Language Goal:

SectionA

Activity 1 A reporter is talking to the participants in a skating marathon.

--Alison, how long have you been skating?

--I have been skating for five hours./ I have been skating since 9 o'clock.

Listen and fill in the chart below.

Activity 2 Listen to the interview with the skating marathon winner. And answer the questions below.

Questions:

1. How long did Alison skate today?

2. Was this her first skating marathon?

3. Does she skate every day?

4. How long has she been skating?

Activity 3 Read the passage and then complete the table.

Section B

Activity 1 Discuss with your classmates what you collect and what you would like to collect. Say why.

Example:

I collect shells because they are beautiful. I'd like to collect stamps because I can learn many things from them.

Activity 2 Interview your classmates. Ask them waht they collect and fill in the chat below.

Activity 3 Read the following e-mail then answer the questons below.

Question:

1. What is Ellen's hobby?

2. When did she get her first snow globe?

3. How long has she been collecting snow globes?

4. How many snow globes does she have?

5. Why does her mother aske her to stop?

6. Which kind of snow globes does she like best?

7. Well, how old do you think she is now?

Activity 4 Suppose you are Ellen's pen pal Jack. Write an e-mail to her to tell about your hobbies or collections on Weekly Diary page.

After reading Ellen's e-mail, are you interested in Snow Globes? Do you want to know more about them?

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