2. Unit 10 It’s a nice day, isn’t it ? Period One

3. traveling to England

4. At a subway station The subway is late, isn’t it ? It sure is.

5. On a bus In a subway The subway is crowded, isn’t it ? Yes,it is.

6. You love violin music, don’t you? No,I don’t.

7. 2 3 Listen and number the pictures above in the order you hear them.

8. Culture background: small talk Small talk can consist of ( 由 …… 组成 ) any inconsequential ( 不重要的 ) conversation that people make, usually with people they don’t know well. Small talk can really be about anything, but often small and unimportant things like the weather, current events ( 时事 ) ， sports or movies.

9. at the bus stop A: It’s a nice day, isn’t it? B: Yes, it is. A: The bus is late, isn’t it? B: Yes, it is. This line is moving slowly, isn’t it? Do you think it’s going to rain? (…have been waiting for twenty minutes already, forgot to bring umbrella…) Pairwork : suppose you are in the line,make different small talks with your partner.

10. Listen to the three conversations. successfulunsuccessful Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful small talk? Are they examples of successful or unsuccess- ful small talk? To have successful small talk, both people need to ask questions.

11. Listen to Conversation 3 again. Put the sentences and questions below in order. a. I hope so. I want to go swimming. b. Yes. It rains every Saturday! c. At Franklin Lake. d. Oh? Where do you swim? e. Do you think it’ll stop by noon? f. It always rains on the weekend, doesn’t it? g. Do you ever go there? A. (Opening Question) f (1) B. (Answer) ____(2) (Question) (3) A. (Answer) (4) B. (Question) (5) A. (Answer) (6) (Question) (7) a b e d c g

12. Pairwork :Make a successful small talk. You may use these expressions: It’s really exciting, isn’t it ? You love basketball, don’t you? You like Yao Ming, don’t you?

13. Discuss in fours : When we begin a small talk, we are asked to begin a successful one. Some sentences we can use, but some sentences we can’t use. Please tell us some unsuccessful small talk topics.

14. Grammar: 反意疑问句 构成：陈述句，＋ 简单问句 如果陈述句是肯定句，简单问句则用否定形式。 It is a nice day, isn’t it? 简单问句的构成： Is it a nice day? 如果陈述句是否定句，简单问句则用肯定形式。 It isn’t a nice day, is it? → Is it ? Isn’t it a nice day? → Isn’t it ? Does he go to school by bike every day? → Does he ?

15. 1. 陈述部分是 I am 或 I’m 时，疑问部分用 aren’t I 2. 陈述部分有 no, never, few, little 时，疑问部分用肯定 3. 陈述部分主语是 there, this, that, these, those 疑 问部分用 there, it,they 4. 陈述部分主语是 everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, anybody, no one, nobody 等时，疑问部 分用 they, he ；陈述部分是 everything, something, nothing, anything 时，疑问部分用 it 5. 祈使句的反意疑问句用 will you, 或 shall we 6. 宾语从句中，以主句为准，但如果主语是第一人称且谓 语动词是 think, believe 等时，以从句为准

16. 行为动词： 1.It often rains here,_______ ? 2. He likes soccer, _________ ____ ? 其它动词： 1. You will go to America, ______ ___ ? 2. We have ever been to Shanghai, _________ ______ ? 结构一： 前肯， + 后否 Be 动词： 1. You are an actor, ________ _____ ? 2. He is a good boy, ________ ______ ? aren’t you isn’t he doesn’t it doesn’t he won’t you haven’t we

17. 三、特殊用法 1. There is a boy in our classroom, ____ ___? 2. There were many cars in the street, ____ _____? 3. There will be robots in our families, ____ _____ ? 4. Sit down please, _______________ ? 5. Please call me, _________________? 6. Let’s go home, ________________ ? 7. Let us go home, ________________ ? 8. Let me see, __________________ ? isn’t there weren’t there won’t there will you shall we will you

18. 二、结构： 结构二： 前否， + 后肯 eg. SARS isn’t scary, is it? 结构一： 前肯， + 后否 eg. SARS is scary, isn’t it?

19. 结构二： 前否， + 后肯 1. You aren’t an actor, ______ ____ ? 2. He isn’t a good boy, ______ _____ ? 3. It wasn’t fine yesterday, ____ ____ ? 4. It doesn’t rain here, ______ ____ ? 5. His sister doesn’t have a headache, ________ _____ ? 6. You didn’t call me yesterday, _______ _____? are you is he was it does it does she did you

20. 7. You won’t go to U.S.A., ______ ____? 8. There isn’t a boy in our classroom, ______ _______ ? 9. There weren’t many cars in the street, _______ _______ ? 10. Don’t smoke, _______ _____ ? 11. Don’t let’s do it, _______ _____ ？ will you is there were there will you shall we

21. Homework 1.Copy all the new words once, 2.Finish off the workbook. 3.Prepare a conversation with your partner for an action.