Unit 13 films and cinema (1)

Skim gameRemember these activities go to see a play watch TV go to singing club take a Chinese class go on a picnic chat on the net go dancing go to the cinema listen to music visi

Skim game

Remember these activities

go to see a play

  watch TV

go to singing club  

take a Chinese class  

go on a picnic chat on the net go dancing

go to the cinema

listen to music 

visit grandparents

II Pre-listening:

* Listen and check the activities you hear

1 Visit grandparents

2 Watch TV

3 Go on a picnic

4 See a play

5 Chat on the net

6 Go to a singing club

7 Take Chinese class

8 Listen to music

9 Go dancing

10 Go to the cinema

*** Answer key: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7. 

III While-listening:

*** Set the scene

*** Task 1 Listen to the talk between two friends, Lan and Huong

The answer the question “What are they planning to do together?”

*Answer key: They are planning to go to the cinema together to see Titanic

Task 2 Categorize:

Listen and check the right column: Whose activities are these?

1 Visit grandparents √

2 Go on a picnic √

3 See a play √

4 Go to a singing club √

5 Take Chinese classes √

1 On _, Lan is going to visit her grandparents

2 On _, Huong is going on a picnic

3 On , Lan is going to see a play

4 On , Huong works and she is going to a

singing club

5 On , Huong is taking Chinese classes

6 On , Lan is busy

*** Task 3: Listen and fill in the blanks

* Answer key:

1 Thursday 2 Sunday 3 Monday

4 Wednesday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 

*** Task 4: Complete the table

Tue

singing club

Thurs visit grandparents

Chinese classes

ON THURSDAY

Lan visits grandparents.

ON SUNDAY

Huong goes on a picnic.

ON MONDAY

Lan sees a play

ON FRIDAY

Huong studies Chinese.

ON SATURDAY

Lan is busy on Saturday.

On what day can they meet?

They can meet on Tuesday

A: What are you planning to do this weekend? 

B: I’m going _ on Saturday.

A: What about Sunday? Are you free on Sunday? B: Yes, I’m free the whole Sunday. 

A: Let’s  .

B: OK That’s a good idea.  

IV Post-listening:

Practice the dialogue

- Write a short paragraph about what Lan  and Huong are going to do.