Unit 1
My cousins and I
Part 1a—3b
father mother brother sister auntie uncle cousins
Bob
Bob's father
Bob's mother
Bob's sister
auntie
uncle
cousin
Warm up
Look at the picture and describe.
Who is she?
How old is she?
Where is she from?
What does she look like?
She has got big brown eyes and brown hair.
She smiles a lot.
She is an outgoing girl.
She is very pretty.
Presentation
Listen and answer
Who is she?
She is Liza.
She is Ma Tao’s cousin.
Where is she from?
She is from Australia.
What does she look like?
She has got brown eyes and brown hair.
How old is she?
She is ten this year.
Read the first paragraph.
Liza is Ma Tao’s cousin. She is a pretty girl from
Australia. She has got big brown eyes and brown
hair. She smiles a lot. Liza is an outgoing girl.
Now let’s listen to what she said.
Let's learn
I was born in Australia. I’m ten this year. I like
music. I started playing the piano at four. There
are four people in my family, Dad, Mum, my
brother and I. Dad is Australian. He’s a doctor.
Listen to the second paragraph.
Mum is Chinese. She’s a nurse. They work at the same
hospital. My brother Bill is a lovely little baby. He’s
only eight months old. We love him!
Answer the questions.
1.Where was she born?
2.How old is she?
3.What does she like?
4.When does she start playing the piano?
5.How many people are there in her family?
Who are they?
6.Where is her dad from? What about her mum?
7.What do her parents do? And where do they work?
8.How old is her brother?
I was born in Australia. I’m ten this year. I like music. I started
playing the piano at four. There are four people in my family,
Dad, Mum, my brother and I. Dad is Australian. He’s a doctor.
Mum is Chinese. She’s a nurse. They work at the same hospital.
My brother Bill is a lovely little baby. He’s only eight months
old. We love him!
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Check the answer and read.
Listen to the third paragraph.
We’re having so much fun in China. The weather here is very cold. We have to wear warm clothes. But it’s good to see snow! In my home town in Australia it’s summer now. People are wearing cool clothes there. Summer starts in December in Australia.
True or false.
1.The weather is the same in China and Australia.( )
2.It’s summer in Australia but it’s winter in China now.( )
3.Liza can see snow in China.( )
4.People in both China and Australia have to wear warm clothes.( )
5.It’s summer in January in Australia.( )
Listen and judge.
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Let's practice
Read the paragraph.
We’re having so much fun in China. The weather here is very cold. We have to wear warm clothes. But it’s good to see snow! In my home town in Australia it’s summer now. People are wearing cool clothes there. Summer starts in December in Australia.
Read the passage together.
1b Listen again. Then fill in words from 1a.
Australia
eyes
brown
family
doctor
nurse
baby
lovely
music
piano
2 Answer the questions about you and your family.
1.Where were you born?
2.How many people are there in your family?
3.Who are they?
4.What does your father do?
5.What does your mother do?
6.What do you like?
nice kind pretty lovely friendly outgoing
tall short strong cool clever beautiful
East or
west,
home is
best.
Homework
完成练习册对应练习。