Unit 7 I'm going to be a basketball player.
Section B
1a Match the pictures with the New Year's
resolutions. Number the pictures (1-5).
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
1b PAIRWORK
What things are you going to do next year?
Discuss with your partner.
What are you going to do next year?
Well,I'm going to take guitar lessons.
I really love music.
Sounds interesting.I'm going to learn a foreign language.
2a Listen and circle the resolutions
in activity 1a that you hear.
Did you make a New Year's resolution this year,
Kim?Yes,Lucy,I did.
What are you going to do ?
Well,I'm going to make the soccer team.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to practice really hard,
and I'm going to go to a summer camp.
I'm going to play soccer every day there.
How about you,Lucy?Did you make a resolution?
Oh,sure.I'm going to learn to play an instrument
Cool.How are you going to do that?
I'm going to take piano lessons.
How about you ,Manuel?
My New Year's resolution is to get good grades.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to study hard,
and do my homework every day.That sounds good!
2b Listen again.How are they going to make their
resolutions work?
Write what they are going to do.
2c GROUPWORK Make a list of other resolutions
you want to make.Then discuss with your group.
Well,I want to be a teacher.
I'm going to get good grades.
Sounds interesting.
I want to get a lot of exercises.
3a Read the magazine article,
and make a list of the New Year's
resolutions it mentions.
New Year's Resolution Survey Results
We got over 1000 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 found a job as a foreign language
teacher.She is going to start teaching in China next year.
3b Look at activities 2a and 2b.
Write a magazine article about Kim,
Lucy,and Manuel and their resolutions.
Three students made their New Year's resolutions yesterday.
3c What are some of your resolutions?
Write about them.
4 GROUPWORK Clean and Green
Imagine you work for your city.
It's your job to make it cleaner.
What are you going to do?
Think of a six-point plan.
1.We're going to build a bigger subway.