Unit 6

What kinds of music do you know? RockJazz BluesR&B Pop Light Classical Hip-Hop SoulLatin Symphony Rap Dance Folk Country Brainstorming

List as many phrases as you can to describe the kind of music. quiet, gentle, slow; not noisy, not too loud; loud, energetic, fast, exciting, crazy; can dance to, can sing along with, have great lyrics, can make me cry…

the common wayssome other ways like love prefer be fond of enjoy be interested in be crazy about How do we express our likes?

what kind of music I like? Do you know

quiet, loud, gentle, energetic, slow, fast, exciting, crazy, not noisy, not too loud, can dance to, can sing along with, has great lyrics, can make me cry… I enjoy Blues because it can make me cry. I prefer Rock to Light because it is more exciting. love; like; enjoy; prefer be interested in; be fond of; be crazy about;

be interested in; Light not too loud I am interested in Light because it is not too loud.

be fond of; Dance can dance to I am fond of Dance because I can dance to it.

be crazy about; Rap can sing along with I am crazy about Rap because I can sing along with it.

enjoy; Pop has great lyrics I enjoy Pop because it has great lyrics.

prefer; Blues can make me cry I prefer Blues because it can make me cry.

MUSIC What kind of MUSIC do you like? reason What’s your reason ?

I like… I like pop music because I can sing along with it. So I like music that I can sing along with. I like pop music because it makes me relaxed. So I like music that makes me relaxed.

I prefer music that is more exciting. I enjoy Blues because it makes me feel sad. I prefer Rock to Light because it is more exciting. I enjoy music that makes me feel sad.

enjoy can make me cry I enjoy music that can make me cry.

be interested in not too loud I am interested in music that is not too loud.

like can dance to I like music that I can dance to.

love can sing along with I love music that I can I can sing along with.

prefer has great lyrics I prefer music that has great lyrics.

Linda likes music. Linda likes music. Linda can sing along with music. Linda can sing along with music. Linda likes music that she can sing along with.

I love singers. I love singers. The singers write their own music. The singers write their own music. I love singers that write their own music. who

MUSIC What kind of MUSIC do you like? I like music ___________________.

Sample dialogue 1 I like music that I can sing along with. What kind of music do you like?

Sample dialogue 2 I like music that I can dance to.

What kind of singers do you love? I love singers who write their own music. Jay is one of them. Sample dialogue 3 write their own music

1a What kind of music do you like? Look at the picture and circle the sentences you agree with. Then write your own sentence.

Favorite band Reason for their likes Betty The______ _________ Tony The _____ _________ It has great lyrics I can dance to it. I can sing along with it. Cool Kids Lions Listen and fill in the chart. She He

Betty’s favorite band is _____________, because she likes music ________________________________. Tony’s _________________________________________, because he prefers _______________________________ or ____________________________________. Draw a conclusion. Cool Kids that she can dance to favorite band is the Lions music that has great lyrics music that he can sing along with

过去式： preferred ，现在分词： preferring 相当于 like better e.g. The old man preferred living in the country. I prefer to go to Greece. I prefer coffee. I prefer the teachers who can understand us. 我更喜欢能理解我们的老师。 prefer

prefer…to… 与 … 相比, 更喜欢 … 后接 名词 和 doing e.g. Tom prefers coffee to tea. Mary prefers swimming to skating. I prefer the actresses who are good at acting to those who are young and beautiful. 比起漂亮的年轻艺人，我更喜欢擅长表演的艺 人。 prefer

prefer to do rather than do 宁愿 … 也不 … e.g. Carmen prefers to read rather than watch TV. I prefer to accept the failure after trying my best rather than regret in the future. 我宁愿接受尽力后的失败，也不愿意将来后悔。 prefer

Let’s try!

Smiths _____ sending s _____ letters, because it is faster. A.prefer; to writingB. prefer; to write C. prefers; to writingD. prefers; to write I prefer to spend more money for a better computer ______ less for this one. A.to payingB. to pay C. not to payD. rather than pay They preferred _____ in bed rather than _____ horses. A.to lie; to rideB. lying; riding C. to lie; rideD. lying; ride C D A

1) prefer + n. 我更喜欢演奏轻柔音乐的组合。 2) prefer sth./doing to sth/doing. 比 … 更喜欢 … 咖啡和牛奶，你喜欢哪一个？ 与咖啡相比，我更喜欢牛奶。 我喜欢步行，不喜欢骑自行车。 3) prefer to do sth. 宁愿做某事 她宁愿独自在家。 ★ I prefer groups that play quiet and gentle songs. ★ Which would you prefer, coffee or milk ? ★ I prefer milk to coffee. ★ I prefer walking to cycling. ★ She prefers to be alone at home.

Listen and choose. Xu Fei likes musicians _____. A.who play different kinds of music. B.who write their own songs C.who play quite and gentle songs What are they talking about? A.T-shirts. B.Music. C.Musicians.

About the modernAbout Dan Dervish Xu Fei says 1. I prefer groups that play quiet and gentle song. 3. I like musicians ________________ _________. Carmen says 2.I love music _________________ _____________. 4. I like musicians ________________ ________________. that is really loud and energetic who write their own songs who play different kinds of music Listen again and complete the sentences.

1. Carmen likes musicians who play different kinds of music. 2. Xu Fei likes Dan Dervish. 3. Carmen likes music that’s loud. 4. Xu Fei prefers groups that play quiet and gentle songs. T F T T Tell whether the statements are true or false.

1. 伴随着音乐跳舞 2. 和着音乐一起唱 3. 歌词 4. rhythm 5. rhyme 6. melody / tune 7. 轻柔的歌曲 8. 比 … 更喜欢 … 9. 不同种类的音乐 10. 原创音乐 11. 有很棒的歌词 1.dance to the music 2.sing along with the music 3.lyrics 4. 韵律 5. 押韵 6. 曲调 7.quiet and gentle songs 8. prefer… to… 9. different kinds of music 10. write one’s own music 11. has/with great lyrics Words and Expressions

Group work: survey Name Favorite music What kind of music do you like and why?

A. Each kind of music may be favored. And … B. In our group, _____ likes music that_____. _____ is his/ her favorite musician because_____. _____ likes the music that _____. He/She likes musicians who_____. C. _____ likes music that _____. He/She likes musicians who_____. I like music that _____ and I like musicians who _____. D. To sum up, … Report

What kind of music do you like? I love music that I can sing along with, because in my opinion, music brings pleasure to people not only in the way of listening to it, but also in the way of singing along with it. And the most important thing is that one can feel it while listening.

Introduce your favourite CD to the class and use as many attributive clauses as possible.

This is my favorite CD. It is from one of my friends. I really like the singer’s clear and sweet voice. The lyrics are also wonderful and impressive. However a few songs in this album are much too naive. Anyway, this is a CD which can remind me of passing old days. And this is a simple review of the CD.

1.It’s the kind of music 2.She likes musicians 3.She doesn’t like songs 4.She likes singers 5.The music is like a.who write their own lyrics. b.Brazilian dance music. c.who sing the words clearly. d.that you can dance to. e. that are too long. Listen and m atch the sentence parts. d a e c b

e.g. This song reminds him of his mother. 这首歌让他想起了他的妈妈。 这所房子使我想起我小时候曾住过的房子。 remind sb of sb./sth. 使 … 记得, 提醒 remind This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child.

e.g. Remind me to write to mother. 提醒我给母亲写信。 他提醒孩子们要洗手。 He reminded the children to wash their hands. remind sb. to do 提醒某人做某事 remind

Can you make a sentence by using all of them? dance to; remind sb. of…; along with

Fill in the chart. Write names of your favorite band, book, and movie. BandBookMovie

Write names of your favorite band, book and movie. bands Back Street BoyWest life

BeyondSuper Junior

Oliver Twist Harry Potter books

Transformer movies

Gong fu Panda Ice age movies

The Founding of a Republic

1 Talk about your favorites and why you like them within a sentence.

A: What’s your favorite band? B: My favorite band is Energy that shows great energy. And what’s yours? C: My favorite band is F.I.R. that has members who are charming. Conversation

A: What’s your favorite book? B: My favorite book is a detective book that has a lot of beautiful photographs. A: And what’s your favorite movie? B: My favorite movie is the one that exhibits life in the countryside. Conversation

A: What’s the name of your favorite CD? B: My favorite CD is called The Songs that Mother Sing. A: Why do you like this CD? B: Because when I am listening to some songs of it, I feel I am a little child who is held in my mother’s arms. Conversation

A: I like movies that are starred by famous stars. I love “Gone With the Wind”. B: Oh, that’s not really important to me. I like movies that have beautiful ladies and handsome gentlemen in them. I really like “Holiday in Roman”. Conversation

How to write a review of a book, a CD, How to write a review of a book, a CD, or a movie?

name (1)The name of the book, the CD or the movie. likesreason (2) Your likes and the reason. dislikesreason (3) Your dislikes and the reason. thing (4) The thing it reminds you of. A review should contain four parts:

A review of Harry Potter A review of Harry Potter I like reading books that are interesting. My favorite book is “Harry Potter”. Harry Potter is a boy who is unusual. He can play magic. I think the story about Harry is exciting. J.K.Rowling who writes Harry Potter is a great author. I like her very much. But I think if I were her, I would write my books quickly, because a lot of people are waiting for the new stories about Harry Potter! Please be quick, Rowling! I like reading books that are interesting. My favorite book is “Harry Potter”. Harry Potter is a boy who is unusual. He can play magic. I think the story about Harry is exciting. J.K.Rowling who writes Harry Potter is a great author. I like her very much. But I think if I were her, I would write my books quickly, because a lot of people are waiting for the new stories about Harry Potter! Please be quick, Rowling! Sample

A review of Yesterday Once MoreYesterday Once More The first time I listened to it on TV, I quickly switched to another channel. And now I regret doing so. Later on, one of my friends recommended it to me, saying it was the most moving song and lent me a tape. I listened to it at once,

and I was attracted by it. It was one of the most famous songs sung by the Carpenters, popular with almost all the young people, especially university students. I suggest that you buy the album as soon as possible if it is still available.

Write a review of the things (books, movies or CDs) you do in this week and choose the most special one to describe. Homework