T: Then who would like to introduce your favorite to us?

S1: Liu Dehua is my favorite singer. He was born on September 27th, 1961. His original name is Liu Furong and his English name is Andy Lau. He is 1.74 meters tall and weighs 64 kilograms. He has three elder sisters, one younger sister and a younger brother. He can speak English, Putonghua and Guangdonghua. He believes in Buddhism and likes collecting old watches. He likes the colors of purple, white and black. His first TV play was <江湖再见> and his first movie was <彩云曲>. His first song was <爱的连线>and his first book was <浓情爱不完>.What's more, he is afraid of mouse. We know he has sung many good songs, on the other hand, he is well-known as a good actor. I like him very much, what about you?

S2: Wang Lihong is my favorite singer, because he has beautiful appearance and voice. He is really handsome and gentle. He is 1.80 meters tall and weighs 70 kilograms. He was born on May 17th. He grew up in America and attended university there, and his English name is Lee Hom. He has many famous songs such as <不可能错过你>,<公转自转>,<唯一> and . He was once awarded the annual most popular male signer. I love him very much and I will support him forever.

T: Excellent! You have finished the homework very well.

Step II Reading

Task 1

T: In the previous period, we have learned three great musicians; they are Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig Van Beethoven. What is in common of them?

Ss: They are all male musicians and they are foreigners.

T: Good! They are all foreigners. Today let 's go on to learn something about another two foreign musicians. Please turn to Page 82.

1. Give the Ss some time to read Great Composers of the Past and find out answers to Exercise 9.

2. Ask the Ss to read again and complete sentences in Exercise 10.

Task 2 Explain some important words