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Unit 3 Language in use

1. To practise exclamatory sentences and

alternative questions

2. To practise the expression of preference

3. To practise the key words of this module

Teaching aims

Language practice

• What a beautiful city!• Do you like traditional music or pop music?

1 Write questions.

you / like / pop / traditional music?Do you like pop or traditional music?

1. (be) / Strauss / German / Austrian?2. (be) / this / pop / rock?3. they / play / traditional music / modem music?4. he / play / piano / violin?5. where / (can) we / hear / rock music / in / New York /

London?

1. Is Strauss German or Austrian?

2. Is this pop music or rock music?

3. Do they play traditional music or modern music?

4. Does he play the piano or the violin?

5. Where can we hear rock music, in New York or

in London?

Answers.

-- Is this by Strauss or Mozart? -- It’s by Strauss. -- Do you like traditional Western music or pop music? -- Well, I like both.

以上这种在问句中提供两组或以上可选答案的问句叫做选择疑问句。语调为先升后降。对于这样的问句不能用 yes 或者 no 来回答，应该选其中一个或者同时都选或者不知道。而且这里的 or 所连接的内容是一个并列关系，词性应该统一。

This is beautiful music.

What beautiful music this is!

1. Vienna is a beautiful old city.

2. It is a successful concert.

3. They are playing noisy drums.

4. It was a wonderful party.

5. Mozart is a famous composer.

2 Write exclamations with what (a) …!

1.1. What a beautiful old city Vienna is!What a beautiful old city Vienna is!

2.2. What a successful concert it is!What a successful concert it is!

3.3. What noisy drums they are playing!What noisy drums they are playing!

4.4. What a wonderful party it was!What a wonderful party it was!

5.5. What a famous composer Mozart is!What a famous composer Mozart is!

Answers.

3 Put the words and expression into the correct column.

drum fan musician piano pop rock traditional music violin

Types of music Instruments people

poprocktraditional music

drumpianoviolin

fanmusician

Lingling: This is beautiful music. Who wrote it, Betty?

Betty: Beethoven wrote it. He was a great musician. I

(1)___________ his music.

Lingling: Me too. Did he live at the same time as Mozart?

Betty: Yes, he was born in 1770 and began to (2) ___________music at an early age. He (3) ___________his first piano concert when he was only seven.

4 Complete the conversation.

come give hear learn love write

love

learngave

Lingling: When did he start to (4) ___________music?

Betty: Very early. His first work (5) ___________out before the age of thirteen.

Lingling: Was Beethoven famous at that time?

Betty: Yes. But he began to lose his hearing. In the last ten

years of Beethoven’s life he (6)_________nothing.

Lingling: That’s sad!

Betty: Yes, but he still played the piano. He died when he was fifty-six.

write

came

heard

Every year, the Vienna New

Year’s Concert takes place

on 1st January. It is a

classical music concert and

it always includes pieces of

music by the Strauss

family. People all over the

world watch it on TV and

enjoy the music.

Around the w rld

Module task: talking about Chinese music

• Choose one or two types of Chinese music and describe them. Use the words from the box.

• Say which types of music you like. Give your reasons.

• Now talk about Chinese music in front of the class.

beautiful fast lively morden sad slow

国际钢琴巨星、联合国儿童基金会国际亲善大使。世界古典音乐新一代领军人物，、一位“将改变世界的年轻人”、一部“钢琴的发电机”，《纽约时报》称郎朗为“古典音乐界中最闪亮的明星之一”，美国《人物》杂志评他为“最具魅力的男士”，德国《世界报》称他为“当今世界最成功的钢琴家”，他是“中国腾飞的符号”，“世界的郎朗，华人的骄傲”。

郎朗

1.—Is this book Tony’s or Lingling’s? —_____________.A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Sorry, I’m not sure. D. Yes, It is Lingling’s2. Strauss is _______.A. German B. Germen C. Germany D. Germans3.-- Mike, did you see the lantern show when you were in

Fuzhou? -- Of course! _____beautiful lanterns! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a4. Today is a fine day, _______?A. is today B. isn’t today C. is it D. isn’t it 5. Let us go to the park, _______?A. shall we B. don’t we C. will you D. don’t you

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6. There is little water in the glass, _______? A. isn’t there B. isn’t it C. is it D. is there7. Linda ate nothing this morning, _______? A. didn’t she B. was she C. did she D. wasn’t she8. Mary made me _______ for a long time.A.wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited9. Peter does well _______ science. That is , Peter is good _______ science. A. at ， at B. at ， in C. with ， for D. in ， at10. Don’t forget to give Polly some food and change her water, _______? A. will you B. shall we C. won’t you D. do you

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Review the new words and

expressions in the passage.