1、Unit 5Rhythm Period ThreeLesson 3Experiment in Folk.重点单词1quit vt. & vi. 辞职;停止2talent n. 天才;才干3worldwide adj. 全世界的4root n. 根5shave vt. 剃,刮6hairstyle n. 发型7musician n. 音乐家music n. 音乐,乐曲musical adj. 音乐的,有音乐天赋的8identity n. 身份;特性identify vt. 确定的身份9rediscover vt. 重新发现discover vt. 发现discovery n. 发现10beauty
2、 n. 美;美貌;美人beautiful adj. 漂亮的beautify v. 使美丽,变美11appearance n. 外貌,外观appear vi. 出现disappear vi. 消失12transform vt. 转换,转化transformation n. 转变,转化,改造13pianist n. 钢琴家,钢琴演奏者piano n. 钢琴.核心短语1as_early_as_possible 尽可能早地2combine.with. 把和联合起来3at_times 有时,不时4give_up 放弃5at the age of 在岁时6in some ways 在某些方面7quit d
3、oing 停止/放弃做某事8transform.into. 把转换成.经典句式1动名词短语作主语“As a musician, playing (play) the same music in different cities of the world is very boring,” says Kong.孔祥东说:“作为一个音乐家,在世界上不同的城市演奏相同的音乐是非常枯燥的。”2not.until.直到才His mother couldnt buy him a piano until he was seven.直到7岁,他母亲才给他买了一架钢琴。3This/That is/was why.
4、“这/那就是为什么”,why 引导的是表语从句。This is why he went back to his roots and rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music.这就是他追根寻源,重新发现中国民间音乐之美的原因。4whether.or.无论/不管还是Whether Kong is changing his appearance or transforming his music, he is a pioneer in music today.不管孔祥东正在改变他的形象,还是转变音乐风格,他都是当今音乐界的先锋。1.n.ciann.p
5、olitician政治家technician 技师beautician 美容师physician 物理学家magician 魔术师2trans是个前缀,表示“from.to”,其常见派生词有:translate 翻译transport 运输transplant 移植transmit 发射(信号);传送;传导3“giveprep./adv.”构成动词短语give up 放弃give in 屈服give out 发出,耗尽give off 放出;发出give away 赠送课文预读孔祥东尝试民间音乐第12段译文上星期,著名古典音乐钢琴家孔祥东以一场将古典音乐与中国民间音乐相结合的演奏会让他的乐迷们
6、感到惊喜。孔祥东解释他这样做是因为他想创作某些新的东西。孔祥东说:“作为一个音乐家,在世界上不同的城市演奏同一种音乐是非常枯燥的。”他还觉得,用钢琴演奏中国民间音乐有助于使它走向世界。音乐一直是孔祥东的世界中的一部分。因为他母亲酷爱音乐,所以他从出生起就生活在音乐之中。但是学习音乐对年幼的孔祥东来说不总是那么容易。直到他7岁他母亲才给他买了一架钢琴。她不得不把琴键画在一张纸上,以便他能尽早地学琴。伴着母亲用手打的节拍,5岁的孔祥东在纸钢琴上练习。他被迫每天花很长时间练习弹奏钢琴,有时他都想放弃了。然而他没有放弃,而且成为了一名伟大的钢琴家。1986年年仅18岁的他成为了莫斯科柴可夫斯基国际钢琴
7、比赛中最年轻的获奖者。后来他又在世界各地的比赛中获得多项大奖。 第35段译文由于他的天赋和努力,孔祥东名扬天下。但是演奏多年之后,他觉得在某些方面他已经迷失了自我。这就是他追根溯源,重新发现中国民间音乐之美的原因。他开始尝试不同的风格,而且他的“梦幻之旅音乐会”就是这种尝试的结果。在中国民间音乐方面的新尝试对孔祥东非常重要,为此他甚至改变了自己的形象。当他上周到达他的音乐会时,他剃光了头发出现在舞台上!因为他觉得音乐风格更新了,发型也必须是新的!不管孔祥东是改变他的形象还是转变音乐风格,他都是当今音乐界的先锋。上周的音乐会非常成功,因此他的“梦幻之旅音乐会”有望在北京、上海和其他主要城市进行为
8、期两年的巡演,然后去巴黎和纽约。课文理解Task One:Fast reading.Match the general idea of every paragraph.Para. 1aKongs early lifePara. 2 bKongs new lookPara. 3 cKongs latest concertPara. 4 dKongs rediscoveryPara. 5 eKongs success today答案:Para. 1cPara. 2aPara. 3dPara. 4bPara. 5e.Judge the following statements true (T) or
9、 false (F)1As a famous pianist, Kong Xiangdong surprised his fans by giving a concert of Chinese folk music last week.(F)2After playing pop music for years, Kong felt the needs to be different from other musicians.(F)3When he was 18, he became the youngest prize winner in Moscows Tchaikovsky Interna
10、tional Competition.(T)4Kong decided to rediscover the beauty in Chinese folk music.(T)5Kong wants to play Chinese folk music so as to be popular among Chinese.(F)6Kongs mother was a great music lover.(T)Task Two:Careful readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Kong Xiangdong is mos
11、t famous for _.AChinese folk musicBjazz musicCclassical music Dpopular music答案:C2Music has always been part of Kongs world because _.Ahis mother was a great musicianBhis mother was a great music loverChis mother was a great music teacherDhe has a talent for music答案:B3We can infer from the text that
12、_.AKongs mother had an influence on himBKong once gave up practising the pianoCKong lost his interest in musicDKong rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music答案:A4Kong shaved off his hair because _.Ahe was tired of his hairstyleBhis music style was newChis hairstyle was not popularDhe wanted to g
13、ive others a deep impression答案:B5Kong made great achievements in the past because of _.Ahis talentBhis hard workChis mothers influenceDall above答案:DTask Three:Micro writingRead the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.Kong Xiangdong is a worldfamous _1_ (piano). But it is not easy for him
14、 _2_ (succeed). As his mother was a great music lover, music had always been part of his life when he was a little boy. But his mother couldnt buy him a piano _3_ he was seven. She had to draw piano keys on a piece of paper _4_ that he could practise as early as possible. He was made to practise so
15、much that he wanted to give up _5_ times. However, he never quit. And at the age of 18, he became _6_ youngest prize winner in an important international competition.But after years of performing, he felt that _7_ some ways he had lost his identity. This is _8_ he went back to his roots and rediscov
16、ered the beauty in Chinese folk music. Last week he surprised his fans by giving a concert _9_ (combine) classical music with Chinese folk music. The concert was such a success that Kongs Dream Tour Concert is _10_ (expect) to run for the next two years in many big cities.1pianist 2.to_succeed 3.unt
17、il 4.so 5.at 6the 7.in 8.why bining 10.expected 1 (教材P26)However, he didnt quit, and he became a great pianist.然而,他没有放弃,并成了一名伟大的钢琴家。(1)quit 的过去式、过去分词为 quit, quit 或quitted, quitted,现在分词为quitting。(2)quit (doing) sth.停止(做)某事quit 辞职quit school 辍学即学即用(1)Her husband has to quit because of ill health.她丈夫由于
18、身体不好只好辞职了。(2)Some students quit_school due to poverty.一些学生因贫困而辍学。(3)My father has finally quitted/quit_smoking after learning its harm.我父亲在了解了吸烟的危害后最终把烟戒掉了。(4)It was brave of Mary to quit_her_job/quit_office and start her own business.玛丽勇敢地辞了职并开办了自己的公司。2 (教材P26)Because of Kongs talent and hard work,
19、 he became famous worldwide.由于他的天赋和努力,孔祥东名扬天下。(1)have a talent/gift for有的天赋show a talent for 显示出的天赋a man/woman of many talents 多才多艺的人(2)talented adj. 有才能的;天才的即学即用(1)She showed a talent for acting at an early age.在小时候她就显示出表演的天赋。(2)Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen are gifted athletes.孙杨和叶诗文都是有天赋的运动员。(3)单句语法填空We
20、 find the boy has a gift for painting.Mother has a talent for making people feel at home.Zhang Guoli is a very talented (talent) actor and he has starred in many famous films.Her mother is a woman of many talents.3 (教材P26)Kongs new experiment in Chinese folk music is so important to him that he even
21、 changed his appearance.在中国民间音乐方面的新尝试对孔祥东来说非常重要,为此他甚至改变了自己的形象。appear vi.出现,显现;产生,出版;似乎appearance n. 外表,露面,出现disappear vi. 消失,不见,不复存在disappearance n. 消失,不见,不复存在即学即用(1)Never judge a man by his appearance.永远不要以貌取人。(2)His sudden appearance surprised me.他突然出现,使我感到惊讶。(3)单句语法填空Can you describe the general
22、appearance (appear) of the building?Some plant and animal species are disappearing (disappear) every day.4 transform vt. 转换,转化 vi. 改变,变形;转化;转变(教材P26)Whether Kong is changing his appearance or transforming his music, he is a pioneer in music today.不管孔祥东是改变他的形象,还是转变他的音乐风格,他都是当今音乐界的先锋。(1)transform.into
23、.把改变成transform.from.into. 把从变成transform into. 转变为(2)transformer n. 变压器transformation n. 转化,转换即学即用(1)Success and wealth transformed his character.成功和财富改变了他的性格。(2)He has transformed their rooms into a hotel.他把他们的房间改成了旅馆。(3)The company was transformed from a family business.这家公司是从一个家族企业转变而来的。(4)单句语法填空C
24、hina has transformed from a planned economy into a market economy.The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.The meeting room was transformed from our former classroom.A cheap table can be_transformed (transform) by an interesting cover.He tried hard to make the transformation (transform) in his
25、 appearance.1 (教材P26)He was made to practise the piano so much that, at times, he thought about giving up.他被迫天天不停地练习弹钢琴,有时他真想放弃。有时,偶尔,间或at a time一次,每次at one time 曾经,一度at no time 绝不(放在句首,句子部分倒装)in no time 立刻,马上即学即用(1)Everyone can make mistakes at times.每个人都会偶尔犯错。(2)At_times an advertisement can lead
26、you to buy something you dont need at all.有时一个广告能引导你去买根本不需要的东西。(3)At_one_time they were good friends, but they are seldom together now.他们曾经是好朋友,但是现在他们很少在一起了。(4)At_no_time will China first use nuclear weapons.中国绝不会首先使用核武器。(5)No medicine will cure you in_no_time.没有药会立刻治好你的病。(6)He checked them off one
27、at_a_time as they came in.他们进来时,他一个一个地核对。2 (教材P26)But after years of performing, he felt that in some ways he had lost his identity.但是多年的表演之后,他(孔祥东)感觉到在某些方面他迷失了自我。all the way自始至终;一直by way of 经由;通过方法by the way 在路旁;顺便说in a way 在某种程度上in no way 一点儿也不;绝不in the way 妨碍,挡道即学即用(1)We found that in some ways s
28、he was clever.我们发现某些方面她很聪明。(2)In_some_ways,_what you said was reasonable.在某种程度上,你说的话有道理。(3)Mother is the first teacher of her children in_a_way.在某种意义上,母亲是孩子的第一位老师。(4)Donald went to America by_way_of Hong Kong.唐纳德取道香港去了美国。(5)In no way will_we turn traitor to our motherland no matter what happens.不论发生
29、什么事情,我们都绝不会背叛自己的祖国。1 (教材P26) “As a musician, playing the same music in different cities of the world is very boring,” says Kong.孔祥东说:“作为一个音乐家,在世界上不同的城市演奏相同的音乐是非常枯燥的。”本句中动名词短语 playing the same music 作主语。(1)动名词短语前面可加自己的逻辑主语,这就是动名词的复合结构。动名词的复合结构作主语时,动名词前的逻辑主语用所有格或形容词性物主代词;当作宾语时,其逻辑主语可使用名词或人称代词宾格。(2)动名词
30、短语作主语表示抽象的或泛指的动作,谓语动词用单数。即学即用(1)Learning English well is a main task to us students.学好英语是我们学生的一个主要任务。(2)Toms coming late to school made the teacher very angry.汤姆上学迟到使老师很生气。(3)单句语法填空Would you mind my/me (I) opening the door?Reading (read) aloud is very important in learning a foreign language.Underst
31、anding your own needs and styles of communication is (be) as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.2 (教材P26) His mother couldnt buy him a piano until he was seven.直到7岁,他母亲才给他买了一架钢琴。本句是not.until.(直到才)结构。not.until.结构中,until引导了时间状语从句,若对时间进行强调,有以下两种形式:(1)将 not until 引导的从句置于句首,此时主句要
32、部分倒装。(2)使用 It is/was not until.that.强调句型。即学即用(1)I shall stay here until next Sunday.我将留在这儿一直到下星期天。(2)She didnt tell him the secret until he came back home from work.直到他下班回家,她才告诉他这个秘密。(3)It was not_until_midnight that he returned home.直到午夜他才回家。(4)Not until his father came in did_the_boy_begin to prep
33、are his lessons.直到他爸爸进来,这孩子才开始准备功课。.单句语法填空1I always cant make my compositions perfect.Dont lose heart. Everyone may make mistakes at times (time)2A neighbour came to ask the band to quit making (make) noises when they practised at 11:00 pm.3What should you do if a highly talented (talent) employee d
34、oes something that seems stupid?4Photos record the beauties (beauty) of nature.5Lin Qiang studied music at university, and he became a musician (music)6Dont treat her so differently; shes honest in some ways.7Youll have to attend the ceremony whether you are free or busy.8He transformed the garage i
35、nto a recreation room.9He has a talent for making people laugh.10I was so hungry when I climbed up the mountain that I ate up all the food I carried with me.完成句子1The boy didnt_go_out_to_play_until he finished his homework.这个男孩直到做完作业才出去玩。2Johnson was so_smart_a_boy/such_a_smart_boy that he could use
36、computer freely at the age of seven.约翰逊是一个如此聪明的小男孩,他在七岁时就能自由地使用电脑。3Making_a_speech in public is really a challenge.在公共场合演讲真是个挑战。4My mother was ill. This_is_why I left so early.我的妈妈病了。这就是我早早离开的原因。5He seemed undecided whether_to_go_or_not.他似乎还没有决定去不去。6It was an event that would transform_my_life.那是能够改变我一生的一件事。