Write the following on the Bb. Then ask some students to make sentences with them.

turn the music up → turn the music down

turn the music on → turn the music off

Step Ⅲ While-Listening

T: Now please turn to Page 49, let's do some listening. Listen to the tape for the first time and choose the correct answers. So first read the questions and choices and get familiar with them.

Give the students a little time to read the choices and then play the tape. After they have finished it, check the answers.

T: Listen to the tape for the second time and then finish Activity 3 on Page 49 in pairs. Read this extract from the conversation and underline the stressed words.

While the students are listening to the tape, the teacher can write down some difficult words and phrases on the blackboard: instead of = in place of, I bet ... = I am certain ...

The students practise in pairs.

T: Ok. Let's underline the stressed words together. ... From this extract from the conversation, you are sure to find in spoken English many sentences are not complete ones, such as "Not true", the complete sentences of which are "That / It is not true". This is called ellipses in grammar. We will talk about it later.

Then play the tape again and let the students pay attention to the stressed words.

Then deal with Listening on Page 111.

StepⅤ Function

T: Now, boys and girls, please think about what sentence structures have been used in the conversation.

S: I find that many comparisons are used.

T: Right. Please turn to Page 51, look at Activity 1. Read these opinions from Listening on Page 49 and answer the questions.