1、Unit 5 MusicUsing language,必修 2,Listening,How your life would change if you became famous overnight. Make a list.,dip tadpolelilyconfident,grown-upknock intofeel downappreciate,2. Make sure you know the meaning of the following words.,This story is about a singer who joined a band and became a singe
2、r.,3. Listen to the story of “Freddy the Frog (1)” once and then write down the main ideas.,4. Listen to the tape and decide which are true and which are false.,1. Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.,F,Freddy in the story remains a frog.,2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on
3、the lily leaf.3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly.,T,T,He swims towards the musicians because he feels lonely. The song is about loneliness.,They sang with a fine deep sound.,4. Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.5. Freddy was very confident about his singin
4、g.,F,F,He wanted to join in and make friends with the other frogs.,Freddy was shy about his singing and asks them politely if he can join in.,6. He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.,T,He joined in because he wanted the other frogs to be his friends.,FREDDY, THE FROG（I） Freddy t
5、he frog dipped his long, thin legs into the water. Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he was now.,Listening text,He smiled to himself. Then suddenly he heard a fine deep sound that carried far into the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up.
6、 “Other frogs! I must try and find them,” he thought. “It is so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.”,He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily pad. On it sat three confident frogs and they were playing instruments. Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “Can I s
7、ing with you?” he asked quietly. “Of course,” they said. He opened his mouth wide and began:,Help! I need somebody, Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone, Help! When I was young and so much younger then today, I never needed anybodys help in any way.,But now those days are gone. Im n
8、ot so self-assured! Now I find Ive changed my mind. Ive opened up the door. Help me if you can, Im feeling down. And I do appreciate you being round. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Wont you please, please help me!,FREDDY THE FROG (),Reading,Hello, everyone. My name is Freddy.,When Freddy wa
9、s young, he was a little tadpole.,As time went by quickly, he soon became a frog.,One day, Freddy sat on the water lily leaf and dipped his long, thin legs into the water.,Suddenly, he heard some music across the lake. ,Then what would happen?,We formed a band and soon we becamefamous and went to Br
10、itain to give performances.,Then what would happen in Britain? We would succeed or fail?,Read FREDDY THE FROG (II) and summarize the main idea of the story in one sentence.,Freddy and his bands life was greatly influenced after they became famous, so they chose to go back to the lake.,Did Freddy and
11、 his band get a great success in Britain?Yes, they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.,Freddy,formed a band,went to Britain to give performance,problems caused by being famous,left Britain,how,the result,why,Retell,In what specific ways did Freddys life change?,became rich,became
12、 popular,have many fans,was followed everywhere,was discussed by people,couldnt have a peaceful and quiet life,Express your opinion on the following questions. What do you think are the advantages of being famous? What are the advantages of not being famous? Do you think you would enjoy being famous
13、?,Discuss,Language points,1. not long after 后不久,e.g. Not long after his arrival, he began to work.before long 不久 e.g. Before long he left his family.long before 很久 e.g. It will be long before he goes abroad again.not long before 不久 e.g. It was not long before he went abroad.,2. on a tour (of a place
14、): visit a place When they visited Beijing on a tour, they went on a tour of the Great Wall. 3. Freddy was now quite confident when he went into the hall. be confident + 从句 对有信心 be confident of (about, in ) 对有信心,e.g. (1) He is quite confident that hell pass the driving text. (2) Dont be too confiden
15、t in your own opinion. (3) Tom is confident of his ability to overcome the difficulty.,4. afterwards adv. 后来; 以后 e.g. (1) Afterwards he had a rest in the garden. (2) Soon afterwards he came back home. (3) Four days afterwards he went abroad.,backwards 向后地 eastwards 向东地 backwards and forwards 来回地,Let
16、s go to the theatre first and eat afterwards. She was very well before lunch, but felt sick _. A. afterwards B. forwards C. downwards D. upwards,A,5. perform v. (1)做, 执行, 履行 Perform your promise. One should perform ones duties. perform a task (2) 表演, 演奏 perform tricks 表演魔术戏法 What play will be perfor
17、med tomorrow? (3)正式进行, 施行(某事) perform a ceremony举行典礼,performance n. 表演 performer n. 表演者 give a performance put on a performance put on performances They put on a performance last night. What play will be performed tomorrow? The car performs well on hills.,6. Then things went wrong, Freddy and his ba
18、nd could not go out without being followed.go wrong 出了毛病= Something is wrong with= There is something wrong withe.g. (1)My watch went wrong yesterday.(2) Whats wrong with you?(3) He was done wrong. 他受了冤枉。,7. not/nowithout Nobody is admitted into the party without being invited. e.g. (1) -What cant w
19、e go without? -We cant go without water, food, clothes, shelter. (2) I cant live without you.,Do you want to form your own band to take part in this music festival?,Speaking,Group Work,How to form a band of your own?,Discuss,Share your ideas about music.You are good at (piano, singing,)Your feeling
20、about music Your favorite musicYour future with music,Report,S1: Right. Now lets decide who should do what in our band. Who would like to do lead vocals? Thats our main singer. S2: Why not you? You have a lovely singing voice. Ive heard you sing before.But youll have to play lead guitar too.You can
21、do it!,Sample dialogue,S1: Well, all right. Can you help me outon guitar and vocals? S2: Sure, I can. What do the rest of you think? Ss: Yes, we agree. S1: So how about you, Ma Xin? Do youthink you can try bass guitar? S3: Im not sure. What does that mean?,S4: It means you keep the beat, orrhythm, f
22、or them on a guitar. S3: OK. I can give it a try. S5: What about me? What can I do? S1: Every band needs someone to playthe drums.,S5: Great! I like to hit things to makenoise! S4: OK. What will we call ourselves? S2: How about The Chopsticks. We worktogether. S3: Nope, I dont like it. How about WeE
23、r Hu? Get it?,S5: Thats silly. Why not name theband The Silk Shirts? S3: Yeah, we all like silk clothes! Ss: Sure, so The Silk Shirt it is. S1: Fine. Now lets decide what song well play.,Useful expressions for asking for advice and suggestions.,Writing,Write an e-mail to Freddy, and ask him for advi
24、ce.,Whats your opinion about?,Could/ Would you?,What do you think?,I prefer,I likebest because,My favourite is ,I am fond of ,I enjoy ,Well be grateful for your help.,Any advice will be a great help.,Pay attention to the form of the letter.,Dear Freddy, My name is_. I am beginning a band with my fri
25、ends. However, we have never been in a band before. Could you please give us some advise? I would like to know (the question)_ ( body )(give information to show Freddy why you need help) _ _(closing)(thank Freddy for his help) _. Yours sincerely, (signature),structure,raise your question,give inform
26、ation,finish the letter politely,Dear Freddy: My name is Li Hua. Im beginning a band with my friends. However, we have never been in a band before. Can you please give us some advice? I would like to know what music to play and we cannot decide.,Sample letter 1,I like pop music but most of my friend
27、s like rock and roll. Liu Mei likes rap. How are we to decide what to play? Do you suggest we play a little of all of these types of music? Or should we only play one kind of music? How did you and your friends decide what to play?,I would also like to know how to choose a name for our band. I like
28、the name The Chopsticks because that means working together. Wang Jun wants us to be called The Legs because there are four of us like the legs of a chair. What do you think? Yours sincerely, Li Hua,Dear Freddy, My name is Zhou Yufei. Im starting a band with some friends. However, we have never been
29、 in a band before. Could you please give us some advice? I would like to know what we should consider when choosing a place to practice our music.,Sample letter 2,Should we practise where others can see and hear us? Should we invite our friends to listen to us and give us suggestions? Should we find
30、 a quiet place where we will not bother others with our noise? You see, Freddy, Im worried that we wont be able to find a suitable place.,The place where we live doesnt have any empty rooms or buildings for us to practise in. Nor is there a park close to us where we can practise. What should we do,
31、in your opinion? Any advice will be a big help. Thanks. Sincerely yours, Zhou Yufei,Explanation,come up with 想出(主意,回答等); 赶上; 提出,e.g. She has come up with a good idea. 她想出了一个不错的主意。 He couldnt come up with an answer. 他答不上来。 He came up with a new suggestion. 他提出了一项新建议。 I came up with her as she was rou
32、nding the corner.,2. stick to 坚持; 坚守; 忠于; 紧跟 stick-stuck-stuck,He always sticks to his promise.(原则; 诺言) He always sticks to his post. Hell stick to her whatever happens. Stick to me or youll get lost.,stick to: 坚持, 后常接sth, 多用于坚持愿望、 原则、决定、计划、诺言、理想 或某种 理论等。 e.g. If you stick to the truth, you have not
33、hing to fear. 如果你坚持真理, 你就没什么好怕的。 insist on:坚持要求, 后常接sth或doing sth, 多用于“坚持看法、意见、要求、主张”等。 e.g. They insisted on going with us. 她坚持要和我们一起去。,3. above all 最重要的是, 尤其是, 首先(从事物的重要性上说的)first of all 首先, 第一(从事物的排列顺序上说)in all 一共; 总计after all 毕竟; 终究; 别忘了at all (否定句)根本; 完全(疑问句)到底, 究竟,1) Id like to buy a house -mo
34、dern, comfortable, and _ in a quiet neighborhood. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all 2) People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _, she is a great musician. A. After all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual,B,A,1. Mozart is a very great m_ in the world. 2.
35、 It is very important for a company to own good r_ in the society. 3. Whether he will come or not remains u_. 4. Only in this way can you earn some e_ money. 5. He was so a_ that everyone was clapping for him.,usician,eputation,nknown,xtra,ttractive,Fill in the blanks.,6. His victories in the war e_
36、 him the title of “The Great”. 7. Actors p_ Twelfth Night at the theater. 8. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four important a_. 9. There they f_ an army of about 5,000 men. 10. The boat r_ so heavily that we all felt sick.,arned,erformed,bilities,ormed,olled,1. Review reading passage and useful expressions in unit 5. 2. Finish exercises in workbook in unit 5.,Homework,Thank You!,
