B: Sounds good. Let s go.
Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.
Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway!
Laura: But dad…This is Metallica1 They re so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands.
Philip: I don t care. It just sounds like noise to me. I can t stand it!
Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I ll out on something else. What do you want to hear?
Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?
Laura: Not her again! Her music isn t very hip any more. I think she is a bore.
SAMPLE DIALOG
A: That music is terrible! Turn off!
B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy s hit song “Get down”! It s really appealing.
A: Nonsense. It s just noise tome. I can t put up with it anymore.
B: It s my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I ll hate something you like. What would like to listen to?
A: What about some old songs of the 1970s like “The White-Haired Girl”? B: Ha-ha-ha-ha. It s not fashionable any longer. I ll be bored to death. V. Let s Talk
The Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”
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The story of the song “Happy Birthday to You” Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, wrote a song together for the children, entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister s knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, Good Morning to All” was sure to be a success. The sister published the song in a collection entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten” in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University s Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without the sisters permission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”. Mr. Coleman s addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally, the sisters” original first part disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You” had altogether replaced the sisters original song “Good Morning to All”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr. Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song.
1. Good Morning to All
2.。success
3.musical talents
4. without
5.second part
6replaced
7.legal action
8.real owners
Possible Retelling for the Teacher s Reference
The story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had great musical talents, while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education. Bu combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to All”. It was a success, and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens.
Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present “Happy Birthday to You”. This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song.
VI. Further Listening and Speaking
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Task 1: Thank You for the Music
I m nothing special; in fact I m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you re probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I m singing
Thanks for all the joy they re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be
Without a song or a dance what are we
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I ve often wondered, how did it all start
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can
Well, whoever it was, I m a fan
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I m singing
…
Task 2: Mozart
Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons. The boy s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was