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　　taskinvitingyourfriendtojoinagym
　　thissectionconsistsofaseriesofactivitieswhichprovideyouopportunitiestolearnandpractisethelanguageskillsoflistening，reading，speakingandwriting。theintegratedskillstrainingispidedintothreesteps，andeachstepisprecededbyaskillsbuildingactivity。youwilllearnhowtoinviteyourfriendstojoinagymbywritinganemail。
　　skillsbuilding1：findinginformation
　　1。hereyouwillreadabouthowtofindtheinformationyouwanttoknowinalongpassage。pleasefindusefulinformationintheletteronpage45。
　　2。pleasereadthetwopointsonpage52。
　　forreference：
　　thefirstpointtellstudentsthatreadingquestionscarefullycanhelpthemworkoutwhatinformationtheyneedtofind。thesecondpointtellsstudentswhatmainpointsandkeywordsmean。theywillknowwhattodotofindinformationquicklyinalongpassage。
　　3。readtheletteronpage45。underlinethemainideaandcirclethekeywords。
　　answers：
　　mainidea：ithinktoomanypeopletakeweightlosspillswithoutreallyknowingthattheycandamagetheirhealth。
　　keywords：eatproperly
　　step1：recommendingagymtoafriend
　　trytofindandchoosesomeinformationaboutagymafteryoureadandlistentotheadsaboutit。yourlisteningandreadingskillscanbeimprovedbyfinishingthispart。
　　1。pleasereadtheguidelinesandknowwhatinformationyouaretolookfor。youshouldlookfortheinformationaboutagymmembershipthatyourfriendscanapplyfor。readthetwoadscarefullyinpartaonpage52andunderlinethemainideaandcirclethekeywords。
　　answers
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　　mainidea：buildthebodyyou’vealwayswanted！getfit！gethealthy！
　　keywords：specialoffer！1monthfreemembership！
　　35classeseveryweek，includingyoga，aerobicsandswimming。
　　twobranchesinthecity！
　　openfrom6a。m。tomidnightdaily，365daysayear。
　　call55554567formoreinformation
　　thewebpage
　　mainidea：buildthebodyyou’vealwayswanted！getfit！gethealthy！
　　keywords：havesomeofthebestequipmentofanygymintheworld，with3，000squaremetersofequipment，personaltrainers，behappytohelpyouimproveyourshape。
　　2。usetheinformationyouhavefoundtocompletethenoteinpartbonpage53。youwillgetmoredetailsafteryoulistentothetape。
　　answers
　　2。numberofgymsinthecity：
　　123
　　4。whatdoyougetforfree？
　　atshirt，2freepersonaltrainingsessions，1monthfreemembership
　　5。howbigiseachgym？
　　3，000squaremeters
　　7。canyougetadvicefromapersonaltrainer？
　　yesno
　　10。howcanyoufindoutmore？
　　call555554567
　　3。dopartcbylisteningtothetapetofinishtherestofthenotsheetinpartb
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　　speaker：feelingweak？doyouwanttoloseweight？doyouwanttobestronger？doyouwantahealthierwayoflife？doyouwantthatwonderfulbodyfornextsummer’sholiday？thenjoinbetterbodygymtoday！
　　thismonthwehaveaspecialofferforstudentsonlyfivehundredyuanperyear。thiswillbeasavingoffivehundredyuanonournormalprice。
　　and，forthenexttwoweeksonly，weareofferingournewmembersonemonthfreemembership。yes，that’sonemonthfree！
　　wehavetwogyms。oneisinjinshanroadandtheotherisnearthekinghotel。thatmeanswehaveoneonthewesternsideandoneontheeasternsideofthecity。bothofthemare3，000squaremeters，sothereisspaceforover1，000peopleatanytime。wehaveexcellentequipmenttohelpyoubuildabetterbody。
　　wehaveshowerroomsandanexerciseroomatthegymeverythingyou’lleverneedtogethealthyandlookgood！
　　wehavedifferentaerobicsclassesforoldandnewmembersandspecialdayswhenwehaveatvstarvisitthegym。
　　thismonththe‘fitforall’magazinewillbevisitingthegymandgivingoutprizesforthebestfitnessstories。so，ifyouhaveaninterestingstorytotell，thencomealongandjoinup。youmaybeinnextmonth’s‘fitforall’magazine。allyouneedtodoistoprovideuswithyouridcardnumbertogetyouronemonthfreemembership。it’sthatsimple！
　　membershipisopentoanyonewhoisfourteenorover。
　　thenumbertocallisfivefivefivefive，fourfivesixseven。
　　don’twaitbuildabetterbodytoday！
　　answers
　　3。wherearethegymsinthecity？
　　onenearthekinghotel
　　6。isthereahealthcafatthegym？
　　yesno
　　8。whatdoyouneedtodotojoin？
　　providewithyouridnumber。
　　9。doyouneedtobe18tojoin？
　　yesno
　　4。readtheguidelinesinpartd，workinpairsanddiscusswhywutongshouldjoinbetterbodygymaccordingtothenoteinpartbandtheinformationaboutwutonginthispart。thenwritealettertowutong。
　　possibleexample
　　dearwutong，
　　howareyou？iknowyou’rethinkingofjoiningagym。ithinkyoushouldjoinbetterbodygym。itisnotexpensive。itcostsjust500yuanayearforastudent。ifyoujoinnow，youcangetonemonthfreemembership，whichisopentoanyoneaged14orover。oneofitsbranchesisnearthekinghotel，whichisnotfarawayfromyourhome。itopensfrom6a。m。tomidnighteveryday。soitisveryconvenientforyou。wheneveryouarefree，youcangothere。theyhaveverygoodequipmentandthereare35classeseveryweek，includingyoga，aerobicsandswimming。ifyouwanttoknowmore，youmaycall5555，4567。
　　bestwishes！
　　yours，
　　（student’sownname）
　　skillsbuilding2：notetaking
　　hereyouwilllearnhowtotakenoteswhilelistening。inordertomakethenoteasbriefaspossible，threeskillsarepresentedtostudents。
　　1。readtheguidelinesandthethreepointsonpage54tolearnhowtowritedowninformationquicklywhentakingnotes。
　　abbreviationsandcontractions
　　anabbreviationisashortenedformofawordorphraseusedchieflyinwritingtorepresentthecompleteform，forexample，cmhsforcentralmanchesterhighschool，wtoforworldtradeorganization。unforunitednations，novfornovember，satforsaturday。
　　sometimes，adotisusedattheendoftheabbreviation，suchasoct。pron。andsoon。
　　acontractionisawordformedbyomittingorcombiningsomeofthesoundsofalongerphrase，forexample，won’tfromwillnot，o’clockfromoftheclock。
　　2。listentothetapeandwritedownwhatyou’veheardusingthethreeskillsyou’vejustlearned。
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　　thenumbersevenbusisnotontime。
　　ourdepartmentisincreasingthenumberofteachers。
　　iwouldliketoseethemanufacturer。
　　seniorhigh1hasabiggerclassthanseniorhigh2。
　　thepeople’srepublicofchinawasfoundedin1949。
　　answers
　　no。7busisn’tontime。
　　ourdeptistheno。ofteachers。
　　i’dliketoseethemfr。
　　sh1classthansh2。
　　prcwasfoundedin1949。
　　step2：interviewingclassmatesaboutexercise
　　trytoimproveyourlisteningandspeakingabilitiesbylisteningtoanintroductiontoagymandaskingandansweringquestionsabouthowtokeepfit。takenoteswhilelistening。
　　1。dopartabylisteningtothespeechaboutthefacilitiesavailableinthegymandtakenoteswhilelistening。useabbreviationsandcontractionstowritedowntheinformationquickly。
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　　speaker：goodmorning，ladiesandgentlemen。welcometobetterbodygym。iwouldjustliketoquicklyintroduceyoutoalltheequipmentwehaveatthegym。wehaveanumberofactivitiesthatyoucantrysuchasaerobics，stepaerobicsanddanceaerobics。wehaveanewswimmingpooltobeopenednextmonth，whichyouarewelcometouse。wealsocanhelpyouinyourworkouts。wehavemanyrunningmachines。wehavearowingmachineandaskiingmachine。onceagainiwelcomeyoutocomeandbuildabetterbody。
　　answers
　　a。theyhaveaswimmingpooltobeopenednextmonth。
　　ano。ofmchsthatcanhelpinworkouts。
　　manyrunningmchsarowingmchaskiingmch。
　　2。workinpairstogooverpartb，talkingabouthowtokeepfit。takenoteswhileyourpartneristalking，usingtheskillsyou’velearnedonpage54。
　　sampleanswers
　　bstudenta：whatdoyoudotokeepfit？
　　studentb：iplaybasketball。ithinkitmakesmestrongerandhelpsmerunfaster。besides，ifyouwanttowin，teamworkisveryimportant。whataboutyou？
　　studenta：ilikeswimming。itkeepsmehealthyandstrong。there’saswimmingpoolnearmyhome，andigotoswimformorethanhalfanhouralmosteverydayafterschool。myparentssometimesgoswimmingwithmeafterwork。ialsolikedancing。andithinki’llhaveagreatfigureifidanceoften。soeverysaturdaymorning，igotothegymtopractisedancingaerobicswithmymother。wearetherefornearlytwohours。doyouoftenplaybasketball？
　　studentb：ontuesday，thursdayandsaturdayafternoons，thestudentsinourclassplayonourschoolbasketballcourt。onsaturdayweplayagamewithateamfromanotherschool。it’sreallyfunandinteresting。
　　studenta：besidesplayingbasketball，whatelsedoyoudo？
　　studentb：iruneverymorningforabout15minutes。myparentsalsogorunningwithme，buttheyrunslowerandlonger。theyrunformorethan20minutes。
　　howyourpartnerkeepsfit：
　　studenta：1。dancearbs
　　2。keephimherhealthystrongafinefigure
　　3。swimming：30dancearbs：twohronsatmor。
　　4。dancearbswithhishermother
　　studentb：1。run
　　2。teamwork
　　3。playingbasketball：tues，thur，satafn。
　　running：15mineverymor
　　4。runningwithhisherparents。
　　3。telluswhatexerciseyourpartnersdoaccordingtothenotesyouhavemade。（partconpage55）
　　sampleanswers
　　sample1
　　studentalikesswimmingbecauseheshethinksitwillkeephimherhealthyandstrong。there’saswimmingpoolnearhisherhome，andheshegoestoswimformorethanhalfanhouralmosteverydayafterschool。hisherparentssometimesgoswimmingwithhimherafterwork。heshealsolikesdancing。heshethinksheshewillhaveagreatfigureifhesheoftendances。soeverysaturdaymorning，heshegoestothegymtopractisedanceaerobicswithhishermother。theystaytherefornearlytwohours。
　　sample2
　　studentbplaysbasketball。heshethinksitcanmakehimherstrongerandrunfaster。andtheotherreasonisthatheshelearnsteamworkisveryimportant。hesheplaysbasketballwithhisherclassmatesontuesdayandthursdayafternoonsontheschoolbasketballcourt。onsaturdaytheyusuallyplayagamewithateamfromanotherschool。heshefindsit’sreallyfunandinteresting。besidesplayingbasketball，hesherunseverymorningforabout15minutes。hisherparentsalsogorunningtogether，buttheyrunslowerandforlonger。theyrunformorethan20minutes。
　　skillsbuilding3：usingpunctuation
　　correctpunctuationcanmakeyourwritingclearandeasytoread。readsomerulesabouthowtousethemostcommonpunctuationmarksinanemailtocheckwhetheryouknowhowtousethesemarkscorrectly。
　　1。englishwordsusedtorefertothemostcommonpunctuationmarks：
　　comma（，）；fullstop（。）；questionmark（？）；exclamationmark（！）；colon（：）；semicolon（；）；quotationmarks（‘’）or（）；apostrophe（’）；hyphen（）；dash（）。
　　readskillsbuilding3，includingthetipboxestodiscoverinwhatdifferentsituationsthesepunctuationmarksareused。payspecialattentiontocommabecauseitisnotusedasofteninenglishasitisinchinese。
　　usuallyweuseafullstopattheendofasentence。thenanothersentencebeginswithawordthefirstletterofwhichiscapitalized。acolonorasemicoloncanalsobeusedattheendofastatementsentence，butafteritanothersentencecanbeusedwithoutacapitalizedletteratthebeginningofit。
　　2。readtheemailonpage57andtrytoaddthemissingpunctuationmarkineachline。
　　answers
　　2。iamveryfatiamveryfat。
　　3。，justbecausei’mdifferentfromthem，justbecausei’mdifferentfromthem。
　　4。idon’tdosportsidon’tdosports。
　　5。isthisreallysuchaproblemisthisreallysuchaproblem？
　　6。‘you’rejustbigboned，shesays。‘you’rejustbigboned，’shesays。
　　7。buti’mnotsureifbuti’mnotsureif
　　8。suchathingasbeingbigboned？suchathingasbeingbigboned？
　　9。idon’tenjoyexerciseitmakesmetired。idon’tenjoyexercise。itmakesmetired。
　　10。andlovetoeatfastfoodandlovetoeatfastfood。
　　11。shouldidoshouldido？
　　12。whataboutexerciseandfoodwhataboutexerciseandfood？
　　13。stopeatingstopeating。
　　step3：writinganemail
　　readtheguidelinesinstep3onpage57andwriteanemailtoafriendrecommendingbetterbodygym。youshouldusenotonlywhatyouhavelearnedinsteps1and2butalsothecorrectpunctuationmarkstowritetheemail。
　　possibleexample
　　dearxiaolin，
　　iwanttogiveyousomeinformationaboutbetterbodygymsinceyouwanttokeepfitandhaveanicefigure。oneofitsbranchesisnearthekinghotel。it’snotfarawayfromyourhouse。theequipmentthereisthebest。itjustcosts500yuanayearforastudent。andifyoujoinnow，youcangetonemonthfreemembership。isn’titgoodnews！itopensfrom6a。m。tomidnighteveryday。wheneveryouarefreeduringthedayorintheevening，youcangothere。theyhave35classesforyoutochoosefrom，includingyoga，aerobicsandswimming。thesearewhatyou’reinterestedin。andtherearepersonaltrainerstogiveyousomeadviceandhelpyouimproveyourshape。ithinkifyougotherefromtimetotime，youwillfeelgoodandmoreenergetic。ifyouwanttoknowmore，youmaycall5555，4567。
　　bestwishes。
　　yours