Unit 2 Section A Welcome to the unit&Reading ppt课件-（2020）新牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修第一册.rar

Section AWelcome to the unit & ReadingVocabulary 1. compose be composed of ( =be made up of/consist of) （整体）由组成/构成composer n. 作曲家，创作者composition n. 成分，构成；作曲，创作；（音乐、艺术、诗歌的）作品练习：Data about the moons _ could help China decide whether its plans for a future lunar(月球的) base are position2. deservedeserve doing/to be done 值得（主语通常为sth.）deserve + n. /pron. 值得，应得deserve to do sth. 应该做某事（主语通常为sb.） 练习：The team deserved _ (win) the game for they had practised hard for a whole month. to win3. overcomebe overcome by/with. . . 被（某种情绪）控制；受到的极大影响overcome problems/difficulties 解决问题/克服困难overcome ones shyness/fear(s) 克服某人的羞怯/恐惧overcome the enemy/opponent战胜敌人/对手练习：The workers _ all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, which was something we had not expected.overcame4. rely onrely on/upon sb.to do sth. 指望/依靠某人做某事；相信某人会做某事rely on/upon sb. for. . . 依靠某人获得rely on/upon sb. doing sth. 指望/依靠某人做某事rely on/upon it that. . . 相信/指望（it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为that引导的从句）reliable adj. 可信赖的，可依靠的；真实可信的，可靠的练习：He is not only honest but also _ (rely), so all the people in our neighborhood trust him.reliable5. guaranteeguarantee sb. sth. 向某人保证某事guarantee to do sth. 保证做某事be guaranteed to do sth. 肯定/必定会做某事guarantee that. . . 保证under guarantee 在保修期内a guarantee of. . . 的保障/保证练习：玩电脑游戏是有趣的，但不能保证我有一个光明的未来。Playing computer games is fun, but it cant _.guarantee me a bright future6. adaptationadaptation to. . . 对的适应adapt vt. 改编，改写 vi. & vt. （使）适应（新情况）adapt A for B 把A改编/改写为Badapt A from B 把B改编成Aadapt (oneself) to. . . （使自己）适应练习：He is working on a screen _ (adapt) of the best-selling book.adaptation7. defenddefend. . . against/from. . . 保卫/保护免受之害（= protect. . . against/from. . .）defend against/from. . . 抵御defend. . . (from/against. . .) （针对）为辩解/辩白defence n. 保卫；辩解；辩护in defence of. . . 为了保卫come to sb.s defence 为某人辩护defensive adj.防御的，保护的，保卫的练习：During Slight Cold (小寒) people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend _ the cold weather.against/fromLeading inSearch online for the pieces of music mentioned in the posters. How do you feel when listening to them?What other musical instruments and famous musical pieces or musicians do you know about?What information do you think the emails contain according to the subjects?Butterfly Lovers in the first email may refer to a famous musical piece in China, which is based on a Chinese legend about two lovers. The email may contain information of the music the writer heard and her feelings. What she learnt about Chinese culture through the music would also be included. The second email about “Country music”, a type of music popular in America, may contain the writers experiences of listening to different types of country music. It could include his opinions and feelings as well as what it taught him about American culture.Have you watched a music performance live or on TV? What was it like?I recall watching the Spring Festival Gala one year. It was fantastic. I was greatly impressed by the performance of a popular Chinese folk singer and a famous foreign singer when they sang “Jasmine Flower”. It is a traditional song that is well known and has been performed by many artists. It was special to watch these two famous singers sing it together. They looked beautiful and the foreign singer seemed very relaxed while singing in Chinese. It has become a landmark gala performance.Alices emailPara. 1: I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.Para. 2:Para. 3:Harrys emailPara. 1:Para. 2:Para. 3:Para. 4: You should listen to some country music.The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story about a young couple torn apart by their families.Butterfly Lovers combines Chinese and Western musical elements, which has made me realize that music is indeed a universal language. I love learning about country music.Country music became popular in the south of America in the 1940s and then spread across the nation.Country music shows the peaceful green fields and simple life of the countryside.torn apart by their familiesfast and cheerfulWestern instrumentsthe blues and folk musichardship and heartbreak, but also about hopesimple life of the countryside（1）The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements. What do you think of this combination?I think this combination is quite successful. By composing Chinese music using Western instruments, the composers show that music has no boundaries.（2）What can you know about rural America from “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?I can know that rural America has natural beauties like the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River and that living there is almost like heaven.（3）Both Alice and Harry enjoyed their experiences of music from another culture. What do you think of Alices opinion that “music is indeed a universal language? Personification With personification, a thing is described like a human being. This way, the description becomes more vivid and interesting, enabling the reader to look at the thing in a new and different way.Thank you