1. Target language 目标语言

a. 词汇和短语: toothpick, agreement, disagreement, disagree, absolutely, depend, be good at, inside out

2. Ability goals 能力目标

a. Enable Ss to find the answers in the text quickly and correctly.

b. help Ss to find the main ideas of each paragragh..

3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

a. Help Ss to express their opinions about life on the go.

b. Improve the reading ability.

    Let Ss learn to how to improve their ability.

    How to get the main idea of the text and each paragraph quickly and correctly.

1. Co-operative method for creative ideas.

2. Quick reading and careful reading

Teaching aids  教具准备

1. a telephone

2. some pictures

Ask the students consider this question: If I miss my mother, how can I do? Then the Ss can give me many ways like walking home to tell my mother, write letter, or just give a call. Then I asked my Ss which one is best. The students told me telephone, then I got into the new lesson life on the go.

 Check the answers in the exercise’s book and tell them some skills of reading.

Give the students some minutes and read the text quickly and then answer the questions.

1. What does life on the go mean?

       Life on the go here means a fast-paced lifestyle where people are always on the go—rushing one place to another, using phones, computers, etc.

2. What is the second paragraph about?

        It’s mainly about the different uses of cellphones.

Careful reading

1. Many Chinese teenagers live life on the go just like Wang Mei.

   2. With cellphones, we can only make calls and send messages.   

   3. All cellphones have an electronic calendar to remind you of appointments and dates.  

4. The students don’t use the cellphone in the classroom because of the school rules.

   5. With a cellphone, students will certainly waste some time and money on it.  

   6. Teenagers like cellphones just because they can send messages.  

7. Wang Mei has a cellphone but her best friend Xiao Li hasn’t.

Give the students 5 minutes to read the text against and find the Main idea of each paragragh.

Para. 1

Wang Mei is an example of Chinese teenagers who have cell phones.

Para. 2

Cell phones can be used for what. 

Para. 3.

Why are not the students allow to use cell phone.