Ⅰ.重點單詞—識記·聯(lián)想·運用[會書寫]一、核心單詞1.audiencen.聽眾2.tourvt.巡回演出3plexadj.復(fù)雜的二、閱讀單詞1.geniusn.天才2.catchyadj.動人的3.tunen.曲調(diào)4.symphonyn.交響樂；交響樂團5.courtn.宮廷6.choirn.唱詩班；合唱隊三、拓展單詞1.musiciann.音樂家→musicn.音樂→musicaladj.音樂的2.directorn.指揮；導(dǎo)演→directvt.指揮adj.直接的→directionn.方向3.losevt.失去；丟失→lossn.損失→lostadj.丟失的；迷失的4.talentn.天分；天賦；才華→talentedadj.有才能的5.recordvt.錄音→recordern.錄音機6posevt.作曲；創(chuàng)作→posern.作曲家→positionn.作文；作曲7.mixvt.使混合→mixturen.混合物→mixedadj.混合的8.influencevt.影響→influentialadj.有影響力的9.lecturern.(大學的)講師→lecturen.&vt.演講；報告10.conductorn.指揮→conductvt.指揮(樂隊)[會積累]1.“音樂”達人①performvt.演出；表演②performancen.演出；表演③classicaladj.古典的④posevt.&vi.作(曲)⑤posern.創(chuàng)作者⑥conductvt.指揮⑦conductorn.(樂隊等的)指揮⑧albumn.專輯2.速記成對反義形容詞①eq\b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(sharp鋒利的,blunt鈍的))②eq\b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(shallow淺的,deep深的))③eq\b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(narrow窄的,wide寬的))④eq\b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(beautiful美麗的,ugly丑陋的))⑤eq\b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(awake醒著的,asleep睡著的))3.－ician結(jié)尾名詞全接觸①musician音樂家②magician魔術(shù)師③electrician電工④technician技術(shù)員⑤physician內(nèi)科醫(yī)生[會應(yīng)用]用所給詞的適當形式填空1.Asaposer，hehasposedagreatdealofmusic.(pose)2.Thelittleboyshowedhisgreattalentforpainting.Weallbelievedhewouldbeeatalentedartist.(talent)3.Afamousmusicianplayedagoodpieceofmusicusingamusicalinstrument.(music)4.Therewasapoliceofficerdirectingthetraffic,sothelostdirectorcameuptohimtoaskhowtogettothelocaltheatre.Thepolicemanshowedhimthedirectionandheleft.(direct)5.She’sverygoodatmakingfriendsandinfluencingpeople,soshehasagreatinfluenceonmeandIlikethisinfluentialgirl.(influence)6.Mr.Smithisoneofthemostpopularlecturersinouruniversity.Hewillgiveusalectureinthelecturehalltomorrowmorning.(lecture)Ⅱ.核心短語—識記·聯(lián)想·運用[會書寫]1.be__known__as作為……而出名2.o...把……變成……3.of__all__time有史以來4.as__well__as不僅……而且……；也5.be__impressed__with留下深刻印象6.godeaf變聾7.ifso如果這樣的話8.splitup分裂；分割9.noway沒門兒10.makeanoteof記錄11.haveatalentfor有……的天賦__[會積累]1.if省略結(jié)構(gòu)小結(jié)①ifso如果這樣的話②ifnot不然的話；否則③ifany即使有……④ifever(即使有……也)極少⑤ifpossible如果可能的話⑥ifnecessary如果有必要的話2.way短語全接觸①inaway在某種程度上②alltheway一路上；自始至終③bytheway順便說一下④innoway一點也不；決不⑤inthisway用這種方法[會應(yīng)用]選用上表左欄短語填空1.Inaword，shoppingonlinecanbalancetheirtime，feelingsandwork.If__so,__onlineshoppingwillreplaceshoppinginstoresinthelongrun.2.Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,as__well__asthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.3.Edisonwasoneofthegreatestinventorsof__all__time.4.Sallyhas__a__talent__forcreatingatmosphereforherstudentsthatallowsthemtomunicatefreelywitheachother.5.ThefirsttimeItouredTaishan,Iwas__impressed__withitsbeautifulscenery.6.Peoplewhooftenworkinnoisyconditionsgo__deafeasily.Ⅲ.經(jīng)典句式—分析·背誦·仿寫句型公式1：bythetime引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，主句常用完成時。[教材原句]Bythetimehewas14,Mozarthadposedmanypieces...到十四歲的時候，莫扎特已譜寫了很多曲子……[句型仿寫]BythetimeIgottothestation，thetrainhad__already__gone.我到達火車站時，火車已經(jīng)開走了。句型公式2：havingdone作時間狀語，表示先于另一個動作發(fā)生。[教材原句]Havingworkedtherefor30years,HaydnmovedtoLondon,wherehewasverysuccessful.在那里工作了30年后，海頓移居倫敦，并在那兒大獲成功。[句型仿寫]Having__worked__for__two__days，Stevemanagedtofinishhisreportonschedule.工作了兩天，史蒂夫如期完成了他的報告。句型公式3：“Itwas...who/that...”是強調(diào)句型。[教材原句]However,itwasHaydnwhoencouragedBeethoventomovetoVienna.然而，是海頓鼓勵貝多芬移居維也納的。[句型仿寫]It__was__Mike__and__Mary__whohelpedtheoldmanseveraldaysago.(2018·昆明模擬)幾天前是邁克和瑪麗幫助過這位老人。Ⅳ.語篇填空—回顧·補全·熱誦根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haydn，whochangedthesymphonyintoalongpieceforalargeorchestra，isknown1.as“thefatherofthesymphony”.After2.studying__(study)musicinVienna，heworkedas3.director__(direct)ofmusicatthecourtofaprinceineasternAustria.4.Having__worked(work)therefor30years，hemovedtoLondon，5.wherehewasverysuccessful.Asa6.musical(music)genius，Mozarthadatalent7.formusicfromaveryearlyage.Inhisshortlifetimeof35years，heposedmorethan6008.pieces(piece)ofmusic.In1781，MozartmetHaydnandmadeadeepimpressiononhim.BeethovenmovedtoViennaafterHaydn’sencouragement.He9.stayed(stay)therefortherestofhislifeandcontinued10posing/to__pose(pose)afterhewentdeaf.[核心詞匯]1.influencevt.影響；感化n.影響(力)；勢力(1)influencesbtodosth影響某人去做某事haveaninfluenceon/upon對……有影響undertheinfluenceof...在……的影響下(2)influentialadj.有影響力的beinfluentialin(doing)sth對(做)某事頗有影響①Ifabandisinfluenced(influence)byanotherband,dotheylikethemornot?(教材原句)如果一個樂隊受另一樂隊的影響，他們是喜歡還是不喜歡呢？②Under__the__influence__ofahighschoolbiologyteacher，hetookupthestudyofmedicine.在一位高中生物老師的影響下，他從事了醫(yī)學研究。③Thebadweatherinfluencedthemto__finish(finish)thetaskontime.惡劣的天氣影響了他們及時完成任務(wù)。④Differentstudentshavedifferentlearninghabits，whichIthinkareinfluential(influence)intheirlearningefficiencygreatly.不同的學生有不同的學習習慣，我認為這會極大地影響他們的學習效率。2.recordvt.錄音；記錄n.紀錄；唱片；檔案；履歷；經(jīng)歷(1)Itisrecordedthat...據(jù)記載……(2)keeparecordof把……記錄下來break/set/holdarecord打破/創(chuàng)造/保持紀錄onrecord記錄在案的makearecord錄制唱片①Lastyearwasthewarmestyearon__record，withglobaltemperature0.68℃abovetheaverage.去年是有記錄以來最暖和的一年，全球溫度比平均值高出0.68攝氏度。②Itkeepsarecordofmybirthatthehospital,myfirstsmileandmyfirstwalk.(重慶卷·滿分作文)它記錄了我在醫(yī)院出生、我的第一次微笑，以及第一次走路的歷程。3.losevt.失去；丟失；迷路；輸?shù)?；使沉溺于；專心致志于?鐘表)慢(1)loseface/heart/weight丟面子/灰心/減肥loseone’sjob/balance/sight/temper失業(yè)/失衡/失明/發(fā)脾氣loseoneselfinsth/belostin...專心致志于某事(be)lostinthought/loseoneselfinthought陷入沉思(2)lostadj.失去的；丟失的；迷路的lossn.失去；喪失ataloss困惑；不知所措①Ifwespendtoomuchtimeplayingwithsmartphones,wemaylose__interest__inourlessonsaswell.(重慶卷·滿分作文)如果我們花費太多的時間玩智能，我們或許也會失去對所學功課的興趣。②Lost(lose)intheforest,wehadtoremainwherewewere,waitingforhelp.在森林中迷了路，我們不得不待在原地等待幫助。③Shelistenedintentlytothemusic,losingherself(she)initsbeauty.她專注地聽著音樂，完全沉浸在美妙的旋律之中。④Facedwithsomanynewthingstolearn,Iwasoverebyfearandwasat__a__losswhattodo.(2015·湖北卷·滿分作文)面對那么多新的東西要學，我被恐懼征服，不知該做什么。4.mixv.使混合；使結(jié)合；相融合(1)mix...with/and...把……和……混合mixwithsb與某人交往mixup混合，摻和；混淆(2)mixedadj.混合的mixturen.混合；混合物①HeisfamousformixingChinesemusicaltraditionswithwesternformsandinstrumentation.(教材原句)他以將中國傳統(tǒng)音樂和西方的演奏形式和樂器相結(jié)合而著稱。②Dashan，whohasbeenlearningcrosstalk，theChineseedictradition，fordecades，wantstomix__it__upwiththeWesternstand－uptradition.大山學習相聲——中國的傳統(tǒng)喜劇形式——數(shù)十年了，他想把中國相聲與西方的單口相聲融合起來。③Ihadmixed(mix)feelingsaboutseeingTomagain.對再次與湯姆見面，我心里很矛盾。④Helookedatmewithamixture(mix)ofamazementanddespair.他用驚奇和絕望的眼神看著我。5.godeaf變聾goblind/mad/bad變瞎/變瘋/變壞，變質(zhì)gowrong/wild/blank/silent出毛病/變瘋狂/變茫然/一言不發(fā)gopale/red變得蒼白/發(fā)紅gohungry挨餓①Hewent__redwithangerwhenheheardthenews.他聽到這個消息，氣得臉都紅了。②Thecarwent__wrongwhiletheyweredrivingalongthecountryroad.當他們沿著鄉(xiāng)村公路行駛時，汽車突然壞了。③Meatsoongoesbad__(badly)inhotweatherifitisn’tputinfridge.天熱時，如果不放在冰箱里，肉很容易變質(zhì)。[名師指津]go常指由好變壞，由正常情況變?yōu)樘厥馇闆r，常接表示貶義的形容詞。6.makeanoteof記錄(1)make/takeanote/notes(of...)記下，記錄(……)takenoteof注意到leaveanoteforsb給某人留個便條parenotes(withsb)(與某人)交換意見(2)benotedfor因……而聞名benotedas作為……而著稱①Makesurethatasyouread,youmake__a__quick__note__ofwhathappensineachchapter.確保在你讀的同時，快速把每章中所發(fā)生的事情記下了。②Herparentstook__note__ofhertalentsandhelpedhertobeasinger.她的父母注意到了她的天賦并幫助她成為了一名歌唱家。③Andyoualsoshouldkeepitinmindthatparing__notes__withyourclassmatesfrequentlyisagoodwaytoimproveyourstudy.(2015·四川卷·書面表達)而且你也要記住，經(jīng)常與同學們交換意見是提高學習成績的一種好方法。[重點句型]1.However,it__was__Haydn__whoencouragedBeethoventomovetoVienna.然而，正是海頓鼓勵貝多芬移居維也納的。該句中的itwas...who...是強調(diào)句型，強調(diào)的是句子的主語。(1)強調(diào)句的基本句型：Itis/was＋被強調(diào)部分＋that/who＋句子其他部分。(2)強調(diào)句的一般疑問句：Is/Wasit＋被強調(diào)部分＋that/who＋句子其他部分？(3)強調(diào)句的特殊疑問句：疑問詞(被強調(diào)部分)＋is/was＋it＋that＋句子其他部分？(4)not...until...結(jié)構(gòu)的強調(diào)句型：Itis/wasnotuntil...that...①Youarewaitingatawrongplace.Itisatthehotelthatthecoachpicksuptourists.你等錯地方了。長途公共汽車是在旅館接游客的。②WasitbecauseJackcamelateforschoolthatMrSmithgotangry？(四川卷·單選)是因為杰克上學遲到史密斯先生才生氣的嗎？③What__was__it__thatpreventedhimfromingintime?是什么使得他沒及時來到？④Itwasnot__until__all__the__fish__in__the__river__died__out__thattheyrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentprotection.直到河里所有的魚都死光了，他們才意識到環(huán)保是多么重要。2.By__the__timehewas14,Mozarthad__posedmanypiecesfortheharpsichord,pianoandviolin,aswellasfororchestras.莫扎特到十四歲的時候，不僅已經(jīng)譜寫了很多管弦樂曲，還譜寫了許多撥弦鍵琴曲、鋼琴曲和小提琴曲。bythetime在此引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，意為“到……時候為止”。若從句中的謂語動詞用一般過去時，主句用過去完成時；若從句中的謂語動詞用一般現(xiàn)在時，主句用一般將來時或?qū)硗瓿蓵r。①BythetimeJanegetshome，hermotherwill__have__left__forLondontoattendameeting.當簡回到家時她母親將已經(jīng)動身去倫敦參加會議了。(1)“by＋表示過去的時間”作狀語時，句子謂語一般用過去完成時。(2)“by＋表示將來的時間”作狀語時，句子謂語一般用將來完成時。②Ihad__finished(finish)readinghisthirdbookbythetimethenewschoolyearbegan.在新學年開始之前，我就已經(jīng)讀完了他的第三本書。③Bythetimethisletterreachesyou，Iwill__have__left(leave)thecountry.你收到這封信的時候，我已經(jīng)離開這個國家了。④Bytheendoflastmonth，thenewbuildinghad__been__pleted(plete).到上個月末，這座新的建筑已經(jīng)完工了。[當堂達標]Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Theaudience(觀眾)wasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.2.Hissonissocleverthateveryoneconsidershimtobeagenius(天才).3.Thisisaplex(復(fù)雜的)problem.Nobodyknowshowtosolveit.4.Herecorded(記錄)everythingthathadhappenedduringhistravel.5.Thefamoussingerwasalwaystouring(巡回演出)indifferentcountries.6.Hehadlost(丟失)hisidentitycardandwasbeingquestionedbythepolice.7.Aftertheharvest,peasants(農(nóng)民)begantopreparethesoilforseed.8.OvertheyearsI’veetotheconclusionthatshe’saverygreatmusician(音樂家).9.Mixing(混合)yellowpaintwithbluepaint,you’llgetgreenpaint.10.Moststudentspreferpopmusictoclassical(古典的)music.Ⅱ.單句語法填空1.Hardasthemetalis,itcanbechangedintoliquidathightemperature.2.HewillhavelearnedEnglishforeightyearsbythetimehegraduates(graduate)fromuniversitynextyear.3.Having__been__explained(explain)manytimes，theproblemwasstilldifficulttounderstand.4.Asstudents，youmustlistentotheteacherattentivelyandkeeparecordofwhattheteacherasksyoutoremember.5.Hisworksareusuallyamixture(mix)ofChinesetraditionwithwesternstyle.6.Catsisafascinatingmusical(music)play.Youcanenjoythebeautifulmusicintheplay.Ⅲ.單句改錯1.MaryaswellasIhavebeentotheGreatWall.have→has2.ItwasnotuntilshegothomewhichJenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.which→that3.ThechildwentwildlywithexcitementwhenhesawSantaClaus.wildly→wild4.Makenoteofhowmuchmoneyyouspend.note前加a5.Heisuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestscientistsofallthetime.去掉第二個theⅣ.一句多譯/句型轉(zhuǎn)換1.把你犯的錯誤記錄下來，這會讓你避免以后犯同樣的錯誤。①Write__down__the__mistakesyoumade—itwillhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.(write)②Keep__a__record__of__the__mistakesyoumade—itwillhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.(record)③Make__a__note__of__the__mistakesyoumade—itwillhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.(note)2.Itismontomistakehimforhisbrotherbecausethey’resoalike.→Itismontomixhimupwithhisbrotherbecausethey’resoalike.3.Pleasewritedownwhatourteachersaidinclassandifyouhaveanyquestions，changeideaswithyourclassmatesafterwards.→Pleasemake/takeanoteofwhatourteachersaidinclassandifyouhaveanyquestions，parenoteswithyourclassmatesafterwards.4.Hedidn’tattendthemeetingbecausehewasill.(強調(diào)原因狀語從句)→It__was__because__he__was__ill__that__he__didn’t__attend__the__meeting.[課下作業(yè)]題型組合練Ⅰ.語法填空Iwasdrivinghomelateatnight1.________mycarlostmomentum(動力)andgotslowerandslower.NothingIdidseemedtomakeany2.________(different).“Itcan’tbethefuel，”Ithought.Thepetrolgauge(汽油量表)wasshowingIhadplenty3.________(leave).ThenmycardiedpletelyafterI4.________(manage)torolltothesideoftheroad.Itwasanextremelydark,lonelycountryroad.Neitherasingleperson5.________anytrafficwasinsightatall.Ifeltlikeanidiot.Ishouldnothaveleftwithoutchargingmycellphone.ThebatterywasdeadandIwasalonewithoutanyway6.________(contact)myfamily.Timedrippedslowlylikealeakingtap.“God,helpme！”Ibeggedanxiously.“Istheresomeonewhowillbekindenoughtostopandhelpmeout？”7.________，therewasnosignofanyone.Iwasstartingtopanic，8.________(feel)pletelyabandoned.SuddenlyIsawafaintlight9.________thedistance.Iwavedmywhitescarfashardaspossible.Itwasahugelorry.Thedriverstoppedandkindlydrovemetothenearesthotel,10.________Ihadarest,andthenIcalledmyfamilyandexplainedwhathadhappened.HowluckyIwas!Whenhestoppedforme,IfeltasifIhadjustfoundamilliondollars.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。深夜我駕車行駛在回家的路上，突然汽車拋錨了，幸好遇到一位好心的卡車司機，他將我送到了旅館。1.when[考查狀語從句。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。bedoing...when意為“正在做某事時突然……”。]2.difference[考查名詞。makeanydifference為固定搭配，意為“有任何影響”。]3.left[考查過去分詞。plenty和動詞leave之間為動賓關(guān)系，故用過去分詞作后置定語。plenty相當于plentyofpetrol。]4.managed/hadmanaged[考查時態(tài)。根據(jù)died和after可知，manage的動作發(fā)生在died之前，故用過去完成時；也可以將其看成發(fā)生在過去的動作，用一般過去時。]5.nor[考查固定搭配。neither...nor為固定搭配，意為“既不……也不……”。]6.tocontact[考查不定式。根據(jù)anyway和句意可知，應(yīng)用動詞不定式作anyway的后置定語。]7.However[考查副詞?？仗幥熬浔磉_作者想得到別人幫助的愿望，空后句意為“看不到任何人”，前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系且有逗號隔開，故用副詞However。]8.feeling[考查現(xiàn)在分詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處作伴隨狀語，故用現(xiàn)在分詞。]9.in[考查介詞。inthedistance為固定搭配，意為“在遠處，在遠方”。]10.where[考查定語從句。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為定語從句，先行詞為hotel，關(guān)系詞在從句中作地點狀語，故用where引導(dǎo)該定語從句。]Ⅱ.短文改錯(2018·陜西省高三教學質(zhì)量檢測)Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhenthetelephonerings.Iwenttoansweritimmediately.Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounded.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas，openingallthewindows,butthenwentoutofthehouse.Inmysurprise,twofireenginewereoutsidemyhouse.Iwasquiteworry.Itoldthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingthatitcausedtheheavysmoke.答案Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhenthetelephoneeq\f(rings,rang).Iwenttoansweritimmediately.eq\f(She,It)wasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounded.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefeq\f(bad,badly)burnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas，eq\f(opening,opened)allthewindows，eq\f(but,and)thenwentoutofthehouse.eq\f(In,To)mysurprise,twofireeq\f(engine,engines)wereoutsidemyhouse.Iwasquiteeq\f(worry,worried).Itoldthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingthateq\a\vs4\al(it)causedtheheavysmoke.Ⅲ.書面表達(2018·遼寧省大連市高三測試)假定你是李華，請給正在你校學習的英國交換生Bob寫封郵件，通知他周末有義工活動，詢問他是否參加。主要內(nèi)容包括：1.主題：撿垃圾；2.時間地點；3.注意事項。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。【參考范文】DearBob，Asanexchangestudent，howareyougettingalongwithyourclassmates？Here，I’memailingyoutoinviteyoutoasocialpracticethisweekend.OnSunday，we’rescheduledtotakepartinsomevoluntarywork，inwhichwe’llhelpcleanthelocalnursinghome.Ourmaintaskistopickuplitterforthem.Tiringasitmaybe，itiswellworthtryingbecauseyoucanmunicatewithlocalpeopleinChinese.Ifyou’dliketojoinus，pleaseinformmebeforeFridayandIcanmakesomearrangementsforyou.Besides，doremembertowearapairofglovestoprotectyourhandsifyoue!Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation!Yours，LiHua基礎(chǔ)回扣練(回扣B2M1－B2M3)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Einsteinwasreallyagenius(天才).Itwashewhochangedtheviewsoftheuniverse.2.Hemixed(混合，結(jié)合)businessandpleasureinaperfectanddynamicway.3.Thetheorywassoplex(復(fù)雜的)thatfewpeoplecouldunderstanditatthattime.4.Researchhasshownthattheweathercaninfluence(影響)people’sbehaviour.5.Rarely(很少)haveIseenhimplayingfootballrecently.6.Italsohelpsmeunderstandtheproverb(諺語)“Practicemakesperfect.”7.Ihavetostudyinthelibrary—therearetoomanydistractions(分心)athome.8.Toimprovetheairquality,theuseofprivatecarsshouldbereduced(減少).Ⅱ.單句語法填空1.Having__arrived(arrive)earlyforhisdate,Markspenttimereadingthenewspaper.2.Thenewmovieislikelytobeoneofthebiggestmoney－makersofalltime.3.Itistheteacher’spraisethatcontributestomysuccess.4.E－mail,aswellastelephones,plays(play)animportantpartindailymunication.5.Thefilmstarwearssunglasses.Therefore，hecangoshoppingwithoutbeing__recognized(recognize).6.Ourteacheralwaysspeaksslowlyandclearlyinclasssoastobe__understood(understand).7.ThemountainvillageIvisitedlastweekismadeupof30familiesbelonging(belong)tofivenationalities.8.Bymakingfriendswiththenativespeakers，onecanpickupalotoftheirlanguage.Ⅲ.選詞填空splitup,beimpressedwith,beconnectedwith,becrazyabout,beeaddictedto,belongto1.Itwassaidthathemightbe__connected__withthemurdercase.2.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelonging__totwomajorlanguagegroups.3.Weweresplit__upintogroupstodiscuss