The summer holidays
C They cook meat in their house D They sing
(4) What does Charlie tell Xiaojun in the letter?
A What he is busy doing B Their Saturday parties.
C Their rice harvest and vegetable gardens
D His life in the summer vacation and answers to Xiaojun’s questions.
(5) Which part of the USA does Charlie live in ?
A in the east B in the south C in the west D in the north
(6) In which season do they have little rain ?
A winter B summer C autumn D spring
(7) Why doesn’t Charlie drink beer at the party?
A he dislikes it. B he’s too young to have it.
C it does no good to him.
D he has to drive home after the party.
(8) When it is one o’clock in the morning of the New Year’s
day in Beijing, what is the time and date in the state which
Charlie lives in ?
A 11 o’clock in the morning of December 31
B 1 o’clock in the morning of December 31
C 8 o’ clock in the evening of December 31
D 11 o’clock in the evening of December 31
(9) When did Charlie write the letter?
A in the morning B in the evening C in the afternoon D at noon
(10) What do you think of Charlie?
A he is well but tired
B he is a nice and hard—working boy
C he is a farm boy
D he is a driver on the farm
Key: 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 A 9 B 10 B
Step 3. Retelling the text
The students are supposed to retell the letter based on some important key words. They can begin their retelling with the sentence--- Charlie is helping his Dad on the farm. It is summer in his hometown…….
Key words for retelling : from dawn until dark, by the lights of the tractors, grow rice in the south, grow wheat in the north, take care of the vegetable garden, party, cook meat on an open fire, have to drive home, five different time areas.
The students can pratise retelling the letter in pairs then they can show their retelling in front of the class.
Step 5. Language points
Step 6. Teach the students how to write letters to a foreigner
There are five parts in a letter.
(1) heading 信头 (2) salutation 称呼 (3) body 正文 (4) complimentary close 谦称和结束语 (5) signature 签名