SB Page 54, Part 3, Listening Cassette Lesson 108. Let the students look at the sentences to be completed in Wb Lesson 108 Ex. 2 before playing the tape. Play the tape several times if necessary and discuss the answers with the students.

Listening Text

JIM: Uncle Wang, is the work in your factory very hard?

WANG: Oh, yes, we work very hard in our factory.

JIM: So you get up early on weekdays?

WANG: Well, I live near the factory, so I usually get up at about 6:30.

JIM: Do you have breakfast?

WANG: Yes. I have some bread, and a cup of tea. Sometimes I have an egg or two.

JIM: And what time do you get to work?

WANG: I begin work at 7:30, and have lunch at about 11:30.

JIM: What time do you go home?

WANG: I leave work at 5:30, and Im home at 6:00.

The answers are:

6:30;　 7:30;　 about 11:30;　 5:30;　 6:00.

Step 6 Read and learn

SB Page 54, Part 4, Speech Cassette Lesson 108. Make sure the students understand the difference between the Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous Tenses.

Step 7 Read and answer

SB Pages 54 - 55, Part 5*, Speech Cassette Lesson 108. Before reading the passage, have the students read the questions. Give the students 3 minutes to scan for the answers to the questions. Now play the tape and have the students read it silently while they listen. Students practise reading the text aloud as a class.

Step 8 Checkpoint 27

Go through Checkpoint 27 and explain any problems. Revise the forms of do and does in questions. Drill:

T: Get up … you …

S: What time do you get up?

T: He …

S: What time does he get up?

T: Go to bed …, etc.