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UNIT 4 My Favourite Subject
Section A Why do you like this subject
1a Match the school subjects in the box with the pictures. Some subjects are extra.
1b Listen to two conversations. Tick the subjects Ella and Peter talk about.
1c Listen again. Circle the words you hear.
1. Ella doesn’t like history / geography because it’s hard / boring.
2. Ella’s favourite subject is art / maths because it’s fun / important.
3. Peter doesn’t like maths / IT because it’s boring / difficult.
4. Peter’s favourite subject is Chinese / PE because it’s useful / exciting.
1d Talk about your favourite subject at school. Say why you like it.
Pronunciation
1 Listen and repeat.
/e / /a / / / / / /a / / / /e / / /
name nice boy note now ear hair sure
face why toy road mouth near wear tour
day China point sofa about here share poor
2 Read, listen, and repeat. Notice how the words link together.
Wake︶up! Wake︶up! I don’t want to get︶up.
It's time to get︶up. Get︶up! You’re going to be late.
What time︶is︶it Late for what
I don’t want to get︶up. Late for school.
Come︶on! Get︶up! But︶it︶is Sunday, Mum!
2a Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Binbin: What’s your next class
Emma: History. It’s my favourite subject.
Binbin: Why do you like it
Emma: It’s __________________ to learn about the past.
Binbin: What’s your favourite subject, Meimei
Meimei: My favourite subject is English. It’s __________________, and my English teacher is really nice. How about you, Binbin
Binbin: I like all the subjects, but my favourite is maths.
Meimei: Why
Binbin: Because I’m good with numbers.
Emma: Oh, it’s __________________ for me. Can you
help me with this subject
Binbin: Sure!
Meimei: Hey, look at the time. Let’s go to class!
2b Read the conversation and complete the table.
Name Favourite subject Reason
Emma
Meimei
Binbin
2c Listen to the conversation again and pay attention to the words that link together. Then role-play the conversation.
2d What do you think of your school subjects Put them in different groups.

2e Interview two classmates and take notes.
Question Classmate 1: __________ Classmate 2: __________
1. What’s your favourite subject
2. Why do you like it
3. What other subjects do you like
2f Give a report on the interview. Use your notes in 2e.
Grammar Focus
3a Read the sentences. Find out when to use and, but, and because. Then complete the statements with and, but, or because.
I have art and geography today. English is important, and my English teacher is really nice.
Biology is difficult but important. History is my favourite subject, but my sister doesn’t like it.
I like Chinese because it’s fun. He doesn’t like maths because it’s boring to him.
1. We use “______” to give a reason. 2. We use “______” to give another idea. 3. We use “______” to give two different ideas.
3b Match the two parts to make sentences.
1. I have a bicycle, A. and he often helps me with my English.
2. I like to learn about IT B. because I like travelling.
3. She likes to listen to music C. but I like my art teacher a lot.
4. He is good at English, D. and draw pictures.
5. My favourite subject is geography E. but I often walk to school.
6. I don’t like drawing, F. because it’s fun to learn to use computers.
3c Complete the passage with and, but, or because.
I love Thursday afternoons ______ we have a fun class then. It’s biology class, ______ it’s exciting! Miss Baker is the teacher, ______ she works hard to make the class interesting. I’m not good at science, ______ I like the class very much. We learn about different plants ______ animals. Sometimes it’s difficult to remember all the information ______ Miss Baker helps me. She’s my favourite teacher ______ she makes everyone in the class feel special.
3d Do a survey in class using the questions below.
·Which is your favourite school day
·What subjects do you have that day
·What subjects on that day do you like and why
·Who likes the same subjects as you and why
Section B What can you learn from different subjects
1a What’s your class timetable today Write down the subjects.
Class (AM) 1 2 3 4
Subject
Class (PM) 5 6 7 ...
Subject
1b Read the message board about the students’ favourite subjects. Underline all the school subjects each student has.
Mike Davis
@musicfan 7:09 PM 19 October
I’m a student in Canada. I’m very busy this year. I study maths, music, French, history, English, IT, science, and have gym. My favourite subject is music because the class is fun and we learn a lot of new songs. Music always makes me happy. My music teacher is excellent. He lets us play all kinds of interesting instruments. I want to be a singer in the future. How about you What do you study What’s your favourite class and why
Wu Binbin
@mathswiz 8:12 PM 19 October
I’m from China. This term, I have subjects like Chinese, history, maths, English, PE, and IT. I like all the subjects, but my favourite is maths. I like it because I’m good with numbers. We learn how to work out maths problems in class. It feels like magic and is really fun. Maths is very useful in our life, and I want to be a scientist in the future.
1c Read again and complete the table.
Name Favourite subject Reason
Mike Davis
Wu Binbin
1d Read again and answer the questions.
1. What subjects do Mike and Binbin both have
2. How does Mike feel about music
3. What does Binbin learn in his maths class
4. Do you like music or maths Why
2a Complete the mind map with your own information.
2b Write a message using your information and post it on the board.
Project Design a weekly class timetable
3a Talk about the subjects you learn every week. Say one thing you like about each subject.
3b Work in groups. Make your own weekly timetable with different subjects.
Class Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
2
3
4
Lunchtime
5
6
7
...
3c Introduce your group’s timetable to the class and explain your reasons.
Reflecting
How well can you do these things Very well OK Needs work
1. I can name my school subjects. 2. I can use adjectives to describe subjects. 3. I can use and, but, and because to join information together. 4. I can explain why I learn different subjects.

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