The teacher asks: What kind of music do you like? And get the students to look at the picture in 1a and circle the sentences they agree with. Then write their own sentences. Have them pay attention to the structure of "I like music that...".

Step 3　Listening (1b)(有一定难度，增设听力训练见素材三)

1. Listen for the general idea of 1b. (听对话，了解大意)

The general idea of the conversation is about ________．

A. movies　　　B. music　　　C. sports

[答案] B

2．Listen for the specific ideas of 1b.(听对话，找出关键信息)

Get the students to listen and check (√) the kinds of music Tony and Betty like.

[答案] Tony: music that has great lyrics; music that I can sing along with

Betty: music that I can dance to; music that I can sing along with

3．Check their work with several students.

Step 4　Pairwork (1c)

Have the students make conversations about the music that they like.

A: What kind of music do you like?

B: I like music that...What about you?

A: I prefer music that...

Step 5　Presentation (2a)

T: Look at the picture in 2a, do you know who they are?

S1: Sorry, I don't know.

T: One of them is Carmen, and another is Xu Fei. Can you guess the relations between them?