Unit 7 Section B:

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Unit 7 Section B A postcard to your best friend
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Revision
Pair work Ask and answer about the
pictures. ---Whats the weather like? ---
---What is he/she doing? --- ---How is it
going? ---
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run by the lake
walk in the mountains
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Listening
Listen about Mary and Eric and fill in the chart.
Hows it going? What is he/she doing? Hows the weather?
Mary hot, and
Eric great cold and
dry
sunny
not bad
visiting her grandma
raining
having a party
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Retelling
Mary
hot, dry and sunny
visit her grandmother
call Eric to say
Eric
cold and raining
have a party with his family
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Postcard writing
Design a postcard from Mary to Eric.
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Reading
Scanning --- What are these two passages?
They are two _________. One is from _____ to
____ the other one is from ____ to _____.
postcards
Su Lin
Jane
Dave
Jane
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Further reading fill in the chart
Name Place Weather What are they doing? How is it going?
Su Lin
Dave
visiting an aunt working here (aunt) going to
summer school (studying English learning a
lot) visiting some of the old friends sitting by
the pool drinking orange juice
having a great time
warm and sunny
Canada
very relaxing
on a vacation in the mountains
having a good time
cool and cloudy
Europe
writing to Jane
just right for walking
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Summary
a postcard
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Try different sentence patterns (??????)
Proper beginning and ending
Writing
Second draft Dear Eric, How is it
going? Are you having a happy birthday, Eric? I
am having a good time visiting her grandmother in
Mexico now. It is hot, dry and sunny here, just
right for . I want to call you but my phone
isnt working. So I am writing to you.
See you soon.
Mary
First draft Dear Eric, Happy birthday,
Eric! I am visiting her grandmother in Mexico
now. It is hot, dry and sunny here.
Mary

Combine some sentences . (????)
Add some details. (????)
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Show time
Watch a video and write a postcard for Peppa to
her best friend Suzy sheep.
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No matter what the weather is like, enjoy the
weather! Just have fun!
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Europe
Canada