B2 Give a report to the rest of the group. Use the following plan to help you. Talk time Read the conversation after the recording. Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blModule 4 A taste of literature 7 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Period 3 Listening Speak up Talk time Show time Pre-listening Read the introduction and look at the pictures in A. A jumping frog Mark Twain first became famous for a short story he wrote in 1865. This interesting story is called “The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County”. Listening A Listen to the story and put the pictures in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–6 in the boxes. 2 4 3 5 6 B Listen to the recording again and circle the correct answers. /le d/ Look at the pictures and retell the story. 2 4 3 5 6 Speak up In groups, make a survey on reading English stories. B1 You are going to talk about your favourite story. In groups, discuss the following questions. Other ways to express congratulations: You deserve it! That’s wonderful news! I’m delighted for you! 实至名归! 那是天大的好 消息! 我为你感到高兴! Other ways to express sympathy: Oh, I’m sorry. What a pity! How awful! 哦,太遗憾了。 真可惜! 太可怕了! 4 Someone’s stolen my purse. 5 I’m going to get married next month. 6 I’ve passed my driving test. 7 My mother’s broken her right arm. 8 It’s raining so hard that we can’t go out for a picnic. 9 I failed the Maths test today. Homework 1. 抄写单词和短语:frog,sympathy, congratulations,celebrated,lead;turn sth. over。 2. 将在Speak up部分讲述的故事写成一篇文章。 3. 完成《英语(九年级 上册)B》第117至118 页Listening和第119页Speaking的练习。 How will you respond to the situations below? 1 I’ve lost my dog. 2 I’ve been elected as monitor. 3 I’ve won first prize in the English singing competition.