(
课件网) Unit5 Here and Now SectionnA (1a-pronunciation) In this unit, you will 1.talk about what is happening by using the present continuous tense. 2.learn to make and answer telephone calls. 3.find out more about the way of life in different places around the world. 1. talk about what people are doing using the present continuous tense; 2. learn to use polite expressions when making the phone calls; 3. pronounce letter u in different words correctly; 4. read the stressed words accurately in different sentences. Where do you think the people are in the photos How do you know Shanghai The Oriental Pearl TV Tower [ ri entl] [p l] 东方明珠电视塔 Toronto 多伦多 [t r nt ] Shanghai is in the eastern part of China. It’s the business center of China. Toronto is in the southeastern part of Canada. It’s the largest city in Canada. The CN Tower is the landmark（地标） in Toronto. 加拿大国家电视塔 Culture tip What are the people doing Look and share They are rowing a boat. They are watching the boat race. They are enjoying the beautiful night view. Present Continuous Tense(现在进行时) We use present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening “right now”. are rowing... are watching... are enjoying... be+doing Can you explain how it can be daytime in one city when it is nighttime in another city Because of the time difference（时差）. The world is divided into 24 time zones. Places in the same time zone have the same time. 世界被分为24个时区。在同一时区的地区时间相同。 Do you know the time difference(时差) between Shanghai and Toronto 13 hours time zones(时区) Culture tip What time is it now It’s 8 o’clock in China. Do you know what time is it in other places right now Tokyo Moscow Singapore New York 快1小时 慢5小时 无时差 慢12小时 What are we doing right now We are having an English class. have - having People around the world are doing different things. What are they doing now gardening playing volleyball reading a book riding a bike shopping washing dishes playing volleyball reading a book washing dishes riding a bike gardening shopping 1a Write the activities in the box under the pictures. A: What is ... in picture ___ doing B: He / She is ... A: What are ... in picture ___ doing B: They are ... Pair work Make conversations with your partner. Here are three telephone conversations. Who makes the phone Who answers the phone Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. Conversation 1: _____ _____ Conversation 2: _____ _____ Conversation 3: _____ _____ call answer Peter Teng Fei Peter Mrs Clark Peter Binbin While-listening I’m calling my friends. 1. Peter is calling his three friends. Who are they 2. What activity does he want to do with his friends 3. How many of his friends are free to do the activity He wants to play volleyball at the sports park. Only one. Binbin is free. 1b Listen to the conversations and answer the questions. They are Teng Fei, Adam and Binbin. She might be Ada ... ...
