新视野大学英语视听说教程第二版第二册 Unit1
II. Listening Skills
1. M: Why don?t we go to the concert today? W: I?ll go get the keys.
Q: What does the woman imply?
2. W: I can?t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it. M: Have you checked in the car? Q: What does the man imply?
3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD? W: Do I look like a thief?
Q: What does the woman imply?
4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?
W: Let?s just say that I wouldn?t vote for her in the local beauty contest. Q: What does the woman imply about the singer?
5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can?t find him anywhere. W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago. Q: What does the woman mean? 1.B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A
III. Listening In Task 1: Encore!
As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn?t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She thanked them and asked them why they were so interested in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve; now it is much better.” 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
Task 2: What are your favorite songs?
W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me? M: A concert? What?s it about?
W: It features recent pop songs. Are you interested?
M: Hmm, I was crazy about pop songs when I was in high school, but now I?m no longer a big fan. Pop songs go out of fashion too quickly. I?m beginning to prefer old folk songs.
W: Many older people find those songs cool, and my parents are hooked on them too. By the way, a program of golden oldies was on TV yesterday evening. M: Oh, what a pity! I missed it.
W: I have a DVD of oldies. I can lend it to you if you want.
M: Oh, that would be great. I?m dying to hear them. Many thanks. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C Task 3: Music and your mood
Music can influence our emotions, thoughts and behavior to a great degree. It can make us sad or happy, relaxed or full of energy.
Slow music calms people. Ballads and some forms of classical music often create a peaceful atmosphere that is good for relaxing after a busy day. If the music is slowed below 50 beats per minutes, it can create an atmosphere of sadness. This kind of slow music can be found in many types of music, such as jazz and blues. Many people listen to slow music. It suits their mood when they are alone at night.
Faster music, such as rock, heavy metal and dance music, tends to give us energy and makes us feel full of life. This type of music is often played at sporting events to stir up the fans and the teams.
Rock, pop music and rap are played at parties. They can provide energy to the gathering. Since most rock, pop and rap songs are easy to listen to, they are suitable for parties. Rock music is sometimes used to accompany physical labor. Its heavy fast tempo speeds up the heart, and one almost works in time to the music, making the work more enjoyable.
Some people think that rock music can cause road accidents. Drivers could become excited by the speed of the music and drive too fast. But there are so many things to distract a driver?s attention that it does not make sense to blame rock music.
1. classical 2. peaceful 3. relaxing 4. Jazz 5. sadness 6. heavy metal 7. energy 8. sporting events 9. physical labor 10. road accidents
V. Let?s Talk
The Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”
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 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 they were the real owners of the song.
1. Good Morning to All 2. Success 3. musical talents 4. Without 5. second part 6. Replaced 7. legal action 8. real owners
VI. Further Listening and Speaking 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 honestly 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 …
1. special 2. joke 3. talent 4. proud 5. loud 6. joy 7. honesty 8. dancer 9. talk 10. wondered 11. capture 12. fan Task 2: Mozart
Mozart was a great 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 music lessons. The boy?s reputation as a musical prodigy grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing in concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano and the violin, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770 when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher, and his first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works. 1. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B 2. What could Mozart do at the age of six? A
3. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart?s accomplishments while he was in his early teens? A
4. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D
5. Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the passage? C Task 3: Karaoke
Dalin: It?s Mike?s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?
Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we don?t have special karaoke bars!
Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can select the music that our group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.
Laura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don?t sing very well.
Dalin: I?m surprised that you don?t sing much in America. So many really cool groups come from there.
Laura: Yeah, music is popular, but mostly we just listen to it. Dalin: If you just listen to it, you?ll miss out on a lot of fun. Laura: Well, we sometimes dance to the music. 1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.F Speaking
Musical Memories
Tony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn?t that “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what?s the big deal?
Tony: When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion King. That?s the Elton John song from the movie.
Nancy: I still can?t understand why it?s so important to you.
Tony: Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!
Nancy: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titanic. I always think of the song “My Heart Will Go On” as our song! Whenever I hear it, I think of that night.
Tony: Oh, I can understand why you love that song! Isn?t it interesting all the memories we connect with songs?
Unit2
II. Listening Skills
1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times. M: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind? Q: What does the man imply?
2. M: What did you think about the movie you saw last night?
W: I should have stayed at home. It was a complete waste of money. Q: What does the woman imply?
3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star. M: Yes, and pigs might fly. Q: What does the man mean?
4. M: So if you give me 20 dollars for three tickets, I can give you eight dollars change. W: Oh, that?s cheaper than I expected. Q: How much is a ticket?
5. W: She?s the best woman director ever. I?ve seen all her movies. M: Are you sure? She?s never won any awards. Q: What does the man mean? 1. A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B
III. Listening In
Task 1: Finally, we?ve found something in common.
Amy: What did you think of the movie, Peter? Did you like it?
Peter: Not really, Amy. It seemed that the director was just trying hard to impress us with strange close-ups and special sound effects, but he forgot to include a good story.
Amy: The movie made you think. It was different from the superficial dialogs you usually see in films these days.
Peter: But the movie seemed to be too dark and sad. Why does a movie have to be sad to be deep? Amy: But it is better than some violent movies with nothing but gunfights and exploding cars. I prefer thought-provoking movies.
Peter: Sometimes you don?t want to think. You just want light-hearted movies. By the way, did you see the new mystery movie shown at the local cinema yesterday?
Amy: Oh, it was so suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Peter: I loved it too. The plot was great, and the acting was unbelievable.
Amy: Now we?ve found something in common. I guess we can watch mysteries together in the future.
1. director 2. sound effects 3. good story 4. think 5. sad 6. violent 7. light-hearted movies 8. mystery movie 9. in the future Task 2: An actor forgetting his line
There was once an actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say this line in praise of the rose: ?Ah, the sweet smell of my love.?” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious! “You damned fool!” he cried. “You?ve ruined my play! You?ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!” 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B Task 3: The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented every year by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellent professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers.
The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most important award ceremonies in the world. It is televised live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and gathers large numbers of viewers elsewhere throughout the world. This year?s ceremony was watched by more than 40 million Americans. It is said that only the Super Bowl, the Olympic Ceremonies, and the Football World Cup Final draw more viewers in the United States.
However, the Academy Awards are not without criticism. It has been observed that several of the Academy Award winners have not stood the test of time. Critics claim that many films with artistic value, cultural influence and innovative qualities have not received enough attention. Since the 1980s, money-making blockbusters have often been Best Pictures winners, but they are not necesssarily great films with depth. The Academy Awards have also been criticized for favoring certain types of films and neglecting other types. The Best Picture prize has rarely been given to