Unit2 of Module8 Project –Making a Web Page

班級 姓名 學(xué)號 時間 評價

Learning Aims:

1. to learn the meanings and usages of the following words and expressions.e.

2. make a web page

Important and difficult points:

1. Improve the reading comprehension.

2. Master the meanings and usages of some words and phrases, such as cut short

Learning procedures:

第一部分：自主學(xué)習(xí)

Ⅰ.Remember the following important phrases.

1. take a brief look at 簡要回顧 2. play an important role in 發(fā)揮重要的作用

3. be anchored in 扎根于 4. be seen as 被看成

5. be intended for 為…而精心準(zhǔn)備的 6. racial discrimination 種族歧視

7. cut short 削減 8. shortly after 之后不久

9.break up 解散，解體；分手 10. be drafted into the army 被征召入伍

11. make a fortune 發(fā)財 12. achieve much fame 獲得很高的名聲

13. go on tours 去巡演 14. masses of 大量，許多，成群

15. mental illness 精神病 16. have (get) a haircut 理發(fā)

17. have almost universal appeal 受到普遍的歡迎

18 release the very first rock and roll song 發(fā)行第一首搖滾歌曲

II. Fast reading

1.What is this text mainly about?

It is about the history and development of pop music.

2.How many periods can pop music be divided into according to the writer?

Five periods. Early jazz, swing music, R&B, rock and roll, and 1960s pop music.

3.What is the difference between swing music and traditional jazz?

Swing music is faster than traditional jazz and have a sort of swinging feel to the music.

III. Enjoy the following sentences, fill in each blank with a proper word, and then translate them into Chinese orally.

1. From ______ ______ ______ (20 世紀(jì)30 年代早期) to the early 1950s, traditional jazz went into a bit of a decline, and _______ ______ (被取代) in popularity by a new kind of music ______ _______ (稱為) swing.

2. He was a ______ ______ _______ (美國黑人歌手) who ______ ______ (開始演出) with swing bands in the 1930s, and then in 1951, ______ (發(fā)行) the very first rock and roll song, ______ was called ‘ Shake, Rattle and Roll’.

3. Today he ______ ______ ______ (被認(rèn)為是) one of the pioneers of rock and roll, although he never achieved much fame ______ ______ ______ ______ (當(dāng)他在世時) mainly because ______ ______ (有) still racial discrimination in the USA then.

4. The Beatles brought ______ ______ ______ (西方流行音樂) to audiences around the world as they ______ ______ ______ ______ (外出巡演) and ______ ______ (開音樂會) in many different countries.

5. ______ _______ ______ (無論什么地方) the Beatles went, ______ ______ (成群的歌迷) would welcome them at the airport in a phenomenon that was then called ‘ Beatlemania’, ______ _______ (仿佛) it were some kind of ______ ______ (精神病)。

IV. Fill in the blanks according to the text

Title From jazz to pop

Early jazz It came from the folk songs of american black slaves

The trumpet was and still is one of the most important instruments used in jazz.

Solo performance bacame an essential part of every jazz song.

From swing music to rock and roll Swing music is a kind of jazz for dancing

It is faster than traditional jazz music

R&B is a kind of mixture of jazz and swing.

Big Joe Turner, a black American singer, is thought to be one of the pioneers of rock and roll.

1960s pop music The Beatles were the most popular rock and roll band of the 1960s.

The Beatles helped make Western pop music popular around the world.

Wherever the Beatles went, large numbers of fans would welcome them.

V. Self-study of important and difficult language points.

1.［原句回放］By 1949, the start of a new musical trend known as rhythm and blues, or R&B had arisen as a kind of mixture of jazz and swing. 句中trend意思是 ____潮流，趨勢，動向____，　畫線部分短語意思是__音樂趨勢，音樂潮流_____;經(jīng)濟/社會/政治趨勢_economic/social/ political trend___; follow the latest trends in fashion 追求最新的流行款式。句中arise是_ vi.（vt./vi.），常用于arise from/out of 中，意思是_起因于，由…引起；arise的過去式﹑過去分詞分別為 __arose__ 和 ___arisen_____ 。

［拓展］rise vi （太陽、月亮）升起，起來；（物價）上漲；（水）高漲；raise vt. 舉起；養(yǎng)育；募款；提高；飼養(yǎng)； arouse vt. 通常表示情緒方面的“激發(fā)”。 小試牛刀！

1) Misunderstandings ______ from lack of social communication, unless ______ properly, may leadtoserious problems.（C級）

A. arisen; handling B. arising; handled C. rising; handled D.risen; handling

2)`身體上的原因可以引起情緒和精神上的問題。

Emotional or mental problems can arise from a physical cause._.

2. ［原句回放］Elvis’ musical life was cut short when he was drafted into the army in 1958.

句中cut short是 及物詞組（及物／不及物），意思是 將…..,縮短，提前結(jié)束 ，如果賓語是代詞，應(yīng)放在中間。劃線部分單詞draft的意思是： 征召服役，還有 草擬 的意思。

［拓展］ cut short 使停止，打斷，制止 cut sth away (from sth) 切除，剪去cut sth down 砍倒；縮短，刪減；減少數(shù)額，消耗等cut in (on sb/sth) 超車搶道；打斷，打攪cut sb off （常用被動）切斷線路;使通話中斷cut sb/sth off （常用被動）停止供應(yīng)；使……斷絕聯(lián)系；阻礙，阻斷cut up 切碎等

小試牛刀！

1)完成句子并翻譯其用法。

They ____cut away__________all the dead branches from the trees.

We need to ____cut ____ the article ___down___ to 1000 words.

They __were cut off__ for not paying their phone bill.

He __cut up_ the meat on his plate.

He kept __cut in on____ our conversation.

2)The meeting was _______ when the chairman fell ill.（B級）

A. put down B.shut out C. taken off D. cut short

3. ［原句回放］They continue to have almost universal appeal today, even though they broke up in1970. 本句是一個由　even though 引導(dǎo)的 讓步狀語從句__，劃線部分單詞appeal的詞性是名詞，意思是 吸引力 ；appeal還可作動詞，常用短語為appeal to, 意思有___有吸引力,迎合愛好；_呼吁,懇求；訴諸,求助[(+to)]_等。 appeal 的形容詞是appealing, 意思是有吸引力的，有感染力的。劃線部分單詞break up的意思是解散，解體；分手

［拓展］break away (from sth) 突然逃脫；脫離（組織，政黨等）break down （機器）失靈，停止運轉(zhuǎn)；失敗，崩潰；（身體）垮了；化學(xué)分解break in 強行入室；打斷，插嘴 break into sth強行闖入；突然…起來break off 停止講話 break out 突然發(fā)生break through 突破break up 解散；瓦解；（使）結(jié)束；強行驅(qū)散

1)--How did you like Nick’s performance last night ?

-- To be honest ,his singing didn’t ________people’s emotions.

A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur

2)They often quarreled with each other and they decided to _______ the parnership.

A.break down B.break out C.break off D.break up

3)政府呼吁每個人節(jié)約用水。The government is _appealing to everyone to save water_____.

第二部分：達(dá)標(biāo)檢測

Ⅰ.完成句子。

1. Though he played an important role in music, his musical life was cut short in 1958.

2. Afterbthe meeting broke up at eleven o’clock, he went to have a haircut.

3. He think he can make a fortune by singing, which I doubt.

4. He got some kind of mental illness but soon regained his health.

II. 單項填空

1.Refused by the classmates, he decided to ______ his teacher ______ assistance..

A.appeal for; to B.appeal to; for C.appeal to; of D.appeal for; in

2. There is a growing ______ earlier retirement.

A. trend towards B.tend towards C.trend for D.tend for

3. ______ the army, he garrisoned (駐守) Hong Kong for eight years.

A. Drafting in B.having drafted into

C.Having been drafted into D.Being drafted in

4. The film Not One Less by Zhang Yimou, ______ a village school, was well received.

A.set in B.based in C. based on D.came from

5. --- The weather forecast says that it will rain tomorrow.

--- _______, I will have to stay at home.

A. If it will B. If not C. If not so D. If so

6. The great artist says, “ Art should be ________ life. ”

A. root at B. anchored in C. reflected D. root of

7. After cooking, mother ______ making tea.

A. set out B. set about C.set off D.start out

8. Firefighters took two hours to _______ the drivers from the wreckage.

A. release B.benefit C.suffer D.freedom

9. This kind of metal ______ well, and therefore the metal stick ______ into halves easily.

A.is cut; is cut B.cuts; cuts B.is cut; cuts D. cuts; is cut

10. He needed all his______ to persuade her that she should marry him.

A.charm B.interest C.fame D.content

11 .--- Shall I give you a ride as it is so late?

--- Thank you. ________.

A. It’s up to you B. It couldn’t be better

C. It all depends D. If you prefer

12.It ________ quite correct that happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive way.

A.has turned out B.has been turned out

C.is turning out D. is turned out