They are getting ready for a beach vacation）
Point to the box． Invite a pair of students to read the conversation to the class．
A: Have you packed the beach towels yet?
B: No, I haven’t．
Look at the six chores on the list． Let students read each item, then ask different students to explain
the meaning of each item in their own words． Make sure students understand the meaning of each
item． Go through the instructions with the class． Point to the blank lines in front of each item in
the list． Say, You will hear a family talking as they get ready to go on vacation． Listen carefully．
Make sure what the family talks about and put a checkmark in front of each chore that is already
done．
Play the tape． The first time students only listen． Play the tape a second time．
Now listen to the tape again． This time please put your checkmarks on the correct blanks． Check
the answers with the whole class．
Answers
√ packed the camera
√ watered the plants
locked the windows
√ bought a travel guidebook
bought a street map
packed the beach towels
Tapescript
Woman: Have you packed the beach towels yet?
Boy: No, I haven’t． Can’t Judy pack them?
Woman: No, she’s busy． Could you please water the plants?
Boy:I’ve already watered them．
Woman: Oh, thanks．
Man: What about the travel guidebook and the street map?
Woman: I’ve already bought the travel guidebook, but I haven’t got the street map yet．
Man: That’s OK． I’ll get it． Have you packed the camera?
Boy: Yes． I’ve already put it in my suitcase．
Woman: Well, I guess that’s everything．
Boy: Almost everything． We haven’t locked the windows yet．
Step Ⅳ 1c
This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language．
Go through the instructions with the whole class． Look at the example in the box． Invite a pair of
students to read it to the class．
SA: Have you watered the plants yet?
SB: Yes, I have already watered them．
Tell students they will be making conversations with a partner． Look back at the chores in Activity
lb． Say, Now look back at the chores in Activity lb． Make conversations talking about what the
family members have already done and what they haven’t done yet, using words from the chores, such as packed the camera, locked the windows, bought a
street map．
While students are working in pairs, walk around the classroom and listen to some pairs． If
necessary, offer language support． Then get several pairs of students to say their conversations to
the class．
Conversation 1
SA: Have they packed the camera yet?
SB: Yes, they have already packed the camera．
Conversation 2
SA: Have they bought a street map yet?
SB: No, they haven’t bought a street map yet．
Notes
1． pack—（here）get ready for a journey by doing this
2． guidebook—book for travellers, tourists, etc, with information about a place
3． Have you watered the plants yet?
Yes, I have already watered them: Present
Perfect Tense． The structure is have+ p． p． Pay attention to the two words already and yet．
Already is used in affirmative sentences; while yet is used in negative and interrogative sentences．
Step Ⅴ Summary
In this class, we’ve learned some important words, such as water, travel, guidebook, beach towel． We’ve also learned the target language． Have you watered the plants yet? Yes, I have already watered
