Unit 1: A time to remember

1.  Writing About Yourself: Please use 50 to 80 words to describe some of your childhood experience.

2. You need to prepare a 2-minute talk based pm the information above.

II. Projects: Personal Ad

1.  What kind of information do people usually include in a personal ad? Write six topics.

Portrait: a. physical features: Name? nickname? Age, height, weight

b.  likes and dislikes: hobbies,

c.  occupation…

2.  For each one, write one question to ask your partner for personal information.

3. Pair work: Use the questions to interview your partner.

(a) Then use the information to design an online personal ad for you partner.

(b) Next, you need to prepare a 2-minute talk to introduce your partner.

I.  Unit 2 Caught in the Rush

Audio script (p. 9)

Man: Quite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.

Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one. There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in , say, the United States or Canada. The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent public transportation system. Their subway system is one of the best in the world. And there is also a very good taxi and bus system.

p. 11

E: Excuse me. It’s me again. I’m sorry. I need some more information—if you don’t mind.

C: Not at all.

E: Thanks. Do you know how much a taxi to the city costs.

C: Well, it depends on the traffic, of course. But is usually costs about $40.

E: Forty dollars? I guess I’ll take the bus. That means I have almost an hour till the next one. Where can I find an inexpensive restaurant in the airport? Maybe a

fast—food place?

C: Go upstairs and turn right. You’ll see a snack bar on your left.

E: Thanks very much. Have a nice day.

C: You too.