LearningObjectives1.knowsomethingabouttheDragonBoatFestival;2.sharesomespecialmomentswithpartnersusingthePresentProgressiveTense.Bytheendoftheclass,wewillbeableto:

Therearemanytimezonesintheworld.IntheUS,fromNewYorktoHawaii,thereareseveraltimezones.It’smiddayinNewYork,andpeoplearehavinglunch.It’s9:00aminLosAngeles,andchildrenarestartingschool.InHawaii,it’s7:00am,andmostpeoplearegettingup.Background

Soweknowthetimeisdifferentindifferentplacesatthesamemoment.Lookatthefollowingclocksandaskyourpartneraboutthetimeindifferentplaces.BeijingTokyoNewYorkSydneyWhattimeisitinBeijing?It’seighto’clockinthemorning.

NowwearehavingclassesinChina.CanyouimaginewhatpeoplearedoinginTokyo,NewYorkorSydney?FreeTalkSampleT:It’s9:00inthemorninginourcity.Whatarewedoing?Ss:We’rehavingclasses.T:What’sthetimeinNewYork?Ss:It’snineo’clockatnight.T:WhatarestudentsdoinginNewYork?Canyouguess?S1:TheyarewatchingTV.S2:Theyaredoinghomework.S3:Theyaresleeping....

Hereisanewsreportaboutwhatpeoplefromdifferenttimezonesaredoingatthesamemoment.Theiractivitiesaretotallydifferentbecauseofthetimedifference.Atthismoment,indifferentplacesoftheworld,peoplearedoingdifferentthings.InLondon,itsfiveoclockintheafternoonandpeopleareleavingworkandaregoinghome.Theyrewaitingforbusesortrains.Somepeoplearedrivinghome.Somearegettingoffbusesortrains.Somearehavingafternoonteaathomeorhavingadrink.Supplementaryreading(P6-10)

InMoscow,itseightoclockintheevening,sopeoplearenthavingafternoontea.Theyarehavingdinnerathomeorinrestaurants.Somearegoingtothetheatreorwatchingafilm.Somearewatchingtelevisionorplayinggamesathome.InBeijing,itsoneoclockatnight,sopeoplearenthavingdinner.Mo