《People and places》Unit 1 People arourd us（Period 3）
Learn about/iə/
deer /iə/
Pay attention to these words with /iə/.Read them aloud.
clear dear ear tear
beer cheer deer
idea theatre
here
Pay attention to these sentences with /iə/.Read them aloud.
Hello,dear friends!Can you hear me clearly?
Oh,my hear!Wipe your tears and come here.
Learn about/eə/
hair /eə/
Pay attention to these words with /eə/.Read them aloud.
air hair repair
care dare square
there where
Pay attention to these sentences with /eə/.Read them aloud.
1.Look!He is repairing a pair pf shoes carefully.
2.I don't care if she goes there.
Pay attention to this words with /eə/.
their
Learn about/ʊə/
poor /ʊə/
Pay attention to these words with /ʊə/.Read them aloud.
jury during
poor
tour
sure cure
Pay attention to these sentences with /ʊə/.Read them aloud.
I'm not sure whether he's really poor.
He will take a round-the-world tour next week.
Talk time
Read the words after the tape.
/iə/ cheeful dear here idea
/eə/ bear care hair there
/ʊə/ cure poor sure tour
Exercise
A2 Read these sentences.Pay attention to the letters in bold.
1 Oh dear!I fear I didn't hear your idea clearly.
2 Don't you dare stare at the bear over there!
3 I'm sure we'll find a cure for the poor tour guide.
4 A pair of care bears put pears on the chair.
Speak up
In group,discuss the people you like.Follow the example.
cheerful friendly kind
clever hard-working patient
S1:Who do you like?
S2:I like...
S1:What does/did he/she look like?
S2:He/She was tall/short/thin...
He/She has/had short/long,straight hair...
S1:What do you like about him/her?
S2:He/She's was cheerful...
In pairs,make a conversation about hte people in the text.Follow the example.
Interviewer:Who do you like?
Joyce:My best friend ALice.
Interviewer:What does she look like?
Joyce:She is a tall girl with glasses.
Interviewer:Why do you like her?
Joyce:I like her because she often tells me jokes to make me laugh,but she never makes fun of others.
Interview
Use the conversation in Speak up as an example.Interview your partner about the person he or she likes.
S1:Who do you like?
S2:I like...
S1:What does/did he/she look like?
S2:He/She was tall/short/thin...
He/She has/had short/long,straight hair...
S1:What do you like about him/her?
S2:He/She's was cheerful...
Writing:A person I love
Who are you going to write about?Here are some ideas.
a family member
a good friend
Write a short article about this person.Use the plan and the sample article below to help you.
Paragraph 1
Who is this person?
What does/did he/she look like?
Paragraph 2
What does/did he/she do?
Paragraph 3
Why do you love him/her?
Reading the following example
My dad
I love my dad.He is tall.He has black hair and wears glasses.
My dad is a doctor.Every day,he goes to work and helps sick people.Sometimes he has to work all day and all night,but he still finds time to help me with my studies.He also plays ball games with me every weekend.My dad is hard-working,patient and kind.He is a great doc!
Before you write,think about the following questions:
Who is the person you love?(He/she can be someone you care for,respect or love.He/she can be alive or dead.)
Why do you love that person?(He/she does not have to be famous,but there should be something about his/her that moves you.)
Checking-up
How much do you know about Mother's Day?
When is Mother's Day?
What do people do on Mother's Day?
What is special about Mother's Day?
Mother's Day
Mums do a lot of hard work.They cook and clean for us.They also encourage us and give us support.Mother's Day is the time for us say "Thank you"to our mums.
In most countries,people celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May every year.On this day,people like to buy flowers and make special Mother's Day cards for their mums.
Mother's Day is not only about gifts.We can help our mums do the housework.We can take them to the park or the cinema.Sometimes a simple hug or saying "I love you,mum" is the perfect gift for our mums.
Mother's Day is about love.If you love your mum,why not plan a special Mother's Day for her?

Answer the questions
When is Mother's Day in most countries?
It's on the second Sunday in May every year.
What do people like to do on this day?
People like to buy flowers and make special Mother's Day cards for their mums.
What does the author advise people to do on this day?
The author advises people to help their mums do the housework,take them to the park or the cinema,give them a simple hug or say "I love you,Mum".
In pairs,discuss what mums usully do for us.
cook for us
clean for us
encourage us
give us support
make us feel better when we are sad
...
Brainstorming
How can we celebrate Mother's Day?
Ways to celebrate Mother's Day
buy flowers
make speclai Mother's Day cards
help them do the housework
take them to the park or the cinema.
give them a simple hug or say "I love you,Mum"
...
Study skills
Charts and graphs(2):
Using line graphs and bar charts
To show quantities and the change in numbers,we can use graphs and charts,such as line graphs and bar charts.
The linegraph below shows the number of hamburgers Mr Lin's fast-food restaurant sold from January to June.
Look at the graph and complete the sentences
1.In February,he sold ________.
2.He sold 3000 hamburgers in ________.
3.He sold the most hamburgers in _______.
4.He sold the fewest hamburgers in _____.
Did you know?
When using "thousand" and "hundred" to give special numbers,we do not add "-s" to them.For example:
Twenty thousand people will visit here for Christmas.
Skill testing
Mr Lin has drawn a bar chart to show how he spends his time every day (24 hours).Look at the chart and complete the paragraph below.Write one word or figure in each blank.
Mr Lin sleeps for seven/7 hours and eats for two/2 hours a day.He works for nine hours and travel to and from work for two/2 hours.He spends 15 hours a day watching TV and reading books,and 2.5 hours doing other things.
Middle names
In many Western countries,people have first names (given names)and last names (famil names),Many people often have middle names too.Parents give their children middle names to rememner someone in their family or someone important to them.
last name=family name姓氏
middle name是中间名字，通常会是教名或为了纪念谁
eg:John William Croft
John 是first name，也是given name；
William是middle name也是given name；
Croft是family name就是姓
Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生（美国发明家）
George Walker Bush 布什（美国前总统）
Charles Robert Darwin 达尔文，英国博物学家
Stephen William Hawking 霍金，英国物理学家
Homework
1.抄写单词和短语。
2.修改并完成A person I love 的写话训练。
3.网上搜集关于母亲节的来历、歌曲、格言、习俗等资料。
4.完成《练习册》第8页Speaking B和第12页Writing的练习。