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Eddie, shall we goshopping today?
I'm far too busy togo shopping
Busy? But you havenothing to do!
No, you're wrong !From 9 to 12, I hareto watch TV.
Then I'll have lunchand a little sleepbetween 2 and 7.
After that, it's dinner time.A dog's work isnever done!
Reading
A The TV programmeson Saturday
Millie is reading aTV guide online.
She is reading aboutsome of herclassmate's favoriteTV prongrammes.
Here are the webpages Millie isreading.
Sports World Sunshine TV
A weekly round-upwhat is happening insport,
with lots ofup-to-dateinformation.
The programme coversdifferent sports,such as basketball,
swimming, badmintonand football.However, if you arenot a football fan,
you might find thisweek's programme abit boring. It's allabout football.
There are also anumber of interviewswith the famousfootball players.
Beijing Music Awards Sunshine TV
This year's BeijingMusic Awards will becovered live.
The presentationwill be held inBeijing this comingSaturday.
All the big popstars will attend.Before the awardsstart,
we will interviewsove of the mostfamous stars.
Two thousand fanshave voted onlinefor their favouritesongs,
singers andmusic videos.
The results will beannounced during theprogramme
and the host willask questions.As youare watching theawards,
write downyouranswers and sendtext messages
to 1396. You couldwin two free concerttickets.
Murder in a Country House Golden TV
Murder in a CountryHouse is a horrorfilm directed byCindy Clark,
a new director. Inthe film, a doctoris found dead in hishouse.
Was he killed or didhe kill himself?
You won't find outthe answer until theend of the film.
The film isexcellent and isfull of horror andmysteries.
If you enjoy solvingmysteries, you willlove this film.
If you get scaredeasily, do not watchit !
The actors are allnew, yet they alldid very well.
Tiger Watch Golden TV
This one –hourdocumentary takes aclose look at theAsian tiger.
After you watch thisprogramme,
you will realize howmuch danger thesetigers face.
They are actuallydisappearing quickerthan pandas.
The documentaryexplains that thesetigers are beingkilled
for their skin andbones.If you are ananimal lover,
you might find thisprogramme a bitdisturbing
while watching theprogramme.
Tiger Watch wastaken in Indiabetween 2003and 2005.
It shows the Asiantiger in its naturalhabitat.
You can see scenesof India,
one of the fewplaces on Earthwhere tigers stilllive.
Tiger Watch won anaward for itsamazing photography.
Integrated skillsA Television viewinghabis
A2.Millie isinterviewing thestudents.
Listen carefully andhelp her completethe notes below.
Anita:Likes programmesabout:(1)______
Reason:(2)_______
Philip:Dislikes programmesabout :(3)______
Reason:(4)______
Name of favouriteprogramme:(5)_______
Time spent onwatching TV everyday :(6)_______
Philip:Likes programmesabout :(7)________
Reason:(8)_______
Dislikes programmesabout :(9)_______
Reason:(10)______
Name of favouriteprogramme :(11)______
Time spent onwatchint TV day :(12)______
Sam:Likes prgrammesabout :(13)______
Reason:(14)______
Dislikes programmesabout :(15)_______
Reason:(16)________
Name of favouriteprogramme:(17)_______
Time spent onwatching TV everyday:(18)_______
B Speak up: whichTV programmes do youlike?
Talk to yourpartner
about the types ofTV programmes he/she likes.
Work in pairs. Usekitty and Millie'sconversation as amodel.
Replace theunderlined wordswith your owninformation.
Kitty: What kind ofTV programmes do youlike best?
Millie: I likewatching (programmesabout animals.)
I find them(interesting).
Kitty: I don't like(programmes aboutanimals).
I think they're(boring).
(Programmes aboutthe are arts) better.They're my favourite.
Millie: How muchtime do you spendwatching TV everyday?
Kitty: I watch TVfor about (two hours)every day.What about you?
Millie: About(an hour.)
Pronunciation Saying ‘-(e)s’ endings
A.sandy sometimes hasdifficulty with thedifferent‘-(e)s’endings.
Help her find outthe differences.
Listen to thesewords carefully.Then practice sayingthem.
/s/ 1.walks 2.waits3.books 4.likes5.hopes
/z/6. beds 7. legs8. girls 9. knives10. zoos
/Iz/11.wishes 12.roses13.watches 14.prizes15.colleges
B.Sandy wants topractice saying thedifferent ‘-(e)s’endings.
Listen and saywhether the endingsof the words arepronounced
/s/、 /z/ 、/Iz/.
1.tests /s/2.boxes____3.bridges____4.borses____
5.bowls ____ 6.goes_____7.winds_____ 8.gifts_____
9. gives____10. gets____11. finds_____12. leaves____
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