It is believed that at least a score of building were damaged or destroyed.
* It appears/ seems that- clause.
It seemed that the teacher didn’t sleep well at night.
It appeared that they had visited the place.

Step 5 Interview
Part 2. Work in pairs. Ask one of the students to play the role of a journalist and the other plays Einstein. First go over the answers to the questions with the whole class.
Then do a demonstration with a good student. Finally, put the students in pairs and get them to have the interview. The students may change roles and repeat the interview.

Step 6 Noun Clauses as the Subject
1. Part 3. Language Study

2. Part 4. Work in pairs. Join the two parts to make sentences.
4. Part 5. Choose a correct word to complete each sentence.

Step 6 Workbook
1. Ex.2. Do the first three sentences with the class. Explain what kind of conjunction word, tense, phrase is needed. Pay attention to the word order as well. Then pairwork. Finally check the answers with the whole class.
2. Ex. 3. Review the Attributive Clause. Allow the students a few moments to go over the sentences individually. Then do the exercise with the class. Get them to translate the sentences into Chinese.

Step 7 Homework
Finish off the workbook exercises.


Lesson 52.

Step 1 Review
1. Ask the students to recite the passage.
2. Ask the students to make up sentences, using the phrases in the passage, such as work out, stick to.

Step 2 Listening comprehension
1. Come to the contraction. Let the students know what to do.
2. Play the tape for the students to listen.
3. Let the students to discuss their answers in pairs.
4. Play the tape again. Check the answers with the whole class.

Step 3 Writing
Read the passage about Einstein’s early studies. Then fill in the blankets.

Step 4 writing
Read out the instructions aloud and explain what to do. Let them do it in groups of four. Ask some of them to read out their writing.

Step 5 Workbook
Step 6 Homework