Incomplete Plosion

bad cold great care

black dog big boy

A difficult person

A good chance

about three years ago

at primary school

Let me see…

Tell him I’m not coming.

I’d like to know…

Don’t forget to turn it off.

Jack can speak good French.

I want to read science fiction in English.

I’ve never listened to English broadcast

programs.

I would not consider him a good friend.

Dictation of Sentences

1. I’ve studied English for more than 6 years.

2. I find this article difficult to understand.

3. I often listen to English songs, CCTV English news and Radio Beijing.

4. Now I’m trying to focus on the general idea, not

worrying about the new words.5. I don’t think

when we speak, but it is important to

like an English personwe have to sound

pronounce well enough to makeourselves understood.

Talking about Likes, Dislikes and Preference

Communicative function

Unit 3, Book 1, P

Unit 5, Book 2, P

Expressing Likes and Dislikes Listen to the tape and complete

the passage with the missing words.

Listen again and try to retell the passage with other expressions for Likes and Dislikes.

Talking about Preference Speaking Task: Listening Task:

Listen to the dialogues and take the notes of the speakers’ likes or preference.

Listen to the dialogues twice more and repeat after the recording.

Pair work: role-play

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Do you like … or…?

They are all right, but I like … better (than …).

winter or summer?

Which do you prefer, … or …?

I prefer… (to…).

I must say I have a stronger preference for … than ….

I like … better than …

traveling by train or by air?

Do you find … or … more to

your taste?

I find … more to my taste.

fast food or Chinese food?

Which appeals to you more, …

or…?

… appeals to me more.

… affects me more emotionally/physically/mentally.

chatting with your friends on net or by phone call?

Who is your favorite sportsman/singer/scholar (… or…)?

It’s hard to say/decide.

Michael Jordan or Yao Ming?

Which… do you like

best/most?

Which… is your favorite?

I’d say… is my favorite.

first version, second version or third version?

What’s your favorite…?

I have a passion for….

table tennis

climbing

football/soccer

Dialogue 1pop music/songCeline Dion

Dialogue 2

opera musicals

going to performance listening to itDialogue 3

listening to music ( any other pastime)

New words

Invitation

Elegant: tasteful and stylish

Attractively

Elementary school

Questions:

1.What do we know about this party?

A.It was a get together of college students.

B.It was given by Sam.

C.Sam and I were both invited to it.

D.It was given by a very beautiful girl.

2.According to the speaker, which of the following is true?

A.The girl was the only person he knew at the party.

B.The girl’s beauty attracted his attention.

C.The speaker’s friend introduced him to the girl.

D.The girl persuaded him to stay a moment.

3. What were the topics of the conversations between the speaker and the girl?

A. The weather

B. All of the above

C. TV programs

D. Sports

4. What surprised the speaker most?A. The girl pretended to know him.

B. The girl knew the names of quite a few famous football players

C. The girl knew his name used by some people in his elementary school days.

D. The girl was so friendly toward him.

5. What do we learn about the girl?A. The girl was friendly with everybody sh

e met.

B. The girl was a person with whom you could easily develop a close friendship.

C. The girl and the speaker might have gone to the same elementary school.

D. The girl must be the most beautiful one at the party.