6． light the fire

5． chop wood

4． do some shopping

3． water my mom’s plants

2． take the dog for a walk

Step I Revision

T: Yesterday we learned the target language． The structure is Have you…yet? Yes． I’ve already…Have you…?

No． I haven’t…yet．

Now who can make sentences using the structure?

S₁: Have you turned off your radio yet?

S₂: Yes． I’ve already turned it off．

S₁: Have you finished your homework?

S₂: No． I haven’t finished it yet．

T: Very good．

Step Ⅱ 3a

This activity provides reading practice using the target language．

Show the key vocabulary words on the screen by a projector．

Read the words and ask students to repeat again and again until they can pronounce the words fluently and accurately．

Before reading the e-mail message, ask the students what chores do you usually do? Please tell me． (do my homework, clean my room, water the plants, clean our classroom etc．)

Go through the instructions with the class． Look at the e-mail message． Let a student read the e-mail aloud to the class．

Correct any pronunciation errors to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Get students to read the e-mail message individually, and underline the different chores on their own,

Check the answers with the class．

Answers

1． do my homework

1． A projector

2． Groupwork and pairwork

1． Fast-reading method

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