1、主講師：Unit 11 Appearances David Beckham is officially retired. For alongtime, hewasknownasthe mosthandsomefootballer.Lead-in(physical ) appearance Look at the words at the bottom of p. 107. Height: tall, shortBody type: thin, heavyAge: young, oldHair: long, short, dark, blondPairs race to think of as

2、many words as they can for each category. The pair with the most vocabulary items wins. Before you beginBrainstorm: ways to talk about appearanceHeight: tall, short, average height, petite Body type: thin, heavy, fat, medium build, skinny, slender, slim, stocky Age: young, old, elderly, mid-aged, se

3、nior Hair: long, short, dark, blond, shoulder-length hair Note: Heavy is preferable than fat. Skinny can also sound impolite. Its better to use slim. Check the answersSee what Ive got! Work in pairs and take turns describing and guessing. S1 is going to describe one of the people in the picture usin

4、g the four categories above. (e.g. He is old and tall, and has short hair.)S2 is going to guess who S1 is talking about. (e.g. I guess youre talking about John.)Before you beginGuess who! Before listening: Alice and Heather are meeting Heathers sister at the airport.Look at the two women on the left

5、. Whats Heather look like? Lesson AFamily traits Who do you think is Heathers twin sister? identical twinstake after sb.foot, inch (Americans dont use the metric system, they use feet and inches instead.) 1 foot = 12 inch, 1 foot = 0.3 meter Six foot three ? = 1.9 meters straight, curlyWhile listeni

6、ngListen and find out who Heathers sister is?Choose a different woman in the picture to be Heathers sister, and practice the conversation again. After listeningPractice the conversationStudents write a brief description of themselves. Collect the papers. Students take turns randomly selecting a piec

7、e of paper and read the descriptions aloud.The rest of the class guess who the person is.After listeningGuess who!Listen to the conversation on p. 108 again. And pay attention to the stress of the following two sentences. Alice: How tall is she? Heather: Six three. Alice: Huh? How tall is she? Speak

8、ing naturallyInformation question vs. Checking questionIn most information questions, the main stress is on the key content word. The intonation usu. Rises and then falls on the stressed word. In checking questions, the stress is on the main question word, and the intonation rises at the end of the

9、question. Speaking naturallyWork in pairs. Think of and write 10 questions to get information about a person.Mark five questions as information questions, and five as checking questions.S1 read his or her questions, and S2 listens and says what type of question each is based on S1s stress and intona

10、tion.Then switch roles. Activity 1 of Speaking naturallyWork in pairs. Ask and answer the questions on p. 109. If you dont hear the answer clearly or if youre surprised by the answer, you can use checking questions. Afterwards, Ill invite some students to talk about their partners. Activity 2 of Spe

11、aking naturallyLesson BListen and repeat the sentences.blondeActivity 1 of featuresLook at the pictures and describe the hairstyle of David Beckham.spiked hairfloppy hairExtra vocabulary of featuresMohican hairAlice bandBit girly?Samuraislick hairFinish Free Talk 11 on p. G.Activity 2 of featuresCho

12、ose one of the people in the picture and say three things to describe him or her. Your partner will guess who it is. Before listeningCover the conversation, listen, and put check marks next to Rosas roommate and Rosas brother. While listeningRosas the woman _the curly hair.Jasons the guy_ _next to R

13、osa.Jimmy s the guy _the yellow pants.2. Building languageB. Can you complete these sentences about the picture.withstandingin3. Grammar Phrases with verb + -ing and propositions Shes the woman standing by the table. wearing (the)black pants. Whos the guy talking to Rosas roommate? Shes the one by t

14、he table. with the long hair . in the black shirt .Whos the guy in the blue shirt?Lesson C Whats his name?1. Conversation strategy Trying to remember wordsA. Can you match their questions with the responses?“ My teacher wears those tiny braidswhat do you call them?”“I saw that British soccer star at

15、 a caf today. Uhwhats his name?”“For tennis, do you wear a what do you call it around your head?”“ David Beckham?”“A sweatband”“Cornrows.”1. Conversation strategy Trying to remember wordsNow, listen. What does Lori tell Jin Ho about their old classmates?Notice when Lori cant remember a name or a wor

16、d , what expressions did she use? Now, listen. What do Lori tell Jin Ho about their old classmates?Whats his/ her name?What do you call it/them?What do you call that./those.?1. Conversation strategy Trying to remember wordsLori Do you remember that cool guy in our class last year? Oh, whats his name

17、? You knowhe always wore those baggy pants with all the pockets. What do you call them?Jin Ho You mean cargo pants.Lori Yeah. And he had long hair and a funny little beardwhat do you call that?Jin Ho Do you mean a goatee?.Oh, I know. You mean Max!1. Conversation strategy Trying to remember wordsLori

18、 Thats right, Max. Well, dont look now, but hes sitting right behind you. And hes wearing a suit and tie and everything. Jin Ho A suit and tie? No way!Lori Yeah, and hes got short hair. He looks different!B . Complete the conversations with expressions with expressions like the ones above.1.What do you call them ? 2.Whats his name? What do you call them?3.What do you call it?2. Strategy plus You meanYou can say You mean or ask Do you mean.? To check what someone is talking about, or to suggest a word or name.Do you mean a goatee?.Oh, I know. You mean Max.You meanMy friend has these cut