1.　　　 Has Danny been abroad?

2.　　　 Learn something about the foreign countries.

Teaching Difficult Countries:

What languages do they speak in other countries?

Teaching Preparation: a globe

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a globe

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Look at the globe. Point to our country. Ask the students the questions:

What country are you in?

What language do we speak?

Have you been abroad?

Has anyone in your family been abroad? Where has he been? When?

Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.

What’s your favourite subject?

What is geography?

Do you like geography?

Step3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

1.　　　 Talk about the geography.

2.　　　 Be proud of one’s country.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Talk about the countries.

Playing computer games

In these years, computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 　1　 　have changed into 　2　 　game houses in order to (为了) get more money. These places are always crowded with 　3　 especially (特别) young boys.

In the computer game houses, people 　　4　 　a lot of money competing (竞赛) with the machines. It’s 　5　 　for one to win a computer, but one can make progress (进步) after 　6　 　again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology (赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they 　7　 , the more they want to win. For school boys, they have no 　8　 　for their lessons. When class is over, they run to the nearby computer game houses. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not 　9　 　enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and 　10　 　thieves (小偷).

1. A. rivers 　　　　　　　 B. cities　　　　　 C. villages　　　　　　　 D. streets

2. A. small　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　 C. computer　　　　　 D. sports

3. A. people　　　　 B. person　　　　 C. women　　　　　　 D. girls

4. A. take　　　　　 B. win　　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　　　　 D. spend

5. A. easy　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　 C. important　　　　　 D. beautiful

6. A. drive　　　　　 B. to make　　　 C. trying 　　　 　　D. ran

7. A. hope　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

8. A. different　　 B. secret　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　 D. duty

9. A. bad　　　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　 D. lucky

10. A. are　　　　　 B. look like　　 C. become　　　　　　 D. like

12. Which pen is ________, this one or that one?

A. cheap　　　　　　　　 B. cheaper　　　　　　 C. cheapest　　　　　　 D. the cheapest

**13. I hate to see my friends ________ now.

A. to drink　　　　　　 B. drinks　　　　　　　 C. drinking　　　　　　 D. drank

*14. Tell him _______ late again next time.

A. not be　　　　　　　 B. not to is　　　　　　 C. to be　　　　　　　　 D. not to be

*15. Some students in our class are boys, __________ are girls.

A. other　　　　　　　　 B. others　　　　　　　 C. the other　　　　　 D. the others

9. – Would you like ___________ to the cinema with me this evening?

-- Yes, I’d love ____________.

A. to go, to　　　　　　 B. going, /　　　　　　 C. go, to go　　　　　 D. /, to

**10. There is going to ________ a film at the cinema this evening.

A. be　　　　　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　　　 C. being　　　　　　　　 D. having

**11. Jenny likes singing. We often hear her ____________.

A. sing　　　　　　　　　 B. to sing　　　　　　　 C. sings　　　　　　　　 D. sang