《点击音乐舞蹈英语（第四版）》课件 U4 Musicals

主编:点击职业英语音乐舞蹈英语CONTENTPartⅢCareerZoomInPartⅣReal-lifePracticePartⅠLead-inPartⅡProfessionZoomInMusicalsUnit4Inthisunit,youwilllearn:•howtouseverbsandadjectivestodiscussfamousmusicals;•thebasicknowledgeoffamousmusicals;•howtotalkaboutthelifeofBroadwayactorsandactresses;•thetipsforwritingamusicalplay;•howtowritealetterofinquiry.LearningObjectivesPartⅠLead-inTask1Workinpairs.Listthemusicalsyouknowandtalkaboutthemwithyourpartner.1.____________________________________________________________2.____________________________________________________________3.____________________________________________________________4.____________________________________________________________5.____________________________________________________________Cats2.MammaMia3.HighSchoolMusical4.PhantomoftheOpera5.LeMiserables6.Chicago7.LionKing8.SingingintheRainPartⅠLead-inTask2ListentoarecordingonBroadwayTheatreandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

BroadwayTheatre,commonly1____________Broadway,referstothetheatricalperformances2_____________inthe41professionaltheatreswith500ormoreseats3_____________theTheatreDistrictandLincolnCenteralongBroadway,inMidtownManhattan,NewYorkCity.AlongwithLondon’sWestEndTheatre,BroadwayTheatreiswidely4_____________torepresentthehighestlevelofcommercialtheatreinthe5_____________world.

TheTheatreDistrictisapopular6_____________inNewYorkCity.

Thegreat7_____________ofBroadwayshowsare8_____________.HistorianMartinShefterargues,“Broadwaymusicals,culminatingintheproductionsofRichardRodgersandOscarHammerstein,became9_____________influentialformsofAmericanpopularcultureandhelpedmakeNewYorkCitythe10_____________capitalofthenation.”knownaspresentedlocatedinconsideredEnglish-speakingtouristattractionmajoritymusicalsenormouslyculturalPartⅡProfessionZoomInReadingBollywood

Astormforcesaplanetomakeanemergencylandingonadesertedisland.Theonlyshelterisaspookyhouse,whereamurdererbeginskillingpassengers.Sowhatdothesedefenselesspeopledo?

ThisistheworldofBollywood.ThescenedescribedaboveisfromtheclassicIndianfilm,“Gumnaam”,whichwasmadeinthe1960s.ItistypicalofthekindofmoviesthatarestillmadeinIndiatoday.PartⅡProfessionZoomIn

ForaslongasHollywoodhasexisted,therehasalsobeenanIndianfilmindustry.BecauseitisbasedinBombay(Mumbai),itispopularlycalledBollywood—fromthewordsBombayandHollywood.WhileitisasoldasHollywood,itismuchbigger.Bollywoodcurrentlyisthelargestmovieindustryintheworld.Itproducesmorethan1,000filmsayear—andasmanyas14millionpeopleadaypackintomovietheatrestoseeBollywoodfilms.①WhiletherearemanytypesoffilmsmadeinIndia,themostpopulararethemoviesmadeinBollywood.Thefilms,whicharemadeintheHindilanguage,generallydealwithIndiahistoryandsocialproblems.TheaverageBollywoodfilmrunsaboutthreehours,buttheaudiencedon’tseemtomindthelength.Thestoriesaremelodramatic:Heroesdrivearoundinflashycars,actressestwirlaroundinbeautifulcostumes,andthepoorboyalwaystriumphsovertherichvillain.②Theyalsofeaturemanymusicalnumbers,usuallylovesongs.Althoughthefilmsmayseemexaggeratedtosome,that’snothowmostfilm-goersfeel.ThesemoviesandtheirstarsarebelovedbytheaudiencethroughoutAsia,Africa,andtheMiddleEast.InSouthAsians,it’sBollywoodfilmsthatunitethem.PartⅡProfessionZoomInVocabularyemergency[ɪ'mɜːdʒənsi]n.突发事件；紧急情况deserted[dɪ'zɜːtɪd]adj.无人居住的melodramatic['melədrə'mætɪk]adj.情节剧式的；夸大的flashy['flæʃi]adj.（因昂贵、巨大等）显眼的triumph['traɪʌmf]v.打败，战胜villain[‘vɪlən]n.恶棍，坏人，反派角色feature['fiːtʃə(r)]v.以……为主要特征exaggerated[ɪg'zædʒəreɪtɪd]adj.夸张的film-goer['fɪlmgəʊə(r)]n.影迷PartⅡProfessionZoomInPhrases&Expressionsasmanyas跟……一样多packinto塞进，挤进dealwith涉及，关于；处理，应付twirlaround旋转PartⅡProfessionZoomInProperNamesBollywood：宝莱坞，宝莱坞制片厂外景的简称，位于印度孟买电影基地，代表部分印度电影产业，是世界上最大的电影生产基地之一，拥有数亿观众。宝莱坞也被称作“印地语的影院”，同时英语的对白和歌曲所占的成分也正在逐年增加。Hollywood：好莱坞，世界闻名的电影中心，位于美国西海岸加利福尼亚州洛杉矶郊外。好莱坞不仅是全球时尚的发源地，也是全球音乐电影产业的中心地带，拥有世界顶级的娱乐产业和奢侈品牌，引领并代表着全球时尚的最高水平，比如梦工厂、迪士尼、20世纪福克斯电影公司、哥伦比亚影业公司、索尼影视娱乐公司、环球影片公司、华纳兄弟娱乐公司、派拉蒙影业公司等电影巨头。Bombay：孟买，印度最大的海港，也是印度第二大城市。Hindi：印地语，印度官方语言之一。PartⅡProfessionZoomInTextUnderstandingHints❶WhileitisasoldasHollywood,itismuchbigger.Bollywoodcurrentlyisthelargestmovieindustryintheworld.Itproducesmorethan1,000filmsayear—andasmanyas14millionpeopleadaypackintomovietheatrestoseeBollywoodfilms.宝莱坞历史与好莱坞相似，但是规模却大得多，目前是世界上最大的电影产业，每年生产超过1000部电影,每天有多达1400万人涌入电影院观看宝莱坞电影。PartⅡProfessionZoomInTextUnderstandingHints❷Thestoriesaremelodramatic:Heroesdrivearoundinflashycars,actressestwirlaroundinbeautifulcostumes,andthepoorboyalwaystriumphsovertherichvillain.这些故事很戏剧化:英雄们开着豪华汽车四处兜风,女演员们穿着漂亮的服装摇曳生姿,贫穷小伙子总是战胜富人恶棍。PartⅡProfessionZoomInTask1Matchthewordsontheleftwiththeirmeaningsontheright.1.emergencyA.toincludeaparticularpersonorthingasaspecialfeature2.desertedB.thepeoplewhoseetheworkofaparticularartistorreadtheworkofaparticularwriter3.exaggeratedC.anunexpectedandsuddeneventthatmustbedealtwithurgently4.audienceD.madetoseemlarger,better,worseormoreimportantthanitreallyisorneedstobe5.featureE.withnopeopleinitPartⅡProfessionZoomInTask2Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsinthebox.Changetheformifnecessary.1.Dr.Houseworksinthe_________RoomoftheSaintLouiseHospital.2.Thespeakertookoffhishattoshowhisrespectforthe_______.3.It’sno_____________tosaythateventchangedhislife.4.Themusical________differenttypesofdancesandmusic.5.Wehaveproposedpromotingnationalrejuvenation（民族复兴）throughaChinesepathto______________.EmergencyaudienceexaggerationfeaturesmodernizationPartⅡProfessionZoomInTask3Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.1.HowisBollywoodcomparedwithHollywood?___________________________________________________________________________2.HowmanyBollywoodfilmsaremadeeveryyear?___________________________________________________________________________3.WhatlanguageisspokeninBollywoodmovies?___________________________________________________________________________4.HowlongisatypicalBollywoodmovie?___________________________________________________________________________5.HowdotheaudiencefromSouthAsiafeelaboutBollywoodmovies?___________________________________________________________________________AsoldasHollywood,BollywoodismuchbiggerthanHollywood.Itproducesmorethan1,000filmsayear.HindiisspokeninBollywoodmovies.Aboutthreehours.BollywoodmoviesuniteSouthAsians.PartⅡProfessionZoomInTask4Discussthefollowingtopicwithyourpartner.SearchforinformationaboutBollywoodontheInternetandgiveabriefpresentationtoyourclass.Youneedtodecidewhatinformationshouldbeincludedinyourpresentation.PartⅡProfessionZoomInListeningListentothedialogueandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.(AandBaretalkingaboutfamousmusicals.)A:Doyoulikemusicalplays,Liz?B:No,Idon’tlikethemverymuch.Doyou?A:Yeah,Ido.1__________________________.B:IthinkIknowit.Isitaplayforchildren?A:Notreally.MostofhugefansofCatsareadults.B:Oh,IguessIdon’tknowmuchaboutmusicalplays.2____________________.A:Musicalplaysarenotonlyaboutmusic.Theycombinemusicwithdances,suchasballet,hiphop,andjazz.I’mabigfanofCats.Ipreferdancetomusic.PartⅡProfessionZoomInListeningListentothedialogueandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.B:Really?3_____________________.A:YoumustcheckoutitsthemesongMemorybyElainePaige.4________________________.Ilovehervoice.B:IssheAmerican?A:No,sheisBritish.ShewasborninLondonin1948.I’vegotaVCDofCats.Icanlendittoyou.B:5_____________!Thankyou.TellmemoreaboutCats.Herperformanceisfantastic.SoundsgreatPartⅡProfessionZoomInSpeakingMakeasimilardialoguebasedonthelisteningmaterialabovewiththehelpoftheusefulexpressionsgivenbelow.Doyoulikemusicalplays?Idon’tlikethemverymuch.Iamabigfanof...Herperformanceisfantastic.Soundsgreat!Usefulexpressionsyoumayuse:PartⅡProfessionZoomInSpeakingMakeasimilardialoguebasedonthelisteningmaterialabovewiththehelpoftheusefulexpressionsgivenbelow.PartⅢCareerZoomInReadingBroadway-craftedChineseMusicalWowsAudience

AmusicaladaptedfromChinesepopstarJayChou’sdirectorialdebuthaslandedinShanghaiafteritspremierebeforeBeijingaudiencesinDecember.

ProducedbyatopBroadwayteam,TheSecretcanbecategorizedasajukeboxmusical,liketheuniversallyacclaimedMammaMia.Themusicalfeaturesover20popularsongsbyJayChouwhichhelptellthestory.Sowhilethemusicalisbasedonthe2007film,thenostalgicsentimentandthoseclassicsongs,integraltothewholestoryline,areahighlight.①

Intherealmofmusicals,TheSecretisthefirstfilmproductioninAsiathathasbeendeemedadaptablebytheBroadwayproductionteam.

ItshugesuccesssinceitsBeijingdebutcanbelargelyattributedtothetop-notchproductioncrew,includingAmericandirectorJohnRando,whowontheTonyAwardsforbestdirectionofamusicalin2002,aswellastheworld-renownedsetdesigner,playwrightanddancers.②PartⅢCareerZoomInReading

Althoughthemusicalisproducedbyaninternationalgroup,thestoryitselfisidenticaltotheplotoftheoriginalfilm,whichmeansthatitisentirelyChineseinorigin.

“Afterwatchingtheshow,youwon’tfeelthatthescriptwaswrittenbyaforeigner,becausethelinesareverydown-to-earthandareuniquetoChineseculture，”saiddirectorofthemusicalJohnRando.Forexample,thereisasceneinwhichtheactorclimbsuptotheroofandsays,“JesusChrist,thesmogissoheavy.”

Thoughaglobalcollaborationcansurelybringamixtureofcreativefreshnesstotheotherwisesingularculture-basedproduction,thereareproblemstocrack.

TheproductioncrewhopethattheycancreatesomethingthatcancatertotheChinesemarket,whileatthesametimeitisaninternationalandhigh-qualityproduct.PartⅢCareerZoomInReading

ClassicBroadwaymusicalshaveavarietyofversionsgloballyandChinahasintroducedmanyofthem.Thecrew’sambitionistoproduceagoodnumberoffirst-classmusicalsthatcanappealtoaglobalaudience.③

Themusicalwasverywellreceivedamongviewers.TheratingsfortheshowonD,oneofChina’smostpopularreviewsites,climbedto8outof10onFebruary23,whichisstrongproofofthemusical’ssuccess.

Onecommentreads,“Itisareconstructionoftheclassicfilmfrom10yearsago;American-stylehumorandChou’sraphavecreatedajoyfulscene.”Thesoundandvisualeffectsandstagedesignhavealsowowedalotofaudiences.“TheBroadwayproductionisamazing;ithasrevolutionizedmyperceptionofmusicals,nottomentionthedazzlingstagesettinganddialogues,whicharefullofwitandhumor,”oneviewersaidonDouban.PartⅢCareerZoomInReading

Afterwatchingthemusical,JayChouhimselfexpressedhiscomplimentsonFacebook:“Iwatchedthemusical,TheSecret,andIwasgreatlytouched.Usuallygoodmusicalsareadaptedtofilms,butthistime,Broadwayhasmadeafilmintoamusical.IamsoimpressedthatIcan’texpressmyjoyenough.”PartⅢCareerZoomInVocabularywow[waʊ]v.博得……的称赞debut['debju]n.初次登台，首次亮相premiere['premieə(r)]n.（电影、戏剧的）首映acclaim[ə'kleɪm]v.赞扬，称赞deem[di:m]v.认为crew[kru:]n.全体工作人员identical[aɪ'dentɪkl]adj.同样的，一致的script[skrɪpt]n.剧本scene[si:n]n.场景，场面smog[smɒg]n.烟雾crack[kræk]v.找到解决（难题等的）办法PartⅢCareerZoomInVocabularyrevolutionize['revə'luːʃənaɪz]v.彻底改变perception[pə'sepʃn]n.看法，见解compliment['kɒmplɪmənt]n.赞扬，称赞PartⅢCareerZoomInPhrases&Expressionsadapt...from...改编自(某部作品）attribute...to认为……是……的结果；把……归因于caterto满足……需要；迎合appealto吸引；打动PartⅢCareerZoomInProperNameTonyAwards:托尼奖，美国戏剧最高奖PartⅢCareerZoomInTextUnderstandingHints❶Themusicalfeaturesover20popularsongsbyJayChouwhichhelptellthestory.Sowhilethemusicalisbasedonthe2007film,thenostalgicsentimentandthoseclassicsongs,integraltothewholestoryline,areahighlight.该音乐剧以周杰伦的20多首流行歌曲为特色，令叙事更完整。所以尽管本剧改编自2007年同名电影，怀旧的情感和那些经典歌曲与故事情节水乳交融，成为本剧一大亮点。PartⅢCareerZoomInTextUnderstandingHints❷ItshugesuccesssinceitsBeijingdebutcanbelargelyattributedtothetop-notchproductioncrew,includingAmericandirectorJohnRando,whowontheTonyAwardsforbestdirectionofamusicalin2002,aswellastheworld-renownedsetdesigner,playwrightanddancers.自北京首映后，它的巨大成功主要归功于顶级的制作团队，其中包括获得2002年托尼奖最佳导演奖的美国导演约翰·兰多和全球知名的舞台设计师、剧作家和舞蹈家。PartⅢCareerZoomInTextUnderstandingHints❸ClassicBroadwaymusicalshaveavarietyofversionsgloballyandChinahasintroducedmanyofthem.Thecrew’sambitionistoproduceagoodnumberoffirst-classmusicalsthatcanappealtoaglobalaudience.经典的百老汇音乐剧在全球有多个不同的版本，中国引进了许多这种音乐剧。该团队希望制作大量吸引全球观众的一流音乐剧。PartⅢCareerZoomInTask1Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.1.WhatcontributedtothesuccessofTheSecret?__________________________________________________________________2.Whatisthehighlightofthemusical?__________________________________________________________________3.WhatdoesJayChouthinkofthemusical?__________________________________________________________________Afirst-classproductioncrewfromBroadwaycontributetothesuccessofTheSecret.Thenostalgicsentimentandclassicsongsarethehighlightofthemusical.Heisimpressedbythemusical.PartⅢCareerZoomInTask2Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetext.(

)1.ThemusicalwasfirstshowninShanghai.(

)2.TheBroadwayproductionteamhasneveradaptedanymusicalsfromfilmsinAsia.(

)3.ThemusicalplotisdifferentfromtheoriginalfilmTheSecret.(

)4.ThereviewofTheSecret,themusical,inDoubanispoor.(

)5.JayChouwasinvitedtojointheproductionofTheSecret,themusical.FTFFFPartⅢCareerZoomInTask3

Discussthefollowingquestionwithyourpartner.SearchforinformationabouttheHollywoodmusicalCatsandtalkaboutwhatimpressesyoumost.PartⅢCareerZoomInHowtoWriteaMusicalPlay?

Writingamusicalseemslikeadauntingtask,especiallyifyouareafanofthegenreandaretryingtocreateoneforthefirsttime.Youmaydecidetowriteamusicalasacreativechallengeorbeassignedtowriteoneforaclass.Towriteamusical,startbydeterminingthestoryline.Addinthemusicandthesongstocreateamusicalthatfeelspolished,entertaining,andtouchingtoyouraudience.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn

Part1StartingtheMusical

1.Brainstormideas.Startbysittingdownandwritingoutafewideasforthemusical.Thinkaboutaquestionorproblemyoucanaddressinthemusical,suchas“Whatislove?”or“Howdoesitfeeltobeanoutsider?”Youcanalsothinkaboutapersonalexperiencethatupsetyou,unsettledyou,ormadeyouquestionyourvalues.Thisexperiencecouldserveastheinspirationforthemusical.

2.Createaone-linestorysummary.Onceyouhaveastoryidea,youshouldtrytocreateaone-linesummarysoyouhaveaclearsenseofthestory.Trytoanswerthequestion,“Whatisthestoryabout?”Focuslessoncharacternamesandmoreonthedramaticmomentinthemaincharacter’slifethatcreatesthestory.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn

Part2WritingtheMusical

1.Determinetheemotionalcoreofthestory.Onceyouhavethestoryidea,thinkaboutwhatisattheheartofyourstory.Askyourself,“Whatarethethemesinthestory?”“Whatlargerissuesdoesthestoryaddress?”Identifyingtheemotionalcoreofthestorywillhelpyoufocusyourwritingandcreatethecontentthataddressestheemotionalaspectofthemusical.

2.Makestoryboards.Onewaytohelpyouwritethemusicalistocreatestoryboardsorvisualrepresentationsofeachscene.Youcandrawonregularsheetsofpaperorgetlargerpapertowriteon.Makingstoryboardsforeachscenecanhelpyougetabettersenseofyourcharacter’sactionsandmotivations.Itcanalsomakeiteasiertowritethemusicandthesongsforthemusical.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn

3.Writethemusic.Themostimportantelementofamusicalisthemusicalscore.Therearethreetypesofmusicals:all-sung,opera,integrated.Amusicalthatisall-sungmeansthereisnodialogueatallandtheentirescriptissung.Operasarealsoall-sung.Themostpopularformisintegrated,wherethemusicandthedialogueareintegratedtogetherintooneshow.

4.Createthelyricsforthesongs.Youmaybeabletowritethemusicandthelyricsforthemusical,especiallyifyouknowthestorywellandfeelconfidentaboutyourmusicwritingabilities.Ifyouarenotmusicallyinclined,youmaylookforawritingpartnerwhoisskilledatcomposingmusicforthestage.Manymusicalshavebeenwritteninpairsorteams,withonepersonwritingthemusicandonepersonwritingthelyrics.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn

5.Putthemusicandthestorytogether.Organizethemusicalsotherearescenes,music,andlyricsinthesamedocument.Orderthemusicwithinthescenesofthemusicalsoitallfeelscohesive.Checkthatyouhavesmoothtransitionsfromaspokendialoguetoasong.

Part3PolishingtheMusical

1.Runthroughthemusical.Dothisonyourownorwithafriend.Ifpossible,getaccesstoapianooramusicalinstrumentthatisimportantinthemusicalscore.Then,readallthedialoguesoutloudandsingthesongstothetuneofthemusicalinstrument.Noticehowthedialoguesandthesongssoundaloud.Payattentiontoanydialoguethatfeelsconfusingorclumsy.Checkthatthesongsrelatetoeachdialogueinsomewayandsoundpolished.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn

2.Addinstagedirections.Stagedirectionstelltheactorswheretheyaresituatedonstageandhowtheyareapproachingasceneorasong.Keepthestagedirectionsconciseandtothepoint.Donotincludestagedirectionsthatfeellong-windedorconvoluted.

3.Getactorstoperformthemusical.Onceyouhaveapolishedscript,youshouldtrytohaveitperformedonstage.Youmaycontactactorsinyourareaandhirethemtoperformthemusicalatyourlocaltheatre.Oryoumaytrytogetthemusicalperformedbyaprominenttheatrecompanyinyourarea.CareerTipsPartⅢCareerZoomIn1.WhyisCalvinsotiredanddown?____________________________________________________________________________2.WhydidCalvin’ssupervisorturndownhisproposal?____________________________________________________________________________3.WhatprogramdoesCarolsuggest?_____________________________________________4.WhydoesCarolsuggesttheprogram?_____________________________________________5.WhatwillCalvindonext?_____________________________________________Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.ListeningHestayeduplatelastnighttowriteaproposalforschoolanniversary.Thesupervisorwantsabreakthroughinprogram.Musicals.Musicalscombinesinging,dancinganddramas.Tohaveameal.PartⅢCareerZoomInUsefulexpressionsyoumayuse:Howwasyourweekend?Youlookverytiredanddown.Whatkeptyousobusy?I’mrunningoutofideas.MayIaskwhy...?Whydon’tyoutrymusicalsthistime?Makeasimilardialoguebasedonthelisteningmaterialabovewiththehelpoftheusefulexpressionsgivenbelow.SpeakingPartⅣReal-lifePracticeHowtoWriteaLetterofInquiry

Aletterofinquiryaskssomeoneforspecificinformation.Insomecases,suchasarequestforpromotionalmaterial,therecipientwillhaveaclearinterestinrespondingtoyourletter.Inothercases,suchasarequestforspecificinformationonaproduct,therecipientmayormaynotbeasmotivatedtorespondquickly.Consequently,alwaysmakethetoneoftheletterfriendlyandmakeiteasyfortherecipienttoidentifyandprovidetheinformationyouneed.Readthefollowingpassage,getfamiliarwithnoticesandannouncements,andtrytofinishthegiventask.PracticalWritingPartⅣReal-lifePracticeTheFormatofaLetterofInquiry1.Inthefirstparagraph,identifyyourselfand,ifappropriate,yourposition,andyourinstitutionorfirm.2.Inthesecondparagraph,brieflyexplainwhyyouarewritingandhowyouwillusetherequestedinformation.Offertokeeptheresponseconfidentialifsuchanofferseemsreasonable.3.Listthespecificinformationyouneed.Youcanphraseyourrequestsasquestionsorasalistofspecificitemsofinformation.Ineithercase,makeeachitemclearanddiscrete.4.Concludeyourletterbyofferingyourreadersomeincentiveforresponding.Readthefollowingpassage,getfamiliarwithnoticesandannouncements,andtrytofinishthegiventask.PracticalWritingPartⅣReal-lifePracticeDearSir/Madam,

I’mwritingformoreinformationaboutthedaytourtoLondon.AsastudentatOxfordUniversity，I’dliketoknowif