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1、UnitlII.Listening SkillsM:Why dont we go to the concert today?W:1 1 1 go get the keys.Q:What does the woman imply?W:I cant find my purse anywhere.The opera tickets are in it.M:Have you checked in the car?Q:What does the man imply?M:Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W:Do I look like a thief?Q:What

2、 does the woman imply?M:Do you think the singer is pretty?W:Lefs just say that I wouldnt/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.Q:What does the woman imply about the singer?M:Have you seen Tom?I cant find him anywhere.W:The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q:What does the woman me

3、an?1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.AIII.Listening InTask 1:Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song,the audience cried,4Encore!Encore!,JThe singer was delighted and sang the song again.She couldnt believe it whenthe audience shouted for her to sing it again.The cycle of shouts and songs wasrepeated ten mor

4、e times.The singer was overjoyed with the response from theaudience.She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience inhearing the same song again and again.One of the people in the audiencereplied,uWe wanted you to improve it;now it is much better.M1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2:The Carpent

5、ersW:They play“Yesterday Once More*all the time on the campus radio.Do youlike it?M:I do.I never get tired of it.I like the Carpenters.Their voices are so beautifuland clear.I guess thafs why theyre so popular.W:I like the way their voices blend.There were just two of them,brother andsister,right?M:

6、Yes,Richard and Karen I think they were.She died I think.W:Yes,anorexia.It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starveherself to death.M:Ifs a problem everywhere in the world,including China,Im afraid.Womenworry too much about their appearances,and are so crazy about losing weight.W:We

7、ll,lets go for lunch before we go to the concert.1.beautiful and clear 2.blend well 3.sister 4.worry too much 5.moreimportantTask 3:MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to growmore than two centuries after his death.He was born in Salzburg,Austria,in1756.Before t

8、he age of four,he had shown great musical talent.His father thendecided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons.The boys reputation as amusical talent grew fast.At five,he was composing music.Form that time on,Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music.By his early teens,he hadmastered t

9、he piano,violin and harpsichord,and was writing symphonies andoperas.His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770,when he was onlyfourteen.At fifteen,Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg.In 1781,he left for Vienna,where he was in great demand as both a performerand a comp

10、osition teacher.His first opera was a success.But life was not easybecause he was a poor businessman,and his finances were always in a badstate.His music from the next decade was not very popular,and he eventuallyfell back on his teaching jobs for a living.In 1788 he stopped performing inpublic,pref

11、erring only to compose.He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five.Although he lived only a short life,he composed over 600 works.1.Which of the following is true of Mozart?D2.How long has Mozarfs fame lasted?A3.Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?B4.What could Mozart do at the

12、age of six?C5.Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozarfs accomplishmentswhile he was in his early teens?CIV.Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura:Hey!Bob:Hello!Laura:Do you like jazz,Bob?Bob:No,not much.Do you like it?Laura:Well,yes,I do.Im crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob:Oh,hes

13、a piano player,isnt he?Laura:No,hes a trumpet player.So,what kind of music do you like?Bob:I like listening to rock.Laura:What group do you like best?Bob:Er,The Cranberries.TheyYe thegreatest.What about you?Dont you like them?Laura:Ugh!They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA:Do you like classical m

14、usic?B:No,I dont like it at all.A:What type of music do you like?B:Im a real fan of pop songs.A:Whos your favorite singer or group?B:Jay Chou.What do you think abouthim?A:I can hardly bear pop songs.They are all noise to me.Model 2 Do you like punk rock?Max:What kind of music do you like?Frannie:Wel

15、l,I like different kinds.Max:Any in particular?Frannie:Er,I especially like punk rock.Max:Punk rock?You dont seem like the punk rock type.Frannie:You should have seen me in high school.I had my hair dyed blue.Max:Wow,that must have been a sight!Frannie:It sure was.What about you?Whafs your favorite

16、music?Max:I guess I like jazz best.Hey,Im going shopping for CDs tomorrow.Would you like to come along?Frannie:Sure,that sounds great.SAMPLE DIALOGA:What sports appeal to you?B:I like almost every kind of sport.A:Is there anything you like especially?B:Well,I like X-sports in particular.A:x-Sports?Y

17、ou dont look like the extreme sports type.B:I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.A:Wow,you certainly surprised me!B:Then how about you?What kind of sport do you prefer?A:I like fai chi most.In fact,Im going to buy some books about fai chi.Whydont you come with me?B:Sounds good.Lefs go.Model

18、3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip:Turn down that noise!What on earth is it anyway!Laura:But dad.This is Metallical Theyre so cool.They are one of the mostfamous heavy metal bands.Philip:I dont care.It just sounds like noise to me.I cant stand it!Laura:I love this kind of music,but if you real

19、ly hate it that much,1 1 1 out onsomething else.What do you want to hear?Philip:How about some popular easy-listening music.Maybe something likeCeline Dion?Laura:Not her again!Her music isnt very hip any more.I think she is a bore.SAMPLE DIALOGA:That music is terrible!Turn off!B:But,Mom,this is Back

20、street Boys hit song“Get down！It s really appealing.A:Nonsense.Ifs just noise tome.I cant put up with it anymore.B:Its my favorite music.But if you hate it so much,TH hate something you like.What would like to listen to?A:What about some old songs of the 1970s like“The White-Haired Girl”？B:Ha-ha-ha-

21、ha.Its not fashionable any longer.Ill be bored to death.V.Lefs TalkThe Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You”The story of the song“Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one,but laterbecame bitter.Two sisters,Mildred Hill,a teacher at a kindergarten,and Dr.Patty Hill,the principal of the same sch

22、ool,wrote a song together for thechildren,entitled Good Morning to All”.When Mildred combined her musicaltalents with her sisters knowledge in the area of kindergarten education,GoodMorning to All”was sure to be a success.The sister published the song in acollection entitled“Song Stories of the Kind

23、ergarten”in 1893.Thirty-one yearslater,after Dr.Patty Hill became the head of the Department of KindergartenEducation at Columbia Universitys Teachers College,a gentleman by the nameRobert Coleman published the song,without the sisters*permission.He added asecond part,which is the familiar uHappy Bi

24、rthday to You”.Mr.Colemansaddition of the second part made the song popular and,finally,the sistersoriginal first part disappeared.uHappy Birthday to You“had altogether replacedthe sisters1 original song“Good Morning to All”.In 1916 Patty took legal actionagainst Mr.Coleman.In court,she succeeded in

25、 proving that hey were the realowners of the song.teacher at a kindergartenGood Morning to AllHappy Birthday to YouHappy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teachers ReferenceThe story of“Happy Birthday to You”was a nice,sweet on eat the verybeginning,but later turned into

26、a bitter one.There were two sisters:one wasMildred Hill,and the other Patty Hill.The former had great musical talents,whilethe latter had knowledge of kindergarten education.Bu combining their abilities,the two produced a song called“Good Morning to All”.It was a success,andlater published in a coll

27、ection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without thesisters*permission.To make things worse,he added a second part,which is thepresent“Happy Birthday to You”.This new song soon became popular andeventually it replaced the sisters,first part alto

28、gether.Then,in 1916,Patty tooklegal action against Coleman.In court she managed to prove that she and hersister really owned the song.VI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:KaraokeDalin:It s Mikes birthday on Friday,so a bunch of us are going to go to thekaraoke bar.Would you like to come with us?L

29、aura:Karaoke bar?You have a special place just for singing?In America,barssometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song,but wehavent special karaoke bars!Dalin:Really?In China,karaoke is a very popularway for friends ro spend time together.We can select the music that ur groupen

30、joys.We mostly sing pop songs.Laura:Do you sing individually or in groups?Singing is not a very in thing,so Idont sing very well.1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.FTask 2:When was music first sent down a telephone line?So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is areally cool modern thin

31、g?Not so.In 1896,Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on theinstrument for transmitting music electronically,and until 1914 he sent musicsignals down telephone lines with this instrument.And he wasnt even the first.Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876,which was thesame year the tele

32、phone was invented.Gray invented the first electronic musicinstrument in 1874,calling it the“Musical Telegraph”.Alexander Graham Bellalso designed an experimental Electric Harp”for speech to be transmitted overa telephone line using technology similar to Grays.Bell was a speech teacherfor the deaf.I

33、n 1879 he created an instrument to measure hearing loss.That iswhy the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3:Thank You for the MusicIm nothing special,in fact Im a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke,youre probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent,a wonderful thing*

34、Cause everyone listens when I start to singIm so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music,the songs Im singingThanks for all the joy theyYe bringingWho can live without it,I ask in all honestlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say t

35、hank you for the musicFor giving it to meMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd Ive often wondered,how did it all startWho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell,whoever it was,Im a fanSo I sayThank you for the musi

36、c,the songs Im singingSpeakingMusical MemoriesTony:Listen!Quick,turn up the radio!Isnt that uCan You Feel the LoveTonight?Nancy:Yeah,it is,but whafs the big deal?Tony:When I was a little boy,my grandmother took me to see the movie TheLion King.Thafs the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy:I still c

37、ant understand why it5s so important to you.Tony:Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and becauseI really loved spending time with her.It is my favorite song of all times!Nancy:The first time Tom and I went on a date,we went to see Titanic.I alwaysthink of the song“My Heart Will

38、 Go On”as our song!Whenever I hear it,I thinkof that night.Tony:Oh,I can understand why you love that song!Isnt it interesting all thememories we connect with songs?II.Listening Skills1.W:From what I can remember,the director asked us to rehearse this ahundred times.M:One hundred times?Is the direct

39、or out of his mind?Q:What does the man imply?2.M:Do you think we have made enough food for the party?W:The refrigerator is about to explode.Q:What does the woman imply?3.W:She said she might become a famous movie star.M:Yes,and pigs might fly.Q:What does the man mean?4.M:Although the man often plays

40、 a bad guy in movies,in real life he has aheart of gold.W:So does a hard-boiled egg.Q:What does the woman mean?5.W:What a beautiful sunset!M:Dont blink.You might just miss it.Q:What does the man mean?1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII.Listening InTask 1:Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy:Im so excited ab

41、out finally seeing this movie!Peter:Me too.Im crazy about Harry Potter.Have you heard that J.K.Rowlinghas added another book to the series?Amy:Shes already written Book Seven?Im still waiting for Book Five.Peter:I know.Who isnt?At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime.Amy:By the way,have

42、 you seen the trailer yet?Peter:Yeah.It was great!Ithink the movie itself will be really scary.Amy:It surely will!All that writing on the wall in blood.It scares me to deathjust to think about it!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero HarryPotter.The boy heard that

43、the writer J.K.Rowling has written the latest book,which is Book Seven,though the girl is still waiting for Book Five.The boy hasbeen the trailer and believes the film will be scary.The girl shares that viewbecause of the writing on the wall in blood.Task 2:A Great ActorThere was once a great actor

44、who could no longer remember his lines.Afterseveral years of searching,he finally found a theater that was willing to give hima try.The director said,uThis is the most important part,and it has only one line.At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose.You hold the rose to yournose with just o

45、ne finger and thumb,smell it deeply and then say the line onpraise of the rose:4Ah,the sweet smell of my love.The actor was excited.Allday long before the play he practiced his line over and over again.Finally,thetime came.The curtain went up,the actor walked onto the stage,looked at theaudience,and

46、 with great emotion said the line,4 Ah,the sweet smell of mylove.,The audience exploded in laughter.Only the director was furious!“Ahhhhhh!You damned fool!”he cried.Youve ruined my play!Youve ruinedme!”The actor was puzzled,4What happened?Did I forget my line?”No!”shouted the director.stYou forget t

47、he rose!1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask 3:Movie ReviewsI love movies!And after I see them,I like to comment on them.These aremovies I saw this year I would like to recommend:Among comedies I highlyrecommend“Monsoon Wedding.Ifs an Indian movie.The story is about anIndian wedding.Preparations for the wedding

48、bring out funny and sad situationstouching on love and a past rape.This movie shows some of the wonderfulcustoms of India,and the importance of family and love.Its great!Among dramas,I like“Adaptation”.It is an excellent movie!But for me the firstpart of the movie was too fast to follow.I hope to se

49、e it again on DVD withcaptions.“The Pianist”is set in the Second World War.Its about a young Polish-Jewishpianist,who lives in Warsaw with his family.The Nazis sent his family to die inthe concentration camps.He was safe,but would have died without unusuallygood luck and the kindness of a few non-Je

50、ws.This is a powerful movie withthought-provoking themes.Rabbit-Proof Fence is set in the 1930s in Australia,and ifs based on realevents.It is about three native girls who are separated from their families bythe racist police who send them to special centers.There the girls are taughtpractical skill