Unit1 Let’s get together!

Unit 1 Lets get together!Goalsz learn to greet people and introduce yourself z learn to get to know new friends z make predictions about the listening text and the reading passage z scan the reading passage for specific information z review the pronunciation and spelling rules: vowels and consonants, word stress z review five kinds of simple sentences and the present tenses Listening and SpeakingIPRE-LISTENINGThis is the first day of your high school life and you want to make friends with your new classmates. Think about:z how to greet them z what topics you can talk about z what things may interest you all II LISTENING 1 Listen to the conversation for the first time. Write down the names of the three speakers in the left column below. 2 Listen to the conversation again. Tick what each person likes to do. speakersplay ping-pongplay footballplay basketballcollect signatures12313 Listen for the third time and fill in the blanks.1. V: Nice to meet you!ZK: Nice to meet you, too. _ you _ _ play ping-pong?V:Like it? I _ it! We should _ _ someday after school.ZK:Yes, _ _ that. Maybe we could _ _ _ two other students and play _!2. ZK: Thats amazing! How _ you _ Yao Mings signature?LX:Well, one of my cousins _ him once and asked him to _ a basketball. My cousin sent me the basketball as a birthday present.V:Thats really cool. Id like to see your collection sometime!4 Read the listening script on page 3 and find expressions to finish this list.functionsexpressionsHello! Im Hi! My name is greetings &introductionsDo you like to ?getting toknow peopleIII SPEAKING 1 Get to know your classmates! First, read the list of topics and fill in the last rows with three other things to share about yourself and to ask your classmates. Then write information about yourself in the chart below. topicyou: _classmate 1: _classmate 2: _junior high schoolhobbyfavourite seasonfavourite bookfavourite singer(s)22 Walk around your classroom and introduce yourself to your classmates. Find one or two classmates you have something in common with. You can begin like this: A: Hi, my name is Whats your name? B: Hello! Im / My name is A: Which junior high school are you from? B: Im from A: Do you have any hobbies? / What do you like to do? B: Yes, I like A: What else do you like to do? B: I also like A: Well, I must be going now! Nice meeting you! B: Nice to meet you, too! Listening ScriptZK: Hello! Im Zhao Kai. Whats your name?V: Hi! My name is Vincent. Nice to meet you! ZK: Nice to meet you, too. Do you like to play ping-pong?V: Like it? I love it! We should play together someday after school. ZK: Yes, Id like that. Maybe we could get together with two other students and play doubles!V: Good idea. ZK: Let me ask Liu Xianmin. Hey, Liu Xianmin! Come over here! LX: Hi, Zhao Kai!ZK:Let me introduce you. Vincent, this is Liu Xianmin. We went to the same junior high school and we played ping-pong together there all the time. Hes really good.V: Glad to meet you, Liu Xianmin! I hope we can play ping-pong together sometime. LX: Glad to meet you, too! Yes, I love to play ping-pong!V: So do you like to play other sports? LX: I love football and basketball. I actually collect signatures of football and basketball stars.V: Really? How many do you have? LX:About 50 now. A lot of them are local sports stars, but I have a few really famous ones, like Yao Mings.ZK: Thats amazing! How did you get Yao Mings signature?LX:Well, one of