1. understand the meaning of the text

2. remember the mastery vocabulary

3. find and use the list of mastery vocabulary in Lesson 8

This is a new term. Greet the students by saying Hello, class. How is your vacation?

Demonstrate the word trip. Explain it in English like this:

Dorje is going to Lhasa.

Li Ming wants to go to Lhoka.

That is a trip.

Li Ming is going on a trip to Beijing.

Then point to the picture in No. 1 of the student book and ask the class:

Where is he going? If you wanted too to on a trip, what would you do next?

Look at the picture in No. 2 of the student book with your class. What does Li Ming do next?

Use word cards in a pocket panel to show the students how to substitute words in May I…? Yes / No. Point to the words as you say them.

Play the tape of the text in the student book. Ask the students to listen carefully as they follow along in their student books.

Play it in a simple form, with numbers and big or little steps. You could also play variation 1 of the game with phrases such as read a book, sing a song, write a story, draw a picture and eat an apple. If you do this, brainstorm possible phrases before you start the game.

Finish Exercise 2.