Unit 11 The Sound of The World
I.Teaching aims and demands
1.Topics
1>Talk about different kinds of music
2>Ask for suggestions and give advice
3>Talk about famous musicians
4>Compare modern and traditional music
2.Function:
征求和給予建議(Ask for suggestions and give advice)
What can you suggest? Maybe we could...
Can I ask you for some advice? I suggest (that)...
Can you help me decide...? Maybe it would be better to...
That s a good idea.
Well,but what about...?
Have you considered doing?
3.Vocabulary
suggestion;musical;instrument;perform;performer;blues;characteristic;slave;
jazz;contain;traditional;spread;variety;universal;folk;guitar;record;satisfy;
inner;desire;emotion;
process;musician;totally;express;intelligence;chant
in common;turn...into
4.Grammar:復習各種時態的被動語態
1.一般現在時被動語態
2.現在進行時被動語態
3.現在完成時被動語態
4.一般過去時被動語態
5.過去進行時被動語態
6.過去完成時被動語態
7.一般將來時被動語態
II.Key points
1.listening and speaking
1>practising giving advice and making suggestions.
practise
[用法]vi/vt 實踐；練習
[注意]practise doing sth 練習做某事
[舉例]Whenever possible，we should practise speaking English.
After he practised hard for one month,he made great progress in oral English.
[聯想]practice n. 練習;實踐
eg. Practice makes perfect.
practical a. 實際的;實用的
eg. The ordinary school cannot give much practical training in living,
because most of the students time is spent in classes,studying lessons.
practised a. 熟練的;精通的
eg.It needs a lot of tie and diligence in order to have a practised skill.
suggestion
[搭配]make/give some suggestions
[聯想]suggest vt.建議(后接動名詞短語或賓語從句);暗示
[注意]建議的內容在以suggestion的同位語從句,表語從句等以及suggest的賓語從句形式出現時,從句用虛擬語氣形式.
其基本構成為should+動詞原型,should可省略.
[舉例]My suggestion is that we should add some sand to the soil.
We suggested the work be done at once.
I suggest holding a meeting to discuss the problem.
2>Can you help me decide what to buy
what to buy
[用法]wh-疑問詞+to-動詞不定式,做介詞或動詞賓語.
[舉例]I am not sure about what to do.
Have you any idea how to open the packet?(本句介詞省略了)
3>What do you have in mind?
have...in mind
[用法]記得某事;想到某事
[舉例]What do you have in mind for the job?
你考慮誰做這工作合適?
4>You want to find a good song to dance to.
dance to...
[用法]伴著...跳舞
[聯想]sing to...伴著...唱歌
[舉例]dance to rock music 合著搖擺舞曲跳舞
sing to the piano 鋼琴伴唱
5>Have you considered doing...?
consider doing
[用法]考慮做某事
[聯想]consider的其他用法
consider...(as/to be)... 認為...是...;把...看作...
consider...to have done 認為...做過(了)...
considering... 介詞,考慮到
2.reading
1>Here is a brief look at some of the exciting musical styles from another world.
exciting
[用法]a. 令人興奮的;激動人心的
[聯想]excited a. 感到興奮的;激動的
excite vt. 使...興奮;使...激動
excitement n. 興奮;激動
excitedly adv.興奮地;激動地
[舉例]The dance seemed to excite the surrounding bees.
The excited girls were now opening their Christmas gifts.
There was excitement everywhere when the news came that we had won the first prize.
style
[用法]n. 風格,作風; 文體;文風;語調;(衣服等的)流行款式;(商品等的)種類,型,式樣
[舉例]The letter is written in a formal style.
這封信以正式文體寫成。
2>...,but music has kept many of its characteristics.
characteristic
[用法]a. 特有的,獨特的;典型的;表示特性的[(+of)]
n. 特性,特征,特色
[舉例]Urban inhabitants have to live with the characteristic noises of cities.
城市居民不得不忍受都市特有的喧囂。
It is their distinguishing characteristic.
這是他們與眾不同的特征。
3>The blues comes from African songs that people used to sing when working or during festivals.
Today American culture contains many different musical styles.
used to
[用法]后接動詞原型,表示過去常做.
[比較]be(become/get/seem...) used to (doing) sth 習慣(做)某事
be used to do 被用來做某事
4>Today s American culture contains many different musical styles.
contain
[用法]vt. 包含;容納
[舉例]The jar contains ten glasses of water.
這只大口瓶能裝十杯水。
The pill contains vitamins.
這藥丸中含有多種維生素。
5>Hip-hop and rap have much in common with blues and rock.
have much in common
[用法]有很多共同之處,意同have a lot in common
[聯想]have nothing in common 無共同之處
[舉例]We are good friends because we have many things in common.
It is strange that these two girls should having nothing in common.
6>Latin music has spread all over the world.
spread
[用法]v. 傳播;散布;使伸展
[注意]過去式,過去分詞和原形相同
[舉例]If I tell you the secret,don t spread it aroung.
The fire soon spread through the whole of the town
I spread my arms as far apart as I could.
我盡可能地將雙臂伸展開
7>There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world.
variety
[用法]n.多樣化,變化; 種種;種類
[舉例]What other ways do you know to add variety?
你知道其他增加變化的方法嗎?
People like to live a life full of variety.
人們喜歡過豐富多彩的生活。
8>Is music a universal language?
universal
[用法]a.全體的;普遍的;;眾所周知的;宇宙的;全世界的;萬能的,通用的;多才多藝的;博聞廣見的
[舉例]The government introduced universal secondary education years ago.
幾年前,政府就倡導普及中等教育。
Football is a universal game.
足球是一項全球性的運動。
9>Ricky Martin performed the song of the 1988 World Cup.
perform
[用法]vt.1. 履行;執行;完成;做 2. 演出,表演,演奏
vi.1. 演出,表演,演奏[(+on/at)] 2. (機器)運轉;(人)行動,表現
[舉例]The young doctor performed the heart operation.
這位年輕醫生為病人做了心臟手術。
Our team performed well in the match yesterday.
我隊在昨天的比賽中表現得很出色
10>The house where he once lived has been turned into a museum.
turn...into...
[用法]把...變成/翻譯/改寫成...
[舉例]Turn this sentence into English.
將這句話譯成英文。
The barren land has been turned into fertile fields.
貧瘠的土地已改成良田。
Water has turned into ice.
水已經結成了冰。
3.integrating skills
1>Rock and pop music are becoming more and more similar.
similar
[用法]a.1. 相像的,相仿的,類似的[(+to)]
[舉例]His problem is similar to yours.
他的問題和你的相似。
My view is similar to yours.
我的看法與你相似。
They had similar views.
他們意見相似。
2>Rock,on the other hand,make music their life.They play music to sastify their inner desire.
on the other hand
[用法]另一方面;從另一方面說
[聯想]on (the) one hand 一方面
[舉例]On the one hand the price is cheap,but on the other hand the quality is poor.
3>They play music to satisfy their inner desire.
satisfy
[用法]vt.使滿意,使高興;使滿足(+with);滿足(需要,欲望等);符合,達到(要求,標準等)
[舉例]That answer won t satisfy her.
那個回答不能令她滿意。
Our company will do everything to satisfy our customers.
我們公司將盡一切努力令顧客滿意。
You can t apply for the job until you have satisfied certain conditions.
符合某些條件前,你不能申請這個工作
[聯想]satisfactory a. 令人滿意的;符合要求的;良好的
satisfaction n. 滿意,滿足;稱心
satisfied a. 感到滿意的; 令人滿意的; 滿足的
satisfying a. 滿意的;充分的;確信的
desire
[用法]vt. 渴望;要求[+to-v][+that]
n. 欲望,渴望
[舉例]He desired us to leave soon.
他希望我們盡快離開。
She desired to marry a rich man.
她很想嫁個富翁。
4>They sing for their emotions and live for music.
emotion
[用法]n. 感情,情感[C]
[舉例]Love, hatred, and grief are emotions.
愛,恨和悲都是情感。
5>The process of making rock music is totally different.
process
[用法]n. 過程,進程;步驟;程序;工序;制作法
[舉例]I will tell you, sooner or later, all the complicated process.
我早晚要將整個復雜過程告訴你。
They are using a new process to make glass.
他們正在用一種新方法制造玻璃。
6>Most pop songs tell stories about love and are written to entertain people.
entertain
[用法]vt.1. 使歡樂,使娛樂 2. 招待,款待(+with/at/to)
vi. 款待,請客
[舉例]We were all entertained by his humorous stories.
他的幽默故事使我們大家都很開心。
They often entertained their friends at weekends.
他們常在周末招待朋友。
7>Music intelligence is one of our eight human intelligences.
intelligence
[用法]n. 智能;智慧;理解力
[舉例]He s obviously a man of very high intelligence.
顯然他是個非常聰明的人。
intelligence test 智力測驗,智能測驗
[聯想]intelligent a.有才智的;聰明的;明智的;有理性的;智能的
[舉例]The child made a very intelligent comment.
那孩子作了很有見地的評論。
8>Some people study better with music on.
with music on
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1>The band has four hits in 1970.
hit
[用法]n.[C]打擊;擊中;成功而風行一時的事物
[聯想]They got five hits and one miss.
他們五次擊中,一次未中。
The new play is the hit of the season.
這出新戲是本季最叫座的。
2>Michael s first record sold eight million copies in America.
sell
[用法]此處意為:達到...銷售額
[舉例]The novel has sold about two hundred thousand copies.
這部小說已銷售約二十萬冊。
[聯想]sell vt.賣,銷售;【口】欺騙;背叛,出賣
vi. 賣,出售;(商品)(以...價格)售出(+at/for);有銷路
[舉例]He sold his bike to me for $40.
他以四十美元的價錢把自行車賣給了我。
She was sold again.
她又上當了。
3>Michae has had an easy life.
easy
[用法]此處意為: 安逸的,安樂的;寬裕的
[舉例]The rich young woman has an easy life.
那位富有的年輕女人過著舒適的生活。
4>Instead they are writing once more about things that are common for everyone.
once more
[用法]同once again,再一次
[舉例]John s back home once more.
約翰又回家了。
5>Money was also thought to be important.
think...(to be)...
[用法]認為,以為,后接賓語從句或賓語加賓語補語
[舉例]We thought it our duty to take care of the orphans.
我們認為照顧這些孤兒是我們的職責。
6>In the 1960s,song writers turned to other subjects.
turn to
[用法](注意力等)轉移;(想法等)轉變;翻轉到;求教;求助
[舉例]When I am in difficulty, I always turn to him for help.
我有困難時總是找他幫忙。
Let s turn to page 8.
讓我們翻到第八頁。
The conversation turned to fishing.
話題轉到了捕魚上。
7>Many young students were angry with society,so songs were full of anger.
angry
[用法]發怒的,生氣的(+at/with/about)
[舉例]Don t be angry with me for not having written.
別因為我沒有寫信而生我的氣。
full
[用法]滿的;充滿的[(+of)]
[舉例]The room was full of people.
室內擠滿了人。
He looked at the large footprints in the snow,full of fear.
他看著雪地里的大腳印,滿心恐懼.
8>Political leaders were not well thought of and those songs often make fun of them.
think well of
[用法]對什么評價很高
[聯想]think highly of 高度贊揚
think little of 不重視;認為...沒價值
think nothing of 把...視為平常