Teens Talk

Lisa Black

Age 13

Mexico City, Mexico         “My favorite kind of music is salsa, and my favorite singer is Mare Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin music. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting. There’s always salsa music at our home. That’s because my parents love it— and because we live next to a salsa music store!”

Tom White

Age 14

New York City, USA             “What’s my favorite kind of music? I like all kinds of music, but my favorite is techno. It’s too cool! My brother hates techno— he thinks it’s terrible! He doesn’t understand it. But I understand his music either—he thinks country music is great!”

Linda Green

Age 13

Paris, France                     “My favorite kind of music is classical. My friends think I’m boring. but I think classical music is really cool. My mom and dad like classical too, and my dad has a great collation of classical CDs.”

1.Lisa Black likes salsa and she thinks it is ________.

A. exciting                B. terrible       C. boring

2.Tom White comes from_________.

A. Mexico City, Mexico     B. New York City, USA    C. Paris, France

3.Linda and her parents like music, and _________ has a great collation of classical CDs.

A. her brother             B. her mother             C. her father

4.Lisa Black is the same age as _________.

A. Linda Green           B. Tom White            C. Tom’s brother

5.The topic of today’s talk is about teen’s __________.

A. favorite collation       B. favorite music          C. favorite singer

11.I was making model planes when my mother came back.（对画线部分提问）

_______ _______ _______ _______ when your mother came back?

2.I think classical music is boring.（改为否定句）

I _______ _______ classical music is boring.

3.My mother was doing the dishes at that time.（同义句转换）

My mother was _______ the _______ at that time.

4.He read a story-book last night.（改为过去进行时）

He _______ _______ a story-book at eight o’clock last night.

5.He wasn’t old enough to go to school. (同义句转换)

He was _______ young_______ go to school.

—I think classical music is pleasant.

—_______ I think it’s boring.

A.I agree. B.I think so.  C.I don’t agree.

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I am a young girl of fourteen. I like d  (1)  up in colorful and modern clothes. In winter, I like wearing red leather boots. I think they m  (2)  my favorite black wool skirt. I look smart. In S  (3) , I like to wear silk or cotton clothes and trainers because they are very c  (4) .
This is me, a girl in a cool style. I hope you will l  (5)  me. My cousin, Amy, is also a modern girl. She likes wearing clothes in d  (6)  styles. Sometimes, she wears a white cotton blouse or a pink s  (7)  blouse, a pair of jeans and comfortable trainers. She looks very young and p  (8)  .
Sometimes, she wears her black leather boots and a red w  (9)  scarf (围巾). She looks very smart and cool. She hopes she c  (10)  be a model one day.

—I think classical music is pleasant.
—_______ I think it’s boring.
A.I agree. B.I think so.  C.I don’t agree.