Fans fuel creative arts (P4)
山东省烟台第二中学 孔洁

Activity 1
Would you like to listen to a musical like Mozart-L’opera Rock? 
When French musical Mozart-L’opera Rock toured nine Chinese cities in the last two years, it drew a big crowd of fans.
What about your idols’ performances? 

Activity 2
Read the passage quickly and find out who contributes to Chinese cultural and creative industries. 
•It is the young audiences and performers that are driving the Chinese cultural and creative industries. 

Activity 3 
How does the author illustrate his viewpoint?
√ A. by giving examples
B. by making comparisons
√ C. by listing data
D. by asking questions 

Activity 4 
Complete the mind map with information from the passage. 
 

Activity 5 
What’s your understanding of “Thanks to the joint effort of young audiences and performers, there’s a driving force for Chinese cultural and creative industries”? Give a talk based on the mind map in Activity 4, following the steps below.
•Explain your understanding of the statement;
•Support your opinion with examples;
•End with your conclusion. 

Activity 6  Language focus 
Guess the meaning of the underlined words. 
•1. Chen is one of many young Chinese who are increasingly fueling the country’s performing arts market. 
•2. According to a report released by the Lighthouse Research Institute and ticketing firm Damai on March 25, young Chinese accounted for a record 55 percent of consumers of performing arts ticket sales in 2019 and 72 percent of concert attendees were people born after 1990.
•3. For example, the 19-year-old Chinese singer-actor Jackson Yee featured as a coach on the reality show Street Dance of China.
 
•2. According to a report released by the Lighthouse Research Institute and ticketing firm Damai on March 25, young Chinese accounted for a record 55 percent of consumers of performing arts ticket sales in 2019 and 72 percent of concert attendees were people born after 1990.
•The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company’s revenue. 
•account for: to be a particular amount or part of sth. 
•3. For example, the 19-year-old Chinese singer-actor Jackson Yee featured as a coach on the reality show Street Dance of China.
•Jon featured in one of the show's most thrilling episodes. 
•feature: v. If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition, or magazine, they are an important part of it. 
Translate the following sentences. 
•1. 他将在最新的舞蹈节目中担任评委。 
•He will feature as a judge in the new dancing program. 
•2. 今年网上购物占了零售业的72%。  
•Online shopping accounts for 72% of the retail industry this year.  
•3. 研究表明暖色会促进我们的食欲。 
•Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. 

Activity 7
What inspiration do you get from the young generation? 
•    President Xi praised China’s generation born in the 1990s for their dedication in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying they demonstrated that the Chinese youth of the new era can be entrusted with great missions. 
•    He said that the nation will be full of hope and the country will have a great tomorrow when younger generations have ideals, ability and a strong sense of responsibility. 
 
•    Zhou Yaqun, an anesthesiologist at Wuhan Tongji Hospital, participated in the first aortic valve replacement operation of a COVID-19 patient. 
 
•    Zhang Yingzhen, a pediatric nurse, takes the role of a sibling for child patients, helping them to overcome  COVID-19. 
 
PLA soldiers help to transport vegetables for local communities in Wuhan under lockdown measures. 
 
The Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, a landmark of Wuhan, is lit every night with "Go Wuhan, Go China". Behind this illumination is the effort of one young millennial. 
 
Liu Wei, a young firefighter from the post-1990s generation, delivers meals, drives medics to quarantined sites and transports healthcare supplies. 
 
Karim Yusup, a volunteer from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, feels obliged to offer a helping hand to fight against the coronavirus outbreak in a local community of Wuhan.

Assignment 
As a member of the young generation, what can you do to contribute to our country? Write a short passage sharing your idea with us. 

The Concept of Childhood in Western Countries
宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学
贺晓云

Task 1  Title-based predictions
 
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ____？____.
    A. environmental problems         B. the NCP epidemic
    C. technological advancement    D. seismic noise reduction

Task 2  True or False
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent.
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic.
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
4. The reduction in background noise poses a challenge to seismologists' research.
(KEY: FFTF)

Task 3  Scanning and skimming
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent. 

 
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic. 张冠李戴
 
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
 
Task 4  Filling the blanks Para5-8
 
 
Summarize the main idea:
Similar findings of four different teams of scientists' point to one conclusion: _______________. (KEY: less seismic noise)

4. The reduction in background noise poses challenges to seismologists' research.
 
Summarize the main idea:
The writer quotes different people's findings to __________the current phenomenon. 
(KEY: confirm)
 
The writer ends this passage in a/an _____ way.
 A. ironic                 B. metaphoric      
 C. humorous                D. comparative
(KEY: C)

 
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ________. 
    A. environmental problems         B. the NCP epidemic
    C. technological advancement    D. seismic noise reduction
(KEY: D)