correctly and fluently．
Look at the article Don’t miss the New Ocean Waves! Invite a student to read the article aloud to the class． Correct any
pronunciation mistakes to make sure the student is providing a good model for the rest of the class．
Look at the picture． Ask students, What’s the article about? Can you guess?（It’s about a band）
Go through the instructions with the students． Make sure students know what to do． Read the
article carefully． Circle the things the New Ocean Waves have already done． Underline the things
they haven’t done yet．
Before students do it, give them two examples: One thing the New Ocean Waves have already done
is In the last twelve months, they’ve had three major concerts． Ask students to circ1e the words had three major concerts． One
thing they haven’t done is They’re going to appear on CCTV next month． Let students underline those words appear on CCTV．
Get students to finish the work on their own．
Check the answers with the class．
Answers
Circled: had three major concerts; made a bit CD; played other people’s songs; played mostly our own songs; had a few songs in the top ten．
Underlined; appear on CCTV; go on a world tour; hope to have a number one hit
Notes
1． hit—successful attempt or performance, for example, hit songs, songs that win wide popularity
2: lead—principal part in a play; actor or actress who plays such a part．
3． some day—on a day in the future; pay attention to the difference between some day and one day; one day means
on a day in the past or in the future
4． charity—（kindness in giving）help to the poor; money, food, etc． so given
Step Ⅲ 3b
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language． Read the instructions
aloud to the class． Get a students to read the sentences at the beginning of the paragraph to the
class． Tell students that they should look back at Activity 2b and finish writing the paragraph using
the information in Activity 2b． Have students finish the paragraph on their own． While they are
working, walk around the classroom offering help and answering questions as needed． When they
finish, invite a student to read his or her completed paragraph to the class．
A sample paragraph
Apple Ice Cream is a rock band． They have been together for about a year． They have written
their own original songs although they used to sing other people’s songs． They won "The Best New Group of the year．" award last year． They haven’t made a music video yet, but they’ve had six concerts of their own．
They haven’t been on TV yet, but they have talked to Bands on Parade about doing a TV show next month．
Step Ⅳ 3c
This activity provides writing practice using the target language．
Read the instructions Write about your favorite band aloud． Then ask several students to say the
name of the band they want to write about． （For example, F4, Twins, Beyond and Backstreet
Boys．）
Make sure students know enough about the band they choose to write at least five sentences．
Get students to use the paragraph in Activity 3b as a sample． When they work, walk around the
classroom offering more help if needed． When they finish, invite a student to read his/her
composition as an example, with different students contributing sentences and correcting each other’s information．
A sample composition
Backstreet Boys is a pop band． They have been together for nearly ten years． There are five
American singers in the band．
