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A map of the US

A map of the US. Texas. Describe the following picture. Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence. 4. ___ Lester climbed a tree. ___ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. ___ Lester thought the catfish would eat him. ___ Buford and Billy Bob laughed.

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A map of the US

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  1. A map of the US Texas

  2. Describe the following picture.

  3. Listen again and put these sentences in the right sequence. 4 ___ Lester climbed a tree. ___ Buford, Billy Bob and Lester went swimming. ___ Lester thought the catfish would eat him. ___ Buford and Billy Bob laughed. ___ Lester saw a catfish. ___ Now Lester is too afraid to visit the place. 1 3 5 2 6

  4. Answer the following questions. 1. What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know? 2. How large was the catfish? 3. Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly? 4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh?

  5. 1. What does Buford think of Texas? How do you know? He believes it’s almost a different country from the USA. The listening text tells us. 2. How large was the catfish? The boys thought that the catfish was almost the size of a house.

  6. 3. Why did Lester get out of the water so quickly? He thought the catfish would eat him. 4. Why did Buford and Big Billy Bob laugh? They laughed because Lester believed the catfish would hurt him.

  7. Hello,everyone,I am Buford’s teacher, Jane, from British. Perhaps you didn’t quite understand everything Buford said. He said that he lives in Houston, a city in Texas. He wants everyone to know that he doesn’t believe Texas is a state in USA, but a different country. Buford says that he would like to tell you a story about him when he was a small child. One hot summer’s day, he was swimming with Big Billy Bob and Lester.

  8. They were jumping into the water, which felt good. Then he says that they saw a catfish almost the size of a house, but,he adds, that the catfish was really smaller. Buford says that Lester thought he was going to be eaten by the catfish.He says, goodness, you should have seen Lester! He says that Lester got out of the water faster than lightning and climbed up a tree. Buford and BigBilly Bob just laughed a lot. To this day, he says, Lester won’t visit that place.

  9. Amy: Excuse me, ma’am. Could you please tell me where the nearest subway is? Lady: Er…the underground? Well, go round the corner on your left-hand side, straight on and cross two streets. It’ll be on your right-hand side. Amy: Thanks so much. Friends: What did she say, Amy? Amy: She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. The subway will be on your right.

  10. Excuse me, where can I find the bus to…? Pardon? Sorry, I can’t follow you. Could you speak more slowly, please? …

  11. Writing (P53) What are the four skills of English learning? Listening, speaking, reading, writing.

  12. My problems in learning English Listening Speaking Reading Writing

  13. Competition Ways of improving listening/speaking/reading/writing A B C D

  14. Practice makes perfect. Read English news if possible; Read some beautiful writings; Enlarge the vocabulary …(reading) Pronounce words correctly; Listen to English songs; Watch some English movies …(listening) Don’t be afraid of making mistakes; Enlarge the vocabulary; Read aloud every day; Find someone to practise …(speaking) Enlarge the vocabulary; Try to keep some good expressions and structures in mind; Read a lot…(reading)

  15. Acting out What did he/she say?

  16. officer doctor teacher classmates

  17. Officer Fire. Stand still. Don’t move. Type the files. Send the letters to Mr. Don’t leave your post. …

  18. Doctors Open your mouth and say “Ah”. Don’t cry, or I’ll give you an injection. (to a baby) …

  19. Classmates Can I borrow your pen? Would you please take my bottle here? Will you help me with my homework this afternoon? Wait for me please.

  20. Teacher Look at this example. Read after me. Correct your spelling mistakes. Close your book. Draw the curtains, please. Sit down, please. …

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