unit-1-重大版-藝術(shù)類大學(xué)英語(yǔ)

1、Unit Map,1. Here is the sheet music of the famous song Silent Night. Can you sing it out? Listen to the recording of the song and sing along.,2. Tell your partner how the song makes you feel, and then discuss together wh

2、at you know about the history of the song. You can refer to the information below to help you.,1. Joe and Bob are roommates. They are talking while listening to classical music. Listen to the model dialogue and underlin

3、e the expressions of likes and dislikes.Joe: Do you like classical music, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Joe: Well, yes, I do.Bob: Which melodies do you like best?Joe: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Mozar

4、t’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor are just fascinating.Bob: Really? But to me, classical music is hard to understand.Joe: Yes, it takes special knowledge and close attention to appreciate classical

5、 music. So, what kind of music appeals to you?Bob: Pop music, of course. It’s easy and often has a simple and clear rhythm. I’m crazy about Jay Chou. What about you? Don’t you like him

6、?Joe: Ugh! His songs make my stomach turn!,,,,,2. Listen to the dialogue again and repeat after the speakers, paying special attention to the expressions or sentences showing the speaker’s likes and dislikes.,3. Which

7、 of the following musical works do you often listen to? Mark them and determine which one(s) you like best and think about the reasons for your choice. Then take turn asking and answering questions with your partner abou

8、t each other’s favourite musical works. The expressions in the following box may help.,Key,1. Listen to the dialogue and write down what the speakers like and dislike.,Laura: Every kind of music, especially rap. Max: C

9、ountry music.,2. Listen to the dialogue again and do a role play of the conversation with your partner to inquire about which kind(s) of music listed below your partner likes. You can refer to the expressions and pa

10、tterns listed in the following box,1. Do you know how to read the following proper names and words? Try to read them aloud.,2. Have you heard of the musical Hairspray? If you know it, tell your partner what you kn

11、ow about the two main characters, Tracy and Maybelle.,1. Listen to a passage and identify Tracy and Maybelle from the pictures above and match the descriptions with the characters by putting the letters besides the corre

12、sponding character.Tracy: ___________________________________________________Maybelle: _________________________________________________a. is a big teenage girl with big hairb. owns a record store c. organises a de

13、monstrationd. loves music and dancinge. dances together with all other teenagers, both black and white, in the competitionf. becomes a dancer at the popular local television showg. hosts the Corny Collins Show on the

14、 day when black teenagers dance,a,c,d,e,f,b,c,g,2. Listen again and complete the following sentences with the information you get from the passage. (1) The musical film Hairspray was released in ____________________ on

15、 _______________.(2) Tracy is ______________ the Corny Collins Show.(3) The black teenagers are permitted to be on the show once __________.(4) Tracy believes that black and white teenagers should ________

16、________________________.(5) At the end of the film, black and white teenagers dance together on _________________ television for ______________.,,the United States,July 20, 2007,keen on,a month,be able to

17、 dance together on the show,nationwide,the first time,Discuss the following questions in groups.What do you know about the racial problems in the United states??Have you seen the following musicals? Translate them i

18、nto Chinese, select one of the musicals and talk about it.,Key,In this part, you are going to read two passages on the songs about spring and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. After reading you are going to practise your co

19、mprehension and learn to use some English words and phrases.,Spring has come and brought with it many reasons to celebrate. In the spring time, many people may think of the classical music piece by the same na

20、me, spring. It is the Allegro from Concerto Number One of the Four Seasons. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the 1700s. Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold win

21、ter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope, joy and beauty.,Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad,,Click here to listen,,,,,,,,Ho

22、wever, not all songs about spring are happy. I Dream of Spring by K.D. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded the song in 2008. Unlike the other seasons, there are not many rock songs abo

23、ut spring. Most of the songs about this season were written in the 1930s－1940s by famous modern composers. The songs became “standards”, popular songs recorded by many singers. It Might as Well Be Spring is one exa

24、mple. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II,,,,,,Click here to listen,,,,Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad,,,,,,,,,wrote the song for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings about having “spring fever”.

25、 This is not a real sickness. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here, but this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings the

26、song about feeling lonely during this season.,,,,,,Click here to listen,,,,Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad,,,,,,,,,Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been

27、delayed? Because the singer’s lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released her version of the song in 1953. By now you may be thinking: “Enough with the sad songs, already!” OK, then how about a cowboy son

28、g? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’ s Springtime in the,,,Click here to listen,,Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad,,,,,Rockies in 1937. In most of the United

29、States, spring is a warm and pleasant season. But this is not the case in the northwestern state of Alaska. According to Johnny Cash, it can be extremely cold. He sings When It’ s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below).

30、,,,,Click here to listen,,,,Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad,,,1. Global understandingGo over the passage quickly and then read the followingstatements by marking:Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with th

31、e information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.______ (1) Four Seasons is a po

32、pular song written by an Italian composer.______ (2) Most songs about spring are happy.,N,NG,1. Global understanding______ (3) There are more rock songs about spring than other seasons. ____

33、__ (4) It Might as Well Be Spring is given as an example to show that such songs written in the 1930s－1940s by famous modern composers became pop song standards recorded by many

34、singers. ______ (5) Spring in Alaska is not as warm as in other states.,N,Y,Y,2. Detailed understanding Fill in the following table with the specific information from the passage.,1. Make sure you know the words

35、in the table below. Choose the correct word to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.(1) This is a(n) difficult and dangerous thing to do. (2)

36、 is an example of a typical business letter. (3) Details of the attack have not yet been to the public. (4) The spring flowers have come into .,extremely,Below,released,bloo

37、m,1. Make sure you know the words in the table below. Choose the correct word to complete each of the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.(5) They found him and cooperative. (6)

38、The work has been done to a professional . (7) Bob is playing the piano again, banging out the latest tunes.(8) Mellanby’s arrival was seriously by a late train

39、.,pleasant,standard,popular,delayed,2. Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (1) He is thinking of becoming a pianist. (2) She has dreamed of a trip to Italy s

40、ince childhood, now it’s time to realise her dream.,他在考慮當(dāng)一名鋼琴家。,她從小就夢(mèng)想著去一趟意大利，現(xiàn)在該是實(shí)現(xiàn)她夢(mèng)想的時(shí)候了。,2. Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (3) Unlike her younger sister, Mar

41、ia is not fond of jazz. (4) We might as well start early so that we can finish the job on time.,和她妹妹不同，瑪麗亞不喜歡爵士樂(lè)。,我們不妨早點(diǎn)開(kāi)始，以便能按時(shí)完成工作。,2. Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured p

42、arts. (5) How about going to the concert this weekend? (6) Many diseases are brought on by a rich diet. But this is not the case with ulcers (潰瘍).,這周末去看演出怎么樣？,許多疾病都是油膩飲食引起的，但潰瘍不是。,Symphony No. 5 was writte

43、n by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804－1808. This symphony is one of the most popular and best-known compositions in all classical music, and one of the most often played symphonies. It begins by stating a distincti

44、ve four-note “short-short-short-long” motif twice. The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are well known worldwide. Such a motif appears frequently in popular,Click here to listen,,,,,Symphony No. 5

45、 (Beethoven),,,,culture from disco and rock and roll to appearances in film and television. The initial motif of the symphony has been believed by some to be a symbol of fate knocking at the door. This idea comes f

46、rom Beethoven’s secretary Anton Schindler. He once wrote that, one day, Beethoven pointed to the beginning of the first movement and said: “Thus fate knocks at the door!” There is another tale by Antony Hopkins con

47、cerning the same motif.,Click here to listen,,,Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven),,,Beethoven’s pupil, Carl Czerny, claimed that the little pattern of notes had come to Beethoven from a yellow-hammer’s song. Beethoven heard the

48、song as he walked in the Prater Park in Vienna. Hopkins says that “given the choice between a yellow-hammer and fate-at-the-door, the public has preferred the more dramatic myth, though Czerny’s account is too unlikely t

49、o have been invented.”,Click here to listen,,Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven),,,,,,The first sketches of The Fifth Symphony date from 1804 following the completion of The Third Symphony. However, Beethoven repeatedly interrupt

50、ed his work on The Fifth to prepare other compositions. He was in his mid-thirties during this time. His personal life was troubled by increasing deafness. In the world at large, the period was marked by the Napoleonic W

51、ars, political turmoil in Austria, and the occupation of Vienna by Napoleon’s troops in 1805.,Click here to listen,,Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven),,,,,Click here to listen,,Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven),The symphony was first p

52、erformed in Vienna in 1808 and directed by Beethoven himself. It soon acquired its central status in the repertoire. Groundbreaking both in terms of its technical and emotional impact, The Fifth has had a large influence

53、 on composers and music critics. It also inspired works by such composers as Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and so on.,,,,,,,1. Global understanding Answer the following questions (1) Which of the

54、 following aspects of The Fifth Symphony is not covered in the passage?,composition context significance initial motifinstrumentation(配樂(lè)) general introduction,Key,1. Global unders

55、tanding Answer the following questions (2) Can you divide the passage into 4 parts according to its content? Can you match each part you have identified with the corresponding aspect listed

56、above to get the main idea for each part?,Key,2. Detailed understandingChoose the best answers according to the passage.(1) which of the following is true about The Fifth Symphony? It is Beethoven's fifth compos

57、ition.It took Beethoven 4 years to create the single work. It is both popular and classical.It begins with a sonata.,2. Detailed understandingChoose the best answers according to the passage.(2) According to the pa

58、ssage, the “short-short-short-long” four-note motif of the symphony is used in all the following art forms EXCEPT______ .operapop musicmovies TV programs,2. Detailed understandingChoose the best answers according t

59、o the passage.(3) Who first interpreted the fundamental idea of the initial motif as “fate knocking at the door”?Beethoven’s secretary, Anton Schindler. Beethoven himself.Beethoven’s pupil, Carl Czerny.Antony Hopkin

60、s.,2. Detailed understandingChoose the best answers according to the passage.(4) What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?The work on The Fifth Symphony began before The Third Symphony.Completion of The Fifth Symphony

61、was delayed because Beethoven preferred other works.He was completely deaf when he was thirty-five.The symphony was composed in troubled times.,2. Detailed understandingChoose the best answers according to the passag

62、e.(5) What does the author mean by “it soon acquired its central status in the repertoire”?The work on The Fifth Symphony began before The Third Symphony.Completion of The Fifth Symphony was delayed because Beethoven

63、preferred other works.He was completely deaf when he was thirty-five.The symphony was composed in troubled times.,1.Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (1) composit

64、ion a. He played a piece of music of his own composition. b. Her drawing is competent (有能力的), but her composition is poor.,,他演奏了一首自己創(chuàng)作的曲子。,她的畫有功力, 但布局欠佳。,1.Translate the following sent

65、ences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (2) initial a. Our initial impression was favourable. b. The initials VAT stand for value added tax.,,我們最初的印象是好的。,首字母VAT代表

66、增值稅。,1.Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (3) movement a. His music has a real sense of movement. b. He was inspired by the last mo

67、vement of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony.,他的音樂(lè)動(dòng)感十足。,勃拉姆斯第四交響樂(lè)的最后樂(lè)章給了他靈感。,1.Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured parts. (4) claim a. They claim to have discovered a cure

68、for the disease. b. She could have claimed the cost through her insurance.,他們聲稱已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了治療此病的一種藥物。,她本可以通過(guò)保險(xiǎn)索賠。,1.Translate the following sentences, paying special attention to the coloured