1.Explain the new wordsand expressions ()by the way:顺便说一下 (2)impressive:adj.causing admiration,esp.by giving one a feeling of great skill 人钦佩的 (3)horrible a.very kind,awful很不友好的，可怕的 2.Play the tape recorder for the students. 3.Check the answers 4.Language and culture notes. (1)I guess so.An expression with a similar meaning to"I think so"but with less certainty on the part of the speaker.In this dialogue.Bradley agrees with Monica only reluctantly (2)Do you mind...Do you mind my sharing the table with you? (3)Sure,go ahead.Yes,do what you want to do. (4)You're kidding.Normally meaning "you're joking"but here it expresses Billy's surprise. (5)Don't tell me...an expression to show that the speaker expects to be told something unlikely but nonetheless true.Billy suspects that both of them might have gone to the same high school.Notice the expression here loses its original meaning“don't let me know”. (6)Me either.Neither was I(a very good student). Step Four Oral Practice 1.Give the students 10 minutes to think about "Introduce yourself to your classmates”. Name,age.height,hobbies,hometown,family members,plans for the future college life,etc. 2.Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom and to introduce themselves to their classmates. Step Five Home Listening VI.References1. Explain the new words and expressions (1) by the way: 顺便说一下 (2) impressive：adj. causing admiration, esp. by giving one a feeling of great skill 令 人钦佩的 (3) horrible a. very kind, awful 很不友好的，可怕的 2. Play the tape recorder for the students. 3. Check the answers 4. Language and culture notes. (1) I guess so. An expression with a similar meaning to “I think so” but with less certainty on the part of the speaker. In this dialogue, Bradley agrees with Monica only reluctantly. (2) Do you mind… Do you mind my sharing the table with you? (3) Sure，go ahead. Yes, do what you want to do. (4) You’re kidding. Normally meaning “you’re joking” but here it expresses Billy’s surprise. (5) Don’t tell me …an expression to show that the speaker expects to be told something unlikely but nonetheless true. Billy suspects that both of them might have gone to the same high school. Notice the expression here loses its original meaning “don’t let me know”. (6) Me either. Neither was I (a very good student). Step Four Oral Practice 1. Give the students 10 minutes to think about “Introduce yourself to your classmates”. Name, age, height, hobbies, hometown, family members, plans for the future college life, etc. 2. Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom and to introduce themselves to their classmates. Step Five Home Listening VI. References