Ss: Of course.

Check the answers to Activity 2.

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T: Great! I'd like to remind you of some important phrases in the three reports. Read your books and find out them when I read them in Chinese. Are you ready?

Ss: Yes.

T: The first one: What's the English for "用望远镜"？

Ss: Through a telescope.

T: Yes. Please underline it. What's the English for "他大吃一惊"？

Ss: He got a big surprise.

T: You are right. Pay attention that surprise is used as a countable noun here. What's the English for " 开始了对中国为期五天的访问"？

Ss: At the start of a five-day visit to China.

T: OK. The last one: What's the English for "我希望再来很多次"？

Ss: I hope I can come many more times.

Step II Pronunciation

This part is designed to let the Ss learn to mark a paragraph step by step.

1. Play Paragraph A for the Ss to follow and ask them to pay special attention to where the speaker pauses.

2. Play Paragraph B for the Ss to follow and ask them to mark "/" to show where the speaker pauses. Play the tape again for the students to follow and check. And get them to try to draw a conclusion where to pause.

3. Ask the Ss to read Paragraph C carefully and try to mark a "/" where they think necessary. Three minutes later, play the tape for the students to listen to and check their results. Play it once more if necessary.

Step III Listening

T: OK. Boys and girls, let's listen to the three reports and then you are to answer the questions on Page 45. Before listening, please read through and understand the questions completely. One minute for you to read them.

One minute later.