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VLS-Book2UnitlILListeningSkills1.M:Whydon?twegototheconcerttoday?W:I?llgogetthekeys.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?.W:Ican?tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?W:DoIlooklikeathief?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?W:Let?sjustsaythatIwouldn?t/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican?tfindhimanywhere.W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?l.B.B.D.C.AListeningInTask1:Encore!Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!”Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn?tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,aWewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.”.F.T.F4.T5.FTask2:TheCarpentersW:Theyplay“YesterdayOnceMore”allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit?M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCarpenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguessthat?swhythey?resopopular.W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right?M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.M:It?saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I?mafraid.Womenworrytoomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.1W:Well,let?sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.beautifulandclearblendwellsisterworrytoomuchmoreimportantTask3:MozartMozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy?sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Uismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?DHowlonghasMozart?sfamelasted?AWhichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?BWhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?CWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart?saccomp1ishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?CIV.SpeakingOutModel1Doyoulikejazz?Laura:Hey!Bob:Hello!Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?Laura: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!Theymakemystomachturn!SAMPLEDIALOGA:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?B:No,Idon?tlikeitatall.Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?I?marealfanofpopsongs.Who?syourfavoritesingerorgroup?JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.Max:Anyinparticular?Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.Max:Punkrock?Youdon?tseemlikethepunkrocktype.Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?What?syourfavoritemusic?Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I?mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.SAMPLEDIALOGWhatsportsappealtoyou?Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.x-Sports?Youdon?tlookliketheextremesportstype.Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?Iliket?aichimost.Infact,I?mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt?aichi.Whydon?tyoucomewithme?Soundsgood.Let?sgo.Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!Laura:Butdad…ThisisMetallicalThey?resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavymetalbands.Philip:Idon?tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican?tstandit!Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I?lloutonsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn?tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.SAMPLEDIALOGThatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy?shitsong"Getdown”！It?sreallyappealing.Nonsense.It?sjustnoisetome.Ican?tputupwithitanymore.It?smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I?llhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwouldliketolistento?Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike"TheWhite-HairedGirl”?Ha-ha-ha-ha.It?snotfashionableanylonger.I?llbeboredtodeath.V.Let?sTalkTheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”ThestoryofthesongaHappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister?sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,••,GoodMorningtoAllnwassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergartenwin1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity?sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters?permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman?sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters“originalfirstpartdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters?originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll".In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong..teacheratakindergarten.GoodMorningtoAll.HappyBirthdaytoYou.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAllPossibleRetellingfortheTeacher?sReferenceThestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou”wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters?permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresentuHappyBirthdaytoYou99.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters?firstpartaltogether.Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.I.FurtherListeningandSpeakingTask1:KaraokeDalin:It?sMike?sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven?tspecialkaraokebars!Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon?tsingverywell..F.F.T.T.FTask2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline?SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareallycoolmodernthing?Notso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.Andhewasn?teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,callingittheuMusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental“ElectricHarp”forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnologysimilartoGray?s.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasurehearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.5-4-2-1-3Task3:ThankYoufortheMusicI?mnothingspecial,infactI?mabitofaboreIfItellajoke,you?reprobablyhearditbeforeButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing••,CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosingI?msogratefulandproudAllIwantistosingitoutloudSoIsayThankyouforthemusic,thesongsI?msingingThanksforallthejoythey?rebringingWhocanlivewithoutit,IaskinallhonestlyWhatwouldlifebeWithoutasongoradancewhatareweSoIsaythank