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.
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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Which do you prefer, … or …?
I prefer… (to…).
I must say I have a stronger preference for … than ….
I like … better than …
Which appeals to you more, …
or…?
… appeals to me more.
… affects me more emotionally/physically/mentally.
Dialogue 1pop music/songCeline Dion
Dialogue 2
opera musicals
going to performance listening to itDialogue 3
listening to music ( any other pastime)
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.
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