Module 3 Music
宗旨意识
约翰·列侬是披头士乐队的创始人之一,他不但是一位著名的音乐家,而且还是一位政治家。
John Lennon is one of the most complex individuals on the earth. The Britishborn musician is a true international image who influenced the world with his message of peace and love. In America, Lennon is one of the most loved people to ever call the United States home.
Born and raid in Liverpool, as a teenager Lennon became interested in jazz. His first band, the Quarrymen, developed into the Beatles in 1960,and then he became one of the founding members of this international super group. He, along with Paul McCartney, formed
the early creative band that changed music in the world. When the group disbanded in 1970, Lennon took up a solo career that produced the popular albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and popular songs such as Give Peace a Chance and Working Class Hero.
Lennon was one of the founding members of the international super group, the Beatles. The group's success has never been copied, and its music is as popular today as it was in the 1960s and 1970s.
苦笑不得Lennon wrote, or cowrote some of the most memorable tunes ever written in the Rock‘n’Roll genre.He found great success as a member of the Beatles, which is the most commercially successful group in history, and as a solo artist,Lennon was also a political activist. His views on religion and politics caud great deal of controversy in the United States. He was an outspoken critic of the country's involvement in the Vietnam conflict. His popularity caud great concern with government officials becau he had the attention of the young people in America at the time.
Lennon had been living in New York for veral years, where he was being watched by the FBI, who wanted to find grounds to drive him away from the United States. He spread his words of peace in different ways and gained great popularity among people. Lennon was killed on December 8, 1980 by a crazy gunman outside his home in New York City. Today a memorial board at the site of his death is one of the most visited sites in the country.
[阅读障碍词]
1.disband v. 解散
2.genre n. 流派
3.controversy n. 争论
4.critic n. 批评家
[诱思导读]
根据短文内容,判断正误(T/F)
1.Lennon created the Beatles with the purpo of changing the world music.( )
2.The music of the Beatles was mostly written by Lennon himlf.( )
3.Lennon was against the America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict.( )
4.Many people come to visit the place where Lennon was killed after his death.( )
[答案] 1-4 FFTT
Section Ⅰ Warming Up,Prereading & Reading
Ⅰ.匹配以下单词的词性及汉语意思
( )1.audience A.vt.失去;丧失重视的反义词
( )2.classical B.adj.音乐的可乐冰棍
( )3.mix C.n.听众
( )4.influence D.vt.巡回演出
试卷的英文( )5.director E.n.古典音乐
( )6 po F.n.天分;天赋;才华
( )7.lo G.n.指挥
( )8.musical H.vt.影响
( )9.tour I.vt.作曲;创作
( )10.talent J.vt.使混合
[答案] 1-5 CEJHG 6-10 IABDF
Ⅱ.选择以下句中相应词组的汉语意思
A.作为……而知名 B.把……变成……C.有史以来
D.和……;不但……而且…… E.变聋 F.留下深刻印象
1aoe教学设计.My grandfather learned to lipread when he started to go deaf.
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2.May I change the note into change? ________
3.Madam Curie is known as a great scientist for her intelligence. ________
4.We were impresd with the beautiful sight when we finally climbed to the top of the mountain.吉他弦 ________
5.Beethoven is the greatest musician of all time. ________
6.He has to study a cond foreign language as well as English.
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[答案] 1-6 EBAFCD
Joph Haydn(1732-1809)was an Austrian compor and is known as “the father of the symphony〞. Other compors had written symphonies before Haydn,but he changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra.
He was born in a village in Austria,the son of a peasant①. He had a beautiful singing voice.After studying music in Vienna②,Haydn went to work at the court of a prince(王子)in eastern Austria,where he became director of music③. Having worked there for 30 years④, Haydn moved to London,where he was very successful⑤.
约瑟夫·海顿(1732-1809),奥地利作曲家,以“交响乐之父〞著称。在他之前,也有作曲家写过交响乐欢乐的泼水节,但是他把交响乐曲改成了适合交响乐团演奏的长乐曲。
他出生在奥地利的一个村庄,是一个农民的儿子。他有着优美的歌喉。在维也纳学习音乐之后,海顿去奥地利东部一个王子的宫廷工作,在那里他成了音乐指挥家。在那儿工作了30年后,海顿移居伦敦。在那里,海顿大获成功。
[助读讲解] ①the son of a peasant是He的同位语,对He作解释说明。②After studying ...为“介词+现在分词短语〞构造,在句中作时间状语。③where he became director of music为where引导的非限制性定语从句,where可换成in which。④Having worked ...为现在分词的完成式,在句中作状语,强调work这一动作发生在moved表示的动作之前。⑤where he was very successful为where引导的非限制性定语从句。
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a compor, possibly the greatest musical genius of all time. He only lived 35 years and he compod more than 600 pieces of music.
Mozart was born in Salzburg,Austria. His father Leopold was a musician and orchestra conductor. Wolfgang had musical talent from a very early age.He learned to play the ha
rpsichord when he was four, he started composing music when he was five,and when he was six,he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress of Austria.⑥