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发布时间:2013-11-25

Hits for everyone P4

沈阳市第二中学 吴俣

 

I. Warm up

1. What kind of music do you like best?

2. Who is your favorite singer?

 

II. Vocabulary

tend to  往往是;倾向于

apply to 应用于;适用于

rang from… to… ......范围内浮动

a wide variety of 多样的

attribute to 归因于

come out 出版;发行

 

III. Reading

Fast reading: read the article quickly and try to get the answers.

1. According to New York Times critic Jon Caramanica, what kind of singer is Bruno Mars?

2. How old was he when he won best song at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards?

3. How did Mars find the confidence to start his singing career?

4. Was his singing career smooth at the very beginning?

5. What does he think made him successful?

 

Answers:

1. He is one of the most versatile and accessible singers and he is cute and relatable.

2. 28 years old.

3. He was popular with girls at his high school.

4. No, he had been getting rejected for years.

5. His experience struggling in California.

 

Careful reading: read the article carefully and fill in the blanks.

Hits for everyone

Like it or not, people 1.____ pin labels (标签) on singers. But that rule seems not to 2.____ the American star Bruno Mars.

The world is never 3.____ on musical talents.

Unlike some of the popular singers of today, Mars didn’t 4.____ overnight. Mars 5.____ in an interview that he sang to girls back in high school and the fact that “girls liked me in school” gave him the 6.____ to break into the music business.

Before he became famous, Mars “had been getting rejected and rejected and rejected for years”, as he 7.____ it. He had to 8.____ himself by producing and writing songs for others before he was able to 9.____ on stage.

But Mars 10.____ his current success to his experience struggling (奋斗) in California. “It opened my eyes,” he said. “I was 11.____ to learn so much before putting out my first album. I got to work with other artists, and it 12.____ the groundwork (基础) for me to be ready and put some real songs together.”

 

Answers:

1. tend to; 2. apply to; 3. short; 4. succeed; 5. admitted; 6. confidence ; 7. put; 8. prove;  9. appear; 10. attributes; 11. able; 12. laid

 

IV. Practice

Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. After hearing the singer display a wide variety of music styles ranging from pop, to hip-hop, to rock, Caramanica said “there is nowhere Mars doesn’t belong” .

2. I got to work with other artists, and it laid the groundwork (基础) for me to be ready and put some real songs together.”

 

答案:

1. 在听过这名歌手展示多样的音乐风格---从流行音乐,嘻哈音乐到摇滚之后,Caramanica “Mars属于每一种音乐

2. 我开始和其他艺术家合作,那(艰难的时光)给我打下了坚实的基础,让我做足准备,创作了一些好歌曲。

 

Record-breaking storm (P5)

哈尔滨市第一中学校  张婳

I. Pre-reading

Have you ever experienced a typhoon? What was it like?

 

II. Reading

How many reasons are mentioned for why “Haiyan” was so strong? What are they?

 

Key

Four.

1. Warmer oceans will result in more intense storms.

2. Haiyan started near the equator, where it was able to pick up more heat.

3. The route it traveled was mostly along open ocean, which means no land prevented it from gathering steam.

4. There happened to be very little “wind shear” in the area this time.

 

III. Vocabulary

Read each sentence, then try to figure out which word below it has the same meaning as the underlined word.

1. The typhoon hit the country on Nov 8, at around 5 am.

A. struck

B. beat

C. knocked

2. But where did Haiyan get its destructive power?

A. constructive

B. effective

C. damaging

3. Warmer oceans will… result in more intense storms.

A. lie in

B. lead to

C. result from

4. No land prevented it from gathering steam.

A. protected

B. defended

C. stopped

5. When all those things align in a certain way…

A. come

B. connect

C. collect

 

Key

A C B C B

 

IV. Structure

Look at the sentences below and pay attention to their structures.

Few buildings remained standing once they were hit by wind as violent as 376 kilometers per hour.

比较级的基本句型之一为:

“…as + 形容词 + as…”                  “…as + 形容词 + 名词 + as…”

 

My grandpa is as energetic as a young man.

Exercise is as useful a way as any other to lose unwanted weight.

I will try to find as much information as I can about what happened.

 

1. She and her sister are both beautiful.
She is ____ ____ ____ her sister.

2. This restaurant wasn’t ____ that other restaurant we went to.
A. half as good as
B. as half good as
C. as good as half
D. good as half as

3. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times ____.
A. as much                                
B. as many
C. so much                               
D. so many

 

Key

1. as beautiful as   2. A   3. A

 

Rules for iPhones (P6)

I. Warm up
1. As a student, do you keep a cell phone with you every day?

2. Do you use it often in your daily life?

3. Do you think it’s necessary to take your cell phone to school?

 

II. Fast reading

Read the article quickly and answer the following questions:
1. How can Gregory keep his iPhone as a Christmas gift?

He can keep it as long as he obeys the rules and regulations his mother has set for him.

 

2. What if he breaks the rules?

Failure to comply with the list will result in termination of his iPhone ownership.

 

III. Careful reading
Choose the best answer:

1. The author’s main purpose in writing the article is to ____.

A. teach Gregory how to use electronics

B. show Gregory how much thought has been put into this gift 

C. inform Gregory of good manners he has to follow in public

D. make a deal with Gregory on the use of his Christmas gift

2. If Gregory loses his iPhone, he ____.

A. will get a new one from his parents

B. has to pay for a new one himself

C. will not receive gifts from his parents any more

D. must learn to live without a phone

3. We can learn from the article that Gregory’s parents ____.

A. set rules and regulations in every aspect of his life

B. expect him to do something in return for this gift

C. are worried about his manners and carelessness

D. don’t want him to become addicted to electronic products

4. Which of the following rules does Gregory have to follow if he wants to be the owner of an iPhone?

a. Do not answer calls from strangers.

b. Pay close attention his phone while at school.

c. Keep the phone on silent when he’s at the cinema.

d. Record his life as much as possible using the phone.

e. Bring the phone with him on field trips.

A. ab             B. bd             C. ce            D. de

 

Key:

1. D。根据But with your acceptance of this present come some rules and regulations. Please read through the following list of rules可知Gregory的父母送了他一部苹果手机,并且和他就如何使用做出了一系列的约定。

2. B。根据If it falls into the toilet, smashes (摔碎) on the ground or vanishes (消失) into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement or repair costs.可知如果手机发生丢失或者损毁,Gregory需要自己打工挣钱来维修或者更换。

3. D。根据Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Wonder without Googling等内容可知,Gregory的父母不希望儿子沉迷于高科技产品,他们希望儿子能够把手机作为一个有益的辅助设备,而将精力放在体验真正的现实生活中去。

4. C根据文章列出的诸多规定可知,Gregory在旅游的时候可以带手机,但是不能带到学校去,有电话要接,但是不需要把每个生活的情景都拍照录像记录下来。所以c, e两项最恰当。

 

IV. After reading
Discussion:

Do you agree with the rules and regulations set by Gregory’s parents? Why or why not?

 

 


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