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Unit1OnMusic1Unit1OnMusicUnitObjectivesTohelpstudentsenlargetheirvocabularyaboutmusic;Togetstudentsfamiliarwithdierentstylesofmusic;Toencouragestudentstodiscussdierenttypesofmusic;Toengagestudentsinaseriesoftasksthatwillenablethemtoexpresstheirviewsandfeelingsaboutmusic.
2CollegeOralEnglishLead-in1.
GuesswhatthemovieHighSchoolMusicalisabout.
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Watchthemovieonlinebeforeyougotoclassandsumuptheplot.
ReadingPassagesDierentTypesofMusicArtistsInmodernmusic,peoplearealwaystryingtoclassifytheperformers.
Ifyousingcatchy,radio-friendlymusic,youarecategorizedaspop.
Ifyouhavemorerebelliousthemes,youarerockorpunk.
Butitisquitedifculttoclassifymusiciansinthisway.
ArtistsareconstantlychangingstylesfromalbumtoalbumorsometimeswithinoneCD.
Becauseofthis,fansoftensaytheirfavoriteartisthas"soldout"andisjusttryingtotintothecurrenttrend.
However,justbecauseyourmusicisplayedontheradiodoesnotmeanyouhave"soldout".
Anotherwaytoclassifyartistsisbyhowtheysing.
Imeantherearedivas,singers,performers,songwriters,bands/groupsandalotmore.
Let'stakealook.
ThedivasInmusic,therehavealwaysbeenthosefewsingerswhohavefive-octaverangesorincrediblypowerfulvoices.
Butnotallpowerfulsingersaredivas.
DivasareusuallyfemalesingerswithgreatvocaltalentsuchasCelineDion,WhitneyHouston,MariahCareyorArethaFranklin.
TheyoftensingavarietyofstylesandmanyofthemsticktoR&Bandsoul.
WhitneyHoustoninparticulartendstosticktoballadsthatshowcasehervocalability.
MariahCareywasalwaysmorewillingtoexperimentwithstyles.
Shehadballadswhichshowcaseherrangeandupbeatsongstotinwiththepopcrowd.
Ingeneral,manyofthedivashavechangedtothepopcrowd.
CelineDionusedtosinginFrench.
ThensheswitchedtoEnglish,andthenmoviethemesongsandpopsongs.
So,divasaregenerallyfemalesingerswithpowerfulvoicesandamazingranges.
ThesingersInmodernmusic,mostpeopleclassifynearlyallartistsassingers.
Inthiscase,thereisalittledifference.
"Singers"arethecurrentartistswhohaveoftenpowerfulvoicesorotherwise,theyhaverangeorapleasantvoice.
Forexample,ChristinaAguileraonhernewalbumcanbeconsideredasinger.
ShehasanamazinglypowerfulvoiceandshecanPassageAUnit1OnMusic3singavarietyofstyleswell.
ThesamegoesforKellyClarkson.
WhenIsaysingershavepleasantvoices,Imeantheycansinginapleasingmannerwithoutthehelpofcomputer.
ExamplesofthiswouldbeMonicaBrownandBrandyNorwood.
Bothofthesegirlscansingwellwithoutoversinging.
TheperformersThisisasomewhatcontroversialcategorysincepeopleoftentendtowanttoputtheseartistswiththesingers.
Mostoftheseartistshavemarginalsingingtalentbutgetbymoreontheirlooks,dancingabilityorpopularity.
SomeofthemostpopularoftheseareBritneySpears,HilaryDuffandJenniferLopez.
Thesewomenhaveaveragevoicesatbestbutgetbyontheirlooks,dancesandwriters/producers.
Often,theperformershavealsotriedacting,asBritney,HilaryandJenniferallhave.
Theiralbumsmakenice,funmusicbutarenotcomplex.
Thisisnotnecessarilybad.
JeniferandBritneyhavegivenusalargeamountoffunpop/dancesongsandHilary,whosesingingcareerisjustbeginning,hasalreadygivenusafewdecentsingles.
Typically,thesesingersaresuccessfulbecausetheirsongsareentertainingbutnotoverlydeep.
ThesongwritersThisisalsoaprettytoughcategorysincemostsongwritersdonothaveoverlysuccessfulsolocareers.
Theyusuallyjustwritesongsforotherartists.
However,therehavebeenafewsuccessfulsongwriters.
Now,whenIsaysongwriter,Imeananartistwhosingsandwritestheirownmusicaswellasplaysaninstrumentorsomecombinationofthethree.
SomesongwritersincludeAliciaKeys,MichelleBranchandVanessaCarlton.
Songwriterstendtohaveaverageorbettervoicesbutitistheirlyricsand/orinstrumentaltalentthatstandout.
AliciaandVanessabothwriteandsingtheirownmusicandplaythepiano.
Michelledoesthesameexceptthatsheplaysguitar.
Thistypeofartistisoftenoverlookedorunderratedsincetheyarenotrecognizedfortheirskills.
Peopleexpectthemtohaveamazingvocalabilitywhenitistheirwritingskillsthatshine.
Theyoftenplayavarietyofstylesofmusic.
Thebands/groupsThisisprobablyoneoftheeasiestcategories.
Aband/groupissimplytwoormoreartistswhosing/performtogether.
Often,thereisaleadsinger,variousinstrumentalistssuchasguitaristsanddrummersandoccasionallyanothersinger.
Or,itcouldbeanallvocalgroupsuchastheSpiceGirls.
Theretendtobetwotypesofbands/groups,rockandpop.
Popgroupsincludeboybands,girlbandsandsometimesacombinationsuchasSClub.
Rockgroupstendtohavetheleadsingerandinstrumentalistapproachsuch4CollegeOralEnglishasLinkinPark.
Popgroupsusuallyendupthesameway.
Onesingerdecidestoleaveforasolocareer,leavingtheotherstoeitherreplacethemorremainwithoutthem.
TherearealsoafewR&BgroupssuchasTLC,Destiny'sChildand3LW.
OnenotablegroupisEvanescence.
Theyprovidestunningvocalsandwell-thought-outlyrics.
Ingeneral,groupsprovideonetypeofmusic.
Somepeopledonotndthemverycreativebutremember,youhavetocombinethetalentsofseveralpeople.
Inconclusion,therearemorewaystocategorizeartiststhanbythestyleofmusictheysing.
Itcanbemucheasiertoclassifythembythewayinwhichtheywriteorperformtheirmusic.
Allofthesecategoriescanbeequallyentertainingandtalentedindifferentways.
Theperformersmaynothavethevocaltalentofthedivasandsingersbuttheydoprovideuswithentertainingdancesongs.
Ofcourse,everygrouphasitslesstalentedsingersbuteveryonehashisownstyleofperformingandhisownstyletolistento.
AndonanalnotebeforeIendthisrambling,mostartiststendtobecategorizedintogenressuchaspunkorpopbytheirappearances,whichisgenerallynotaccurate.
NewWordscatchy/9k{tSi/adj.
easilyremembered容易记住的e.
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rebellious/rI9belj@s/adj.
pronetoorparticipatinginarebellion造反的,反叛的,反抗的[同]deant,disobediente.
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showsomeoneorsomethingtothepublicinafavorableway显示(优点)[同]show,displaye.
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marginal/9mA:dZInFl/adj.
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verymuch过度地,极度地e.
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donealonewithoutanyoneelsehelpingyou独自的,单独的e.
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asoloeffortlyric/9lIrIk/n.
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evaluateasbeingtoolow低估,看轻[同]underestimatee.
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accurate/9{kjUr@t/adj.
freefromerror,correctineverydetail精确的,准确的[同]precise,correct,exactReadingComprehensionDecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue(T)orfalse(F).
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Itisdifculttoclassifymusiciansbecausetheyoftenchangetheirstyles.
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Theauthorclassiesmusiciansbywhattheysing.
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Somesingersaretypedtodivasfortheirpopularity.
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Divasareoftenwillingtoexperimentwithdifferentstyles.
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Performersusuallysingpoorlyandonlyrelyontheirlookstowintheaudience.
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Itisnecessaryforabandtohaveguitarists.
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Artistscanbecategorizedintogenressuchaspunkorpopbytheirappearances.
WordMatchMatchthefollowingwordswiththeirdenitionswithineachgroupofvewords.
catchycategorizedivashowcasecontroversialdisputableeasilyrememberedclassifyafamousfemalesingershowthegoodqualities6CollegeOralEnglishaccurateramblestunninglyricoverlycontinuetalkingorwritinginadesultorymannertooorverymuchrightthewordsofasonggorgeousdecentsolounderraterebelliousmarginaldonealonewithoutanyoneelsehelpingyouunderestimatebarelywithinalowstandardpronetoorparticipatinginarebelliongoodenoughSentenceCompletionCompletethesentencesbyusingtheproperwordsaboveintheWordMatch.
Changetheirformsifnecessary.
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Thoseteenagersarehardtocontrol.
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Whenthepopdecidestoholdtheconcertatthecity,Marybecomesherassistant.
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Donotthedifcultyofcarryingoutthisplan.
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Thenextactwillbeapiano.
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TheofthesongwrittenbyClairismuchfavoredbyyoungpeople.
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Askilledmechanicearnsawageandhecaneasilyfeedthewholefamily.
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Hispronunciationisnot,thoughtheteacherhastaughthimseveraltimes.
Pre-readingActivityAnswerthequestionsbeforeyoureadthepassage.
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DoyouliketolistentomusicwhiledoingyourhomeworkWhyorwhynot2.
InwhatwaydoesmusicaffectyouExplain.
MusicandtheBrain"Musicissonaturallyunitedwithusthatwecannotbefreefromitevenifwesodesired.
"—BoethiusPassageBUnit1OnMusic7Music'sinterconnectionwithsocietycanbeseenthroughouthistory.
EveryknowncultureontheEarthhasmusic.
Musicseemstobeoneofthebasicactionsofhumans.
Theinfluenceofmusiconsocietycanbeclearlyseenfrommodernhistory.
MusichelpedThomasJeffersonwritetheDeclarationofIndependence.
Whenhecouldnotfigureouttherightwordingforacertainpart,hewouldplayhisviolintohelphim.
Themusichelpedhimgetthewordsfromhisbrainontothepaper.
AlbertEinsteinisrecognizedasoneofthesmartestmenwhohaseverlived.
Butwhenhewasyounghedidextremelypoorlyinschool.
Hisgradeschoolteacherstoldhisparentstotakehimoutofschoolbecausehewas"toostupidtolearn".
Theschoolsuggestedthathisparentsgethimaneasy,manuallaborjobassoonastheycould.
HismotherdidnotthinkthatAlbertwas"stupid".
Insteadoffollowingtheschool'sadvice,Albert'sparentsboughthimaviolin.
Albertbecamegoodattheviolin.
Einsteinhimselfsaysthatthereasonhewassosmartisthatheplayedtheviolin.
HelovedthemusicofMozartandBachthemost.
BodilyresponsestomusicIngeneral,responsestomusicareabletobeobserved.
Ithasbeenproventhatmusicinuenceshumansbothingoodandbadways.
Theseeffectsareinstantandlonglasting.
Musicisthoughttolinkalloftheemotional,spiritualandphysicalelementsoftheuniverse.
Musiccanalsobeusedtochangeaperson'smood,andhasbeenfoundtocauselikephysicalresponsesinmanypeoplesimultaneously.
Musicalsohastheabilitytostrengthenorweakenemotionsfromaparticulareventsuchasafuneral.
Rhythmisanimportantaspectofmusictostudywhenlookingatresponsestomusic.
Therearetworesponsestorhythm.
Theseresponsesarehardtoseparatebecausetheyarerelated,andoneoftheseresponsescannotexistwithouttheother.
Theseresponsesaretheactualhearingoftherhythmandthephysicalresponsetotherhythm.
Rhythmorganizesphysicalmovementsandisverymuchrelatedtothehumanbody.
Forexample,thebodycontainsrhythmsintheheartbeat,whilewalking,duringbreathing,etc.
Anotherexampleofhowrhythmordersmovementisanautisticboywhocouldnottiehisshoes.
Helearnedhowonthesecondtrywhenthetaskoftyinghisshoeswasputtoasong.
Therhythmhelpedorganizehisphysicalmovementsintime.
8CollegeOralEnglishResponsestomusicareeasytobedetectedinthehumanbody.
Classicalmusicfromthebaroqueperiodcausestheheartbeatandpulseratetorelaxtothebeatofthemusic.
Asthebodybecomesrelaxedandalert,themindisabletoconcentratemoreeasily.
Furthermore,baroquemusicdecreasesbloodpressureandenhancestheabilitytolearn.
Musicaffectsthefrequencyofbrainwaves.
Musicalsoaffectsbreathingrateandelectricalresistanceoftheskin.
ThepowerofmusiconmemoryandlearningThepowerofmusictoaffectmemoryisquiteintriguing.
Mozart'smusicandbaroquemusic,witha60beatsperminutebeatpattern,activatetheleftandrightbrain.
Thesimultaneousleftandrightbrainactionmaximizeslearningandretentionofinformation.
Theinformationbeingstudiedactivatestheleftbrainwhilethemusicactivatestherightbrain.
Also,activitieswhichengagebothsidesofthebrainatthesametime,suchasplayinganinstrumentorsinging,causesthebraintobemorecapableofprocessinginformation.
In1982,researchersfromtheUniversityofNorthTexasperformedathree-waytestonpostgraduatestudentstoseeifmusiccouldhelpinmemorizingvocabularywords.
Thestudentsweredividedintothreegroups.
Eachgroupwasgiventhreetests—apretest,aposttest,andatestaweekafterthersttwotests.
Allofthetestswereidentical.
GrouponewastoreadthewordswithHandel'sWaterMusicinthebackground.
Theywerealsoaskedtoimaginethewords.
GrouptwowastoreadthesamewordsalsowithHandel'sWaterMusicinthebackground.
Grouptwowasnotaskedtoimaginethewords.
Groupthreewasonlyaskedtoreadthewords,notgivenanybackgroundmusic,andalsonotaskedtoimaginethewords.
Theresultsfromthersttwotestsshowedthatgroupsoneandtwohadmuchbetterscoresthangroupthree.
Theresultsfromthethirdtest,aweeklater,showedthatgrouponeperformedmuchbetterthangroupstwoorthree.
Backgroundmusicinitselfisnotapartofthelearningprocess,butitdoesenterintomemoryalongwiththeinformationlearned.
Recallisbetterwhenthesamemusicusedforlearningisusedduringrecall.
OnesimplewaystudentscanimprovetestscoresisbylisteningtocertaintypesofmusicsuchasMozart'sSonataforTwoPianosinDMajorbeforetakingatest.
Thistypeofmusicreleasesneuronsinthebrainwhichhelpthebodytorelax.
ConclusionsOnecannotdenythepowerofmusic.
HighschoolstudentswhostudymusichaveUnit1OnMusic9highergradepointaveragesthanthosewhodon't.
ThetopthreeschoolsinAmericaallplaceagreatemphasisonmusicandthearts.
ThetopengineersfromSiliconValleyareallmusicians.
Napoleonunderstoodtheenormouspowerofmusic.
Hesummeditupbysaying,"Givemecontroloverhewhoshapesthemusicofanation,andIcarenotwhomakesthelaws.
"NewWordsrhythm/9rIDFm/n.
movementwitharegularpatternwithabeatoraccentthatoccursatxedtimes节奏,韵律[同]beat,tempoautistic/O:9tIstIk/adj.
characteristicoforsufferingfromautism孤独症的e.
g.
Buttheresearchersfoundthatasmenage,theirchancesoffatheringautisticchildrenincrease.
baroque/b@9rk/adj.
relatingtotheverydetailedstyleofart,building,ormusicthatwaspopularinEuropeinthe17thandearly18thcentury巴洛克式的e.
g.
Hehasalifelongfascinationwithbaroquemusic.
intriguing/In9tri:gI/adj.
capableofarousinginterestorcuriosity迷人的,引起兴趣的[同]alluring,appealing,attractivee.
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anintriguingsmileretention/rI9tenSFn/n.
anabilitytorecallorrecognizewhathasbeenlearnedorexperienced记忆力[同]memory,recollectione.
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Rememberingistheretentionofexperience.
neuron/9njU@rn/n.
nervecell神经细胞,神经元ReadingComprehensionDecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue(T),false(F)ornotmentioned(NM).
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WhenThomasJeffersonmetdifficultyinwritingtheDeclarationofIndependence,hewouldlistentosomemusictorelax.
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AsforEinstein,musichelpedhimtobecomesosmart.
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Theexampleoftheautisticboyshowedtheeffectofrhythm.
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Baroquemusiccanimprovepeople'sconcentrationbyexcitingthem.
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Singingcanimprovepeople'smemorybyengagingbothsidesofthebrainatthesametime.
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ThestudyoftheUniversityofNorthTexasprovedthatmusiccouldimprovepeople'slogicalthinking.
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Theauthorsuggestsstudentslistentoanytypesofmusictoimprovetheirtestscores.
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Napoleonmusthavebeenamusiclover.
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Whatyoumaysaywhenyouexpressyouropinion:I(really)feel/don'tfeelthat.
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OralTasksandClassActivitiesInthispart,you'regoingtoworkatthetasksassigned.
Youranswersandperformanceshouldbepreparedandyourparticipationinclassactivitiesshouldbebasedonthepreviousreadinginthetextbookandonlineresourcesbeforeyoucometoclass.
Task1Movie-RelatedDiscussion1.
WorkinpairsorgroupsanddiscusstheplotofthemovieHighSchoolMusical.
2.
Shareyourideasaboutthemoviewiththeclass.
Task2Presentation1.
Introduceasingerorabandtoyourclassmates.
Yourpresentationshouldinclude:theintroductionofthesinger/bandthestyleofthesinger/bandthereasonwhyyoulikethesinger/band12CollegeOralEnglish2.
Searchforinformationaboutthefollowingstylesofmusic.
bluesfolkrapjazzhip-hopR&BTask3QuestionsforDiscussionPreparefortheclassdiscussionbasedonthefollowingquestions.
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Whattypesofmusicdoyoulike2.
Whoisyourfavoritesinger3.
Whendoyouliketolistentomusic4.
Doyouthinkmusiccanmakeyouworkfasterandbetter5.
Doyoualwayslistentothesongsofyourfavoritesingersortrythelatesthits6.
WhatdoyouthinkofclassicalmusiclikeBeethoven'sorMozart'sworksTask4Role-PlayChooseA,B,orCinthedialogandplaytherole.
ThisisaTVtalkshow.
Thehostsandtheguestaretalkingaboutpopmusic.
PopMusicA:Girlsandboys,welcometoCOOKIE—ourTVtalkshow.
Weknowthereisahotcampusbandinouruniversitynow.
B:YoumeanTheDream,doyouIheardofthem.
Theyaresopopularthatyoucanheartheirsongsalloverthecampus.
A:Yeah,furthermoretheirsongsareallwrittenbythemselves.
Theirsongsaretouchingandrecordeverydaylifeintheirlyrics.
B:ReallyHowcool!
SoIcanunderstandwhytheyhavesomanyfans.
A:TodaywehavethehonorofinvitingtheleadsingerofTheDream.
Let'swelcomeGump.
C:Morning,girlsandboys.
GladtoattendCOOKIEtoexchangeourviewsaboutpop.
A,B:Welcome!
B:Gump,nowlotsofourclassmatesloveyoursongs.
C:Thankyou!
Unit1OnMusic13B:Yoursongsareverypleasantandclosetoourlife.
WhendidyoubegintocomposemusicC:ActuallyIhadcomposedsomemusicbeforeIorganizedTheDream.
YouknowIlovemusicverymuch.
FortunatelyImetsomefriendswholovemusicasIdo.
SoTheDreamwasborn.
A:SohaveyouconsideredbeingaprofessionalbandC:Wewishwecanbebetterandwe'lltryourbest.
Weenjoypopmusic.
A:ThencouldyoutalkaboutpopmusicinaprofessionalpositionC:Popmusic,isapartofpopularmusic.
Simplyspeaking,it'sthemusicthatispopularwithalargenumberofpeopleataparticulartime.
B:Manypeopleunderstanditmeansrockmusic,orrock'n'rollmusic.
C:Yeah.
Therockisthemostpopularamongtheyoung.
A:Yeah,Isee,recentlyhip-hopisverypopularwiththeyoung.
Therearemoreandmorepeople,nomattermenorwomen,oldoryoung,learningthedance.
C:That'strue.
Popmusicalwayshasgreatattractiontopeopleespeciallytheyoung.
B:Wecanndnumerousstudentswithearphonesonthebuses,inthestreetoroncampuseveryday.
Andmostyoungmenarefamiliarwithpopstarsandbands.
A:Pursuingnewthingsistheyoung'snature,andpopmusicjustmeetsit.
Indeed,popmusicbringsinnitelifetopeopleandpositiveandoptimisticattitudetowardslife.
B:Popmusicisverycloselyassociatedwithfashion,whichisalwaysthepartoftheyoung'slife.
A:However,sometimestheyoungadorepopmusicsomuchthattheymayneglecttheirstudies.
B:Theyoungneedsomeproperguidance.
C:Iagreewithyou.
IbelievetherearealotofyoungmenlovingmusicasIdo.
MusicplaysanimportantpartinthelivesofeveryoneinTheDream.
WehopewecanbeexcellentlikeWestlife.
A:Westlifeisreallyveryoutstanding.
Wealsolikethem.
C:Westlifewillbetouringnextyear.
Westlifeareapparentlygoingtobedoingatourforthefans.
14CollegeOralEnglishB:Great!
Wishtheywouldhaveashowinourcity!
C:That'smyidea!
A:Theirmusicissoimpressiveandmelodious.
C:Sofar,15songsoftheirsshottonumberoneintheU.
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ThismakesWestlifethethirdactintheU.
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charthistorytohavemostnumberonesingles,onlybehindElvisPresleyandTheBeatles.
B:Westlife'sfanbaseisinternational:Theyhavehadsuccessallovertheworld.
C:Theyhavegottengreatsuccess.
TheDreamhasalongwaytogo.
B:Mayyouachieveyourdreamsoon.
A:Thankyouforyourpresence!
B:Thankeveryone!
It'stheendofourprogram.
Bye!
A:Seeyounexttime!
Task5PairWorkWorkwithyourpartnertomakeupyourowndialogsaccordingtothefollowingsituations.
Eachofyourdialogsshouldcoverthedetailedinformationgivenbelow.
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Twofriendsaretalkingaboutmusic.
Asaysthatshelikespopmusic.
Everytimesheisdown,shewouldliketoturntomusicforcomfortandstrength.
Shealsolistsherfavoritesingersandbands,likeBackstreetBoysandWestlife.
Bsaysthatheprefersoldsongs,suchasthesongsofWhitneyHoustonandMichaelJackson,forthesesongshavestoodthetestoftime.
Bothofthemagreethatmusiccanguidethemandcheerthemupwhentheyareinlowspirits.
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SomeclassmatesarediscussingwhyJayChoucanbecomesopopularandsuccessful.
AisconfusedaboutChou'ssuccessforhethinksthatalthoughChouistalentedinmusic,heistooreservedtobepopular.
BthinksthatChou'ssuccesscanbeattributedtohisgreattalent,hisgoodchancesandhisuniquepersonality.
Besides,Chouknowshowtosticktohisownstyle.
AjokesthatChou'ssecretforsuccessissimple:Neverlettheaudienceknowwhatheissingingabout.
3.
YouandTomarestudyinginthedorm.
Youarepreparingforthenextday'smathematicstestandarereallyworriedaboutthat.
TomismemorizingsomenewEnglishwordswhilelisteningtomusic.
Heseemstoworkefcientlywiththemusicon,whileyoufeelratherdistractedandannoyedbyhismusic.
Youdecidetotalkthisoverwithhim.
Unit1OnMusic15Task6DebateWorkingroupsanddebateonthetopic:Shouldwelistentomusicwhilestudying1.
SurftheInternetandcollectmaterialsbeforeclass.
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Workingroupsanddebate.
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Summarizethepointsofyourgroupandshareyouropinionswiththeclass.
Task7RetellReadthefollowingstory,andthentrytoretellit.
IhadbeentryingtogetmyfriendMike,arock'n'rollfan,interestedinclassicalmusic.
WhenIofferedtopurchaseticketstoaMozartfestival,hewillinglyagreedtoaccompanymeandseemedtoenjoythesymphony.
Aftertheconcert,ImentionedhowMozart'smusicmovedme.
"Attimes,IcanalmosthearhisvoiceinhismusicandIfeelasthoughhe'stalkingtome,"Isaid.
Mikenoddedhisheadinsolemnagreement.
"Yes,"hesaid.
"Iknowwhatyoumean.
"FeelingverypleasedthatIhadmadea"convert",Iaskedwhathefeltthemusicwassayingtohim.
Hereplied,"Itsaid'Gotosleep,Michael.
Gotosleep.
'"WritingTasksTask1SummaryAccordingtoPassageB,writeashortpassageinnotmorethan90wordstoexplaintheeectofmusiconthebrain.
Task2Topic-RelatedCompositionHowtoGetoverStageFright【内容提示】你喜欢唱歌吧在大家面前唱歌时,你一定有些紧张.
这里有一些小技巧,帮助你成为挥洒自如的歌手!
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你可以看着观众后面的墙.
在观众的眼中,你似乎在与他们目光交流,实际上你是在面对毫无表情的墙壁演唱.
16CollegeOralEnglish2.
你也可以假装面前没有观众,集中注意力于每一句歌词、每一处技巧,对观众的反应"熟视无睹".
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唱错了词不要管,不用道歉,观众不一定会注意到.
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归根结底,多多练习才是成功的关键.
【参考词汇】stagefright舞台恐惧eyecontact目光交流focuson集中注意力于coverup掩盖【写法旨要】这是一篇适合用一般现在时来写的说明文.
说明文的写作有一定的套路可循,应该注意的事项有以下几点:1.
语言简明扼要,通俗易懂.
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说明时一定要把握一个中心.
说明文中细枝末节较多,但不能喧宾夺主.
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说明的次序非常重要.
合理的次序会使文章条理清楚,脉络明晰.
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由于说明文写实性较强,有时难免会让人感到没有生气.
因此,可以适当使用一些比喻、拟人等修辞手段,来增加文章的色彩.
Task3ReportWriteashortreportonwhatyouhavereadinthetextbookoronlineresources.
TranslationTasksTask1English-to-ChineseTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.
1.
Musicissonaturallyunitedwithusthatwecannotbefreefromitevenifwesodesired.
2.
Musicloversoftodaymisconstrueclassiccountrymusicassomethingwithahighpitchsoundthatreferstoone'sdog,theirpick-uptruck,oralostlove.
Whilethesetopicscanbereadilyfoundamongthehundredsofthousandsofrecordings,theyarenotallindicativeofwhatcountrymusichastooffer.
3.
Classicartistsinthecountrymusicindustryareneverforgottenand,notonlydotheirnamesremainprominentthroughouttheyears,buttheirmusicisunsurpassed.
4.
Playingrockmusicwasverypopularamongyoungsterswhoareaggressive,frustratedUnit1OnMusic17andangry,astheywereabletoexpresstheirinnerselfwiththisformofmusictothepublic.
5.
InfluencedbyInternetatthebeginningofthe21stcentury,themusicindustrywassufferinglesharingandpiracy.
Task2Chinese-to-EnglishTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.
1.
无论你是不是乡村音乐迷,有一件事是确定的,它是美国音乐的核心.
(forsure)2.
人们可能会嘲笑那些听乡村音乐的人,但是乡村音乐是我们生活的真诚体现.

(mock)3.
我们也许比我们想的更熟悉经典音乐.
(familiar)4.
各种工具在网上流行,通过这些工具人们可以几乎免费下载歌曲.
(download)5.
大部分能在网上买到的歌曲都是单曲,人们不会为了一首歌去购买整张唱片.