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Warmingup: II. Pretask preparation: Language learning activity: This section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the langua ge / vocabulary needed or bee familiar with the background for the task that follows. 1. Give students some time to read the story silently. Then ask students: Was Quyuan sad? Why? Encourage volunteers to answer the questions. 2. Play the recording: Look and read. Students listen and follow in their books. 3. Play the recording again. Students listen and repeat. Ask students to pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the words. 4. Remind students of the use of the past tense in the story. Go over the verbs in the past tense with students. Invite the more able students to speak out and spell, if possible, the corresponding verbs in their present tense form. 5. Remind students to pay attention to the use of different tenses when talking about the past and the present in the story. 6. Distribute a copy of Photocopiable page 8 to each student. Students read the text on page 11 of the Student39。s Book again individually. Have them plete the list and write down the answers to the questions. 7. To check the answers with students, invite some students to write the list on the board. Then invite the more able students to answer the questions orally. Unit 3: The Dragon Boat Festival (III) Language focus: Using modals to make an of