Unit1ListeningSkillsM:Whydon’twegototheconcerttoday?W:I’llgogetthekeys.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:Ican’tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.M:HaveyoucheckedintheQ:Whatdoesthemanimply?M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedW:DoIlooklikeathief?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?W:Let’sjustsaythatIwouldn’t/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican’tfindhimanywhere.W:ThelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesQ:Whatdoesthewomanmean?1.B2.B3.D4.C5.AListeningInTask1:Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecr ied,“Encore!Encore!”Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn’tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.”1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FTask2Whatareyourfavoritesongs?W: Hi,Bob!DoyouwanttogotoaconcertwithM: Aconcert?What'sitabout?W:Itfeaturesrecentpopsongs.Areyouinterested?M: Hmm,IwascrazyaboutpopsongswhenIwasinhighschool,butnowI'mnolongerabigfan.Popsongsgooutoffashiontooquickly.beginningtopreferoldfolksongs.W:Manyolderpeoplefindthosesongscool,andmyparentsareonthemtoo.Bytheway,aprogramofgoldenoldieswasonTVyesterdayevening.M:Oh,whatapity!Imissedit.W: IhaveaDVDofoldies.Icanlendittoyouifyouwant.M: Oh,thatwouldbegreat.I'mdyingtohearthem.Manythanks.1.B2.B3.D4.A5.CTask3MusicandyourmoodTypesSlowmusic

Examples EffectsBalladsandsomeformsItoftencreatesapeacefulofclassical

atmospherethatisgoodrelaxingafterabusyday.Veryslowmusic Jazzandblues. Itcancreateanatmospherebelow50beats ofsadness.perminuteFastermusic Rock，heavymetalandIttendstogiveusenergydancemusic. andmakeusfeelfulloflife.canbeplayedatparties,sportingeventsandincars.RockmusiccanbeusedtoaccompanyphysicalItdoesnotmakesensetoblamerockmusicforroadaccidents.SpeakingOutModel1DoyoulikeLaura:Hey!Bob:Hello!Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?Bob:No,notmuch.DoyoulikeLaura:Well,yes,Ido.I’mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.Bob:Oh,he’sapianoplayer,isn’the?Laura:No,he’satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They’rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don’tyoulikethem?Laura:Ugh!TheymakemystomachSAMPLEDIALOGA:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?B:No,Idon’tlikeitatall.A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?B:I’marealfanofpopsongs.A:Who’syourfavoritesingerorgroup?B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.TheyareallnoisetoModel2Doyoulikepunkrock?Max:WhatkindofmusicdoyouFrannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.Max:Anyinparticular?Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.Max:Punkrock?Youdon’tseemlikethepunkrocktype.Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairblue.Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What’syourfavoritemusic?Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I’mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.SAMPLEDIALOGA:Whatsportsappealtoyou?B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.A:x-Sports?Youdon’tlookliketheextremesportstype.B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?A:Iliket’aichimost.Infact,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt’aichi.Whydon’tyoucomewithme?B:Soundsgood.Let’sgo.Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!Laura:Butdad…ThisisMetallica1They’resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavymetalbands.Philip:Idon’tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican’tstandit!Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I’lloutonsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn’tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.SAMPLEDIALOGA:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy’shitsong“Getdown”!It’sreallyappealing.A:Nonsense.It’sjustnoisetome.Ican’tputupwithitanymore.B:It’smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I’llhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwouldliketolistento?A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl”?B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It’snotfashionableanylonger.I’llbeboredtodeath.Let’sTalkTheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherfor thechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister’sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,‘GoodMorningtoAll”wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty -oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergarten Education at Columbia University’sTeachers College,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters’permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman’sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters”originalfirstpartdisappeared.“HappyBirthdaytoYou”hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters’originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.1.GoodMorningto2.。success3.musicaltalents4.without5.secondpart6replaced7.legalaction8.realownersPossibleRetellingfortheTeacher’sReferenceThestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou”wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters’permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters’firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatshehersisterreallyownedthesong.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTask1:ThankYoufortheMusicI’mnothingspecial;infactI’mabitofaboreIfItellajoke,you’reprobablyhearditbeforeButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing‘CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosingI’msogratefulandproudAllIwantistosingitoutloudSoIsayThankyouforthemusic,thesongsI’msingingThanksforallthejoythey’rebringingWhocanlivewithoutit,IaskinallhonestyWhatwouldlifebeWithoutasongoradancewhatareSoIsaythankyouforthemusicForgivingittomeMothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalkShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldAndI’veoftenwondered,howdiditallstartWhofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheartLikeamelodycanWell,whoeveritwas,I’mafanSoIsayThankyouforthemusic,thesongsI’msinging…Task2:MozartMozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.fatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy’sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasindemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,heover600works.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheMozart?WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofix?Which ofthefollowingisNOT mentioned asone ofaccomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlytees?WhichofthefollowingistrueofWhich ofthefollowincouldbethemostappropriatetitlforpassage?CTask3:KaraokeDalin:It’sMike’sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven’tspecialkaraokebars!Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrotimetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon’tsingverywell.1.F2.F3.T4.T5.TSpeakingMusicalMemoriesTony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn’tthat“CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?”Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat’sthebigdeal?Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLionKing.That’stheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.Nancy:Istillcan’tunderstandwhyit’ssoimportanttoyou.Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreallylovedspendingtimewithher.ItismyfavoritesongofallNancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialwaysthinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn”asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithinkofthatnight.Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn’titinterestingallthememoriesweconnectwithsongs?PartIDirections:Listentotheshortdialogs,andthenchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)Heavymetal.Rock.Goldenoldies.Popmusic.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)SheisfromHongKong.SheisfamiliarwiththeHongKongsingers.Sheisnotfamiliarwiththemusictheyarelisteningto.Sheenjoysthemusictheyarelisteningto.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)Themanwon'tturnonthestereoforthewoman.Thewomanlovesfastmusic.Slowmusiccangivepeopleenergyaccordingtotheman.Fastmusiccangivepeopleenergyaccordingtotheman.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)Themanthinkstheticketsareinexpensivewhilethewomantheyareexpensive.Themanthinkstheticketsareexpensivewhilethewomantheyareinexpensive.Theyboththinktheticketsareexpensive.Theyboththinktheticketsareinexpensive.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)Themanprobablymovedinnotlongago.Thewomanprobablymovedinnotlongago.Themanisinterestedinthebass.Thewomanwantstofinishthepartyasearlyaspossible.PartIIDirections:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenfillintheblanksthemissingwords.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetimetowritethemissingwords.Usethesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.W:Oh,BackstreetBoys!Theyweremyfavoriteband(1)lastM:Notanymore(2)?W:Yes,thoughmyinterestisnolonger(3)sostrong.Yousee,Iwasonceabigfan(4)ofthem.M:Iknowyoucollected(5)postersandboughteveryCDtheyevermade.W:Ialsowenttoalmosteveryconcerttheyhad—eventheones(6)inCanada!M:Don'tyouthinkthatwasstrange?Goingcrazy(7)oversomestrangers?W:Maybetoyou(8).Butstudentshavetoomuch pressure(9).Wetospendalotoftimestudying...M:Whichleadsyoutofallinlove(10)withpopstars?Idon'tgetit(11).W:Yousee,undergreatpressure,weneedrelaxationfromtimetotime(12).And...M:Goon(13)!W:Inasec!Let'swatchthismusicvedio(14)first!PartIIIDirections:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirstplaying,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usesecondplayingtocheckyouranswers.WhathasWilliamsrecentlysaid?Musicpiracyiscostingthemusicindustryalotofmoney.Musicpiracyisagoodthing.Musicpiracypromotesthepopularityofhissongs.Musicpiracyshouldbebanned.WhyisWilliamssorichnow?Hehasrecentlyinheritedalotofmoney.Hehasbenefitedagreatdealfrommusicpiracy.Hehasgotlotsofmoneyfromtherecordcompanies.Hehasreceivedlargedonationsfromhisfans.WhenWilliamsaskedtherecordcompaniesabouttheissueofpiracy,whatresponsesdidhegetfromthem?Theywereangrybutwouldnotdoanythingaboutit.Theyfoundthemselveshelpless.Theydidnotcaresincetheycouldgetlotsofmoneyover-pricedCDs.Theywereangryandweretryingtosettletheissueincourt.Whatexamplesofmusicpiracyarementionedinthepassage?Onlinesong-sharing.CDcopying.DownloadingsongsfromtheInternet.BothA)andB).Whatisthespeaker'stoneaboutmusicpiracy?Neutral.Negative.Positive.PartIVDirections:Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingstatements.Whentheaudiencecried"Encore",thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththe fromtheaudience.answerreplyresponseD.RETURNIn1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreat asbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.necessityneedwantdemandAlthoughMozartlivedonlyashortlife,he over600posedcomposedofcomposedinwascomposedofIn1916,Pattytooklegalaction Mr.Coleman.overagainstwithforHismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobs aliving.fortoonwithFromthattime ,Mozartwasperforminginconcertsandmusic.aheadforthondownWesometimesdanced themusicinakaraokebar.atforwithtoLet'sgofor beforewegoto .lunch...concertthelunch...theconcertlunch...theconcertthelunch...concertBeforetheageoffour,Mozart greatmusicaltalent.hasshownhadshownhadbeenshownhaveshowedAfterPattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofEducation,agentleman RobertColemanpublishedthesong.calledthenameofatthenamebythenameofinthenameofUNIT2ListeningSkillsW:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearseonehundredtimes.M:Ahundredtimes?IsthedirectoroutofhisQ:Whatdoesthemanimply?M: Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovieyousawlastnight?W: Ishouldhavestayedathome.ItwasacompletewasteofQ: Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:ShesaidshemightbecomeafamousmovieM:Yes,andpigsmightfly.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M: Soifyougivemetwentydollarsforthreetickets,Icangiveeightdollarschange.W: Oh,that'scheaperthanIexpected.Q: Howmuchisaticket?5W: She'sthebestwomandirectorever.I'veseenallherM: Areyousure?She'sneverwonanyawards.Q: Whatdoestheman1.A2.D3.B4.C5.BListeningInTask1:Finally,we'vefoundsomethingincommon.Amy: Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie,Peter?Didyoulikeit?Peter: Notreally,Amy.Itseemedthatthedirectorwasjusttryinghardimpressuswithstrangeclose-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butheforgottoincludeagoodstory.Amy: Themoviemadeyouthink.Itwasdifferentfromthesuperficialdialogsyouusuallyseeinfilmsthesedays.Peter: Butthemovieseemedtobetoodarkandsad.Whydoesahavetobesadtobedeep?Amy: Butitisbetterthansomeviolentmovieswithnothingbutgunfightsandexplodingcars.Ipreferthought-provokingmovies.Peter:Sometimesyoudon'twanttothink.Youjustwantlight-heartedmovies.Bytheway,didyouseethenewmysterymovieshownatthecinemayesterday?Amy:Oh,itwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthetime.Peter:Ilovedittoo.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwasunbelievable.Amy:Nowwe'vefoundsomethingincommon.Iguesswecanmysteriestogetherinthefuture.Peterdidnotreallylikethemoviebecausethedirectorwasjustusingstrangeclose-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butdidnotincludeagoodstory.Amyenjoyedthemoviebecauseitmadepeoplethink.Peterdisagrees,sayingamoviedoesnothavetobesadtobedeep.Amyarguesthatitisbetterthansomeviolentmovies.Still,Peterthinkssometimespeopledon'twanttothinkandjustwantlight-heartedmovies.FinallyPeterandAmyfoundsomethingincommon.Theybothlikedthenewmysterymovie,sotheycanwatchmysteriestogetherinthefuture.Task2:AnactorforgettinghislineTherewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdrosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:‘Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.’”Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.O nlythedirectorwasfurious!“Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried.“You’veruinedmyplay!You’veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”“No!”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgettherose!”1.D2.C3.D4.A5.BTask3:TheAcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwards,popularlyknownastheOscars,arepresentedeveryyearbytheAmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencestorecognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,actors,andwriters.Theformalceremonyatwhichtheawardsarepresentedisoneofthemostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld.ItistelevisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdom,andgatherslargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworld.Thisyear'sceremonywaswatchedbymorethan40millionAmericans.ItissaidthatonlytheSuperBowl,theOlympicOpeningCeremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewersintheUnitedSates.However,theAcademyAwardsarenotwithoutcriticism.IthasobservedthatseveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestoftime.Criticsclaimthatmanyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluenceandinnovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Sincethe1980s,money-makingblockbustershaveoftenbeenBestPicturewinners,butarenotnecessarilygreatfilmswithdepth.TheAcademyAwardshavealsobeencriticizedforfavoringcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectingothertypes.TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmorasciencefictionfilm,withAvatarasanexceptionTheAcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsortheOscarsrecognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,actors,andwritersTheAwardCeremonyoneofthemostimportantawardceremoniesintheworldtelevisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdom gatheringlargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworldwatchedbymorethan40millionAmericansOnlytheSuperBowl,theOlympicOpeningCeremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewers.CriticismSeveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestoftime.Manyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluence,andinnovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Money-makingblockblusterswithoutdepthhaveoftenbeenPicturewinners.TheOscarsfavorcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectothertypes.TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmorasciencefictionfilm.SpeakingOutModel1Willyoucomewithme?John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou’refreetomorrownight.Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?John:I’vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!John:It’smypleasure.Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketsweresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi”headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthemovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I’mflatteredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.John:You’rewelcome.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:Hi,areyoubusythisB:Yes.What’sonyourmind?A:I’vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.A:It’snothing.B:I’vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefreetickets.B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thankyouverymuchindeedforinvitingme.A:Noproblem.Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?John:So…whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?Laura:Well…IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnotasgoodaspreviousones.John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.State-of-the-artspecialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.Laura:You’reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthattheycreatedsomanyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?B:Well…Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodas andtheBeast.It’sakillerflick.A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablyB:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?A:Well,it’ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelivesofhumanbeings.B:You’reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderintheShakespeareanplayHamlet.Model3theplotisfirst-class.John:It’skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthismovie.Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkthepast.Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon’tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwasthatstrong.John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheactingwasalittleweak.Theyjustdidn’thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican’timagineanyoneelseplayingthatpart.Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He’ssoooocute!NowYourTurnSAMPLEDIALOGA:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon’tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwassostrong.A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecausethecastingofthemovie?B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthearenotinterestingatall.A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She’sadorable!Let’sTalkAlfredHitchcockAlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,directorprovidestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock’spassport,whichwasmarkedsimplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?”“Gooseflesh.”repliedHitchcock.AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewassometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkingfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe’dsink!Hiscleversolutionwastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthecourseofthemovie.1.A2.B3.C4.D5.DFurtheringListeningandListeningTask1:OnlyOneLinePeterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehadahardtimememorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathecoulddoitbecausehe’sonlyhavetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonlylinewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Peterpracticedandpracticed,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,overandoveragain,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehisturn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,“WHATTHEHELLWASTHAT?”memorizinglinesrememberonelineIhearthegunsroaraloudboomforgothislineTask2:MovieReviewslovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“MonsoonWedding”.It’sanIndianmovie. ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunnyandsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.ThismovieshowssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It’sgreat!Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemoviewastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.“ThePianist”issetintheSecondWorldWar.It’saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholivesinWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewassafe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisispowerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.“Rabbit-ProofFence”issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit’sbasedonrealevents.Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.1.A2.C3.C4.A5.DTask3:Let'sgoandseethemovie.Lisa: Whatkindofmoviedoyouwanttosee,Nick?Nick: IreallywanttoseeMonsterNight,thehorrormovieadvertisednewspapers.Lisa: MonsterNight?Itsoundsscary.Idon'tlikehorrorfilms.Nick: OK.It'snotyetintheatersanyway.Itwon'tbecomingoutuntilweek.Whatmoviesareplayingnow?Lisa: Letmecheck...There'sanactionfilmstarringJetLi,and...MonsterNight!It'salreadyintheaters.Nick: What?Itis?Whichtheaterisitplayingat?Lisa: It'sshowingatthetheaterinthemall.ButIreallydon'twanttoseeit.Nick: AllthecriticshavegivenMonsterNightgreatreviews.Whattimeisthenextshowing?Lisa: Well,ifwehurry,wecanmakethethreeo'clockshow.Theafterthatisat4:30.ButI'mtoofrightenedtoseethisone.Nick: Comeon,Lisa!Don'tbeachicken.Let'sgo!Wehavetogetbeforetheysellout!1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FSpeakingViewsonMov