Unit 3
Activity 1 Look at the picture...
Language practice
语言练习
I'm standing on the Great Wall of China and talking to you.
我正站在中国的长城鱼和你说话。
Tony is eating a delicious ice cream.
托尼正在吃一个可口的冰激凌。
They're working.
他们在工作。
People aren't having dinner．
人们没在吃晚饭。
Look at the picture. Say what they are doing.
看图片，说说他们在做什么。
Tony is calling a friend.
托尼正在给朋友打电话。
Activity 2 Complete the conversation between Tony andhis dad with the correct form of the words in brackets.
用括号中所给单词的正确形式完成托尼和他爸爸之间的对话。
Tony: Hi, Dad!
托尼：你好，爸爸！
Dad: Hi, Tony. What are you doing now?
爸爸：你好，托尼。你们现在在做什么？
Tony: We (1)_____(visit) the Forbidden City. Lingling and Betty (2)_____(write) postcards.
托尼：我们(1)正在参观故宫。玲玲和贝蒂(2)正在写明信片。
Dad: What is Daming doing?
爸爸：大明在做什么？
Tony: He (3)_____( take ) photos. There are lots of people here. They (4)_____(enjoy) the sun. Some people (5)_____(look) at the buildings and some (6)_____(look) at maos.
托尼：他(3)正在照相。这儿有很多人。他们(4)正享受阳光。有些人(5)正在观看建筑物，有些人(6)正在看地图。
Dad：Are you having a good time?
爸爸：你们玩得高兴吗？
Tony: Yes,we (7)_____(have)a great time, Dad! See you next Monday．
托尼：是的，我们(7)正玩得非常高兴，爸爸！下周一见。
Activity 3 Write about the pictures.
关于这些图片写一写。
①Some boys are playing football. They aren't playing basketball.
一些男孩在踢足球，他们没在打篮球。
②Some old people_____taljiquan．They _____yangge．
一些老年人在打太极拳，他们没在扭秧歌。
③He_____TV．He_____on a computer.
他没在看电视，他正在电脑上工作。
Activity 4 Work in pairs. Mime an action for your partner to guess. Use the expressions to help you.
结对练习。模仿一个动作让你的同伴猜一猜。用（下列）短语来帮助你。
driving a car开小汽车
getting up 起床
going to sleep入睡
lying in the sun 躺在阳光下
playing basketball 打篮球
running for a bus 奔跑追赶公共汽车
studying history 学习历史
taking photos 照相
watching TV 看电视
writing postcards 写明信片
A: You're running for a bus!
你正奔跑追赶公共汽车！
B: No!
不对！
A: You're playing basketball!
你正在打篮球！
B: Yes!
是的！
Learning to learn
学会学习
When you revise your vocabulary, choose words which are useful for you, and write them in sentences.
当你复习词汇时，选择对你有用的单词并用来造句。
postcard: On holiday I usually send four or five postcards to my friends.
明信片：在假期里我通常给我的朋友们寄四五张明信片。
Around the world
世界各地
Time zones
时区
In the US,from New York to Hawaii,there are several time zones. lt's midday in New York, and people are having lunch. lt's 9 : 00 am in Los Angeles, and children are starting school. In Hawaii, it's 7: 00 am, and most people are getting up.
在美国，从纽约到夏威夷有几个时区。在纽约现在是正午，人们正在吃午饭。在洛杉矾是上午9点，孩子们正开始上学。在夏威夷，现在是上午7点，大多数人正在起床。
Activity 5 Work in groups of...
Module task: Making a radio report
模块任务：编写一篇收音机报道
Work in groups of three or four. Plan a radio report.
三四个人为一组进行小组活动。设计一篇收音机报道。
·Talk about news you would like to report.
谈论你要报道的新闻。
·List the activities you would like to report.
列出你要报道的活动。
·Make notes about the news.
做新闻笔记。
·Write what you are going to say.
写出你要说的话。
Activity 6 Show your report to the whole class．
向全班同学展示你的报道。
Activity 7 Choose the best report.
选出最好的报道。