Relationshipsindifferentsituations
Singlechildversusmanychildren
TheOne-ChildPolicy
Problemswithhavingsiblings
Interferingparents
Skills:
Makingupdialoguesforparticularsituations
Arguingfororagainstanissue
Makingappointmentsandapologizing
Speaking:Role-play—Makingappointments
Writing:DesignaT-shirtwithexcusesfornotgoingtoschoolWriteyourownemailandansweranotherProject:Afamilytree
Topexcusesfornotgoingtothedentist’sGrammar:
Adverbs:
Comparisonofadverbs
2.Focus
2.1Matchdialoguesa–ftothesituations1–6.
First,takealookatallthe6situations.
a.A:Whydowealwayshavetowatchwhatmybrotherandsister
wantto
B:Becauseyouchoseyesterdayandnowitissomebodyelse’sturn.
b.A:Isthisyourfirsttimehere
B:No,Iamaregularcustomer.Icomeeverysixweeks.ButIhadtopostponemylastappointmentbecausemysisterwasill.
c.A:Wherewereyouyesterday,Brian
B:I’msorrythatIcouldn’tcometoschoolbutIwasillandhadtostayinbed.
d.A:Whydidyoucancelthatdentist’sappointment
B:BecauseIhatedentists.AndIthoughtmytoothachewouldgoaway.
e.A:Whydoyoualwaysmakedentist’sappointmentsforme
B:Becauseyouneverhavetime;whenyoumakeanappointmentyouforgettogo.
f.A:Whatistheproblemwithbeinganonlychild
B:Youneverhaveanybodytotalktoorshareyourproblemswith.
2.3Nowcreatedialoguesforthesethreesituations:
1.Yourfriendhasjustcancelledavisittothecinemawithyou(for
thesecondtime!).
Example:
A:Whyhaveyoucancelledourvisittothecinemaagain
B:I’msorry.IforgotthatIhadtogotomygrandmother’stonight.A:Butthatiswhatyoualwayssaywhenyoudonotwanttodosomethingwithme.
B:That’snottrue.IonlysaythatwhenIwanttocancelavisittothecinema.
2.Yourgrandfatherhasjusttoldyouhewillgiveyouthemoneyfordrivinglessons.However,hesaysthatyouwillhavetodrivehimtothedoctor’sonceaweek.
A:Okay,Iwillgiveyouthemoneyfordrivinglessonsbutyouwillhavetodrivemetothedoctor’sonceaweek.
B:That’sokay.ButIcan’tgoonMondays,Wednesdays,ThursdaysandFridays.
A:Andwhatistheproblemonthosedays
B:InthemorningsIhaveschoolandintheafternoonsIhaveapart-timejobinasupermarket.
3.YouarecomplaininginashopthatyourMP3playerthatyouboughtlastweekdoesnotrecord.Unfortunatelyyouhavelostthereceipt.
A:IboughtthisMP3playerlastweekanditdoesn’trecord.
B:Canyoushowmeyourreceipt,please
A:Iseemtohavelostmyreceipt.
B:I’mverysorrybutwecannothelpyouunlessyoushowusthereceipt.
3.TextStudy(PassageA)
3.1BackgroundInformation
One-ChildPolicy
OfficiallytheFamilyPlanningPolicy,itisthepopulationcontrolpolicyofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.
Keywords:
populationgrowthrate
ethnicminorities
ruralfamilies
exception
siblings
anonlychild
exemptfrom
Now,sincetheOne-ChildPolicywasintroduced,peoplehavebeenabletoandrequiredtosavemoneymoreeasily.:
AftertheOne-ChildPolicywasissuedandimplemented,graduallypeoplefoundthattheycouldsaveupsomemoneymuchmoreeasilythanbefore.Atthesametime,peoplealsofoundthattheyhadtosavemoremoneyfortheirunknownfuturebecauseoftheOne-ChildPolicy.