5. Competition: I’m going to --- 1.I’m thirstyI’m going to drink some water 2.I’m heavy 3.I’m not feeling well. 4.The classroom is dirty. 5.Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday. 6.I’m not healthy. 7.My English is not good. 8.I like music very much 9.I want to be a good student 10.New Year is coming. I’m going to make my New Year’s resolutions

6. New Year’s Resolutions Next year, I’m going to: 1.learn to play an instrument 2.make the soccer team 3.get good grades 4.eat healthier food 5.get lots of exercise

7. Listen and circle the resolutions you hear 1.learn to play an instrument 2.make the soccer team 3.get good grades 4.eat healthier food 5.get lots of exercise

8. How are they going to make their resolutions work? How are they going to do it? Kim Lucy Manuel going to practice really hard going to take piano lessons going to study hard and do my homework every day

9. Talk about your New Year’s Resolutions with your partner A: What are you going to do next year? B: I’m going to ……

10. Can you guess what their resolutions are? What’s the article talking about?

11. Read it quickly then answer the question: -How do they get the readers’ New Year’s resolutions? We got over 1,000 letters, faxes, and e-mails from our readers about their New Year’s resolutions. Many readers are going to work harder in school this year. Lots of readers are going to play sports. Some readers are going to eat more vegetables. A few readers said they are going to learn a new language. Some girls are going to exercise more to keep fit. Some parents are going to study the subjects their children learn at school. They want to communicate better with their kids. An old lady is going to leave her job and she wants to find a job as a language teacher in China.

12. Make a list of the New Year’s resolutions the article mentions  Work harder at school  Play sports  Eat more vegetables  Learn a new language  Exercise more to keep fit  Study the subjects and communicate better with the kids  Find a new job

13. 1.We got about 100 letters, faxes, and e-mails from our readers. 2. Many readers will study harder at school. 3. Lots of boys are going to keep fit. 4. Some parents want to study the subjects their Children learn in order to ( 为了） improve themselves 5. An old lady is going to teach in Japan. Read it again then choose True or False:

14. Read the passage again and fill in the chart below. ReadersResolutions Sports Health Study many work harder in school Job teach as a teacher in China an old lady lots of play sports some girls exercise to keep fit some eat more vegetables a few learn a new language some parents study their children’s subjects

15. Retell the story one by one like this: A:Lots of readers are going to play sports; B:some girls are going to… C:…

16. What are their resolutions?

17. namewhatwhy how I get good grades be a top student study really hard New Year’s Resolutions You can start like this: A: What are you going to do in the new year? A: Why? A: How are you going to do that? Make a report after finishing it.

18. How to improve your English in the new year?

19. 1. This year 1)The best thing I did. _______________________. 2) The worst thing I did. _______________________. 2.For next year I’m going to… I hope to… I want to… I plan to…

20. Good bye