(8) no bored

 step 6 Everyday English

1. Show these expressions on the screen.

Interviewer　　　　 Mary Lennon

Tell me... Oh, yes!

Is that right? Not at all!

Oh, I see.　 Absolutely!

Goodness! Definitely. 2. Let the students read through the expressions.

3. Put the students in pairs to answer the question.

4. Call back the answers from the class.

Answer (on the screen):

(1)It is not necessary for the interviewer to use the expressions, but the first is a friendly way of introducing a question, while the other three are ways of responding to Mary Lennon's answers and showing interest in what she is saying.

(2)a She's very enthusiastic.  Step 7 Practise

Open your books at Page 28.Do Ex.2.

Complete each sentence with one of the expressions.

Interviewer:　(1)　,did you enjoy making films?

Mary Lennon:　(2)　!It was good fun! Sometimes we made three films in a week.

Interviewer:　(3)　!Weren't you bored?

Mary Lennon:　 (4)　!It was a good fun.

Interviewer:　(5)　!But weren't you tired?

Mary Lennon:　(6)　!We were exhausted. We had to get up at 4 a. m. and we didn't go to bed until midnight.

Interviewer:　(7)　.That's a long time.

Mary Lennon:　(8)　,it takes a long time to make a films.

Suggested answers: 

(1)Tell me　(2)Oh, yes　(3)Goodness　(4)Not　at　all　

(5)Is that right　(6)Definitely(7)Oh, I see　(8)Absolutely

 Step 8 Speaking and Writing

1. Read the conversation again and again.

2. Asking-and-answering

Get the students practice in pairs.

Ask and answer:

(1)Where did you go?

I went to Beijing zoo.

(2)When did you go?

When I was 10.

(3)How did you travel there?

I went by bus.

(4)Who did you go with?