1、牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修一课件Unit 2 The universal language Workbook制作者：桂东一中李宇平Exploring language A.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.P63 1.William apart(指所说的不包指所说的不包括在内括在内)除外除外,none of them seems _(suit)for the job.2.Some classics are still greatly enjoyed and remind us of t
2、he _(distance)past.suitabledistant 3.Sometimes its hard to live up to the _(expect)of our parents.4.Jack has made _(remark)progress in English since last year.5.The _(compose)is one of the frequent visitors to our town.expectationsremarkablecomposer 6.The teachers are highly _(enthusiasm)about their
3、 work.7._(determine),courage and confidence are important qualities if you want to succeed.8.Teachers need to be aware that students might be _(gift)in different ways:some are good at language while others at science.enthusiasticDeterminationgifted B.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the
4、phrases in the box below.P63 rely on take a sharp turn sweep along使某人醉心；驱使某人专使某人醉心；驱使某人专注注 throw in(不提高售价或报价的不提高售价或报价的)奉送，额外赠送奉送，额外赠送 consist of all of a sudden get down to twists and turns一波三折一波三折,曲折曲折,迂回曲折迂回曲折,波折波折 1.Lets _ business right awaywell stop for coffee later.2.You can have the sofa for$
5、800 and Ill _ the table as well.3.Everyone experiences some _ in life,which is not necessarily(不一定；未必不一定；未必)a bad thing.get down tothrow intwists and turns 4.Nowadays people increasingly _ computers for work,for study and for entertainment.5.My routine diet _ fruit,milk,vegetables and rice.6.We were
6、 all _ by his enthusiasm and decided to join him.rely onconsists ofswept along 7.A decade ago the economy in that country _ for the worse(急转直下急转直下).8._ all the lights in the room went out.took a sharp turnAll of a sudden D.Fill in the blanks with proper words or the correct forms of the words in the
7、 brackets.P64 Days before the“Top 10 Singers”competition,I was making(1)_(predict)about who might win.Everyone was preparing for it.The competitors from my class grabbed every chance to practise,and some even(2)_(composer)their own music!predictionscomposed The great day came.The singers from each c
8、lass performed their songs.Some of them were(3)_(company)by a friend on the piano or guitar.Most of the songs were(4)_ the pop style.Some were(5)_(adapt)of traditional songs.Some were simple songs(6)_ some were rather complicated.accompanied in/of adaptations while The singing was beautiful and two
9、hours(7)_(be)gone before we realized it.Ten students were selected as the top singers of our school,but I think every one of us deserved a prize for our efforts.The competition was(8)_(ordinary)successful.It was great fun and we all enjoyed it.was/had been extraordinarily More importantly,such activ
10、ities reflected our dreams and our passion and transformed our understanding of life.Building skills A.Listening and speaking A1.Tom is listening to the radio programme Opera Hour introducing Aida ed.Listen to the programme and number the events in the order they happen in Aida._ Radames asks the Eg
11、yptian king not to kill the Ethiopians i:pn._ Radames helps Aida and her father escape._ The Ethiopian king and his army go to Egypt.582 _ Aida is taken to Egypt._ The Egyptian army wins the battle._ The Egyptians start preparing for the wedding._ The Egyptian king orders Radames to stop the Ethiopi
12、an army._ Radames is ordered to marry the Egyptian kings daughter.14736 Tapescripts Radio host:Welcome opera lovers!Im your host Martha Spencer.Today were going to talk about Aida,a timeless(永恒的永恒的)story of love in the time of war.At the beginning of the opera,Aida,an Ethiopian princess,has been tak
13、en to Egypt as a slave.Her father,who is the king of Ethiopia i:p,is now leading his army to save her from the Egyptians.As the Egyptian king hears this,he orders a young military commander named Radames to stop the Ethiopian army.But there is a problem:Radames is in love with Aida!Radames successfu
14、lly leads his army and defeats the Ethiopians.However,since he loves Aida,he asks the Egyptian king not to kill Aidas father and his soldiers.The king agrees,but he then asks Radames to marry his daughter.As the Egyptians prepare for the wedding,Radames helps Aida and her father escape.If you want t
15、o know what happens next,watch the whole opera yourself.Well,luckily for you,listeners,Aida is now being staged(上演上演)in our local theatre.And this time,thanks to amazing 3-D technology,the production team has managed to breathe new life into(给某事物给某事物)带带来起色，注入活力来起色，注入活力 this timeless classic with a b
16、ig screen on the stage.People who have watched the performance say they are very impressed by the wonderful visual experience and the excellent acting.I highly recommend the opera and Im sure that youll love it!A2.Tom has seen the opera Aida and is talking to his mum about it.Listen to their convers
17、ation and complete the notes below.P65 Aida Theatre The theatre was(1)_.Performance The singers voices were(2)_ and emotional.The lady who played Aida sang for(3)_ hours.The performers acted so well and(4)_(使使更有趣；使更生动更有趣；使更生动).full(very)powerfulnearly two and a halfbrought the characters to life Mus
18、ic The musicians were fantastic.I was swept away(使某人醉心；驱使某人专使某人醉心；驱使某人专注注)by the music.Set(布景布景)The stage was pretty special.The 3-D technology made(5)_.I was actually a little(6)_ during the battle scenes.everything look real frightened Story The most impressive part was that Radames had to make a
19、difficult choice between(7)_.The ending was so moving that some people in the audience(8)_.his love and his countrycried Tapescripts Tom:Hi,Mum,Im back!Mum:How was the opera?Did you like it?Tom:Yes.It was amazing!I enjoyed it very much.The theatre was full,but I had a great seat.Mum:What did you thi
20、nk of the performance?Tom:Wonderful.The singers voices were very powerful(声音声音)响响亮的，洪亮的亮的，洪亮的and had so much emotion in them.The lady playing Aida was just incredible.I dont know how she managed to sing like that for nearly two and a half hours without losing her voice.The performers acted so well.T
21、hey brought the characters to life!Mum:What about the music?Tom:It was so good.The musicians were really fantastic,and I was swept away by the music.Mum:Did you like the set?Tom:Yes.The stage was pretty special.The 3-D technology made everything look so real that it felt like you were really in Egyp
22、t!And I was actually a little frightened during the battle scenes.It was as if the war was happening right in front of me.Mum:That sounds exciting,Tom.What did you think of the story?Tom:I loved it.What impressed me most was the difficult choice Radames had to make between his love and his country.M
23、um:I heard the ending was especially moving.Tom:Yes!In the final act(戏剧等戏剧等)一幕一幕,Radames was sentenced to death for helping Aida escape,but he was happy because he thought she had reached her own country.However,while he was in prison,he heard a sigh and was surprised to see Aida.She had hidden hers
24、elf in the prison in order to die with him.The ending was so touching.I saw some people in the audience crying when Aida died in Radamess arms.Mum:This was indeed a great opera!A3.Have you attended or watched any musical performance,such as a concert,a musical or an opera?In pairs,talk about your ex
25、periences.Use the example below to help you and pay attention to the expressions in bold.P66 A:What did you think of the New Years concert?B:Although I dont usually listen to classical music,I really enjoyed it.I had never seen a symphony orchestra before!The members of the orchestra were highly ski
26、lled musicians.They looked very serious at first,but they were clearly having lots of fun when they played the fast pieces.A:What pieces did they play?B:The theme of the concert was“French composers”.They began with a piece by Claude Debussy kl:d dbusi:called La Mer.Its about the sea,and I felt as i
27、f I were out on the sea when listening.A:Interesting.What else did they play?B:The second piece was called Bolro,and it was composed by Maurice Ravel m:ri:s rvl.The beginning of the piece was very simple:all I could hear was a drum beating out a steady rhythm.After a short while,the drum was joined
28、by a flute.I thought it was boring at first because they kept playing the same melody over and over.However,the music gradually became louder and louder,and the ending was incredibly powerful!A:Wow,that sounds amazing.What did you like best about the concert?B:The last piece they played!It was from
29、the opera Carmen k:men by Georges Bizet bi:ze.That was really exciting and everyone at the concert loved it!B.Reading and writing B1.Austria is famous for its long musical tradition.Read the magazine article about music in Austria and answer the questions below.P66 What comes to your mind突然记突然记起起(或想
30、到或想到)when you think of music in Austria?You might think of classical composers,such as Mozart mts:t.Or you might remember the film The Sound of Music,whose story takes place in Austria.But Austrian music started off(一开始是一开始是)quite differently.One of the earliest types of Austrian music may not seem
31、like music at all.Yodelling judl用约德尔唱法歌唱用约德尔唱法歌唱(以瑞士传统的真假嗓音交替歌唱以瑞士传统的真假嗓音交替歌唱)is a form of yelling that alternates lt(r)nets(交替交替)in pitch(尤指乐尤指乐音的音的)音高音高between low and high.It is thought to have begun as a way for animal herders in the mountains to communicate or to call their animals.Even today,y
32、odelling is often used in other kinds of music,including pop,rock and country music.However,Austria is best known for its many famous classical composers.In the 18th and 19th centuries,the Austrian royal family were patrons peitrnz(艺术家的艺术家的)赞助人，资助赞助人，资助者者 of the arts,and they drew many musicians to
33、Vienna vien.The city soon became known as a centre for musical innovation and performance.Composers such as Wolfgang wulf Amadeus amadis Mozart,Ludwig ldwi van Beethoven betvn,Johann Strauss stras II and Franz Schubert u:b:t lived in Vienna.Some of them even used traditional Austrian folk songs or t
34、unes in their works.Opera has also been a popular music form in Austria,and it was not just wealthy Austrians who attended performances.Many popular classical composers also wrote operas,which regular citizens of Vienna flocked(群集；聚集；蜂群集；聚集；蜂拥拥)to hear.Even today,there are opera productions performe
35、d every year at the St Margarethen Opera Festival.This festival is held outdoors,in a very unusual location:the rocky sandstone backdrop(背景背景)of a quarry(采石场采石场).It now serves as a stage for opera,and also jazz and pop concerts.They all take place in the open air under the stars,taking advantage of
36、the quarrys unusual acoustics kustks(房间、戏院房间、戏院的的)传声效果，音响效果传声效果，音响效果.Speaking of The Sound of Music,it was originally a Broadway musical and was made into a film in 1965.Most of the scenes were filmed in or near Salzburg sltsb:,Austria.The story is based on the real-life story of the Von Trapp famil
37、y,who fled from the country when the Nazisn:tsi:z invaded Austria.Over 50 years after its release,the film is still very popular,and visitors to Salzburg can take special tours that include most of the films famous landmarks.Austria has a long and rich musical history,from folk songs and dances to c
38、lassical symphonies and operas.No matter what kind of music you like,chances are that(可能可能)youll be able to find it in one of the countrys many theatres or small cafs.The sounds of Austrian music are everywhere.1.Why did Vienna become a centre for classical music?Vienna became a centre for classical
39、 music because of the Austrian royal family,whowere patrons of the arts.They drew many musicians to Vienna.2.Why is the St Margarethen Opera Festival held outdoors?The opera festival is held outdoors against the rocky sandstone backdrop of a quarry,which allows the performances to take advantage of
40、the quarrys unusual acoustics.B2.Write an article introducing Kun Opera.Include information about its origin,features,famous pieces and influences on other music types.P67 Kun Opera:a short introduction Kun Opera is an artistic tstk and elegant form of traditional Chinese drama.It is one of the olde
41、st forms of opera still performed today and is our national treasure.It started in the late Yuan Dynasty and developed during the early Ming Dynasty,in the area around Kunshan,Suzhou.What makes the style unique is its smoothly flowing melodies,and Kun Opera is considerably softer than Beijing Opera.
42、The tempo temp(乐曲的乐曲的)速度，拍子，节奏速度，拍子，节奏 is slow,and brings to mind gentle waves on a lake.这种风格的独特之处在于它流畅的旋这种风格的独特之处在于它流畅的旋律，昆曲比京剧要柔和得多。节奏很律，昆曲比京剧要柔和得多。节奏很慢，让人联想到湖面上轻柔的波浪。慢，让人联想到湖面上轻柔的波浪。Another unique feature is that it is sung in a special stage dialect,based on the local dialect in Kunshan.The lyri
43、cs lrks(歌词歌词)are similar to classical Chinese poetry.The Peony pini Pavilion pvlin(牡丹亭牡丹亭),first performed around 1599,is perhaps the most famous piece.It was written by the playwright Tang Xianzu,and tells the story of the 16-year-old girl Du Liniang who falls in love with the scholar Liu Mengmei i
44、n a dream.Other famous pieces include The Peach Blossom Fan(桃花扇桃花扇),The Palace of Long Life长生殿长生殿,The Western Mansion and The Legend of the White Snake.Kun Opera dominated(支配；控支配；控制；左右；影响制；左右；影响)Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th century and has influenced many other Chinese theatre forms,inc
45、luding Sichuan Opera and Beijing Opera.In 2001,UNESCO listed Kun Opera among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.列为人类口头和非物质列为人类口头和非物质遗产的杰作之一遗产的杰作之一 To summarize smraz,Kun Opera is a unique style of music with a long history.It is closely connected with Chinese literature
46、 and has played an important part in traditional Chinese culture.Appreciating language Ludwig van Beethoven got much comfort from his friends when he was in depression.Read aloud the letter below that Beethoven wrote to his friend Amenda.My dear,my good Amenda,my warm-hearted friend,I received and r
47、ead your last letter with deep emotion,and with mingled(感情）交织感情）交织,交错交错 pain and pleasure.How often I wish that you were with me,for your Beethoven is very unhappy.我满怀深情地收到并读了你的上一我满怀深情地收到并读了你的上一封信，痛苦和快乐交织在一起。封信，痛苦和快乐交织在一起。You must know that one of my most precious faculties fk()ltz(官能；官能；天赋天赋),that
48、of hearing,has become very defective(有缺点的；有缺陷的；有缺点的；有缺陷的；有毛病的有毛病的).Even while you were still with me I felt indications(迹象迹象;暗暗示示)of this,though I said nothing;but it is now much worse.Whether I shall ever be cured remains yet to be seen;it is supposed to proceed prsid from(由由引起；起引起；起因于；是因于；是的结果的结果)
49、the state of my digestive organs,but I am almost entirely recovered in that respect(事事物的物的)方面，细节方面，细节.I hope indeed that my hearing may improve,but I scarcely(实在不应该；根本不可能实在不应该；根本不可能)think so,for attacks(尤指常发疾病的尤指常发疾病的)发作，发作，侵袭侵袭 of this kind are the most incurable of all.How sad my life must now be!
50、To my great comfort,a person has returned here with whom I can enjoy the pleasures of society(交往交往)and disinterested(无私的；公正的无私的；公正的)friendshipone of the friends of my youth.I have often spoken to him of you,and told him that since I left my fatherland,you are one of those to whom my heart specially
