2) Where do Mary’s parents work?

Ok, let’s listen to t he tape and get the answers to the questions.

(Check the answer with the class. 1) Jenny played basketball after school . 2) Mary’s parents work in a restaurant.)

Step 3 : Reading and discussion

T: Now it’s time for you to read the text by yourselves. Read it silently, please. You can get more about what Jenny did. Then have a discussion with the following questions:

1) About basketball: Did Jenny make any new friends? Who was on Jenny’s team? Who was on the other team? Did Jenny’s team win the game?

2) About last Saturday: Who bought Jenny a pair of jeans? Did she wear them to school? What other did Jenny and her mother buy?

3) About yesterday’s lesson: What did they do in today’s English lesson? Who did Jenny talk to? Where did that girl invite Jenny go next Sunday?

(After the students practise in pairs , ask several pairs to discuss in front of the class. Encourage any new questions from the students.)

Step 4: Practice

To make the students remember the text well. Help them to retell the diary.

T: I will give you some key words about the diary. Then try to re tell what happened to Jenny.

Paragraph 1: basketball, new friend, on one team, on the other team, lost, hate.

Paragraph 2: jeans, love to shop, a purple blouse, wore to school, liked.

Paragraph 3: English class, talked to, a girl, lunch together, invite.

Step 5: Explanation about the tense