1. Integrated skills

2. term hard article careless do/try one’s best piano n. 学期 adv. 努力地；费力地 n. 文章 adj. 粗心的 尽某人最大努力 n. 钢琴 New words and expressions

3. do well in … better violin at the age of show … 做得好 adv. (well 的比较级 ) 较好，更好 n. 小提琴 在 … 岁时 vt. 教；演示；展示 New words and expressions

4. Listen to the report on Suzy and match the subjects with the information on the report card.

5. Sunshine Middle School Suzy Class 1, Grade 7 Chinese Good this term, but she needs to read more and speak more. Maths Suzy loves it and works hard on the subject. She knows a lot about it. English Good work. Suzy writes good articles. History She does not do her best this term. Geography Good, but sometimes she is careless.

6. Listen to Mr Wu’s description about Suzy. Complete the rest of his notes.

7. Suzy Study: good at ________, Maths, _______ and ________ not so good at ___________ Music: _______ of the Music Club plays the piano at school _______ Sports: practises _____ every Monday and __________ Others: nice and ________ Chinese English History Geography member shows volleyball Wednesday friendly

8. Listen to the conversation and answer questions.

9. Questions: 1. When did Daniel begin to play the violin? 2. When did Sandy begin to play the piano? He started to play the violin at the age of six. She started to play the piano when she was five.

10. Make your own dialogues and the following expressions may help you.

11. Useful expressions: Can you play …? at the age of … Can you show me how to play …? play … well

12. Write your own report card. You can use Suzy’s as a model.