1、Module 4 Music1.Read the text quickly and silently Which is the proper main idea of the passage?A.It tells the origins of the Grammy AwardsB.It introduces an important awardGrammy to us C.It says the importance of the Grammy Awards D.Some music men have ever been awardedStep one Fast reading课堂阅读2.To
2、 divide the text into several parts according to the ideas given belowA.the brief introduction of the Award Para()B.some detailed information of the Award para()C.some peoples ideas of the Award.Para()D.to introduce Latin Grammys para()E.the music men who have been awarded para()12-4567Step two Care
3、ful reading 1.Read the text carefully to find some detailed information choose the best answers.Why the Grammys are not taken seriously by some musicians and fans?A.The Award is not as important as they used to be.B.There are few young and pop artists who can win the award.C.Teenage girls and housew
4、ife dont support the award.D.The older and well-established artists think badly of the award.2.Guess the meaning of the word“category”in the third paragraph the first sentence.A.titles B.styles C.kinds FF3.True or false The Grammy Award are presented every year in January in the United States.()The
5、awards only depend on selling a lot of albums.()TT Many famous artists usually give performances at the ceremony.()Elvis Presley,the Rolling stones and the Beatles are all the winners of the award.()The award is called a Grammy because winners receive a statuette in the shape of a gramophone4.Find t
6、he similar sentence The reason why it is called Grammy is that the award of the winners shaped like a gramophone.5.Translate the sentence into Chinese.Winners are often older,well-established artists who sell lots of albums to“teenage girls and housewives”,as one critic said.正如一位评论家所说,获奖者往往是那些上了年纪的、
7、有名望的艺术家们,他们把大量唱片卖给“少女和家庭主妇们”。课堂巩固1.Fill in the blanks with proper words.The Grammy Awards are _ every year in the United States.They are given for important _ in the recorded music.There are 105_ in the awards _ 30 different types.presentedachievementscategoriescoveringThe awards _ on the votes they
8、 get from members of the Recording Academy.Famous artists also give _ at the _.The winner can receive a statuette in the _ of a gramophone.dependperformancesceremonyshapeThe Grammys are not taken _because winners are often older,_ Artists.In the _ of music,Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones have b
9、een _ few,while the Beatles have won more.seriouslywell-establishedhistoryawarded1.present(v.)present sth.to sb.=present sb.with sth.呈献,赠予(尤指在典礼场合)e.g.:他把银杯颁发给获胜者。Language points:He presented a silver cup to the winner.=He presented the winner with a silver cup.2.involve(1)involve in 使卷入;牵涉;拖累e.g.:不
10、要把你的错误拖累到别人身上。Dont involve other people in your mistakes.(2)involve+v.ing 包含;含有;必有的结果e.g.:接受这项工作就必须到国外居住。Taking the job involves livingabroad.3.in addition to :as well as 除之外(还)e.g.:除足球之外，我们还玩橄榄球。We play football in addition tosoccer.参观动物园外，我们还去了博物馆。In addition to visiting the zoo,we went to the museum.4.in the shape of 有的形状e.g.:心型的蛋糕a cake in the shape of a heart5.Therefore,the Grammys are not taken seriously take(v.)对待e.g.:我总是认真对待你的建议。I always take your suggestions seriously.