在的地点来。 take “ 带去，拿走 ” ，指从说话者所在地把某人或某物带去或拿走。

2b Listen again. What did the people on TV say? Circle the correct answers. Ben told Lana that Marcia was going to have a surprise party for her. Marcia ( is / will ) going to have a surprise party for you. Lana said she wasn’t mad at Marcia anymore. I ( am / was ) not mad at Marcia anymore.

Lana said she would go to Marcia’s house on Friday night. I ( will / would ) go to Marcia’s house on Friday night. Marcia told everyone she wasn’t going to have the party. I ( am / was ) not going to have the party. Lana said she would bring some drinks and snacks to Marcia’s house. I ( will / would ) bring some drinks and snacks to your house. 小吃

2c PAIRWORK Have a conversation about last night’s episode of “Young Lives”. A: What happened on “Young Lives” last night? B: Ben told Lana that Marcia was going to have a surprise party for her. 插曲；一个事件

Grammar Focus Direct speech Reported speech I am mad at Marcia.She said she was mad at Marcia. I am having a party for Lana. She said she was having a party for Lana. I go to the beach every Saturday. He said he went to the beach every Saturday. I will call you tomorrow.He told me he would call me tomorrow / the next day. I can speak three languages.She said she could speak three languages. 直接引语间接引语

直接引语如何变成间接引语： 一、根据意思改变人称： He said, “I go to the beach every Saturday.” He said he went to the beach every Saturday. 二、如果主句的谓语动词为 said 或 told 时，从句的时态要变成 过去的某种时态。 1. She said, “I am mad at Marcia.” She said she was mad at Marcia. 2. He said, “I am doing my homework.” He said he was doing his homework. 3. He told me, “I will call you tomorrow.” He told me he would call me tomorrow. 一般现在时 一般过去时 现在进行时 过去进行时 一般将来时 过去将来时

3a Read the newspaper story. Fill in the blanks. “Young Lives” this week It was an exciting week for the people on the soap opera “Young Lives”. First of all, Marcia told Ben she having a surprise party for Lana, and that Lana she was going to her house to study. Then Lana Ben she mad at Marcia, and that she going to her house on Friday. So Ben told Lana that Marcia was to have a party for her. Lana told Ben that she mad at Marcia anymore, and that she go to Marcia’s house on Friday night. However, Marcia called everyone and them that she going to have the party. was thought told was wasn’t going wasn’t would toldwasn’t first of all 首先

3b Imagine the next episode of “Young Lives”. Finish the newspaper article. Last night on “Young Lives”, it was an exciting night. There was a surprising party. Lana said she would bring some drinks and snacks to Marcia’s house on Friday night. But Lana forgot to bring some things. Marcia was still very glad. Then they went to the park outside the Marcia’s house. Marcia and Lana were surprised to see their classmates. They smiled. Then every student took out their gifts. They laughed, ate and drank. How happy they were!

4 GROUPWORK Role play. Work in groups of four. Use the role play cards to have a conversation. Then change roles and practice again. Student AStudent BStudent C You are at home. B and C are at B’s house doing a homework project. You want B to pass this message to C: C borrowed your jacket and didn’t return it. You want to know why C didn’t return it and where it is. You are at home. C is at your house doing a homework project. A calls you with a message for C. Pass on the message, and then give C’s answer to A. You are at B’s house working on a homework project. You have A’s jacket. You were supposed to meet at the bus stop this morning to return it, but A didn’t come to the bus stop. 消息； 信息 传递 suppose 假定；认为；期望 be supposed to 被期望或被要求

pass sb. sth. = pass sth. to sb. 将某物传给某人 He passed a book to me. = He passed me a book. 他递给我一本书。 pass on 把 … 传给另一个；转移 pass on the message 把消息传过去 1. Pass on the stick. 传递接力棒。 2. Please pass the book on one by one. 请大家传阅这本书。 3. Please read this notice and pass it on to others. 通知看后请传给其他人。

Section B 1a Check ( ) the sentences that are true for you. I’m hard-working. I’m good at speaking. I’m lazy. In English, I’m better at reading than listening. I can do better in math. 1b PAIRWORK Talk about your answers. A: I’m not hard-working. B: Really? I think you are very hard-working. 在 … 方面做得更好

2a Listen and fill in the speech bubbles. Picture 1:. Picture 2:. Picture 3:. You can do better You are good at speaking You are hard-working 1. Name: Class: Math– hard-working Spanish—good at listening History—can do better Science—lazy student 2. Name: Class: Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—can do better Science—good student 3. Name: Class: Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—can do better Science—lazy student 4. Name: Class: Math– hard-working Spanish—good at speaking History—should do better Science—lazy student

2c PAIRWORK Role play. Student A is a parent. Student B is a teenager. Student A asks questions about Student B’s report card. Student B chooses a report card from activity 2b and answers Student A’s questions. A: What did your math teacher say? B: He said I was hard-working.

3a Read Alan’s letter to his grandmother. Find Alan’s report card in activity 2b on page 29. Dear grandma, How’s it going? I hope that grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week. I hope you are in good health. Things are fine here. I finished my end-of-year exams last week, and got my report card today. I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mall, but luckily I did OK this time. grandpa 爷爷；外祖父 be in good health 身体健康 report card 成绩单 nervous 神经紧张的；不安的 get nervous 感到紧张 envelope 信封 luckily 幸运地

I had a really hard time with science this semester, and I wasn’t surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good. Well, that’s about all the news I have for now. Mom and Dad send their love. Love, Alan semester 学期 bad—worse—worst true 真实的 disappointing 使人失望的；另人失望的 have a hard time with sth. 在某方面感到很困难 have a hard time with sb. 和某人关系处得非常不好

3b Pretend to be Scott. Use the information from activity 2b to write a letter to a relative or a friend about your report card. Dear, I got my report card today. My math teacher said that I was hard-working. My Spanish teacher said I was good at speaking. My history is not so good. The teacher said I should do better. My science teacher said I was a lazy student. I’ll have to try harder at science. Yours, Scott aunt

3c Write your own report card. (Have fun. You don’t have to tell the truth!) Then write a letter to a relative or a friend about your report card. Dear Mother, This is my report card. My math teacher said I was lazy. Please don’t worry about me. I can catch up with other students. My English teacher said I was good at speaking and listening. I should more practice writing and reading. My Chinese teacher said I was good. My science teacher said I did best. Yours, Linda

4 PAIRWORK Imagine your teachers are writing your report card. Write what they would say. Then tell your partner what your teachers said. Report card Math teacher: History teacher: English teacher: Science teacher: Wang Lin is very hard-working. A: How was your report? B: Well, my math teacher said that I was hard-working. A: Really? You’re lucky. My math teacher said I was lazy. 幸运的 Wang Lin is very lazy. Wang Lin is hard-working. Wang Lin should do better.

Self Check 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given. happen bring copy borrow pass on 复制；抄袭 1. Can you some music CDs to the party? 2. It’s not right for you to others’ homework. 3. He didn’t know what was outside. 4. I’m so cold. Can I your jacket? 5. I’m seeing Sue this afternoon. Do you want me to any messages? bring copy happening borrow pass on

2 Read the story and then write it as a conversation. My best friend is Xiao Li, but last week in school we had a big fight, and she didn’t talk to me. It all started when she asked me if she could copy my homework. I asked her why she wanted to do that, and she said that she had forgotten to do hers. I said I didn’t think it was a good idea for her to copy my homework. She wanted to know why I didn’t think it was a good idea. I said it would start a bad habit, and that she should do her own work. She got really mad at me, and said she didn’t want to be my best friend anymore. I said that was OK and that I was sure she would get over it. And she did. Yesterday she told me she was sorry. She said it was much better if she did her own work. hers 她的 ( 名词性物主代词 ) own 自己的 get over 克服；忘掉；原谅

A: Who’s your best friend? B: My best friend is Xiao Li, but last week we had a big fight and now she isn’t talking to me. A: How did it start? B: … B: It all started when she asked me if she could copy my homework. A: Why did she want to do that? B: She said she had forgotten to do hers. A: What did you do then? B: I told her that it was a bad idea. A: Did she think so? B: No. She got really mad at me. A: What happened at last? B: I said I was sure she would get over it. And she did. Yesterday she told me she was sorry.