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Lesson 7

UNIT 4 SEEING FRIENDS

Lesson 7

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

A.Phonetics: Rhyming

Training Focus:

Identifying words which form rhyming groups

Directions: Two words rhyme when the last sounds of the words are the same. Words do NOT have to be spelled alike in order to rhyme; they must be pronounced alike. For example: she and key, late and eight. You will hear a word. Which one of the three words in the group rhymes with the word you hear? Circle the letter beside the word which rhymes.

Key:

1.how (c) 2.clock (b) 3.Jane (b)

4.man (a) 5.night (c) 6.beer (a)

7.those (c) 8.school (b) 9.find (a)

10.ship (c) 11.look (a) 12.street (a)

13.wife (c) 14.snow (a) 15.good (b)

16.lead (a) 17.give (b) 18.fix (a)

19.there (b) 20.rate (b)

B.Dictation

Directions: Listen carefully. Repeat the sentence silently. Write the sentence. Listen again, and check your answer.

Mr. Smith comes to the Watsons' home for dinner. He rings the bell and Mrs. Watson answers. They havenot seen each other for some time.

Part Ⅱ A Song----Welcome To My Party
Lesson 7



Ex.Ⅰ.

Directions: Listen to the song----Welcome To My Party.

Ex. Ⅱ.

Directions: There are four rhyming groups in the song. See if you can pick out the words which rhyme with 1) Sue, 2) down, 3) door, and 4) here.

Key: 1.you, do, too 2.town 3.floor 4.beer

Tapescript :

A Song----Welcome To My Party (1'45〃)

This is John and this is Sue.

Hello, how are you?

How do you do?

Sue's from England, and John is, too.

We're very pleased to meet you.

Welcome to my party.

Come in and sit down.

Welcome to my party, and

Welcome to my town,

Welcome to my town.

Hello, John. Hello, Sue.

My name's Tom.

How do you do?

This is my house, and my party, too.

I'm very pleased to meet you. (chorus)

Come in and sit down.

Close the door.

Take a seat or sit on the floor.

You and your friends are welcome here.

Have a glass of beer. (chorus)


Part Ⅲ The Dinner Guest
Lesson 7



Ex. Ⅰ

Directions: Fill in the .blanks with the words you hear on the tape.

Key: (see tapescript)

Ex. Ⅱ

Directions: Answer the questions.

Key: 1.Bill. 2.Barbara. 3.Mr. Watson, Barbara Watson, Tom Watson and Ellie Watson.

Tapescript:

The Dinner Guest (1')

Mr. Smith comes to the Watsons' home for dinner. He rings the bell and Mrs. Watson answers. They have not seen each other for some time.

Mr. Smith: Barbara! It's good to see you again. How are you?

Mrs. Watson: Fine, Bill. And how are you?

Mr. Smith: Just fine. Where are Ellie and Tom?

Mrs. Watson: Tom's in bed. And Ellie's in her room.(calls)

Ellie! Ellie! Mr. Smith is here.

Ellie: Yes, Mother.

(Ellie comes into the room.)

Mrs. Watson: Ellie, this is Mr. Smith. He's an old friend.

Ellie: Hello, Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith: Hello, Ellie. You're a big girl now!(Mr. Watson comes in.)

Mr. Watson: Hello, Bill. It's good to see you.

Mrs. Watson: Please come in and sit down.

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