Integrated skills

To understand introduction to the music show during the art festivalTo learn to finish the diary of a music showTo learn to write an invitation

Objectives

concert

country

cowboy

guitar

lasting

value

n. 音乐会n. 乡下，乡村n. 牛仔n. 吉他adj. 持久的n. 价值

Words review

African

American

tonight

country music

African American

make up

local colour

adj. 非洲（人）的n. 美国人adv. 今晚n. 乡村音乐n. （非洲裔）美国黑人编，编造n. 地方特色

Words review

There are many famous art festivals around the world. People can enjoy different art forms at the art festivals.

Do you know the art festivals below?

爱丁堡艺术节 Edinburgh Art Festival

奥林匹克艺术节 Olympic Arts Festival

澳门艺术节 Macau Arts Festival

美国青少年艺术节 USA Youth Arts Festival

林肯中心艺术节 Lincoln Center for the Arts Festival

There will be a music show during the art festival. Listen to Mr Wu talking about the concerts for the show.

We have learnt a lot about different art forms.

painting musicdance drama

film photography

What kind of art forms do you like?

Sandy is inviting her friend Janice to a concert. Listen to the conversation.

Answer the questions.1. What kind of concert is

it?2. When does it start?3. Where is it held?4. Where will they meet?5. When will they meet?

1. What kind of concert is it? It is a classical music concert.2. When does it start? At 7 p.m.3. Where is it held? At Sunshine Theatre.4. Where will they meet? At the gate of the theatre.5. When will they meet? At 6:50 p.m.

To learn to guess the meaning of a word from the context

Do you often read English newspapers or novels?

What do you do when you come cross a new word?

Do you look it up in the dictionary or just guess its meaning?

Sometimes we can guess the meaning of a new word from the context.

The sentence itself might give the meaning of the word.

Guessing the meaning1. Our government is making efforts to

better the life of the people. “better” means “ ”. 2. When writing an article, we often use

simile, such as “brave as a lion” and “quick like lightning” ．

“simile” means “ ”. 3. Their friends laughed at them, and my

sisters felt wretched, very unhappy ． “wretched” means “ ”.

comparing one thing to another

unhappy

improve

4. Today was a very hectic day for me. I woke up late, hurried to the office, worked until four, went to the store, cooked dinner and washed clothes. I did so many things that I was certainly very tired.

“hectic” means “_______”. busy

5. Everyone agreed that the woman in the photo was gorgeous. It was easy to see why she had won the beauty contest. “gorgeous” means “_________”. 6. The heat of sun warms some ocean water. The surface of the water evaporates, forming a cloud of warm, wet air that moves upward. “evaporates” means “_______________”.

beautiful

turns into vapour

Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.1. English-Chinese

African, American, tonight, country music, African American, make up, local colour

2. Chinese-English 音乐会，乡下，牛仔，吉他，持久

的，价值When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

1. Review the words and expressions.

2. Finish the exercises.3. Preview Task.

Homework