Lesson 81. Dialogue:
Step I: Questions:
Boys and girls, do you like music?
What different types of music are there?
Pop music, modern music, classical music, rock and roll, folk music, jazz…
How many musical instruments do you know?
Piano, guitar, violin, drum, erhu, flute…
Give me the names of some famous musicians.
Give me the names of your favourite songs.
Step II: Listen to the tape of the dialogue and answer some questions.
1. What are Mary and Rik talking about?
2. What music is Rik supposed to start with at the party?
3. What music will be played at the end of the party?
4. What instruments does Rik play?
5.What kind of music does Mary want for the party?
Answers:
1. They are talking about plans for the music for a party in the country.
2. Some folk songs.
3. Some jazz or pop music will be played at the end of the party.
4. He plays the guitar, piano and jazz violin.
5. Quiet and peaceful music to start with, then jazz or pop, familiar songs at the end.
Step III: Read through the dialogue and give some explanations.
Step IV: Read and try to recite it.
Step V: Key points.
1. familiar“世所周知，熟悉的；看惯的，听惯的，耳熟的”，
其后通常跟介词to连用。
a familiar face // voice熟悉的脸 / 声音
His name is familiar to me , but I haven’t met him .
The singer is familiar to every one of us.
这位歌唱家是我们大家熟悉的。
familiar“ ( 某人 ) 熟悉 ( 某事 ) 的，精通……的，通晓……的”，其后通常可以跟介词with连用。
He is more familiar with modern jazz than I .
He is familiar with Chinese ancient history.
他通晓中国古代史。
事物（或人）当主语时，作“为人所熟悉”解，与to连用；
但人当主语时，作“熟悉某事物”解时，则与with连用。
2. Our job is playing all kinds of music.
Seeing is believing. <抽象动作>
My job is teaching you English.
(=Teaching you English is my job.)
动名词做表语主要表示一般性行为或抽象动作。
3. would rather do sth 常用缩写式 'd rather:
I'd rather have something to eat. 我宁愿来点吃的。
would rather not do sth.。
I would rather not go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的话，今晚我不想外出了。
would rather do sth than do sth
I would rather listen to music than go swimming.
我宁愿听音乐，而不愿去游泳。
I’d rather you came on Friday.
4. prefer宁愿……，喜欢……
prefer to do sth
prefer sb . to do sth . 宁可 ( 某人 ) 做某事
They preferred their son to go to college .
They preferred her not to go with them .
prefer sth . to sth
prefer doing sth to doing sth . 喜欢……而不喜欢
prefer tea to coffee .
I prefer reading novels to watching TV .
prefer to do… rather than do … 宁愿…而不愿…
I prefer to go to the movies rather than stay home .
= I prefer going to the movies to staying home .
= I would rather go to the movies than stay home .
5. otherwise 否则，不然， = or = or else .
Hurry up , otherwise you’ll be late .
Don‘t move , otherwise I’ll shoot you .
Do come earlier next time, or you’ll be punished.
6. folk adj.民间的
n.人，人们; 家人，亲属(复数),；父母
folk song//music//dance//tale//custom
I'd like you to meet my folks.
我要你见见我的父母。(我想请你来见见我的家人。)
Some folk are never satisfied.(集体名词----people)
7. as well也，又，同样地,另外地
I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.
我唱的歌自己谱曲，我也弹吉他。
If you have no pen, a pencil will do as well.
如果你没有钢笔，铅笔也行。
He sent me a letter and some money as well.
8. perform vt. & vi. 执行，完成，做；演出，表演”。
When will the play be performed ?
perform an experiment
perform one’s promise
perform an operation
put on performances
give two performances a day
Exercises: Translate the following.
1. Have you decided __________.(在晚会开始时我们将演奏什么音乐)
2. I’ve not decided _______. (将邀请多少人参加我的生日宴会)
3. I’ve decided____________.(不参加他的婚宴)
4. I’d prefer them ___________.(不要喝太多的酒)
5. I’d prefer the man ___________.(在晚会上不要抽烟)
6. I’d rather _____________.(先喝点汤)
7. I’d rather _____________.(睡觉前听点轻柔的音乐)
8. These tales ___________.(为中国的孩子们熟悉)
9. I am not __________.(对植物的名称熟悉)
10. Their job is_________.(建造房屋)
11. You should go now,_________.(否则你会误了汽车)
Answers:
1. what music we will play at the beginning of the party.
2. how many people will be invited to my birthday party.
3. not o go to his wedding party.
4. not to drink too much wine.
5. not to smoke at the party
6. have some soup to start with//start with some soup.
7. listen to some fairly quiet and peaceful music before going to bed.
8. are familiar to Chinese children
9. familiar with the names of plants
10. building houses
11. otherwise you’ll miss the bus
The End.
Unit 21:
Lesson 82
Questions:
How many different kinds of music are there in China?
Pop music, classical music, folk music, film music
1. Many people earn their living by writing music.
earn one’s living“谋生；挣钱”
=make a living
He had to earn his living at his early age .
The fishermen earned their living by fishing .
Some people earn their living by writing stories .
2. Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another.
In this way stories were passed on from one person to another.
pass sth down ----pass sth on
The teachers pass on their knowledge to the students.
I passed the message on to him as soon as I got it.
我一得到这个消息马上就传给他了。
the coming generation
the last generation
the present generation
from generation to generation
3. They used to learn hundreds of songs by heart.
learn… by heart “记住；背诵
keep …in mind记住，记在心里
I have learned the reading materials by heart .
Have you learned by heart the main points of the article?
It’s very difficult for the children to learn the poem by heart .
4. On//At festivals they used to act and sing in praise of heroes who lived long ago.
on festivals ---at festivals在节日。
如果指节日当天，应用on
on Christmas Day圣诞节那天
on Christmas Eve圣诞节前夕
on New Year’s Day元旦那天
on Children’s Day在儿童节那天
但如果把节日视作一个时节，指节日的整个时期，则应用at。 at Christmas在圣诞节期间at New Year新年期间。
praise vt.“赞扬，表扬”，
He was praised for his good works .
They praised him for risking his life to save his comrade .
He was praised for finishing his work ahead of time .
praise n. 赞扬
My books received high praise from general readers .
The teacher’s praise had greatly encouraged us .
The praise of mine usually made the students feel very happy .
in praise of意为“称赞，赞扬 ( = to praise ) ”
He made a report in praise of country life .
We all spoke in praise of the boy’s courage and bravery .
in front of在……前面
in spite of尽管，虽然
in charge of负责
in favour of支持……，赞成……
in face of面对……，在……面前
in search of寻找
5. This is at a time when there was no radio.
at a time 在这儿的意思是“在某个时候”,
He was very poor at a time. 他那时非常穷。
at a time 一次，同时， 连续地
We cannot do two things at a time
Sleep for hours at a time.
6. India produces more films than any other country in the world.
= India produces the most films in the world.
用比较级表达最高级的意义。
Xiao Li is taller than any other student in our class.
= Xiao Li is the tallest student in our class.
小李比我们班其它同学都高。
China is larger than any other country in Asia.
China is larger than any country in Africa.
比较级 + than + any other + 单数名词
比较级 + than + all the other + 复数名词
比较级 + than + anyone else
Mary is taller than any other student in the class .
Mary is taller than any other girl in the class.
Mary is taller than anyone else in the class.
Mary is taller than all the boys in the class.
7. make musical instruments out of large oil cans.
make…out of “用…制造出”:
The workers made bottles out of glass. 工人用玻璃制瓶。
These things are made out of paper. 这些东西是纸制的。
8. This type of music is very good music to dance to.
dance to the music
sing to the piano
The snake began to move to the music.
The young couple danced to the beautiful music.
那对年轻人随着优美的音乐翩翩起舞。
9. play the guitar / piano / violin / flute , 英语中表示乐器的名词前通常要用定冠词。
She couldn‘t learn to play the piano quite well without a teacher.
Which can you play better, the guitar or the flute?
The lady often enjoyed herself by playing the violin after supper
10. nowadays用作副词，表示与以前相比，意为“时下；现今”，常与一般现在时动词连用。
Nowadays a lot of people go abroad.
They used to read novels, but nowadays they read newspapers.
12. It came from work songs sung by black people and had its roots in Africa. 它是从黑人劳动时所唱的歌曲演变而来的，它起源于非洲。
have roots in起源于…
Black people have their roots in Africa. 黑人起源于非洲。
In which area of America did the dance have its roots?
这个舞蹈起源于美洲的哪个地区？
13.beat a drum
14.can---tin
a can of pork a coffee can
15.hero n. heroes
heroine n.
heroic adj.
The End
Unit 21
Lesson 83:
1. flaming adj.
flame n. 火焰, 光辉, 光芒, 热情, 激情
The sticks burst into flames.柴烧起来了。
v.烧得通红, 发出火焰
The candles flamed brighter.
蜡烛烧得更亮了。
Her face flamed with excitement.
她激动得脸绯红。
2. part n. & vt.
We all took part in the race.
我们都参加了比赛。
Which part of the town do you live in?
你住在城里的哪一部分?
Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色?
part gold from silver分开金与银
The policeman parted the crowd.警察分散开众人。
3. marry----marriage
(1).marry sb
She married a sailor.
He married his old classmate last week.
David is going to marry Miss Green.
(2).marry one’s daughter to sb
They married their daughter to a doctor
(3).She married late in her life.
She married well//young.
He didn’t marry until 40.
(4).get married (to sb)
They will get married in May.
(5).be married (to sb)
She has been married to a Frenchman.
They have been married for 20 years.
4. whisper n. & v.
She whispered something in his ear.
He whispered to her so that no one else would hear.
He whispered the news to me.
It is whispered that he has cancer. 传闻，有人私下说
5. square n.正方形, 广场, 平方, 直角尺
adj.正方形的, 四方的, 直角的, 正直的, 平方的,
adv.成直角地, 正直地, 公平地, 坚定地
v.使成方形, 弄平, 使直,
There was a square with trees and grass in it in the center of the city.在城市的中心有一个种了树和草的广场。
Four is the square of two.四是二的平方。
The window was square.这个窗户是正方形的。
Tian An Men Square
Square miles//kilometers
6. memory---memorize
He has a good/bad memory.
Keep in memory what I said to you.
7. When the sun goes down with a flaming ray.
The sun rises in the east and sets//goes down in the west.
The End