1、 Lesson 1 Whats So Funny Do you find this picturefunny?Read the headlines and predict what each story is about.take back,draw backwithdrawboardagentperson who manages business for othersget on or into a train,ship etcMatch the words with the definitions.make or be slow or lateperson being conveyed b
2、y bus or train etcpassengerdelayWords from the passage B and definitionsoverlookignorematureold enough to made decisionsreplyanswerhesitatepause in doubtclarifymake something more clearRead the first and last lines of the stories,look at the pictures andmatch the stories and the picturewith the head
3、lines.A/3/Check your spellingB/1/Family harmony C/2/memory lossRead the three stories and then answer the following questions:1.Why does the woman write a cheque for$50?2.why does the girl decide to change her response when her father asks her the second question?3.What does the man mean when he say
4、s“Do you know who I am?”Answers:1.Because she doesnt know how to spell 40.2.Because she thought she could have been to Thailand with her mother.3.The man means that he is a very important person.Which of the stories do you likemost?Why?retell your favoritestory.Do you have your funnystories?If yes,s
5、hare your ownfunny story with the whole class.Voice your opinionhave trouble/difficulty in doing sth.cash a chequewithdraw fromopen/close a bank account forgetfulPhrase picking upboard a flightboarding cardpush ones way to the front check in/check outRead the following sentences from anecdote C:One
6、unfortunate counter agent was dealing with all the passengers when an angry man,who had been queuing for some time,pushed his way to the front.More examples:1.I was in the town centre then,where I had been doing some shopping.2.I had been thinking about this for some time when one day I saw the boys
7、 mother in the street.a.long activities in the past that happened before other past events:She was rescued by a man who had been working in a nearby garage.What is Past Perfect Continuous?b.the repeated actions that happened before a particular point in the past We had only been driving for about fi
8、fteen minutes when Jill asked me to stop the car.c.An action that was still in progress and had not been completed at a particular time in the past.I had been waiting for the train for over an hour when they announced that it had been cancelled.Finish Ex.51.She was very tired after she had been work
9、ing for hours without a break.2.Their clothes were muddy because they had been playing football.3.She was fired because hadnt been coming to work on time.4.She was very angry because she had been waiting her boyfriend for half an hour.5.His ear ached because she had been talking on the phone for hours.6.He was messy because he had been repairing his car all afternoon.7.She was very scared because she had been watching a thriller on TV.
