12 Unit 3 Language in use

1. To practise exclamatory sentences and alternative questions 2. To practise the expression of preference 3. To practise the key words of this module Teaching aims

Language practice What a beautiful city! Do you like traditional music or pop music?

1 Write questions. you / like / pop / traditional music? Do you like pop or traditional music? 1. (be) / Strauss / German / Austrian? 2. (be) / this / pop / rock? 3. they / play / traditional music / modem music? 4. he / play / piano / violin? 5. where / (can) we / hear / rock music / in / New York / London?

1.Is Strauss German or Austrian? 2.Is this pop music or rock music? 3.Do they play traditional music or modern music? 4.Does he play the piano or the violin? 5.Where can we hear rock music, in New York or in London? Answers.

-- Is this by Strauss or Mozart? -- It’s by Strauss. -- Do you like traditional Western music or pop music? -- Well, I like both. 以上这种在问句中提供两组或以上可选答案的问句 叫做选择疑问句。语调为先升后降。对于这样的问 句不能用 yes 或者 no 来回答，应该选其中一个或者同 时都选或者不知道。而且这里的 or 所连接的内容是 一个并列关系，词性应该统一。

This is beautiful music. What beautiful music this is! 1. Vienna is a beautiful old city. 2. It is a successful concert. 3. They are playing noisy drums. 4. It was a wonderful party. 5. Mozart is a famous composer. 2 Write exclamations with what (a) …!

1.What a beautiful old city Vienna is! 2.What a successful concert it is! 3.What noisy drums they are playing! 4.What a wonderful party it was! 5.What a famous composer Mozart is! Answers.

3 Put the words and expression into the correct column. drum fan musician piano pop rock traditional music violin Types of musicInstrumentspeople pop rock traditional music drum piano violin fan musician

Lingling: This is beautiful music. Who wrote it, Betty? Betty: Beethoven wrote it. He was a great musician. I (1)___________ his music. Lingling: Me too. Did he live at the same time as Mozart? Betty: Yes, he was born in 1770 and began to (2) ___________music at an early age. He (3) ___________his first piano concert when he was only seven. 4 Complete the conversation. come give hear learn love write love learn gave

Lingling: When did he start to (4) ___________ music? Betty: Very early. His first work (5) ___________ out before the age of thirteen. Lingling: Was Beethoven famous at that time? Betty: Yes. But he began to lose his hearing. In the last ten years of Beethoven’s life he (6) _________ nothing. Lingling: That’s sad! Betty: Yes, but he still played the piano. He died when he was fifty-six. write came heard

Every year, the Vienna New Year’s Concert takes place on 1st January. It is a classical music concert and it always includes pieces of music by the Strauss family. People all over the world watch it on TV and enjoy the music. Around the w rld

Module task: talking about Chinese music Choose one or two types of Chinese music and describe them. Use the words from the box. Say which types of music you like. Give your reasons. Now talk about Chinese music in front of the class. beautiful fast lively morden sad slow

国际钢琴巨星、联合国儿童基金会国际亲善大使。 世界古典音乐新一代领军人物，、一位 “ 将改变世 界的年轻人 ” 、一部 “ 钢琴的发电机 ” ，《纽约时报》 称郎朗为 “ 古典音乐界中最闪亮的明星之一 ” ，美国 《人物》杂志评他为 “ 最具魅力的男士 ” ，德国《世 界报》称他为 “ 当今世界最成功的钢琴家 ” ，他是 “ 中 国腾飞的符号 ” ， “ 世界的郎朗，华人的骄傲 ” 。 郎朗

1.—Is this book Tony’s or Lingling’s? —_____________. A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Sorry, I’m not sure. D. Yes, It is Lingling’s 2. Strauss is _______. A. German B. Germen C. Germany D. Germans 3.-- Mike, did you see the lantern show when you were in Fuzhou? -- Of course! _____beautiful lanterns! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a 4. Today is a fine day, _______? A. is today B. isn’t today C. is it D. isn’t it 5. Let us go to the park, _______? A. shall we B. don’t we C. will you D. don’t you √ √ √ √ √

6. There is little water in the glass, _______? A. isn’t there B. isn’t it C. is it D. is there 7. Linda ate nothing this morning, _______? A. didn’t she B. was she C. did she D. wasn’t she 8. Mary made me _______ for a long time. A.wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited 9. Peter does well _______ science. That is, Peter is good _______ science. A. at ， at B. at ， in C. with ， for D. in ， at 10. Don’t forget to give Polly some food and change her water, _______? A. will you B. shall we C. won’t you D. do you √ √ √ √ √

Review the new words and expressions in the passage.