2. What do you often do in your spare time?
play basketball
play skateboard

3. listen to music
sing songs

4. play Chinese chess
play computer games

5. I prefer watching TV.
watch TV

6. 2a. Work in pairs and write down the Chinese meanings of the following phrases.
TV Plays
Children’ s Programs
News Reports
Sports Shows

7. World Tour
Educational Programs
Animal World
Magic Shows

8. 2b. Talk with your partner about your favorite TV programs with the information in 2a by following the example.
Which kind of program do you prefer, TV plays or sports shows?
I would rather watch TV plays than sports shows.
TV plays
Children’s Programs
News Reports
Sports Shows

9. A: Which kind of program do you prefer, TV plays or sports shows?
B: I would rather watch TV plays than sports shows.
World Tour
Educational Programs
Animal World
Magic Shows

10. I would rather play Chinese chess.

11. The program he/she likes
1b. Listen to 1a and complete the table.
录音P27-1a
Name
The program he/she likes
Maria
_____ plays
Jane
_____ programs
Michael
______ shows
Kangkang
soccer ______ TV
music
sports
games

12. 1a Listen, look and say. 视频P27-1a

13. Key points would rather do sth. than do sth. 比起做……更愿意做……
eg. I would rather read books than play basketball.
比起打篮球，我更愿意看书。
当than前后的动作一致时，为避免重复，后者可省 略。
eg. I would rather play football than basketball.

14. Key points prefer v. 更喜欢 prefer sth. 更喜欢…… prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做……
prefer A to B 喜欢A胜过B
prefer doing sth. to doing sth. 喜欢做……胜过做……
I prefer staying at home to shopping.
I prefer to sing folk songs.

15. 1c. Retell the main information of 1a based on 1b.
Name
The program he/ she likes
Maria
_____ plays
Jane
______ programs
Michael
______ shows
Kangkang
soccer ______ TV
music
sports
games

16. 3 2 6 5 1 4 ( ) It shows the exciting actions of the characters.
3. Match the types of movies with their explanations. 3 1 2
( ) It shows the exciting actions
of the characters.
( ) It tells us a story with a sad
ending.
( ) It is made with drawings, not
with real people.
( ) It makes us laugh.
( ) It shows us what the future
could be like.
( ) It gives facts and information
about something. 2
Science Fiction
Tragedy 3 4 6 5
Action Movie
Documentary 1 5 6 4
Comedy
Cartoon

17. Jane Eyre 《简·爱》
Jane Eyre is a famous novel. Would you like to know something about it?

18. 4. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers.
录音P28-4
( ) 1. What did Jane Eyre become after she left school?
A. A doctor B. An officer C. A teacher.
( ) 2. What was she like ?
A. Brave and rich. B. Brave and kind. C. Beautiful and brave.
( ) 3. What happened in the end?
A. She left Mr. Rochester’s home.
B. She married Mr. Rochester.
C. She continued her teaching in someone else’s home.
( ) 4. Who is the writer of the story?
A. William Shakespeare. B. Charlotte Brontë. C. J. K. Rowling. C B B B

19. Summary actress n. 女演员 actor n. 男演员 in one’s spare time 在某人空闲的时间
prefer sth. = like... better 更喜欢……
In my spare time, I prefer watching TV.
would rather do...than do... 喜欢做……胜过做……
I would rather watch sports shows than those ones.

20. 中考链接
1.（2012 江苏无锡）
（ ） My father doesn’t like shopping much. He would rather ____TV
at home than ____ around for hours in shops.
A. watch; walk B. watch; to walk
C. to watch; to walk D. to watch; walk
2.（2011 湖北黄冈）
（ ）— My brother and I will go to the library tomorrow.
— ______. Shall we go together?
A. So I do B. So do I C. So will I D. So I will. A C

21. Homework
Search for more information about the movies in 3 on the Internet and try to give an introduction in next lesson.

22. Thank you! Bye!