Learning aims:

1. To help the students practice the language skills of listening and writing

2. To help the students learn how to understand tones in spoken English and write a dialogue.

Important and difficult points:

1. How to read for gist.

2. How to write a dialogue.

Teaching and learning procedures:

Self-study

Task one: Reading the content on page32 and filling in the blanks

In spoken English, tones are used to express different feelings. To understand how the speaker is feeling, listen for four main things:

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Task two: Reading the content on page34and filling in the blanks

The most important part of reading is:

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Read the following diary entries. Write the main point of each entry and circle the words which tell you the