T: Look at the pictures on page 40 and guess whether you have ever seen this kind of car.

Ss: I can see a special car, quite different from what I have seen.

T: How many different kinds of cars can you name?

Ss: There are a variety of cars, such as bus, coach, sedan, limousine according to the sizes, and electric car, solar car according to the energy used.

T: Do you know anything about solar cars? Where do they get their power from?

Ask students to answer questions in Activity 2 and use the phrases to help them.

S1: More or less. Solar cars use the sun's energy; they don't use petrol, gas or any other fuel. They are clean, safe and cause no pollution.

Step III While-reading

Activity one: Discover useful information

T: Read the interview. Please find the advantages of solar racing car.

Let students read the interview aloud fast and pick out the sentences about the advantages of solar racing car.

Ss: Solar cars are clean and safe. They are getting better all the time and can run fast, even in cloudy weather.

Activity two: Judgment in detail

T: Well-done job. Next please read the interview again quickly and tell whether the statements are true or false.

Let the Ss read the interview and find the details quickly in pairs.

Sa: Marie Logan began designing cars when she was a student. It is true.

Sb: I don't think the second sentence is right. She has taken part in six races, but has won two of them.

Sc: The team has nearly finished building a solar car. It is true.

Sd: The fourth sentence is wrong. The actual fact is that she has only written the first few chapters.

Se: The last one is true.