Unit1
II. Listening Skills
1. M: Why don’t we go to the concert today? W: I’ll go get the keys.
Q: What does the woman imply?
2. W: I can’t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it. M: Have you checked in the car? Q: What does the man imply?
3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD? W: Do I look like a thief?
Q: What does the woman imply? 4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?
W: Let’s just say that I wouldn’t/t vote for her in the local beauty contest. Q: What does the woman imply about the singer? 5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can’t find him anywhere. W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago. Q: What does the woman mean? 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A III. Listening In Task 1: Encore!
As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn’t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.”
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
Task 2 What are your favorite songs?
W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me? M: A concert? What's it about?
W: It features recent pop songs. Are you interested?
M: Hmm, I was crazy about pop songs when I was in high school, but now I'm no longer a big fan. Pop songs go out of fashion too quickly. I'm beginning to prefer old folk songs.
W: Many older people find those songs cool, and my parents are hooked on them too. By the way, a program of golden oldies was on TV yesterday evening.
M: Oh, what a pity! I missed it.
W: I have a DVD of oldies. I can lend it to you if you want. M: Oh, that would be great. I'm dying to hear them. Many thanks. 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C Task 3 Music and your mood
Types Slow music
Examples
Effects
Ballads and some forms It often creates a peaceful of classical music. atmosphere that is good for
relaxing after a busy day.
Very slow music Jazz and blues. It can create an atmosphere below 50 beats of sadness. per minute
Rock，heavy metal and It tends to give us energy Faster music
dance music. and make us feel full of life. It
can be played at parties, sporting events and in cars. Rock music can be used to accompany physical labor. It does not make sense to blame rock music for road accidents .
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task 1: Thank You for the Music
I’m nothing special; in fact I’m a bit of a bore If I tell a joke, you’re probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing ‘Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud All I want is to sing it out loud So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty What would life be
Without a song or a dance what are we So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk She says I began to sing long before I could talk And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start Who found out that nothing can capture a heart Like a melody can
Well, whoever it was, I’m a fan So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing …
Task 2: Mozart
Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons. The boy’s reputation as a musical 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 had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. 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 performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring 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 the four-year-old Mozart? B 2. What could Mozart do at the age of six? A
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of Mozart's accomplishments while he was in his early teens? A
4. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D
5. Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the passage? C
Task 3: Karaoke
Dalin: It’s Mike’s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?
Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we haven’t special karaoke bars!
Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can select the music that ur group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.
Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don’t sing very well.
1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.T
UNIT2
II. Listening Skills
1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this one hundred times.
M: A hundred times? Is the director out of his mind? Q: What does the man imply?
2. M: What did you think about the movie you saw last night? W: I should have stayed at home. It was a complete waste of money. 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: So if you give me twenty dollars for three tickets, I can give you eight dollars change.
W: Oh, that's cheaper than I expected. Q: How much is a ticket?
5 W: She's the best woman director ever. I've seen all her movies. M: Are you sure? She's never won any awards. Q: What does the man mean? 1. A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B III. Listening In
Task 1: Finally, we've found something in common.
Amy: What did you think of the movie, Peter? Did you like it?
Peter: Not really, Amy. It seemed that the director was just trying hard to impress us with strange close-ups and special sound effects, but he forgot to include a good story.
Amy: The movie made you think. It was different from the superficial dialogs you usually see in films these days.
Peter: But the movie seemed to be too dark and sad. Why does a movie have to be sad to be deep?
Amy: But it is better than some violent movies with nothing but gunfights and exploding cars. I prefer thought-provoking movies.
Peter: Sometimes you don't want to think. You just want light-hearted movies. By the way, did you see the new mystery movie shown at the local cinema yesterday?
Amy: Oh, it was so suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Peter: I loved it too. The plot was great, and the acting was unbelievable. Amy: Now we've found something in common. I guess we can watch mysteries together in the future.
Peter did not really like the movie because the director was just using strange close-ups and special sound effects, but did not include a good story. Amy enjoyed the movie because it made people think. Peter disagrees, saying a
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