Unit 2 The universal language Period 3 课件 1.ppt

1、Unit 2 The universal language Period 3 课件 1,Word power,Guessing Game,a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys which are pressed to play notes,piano,a wooden musical instrument with four strings which is held against the neck and played by moving a bow across the strings,violin,a

2、 musical instrument with six strings and a long neck which is usually made of wood, and which is played by pulling or hitting the strings with the fingers,guitar,a wooden musical instrument with four strings, that is held vertically between the legs and is played by moving a bow across the strings,c

3、ello,a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes,trumpet,a curved musical instrument made of metal, which is narrow at the end you blow down to make a sound, and wider tow

4、ards the other end,horn,a tube-shaped musical instrument with a hole that you blow across at one end while holding the tube out horizontally to one side of you,flute,a tube-shaped musical instrument which is played by blowing through a single reed and pressing the metal keys to produce different not

5、es,clarinet,a flat round musical instrument made of brass, which makes a loud noise when hit with a stick or against another cymbal,cymbal,a large drum that produces a low sound,bass drum,Do you know how to play the piano/violin/guitar? Have you ever seen a live orchestra performance or seen any orc

6、hestras playing on TV? What was it like? What is an orchestra like? What kind of music is performed by an orchestra? Do you know any famous orchestras in China or in other places around the world?,Please read Part A, completing the following chart.,small: a _orchestra An orchestra large: a _ orchest

7、ra,_ _ Four groups of musical instruments _ _,_ classical music _ music from different _,Music of an orchestra,chamber,symphony/philharmonic,strings,woodwind,brass,percussion,Western,opera,countries,popular music,Part B,Answers C (1) orchestra (2) chamber (3) symphony (4) strings (5) brass (6) violi

8、ns,Part C,What instruments are in the string section? What instruments are in the brass section? What instruments are in the string woodwind section? What instruments are in the percussion section?,Questions,Answers D the instruments in red: strings the instruments in blue: woodwind the instruments

9、in green: brass the instruments in yellow: percussion,Part D,Language points,1. An orchestra is a group of musicians that mostly play classical music. most determiner, pronoun, adverb the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else: 最 Whats the most youve ever won at cards? used t

10、o form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs: (最高级) Joanne is the most intelligent person I know. almost all: 大多数 In this school, most of the children are from the Chinese community. very: 很,非常 It was a most beautiful morning.,-most suffixused to mean furthest: 最远的 John OGroats is the north

11、ernmost part of the British mainland (= the part that is farther to the north than any other part). mostly adverb In the smaller villages, its mostly (= usually) very quiet at nights. The band are mostly (= Most of them are) teenagers, I think.,most, almost, mostly 用法比较 这三个词都可以作副词，但意义和用法不同。 most用在形容

12、词或副词前面，等于very，起加强语气的作用。表示“很、十分、非常” most前面不可有定冠词the。如： Thisisamostusefulbook这是一本很有用的书。 Itsmostdangeroustoplaywithfire火是很危险的。 almost=verynearly。指在程度上相差很少，almost可与no，none，nothing，never，nobody等表示否定意义的词连用。如： Ialmostmissedtheflight我差一点误了航班。 Almostnoonebelievedwhathesaid几乎没人相信他的话。 mostlymainly“大部分”“主要地”“通常

13、地”。如： Thestudentsinourclassaremostlyfromthefactory我们班的学生主要来自这家工厂。 Hisstoriesweremostlyabouthistravelsinforeigncountries 他的故事大多是关于他在国外旅游的经历。,2. Sometimes, though, they are used to tell the difference between two orchestras in the same city.,though conj. 1) despite the fact that: 虽然 She hasnt phoned,

14、even though she said she would. 2) but: 但是 Theyre coming next week, though I dont know which day. adv. despite this: 可是,不过 We were at school together. I havent seen her for years though.,even though although: Even though he left school at 16, he still managed to become prime minister. as if/though u

15、sed to describe how a situation seems to be: I felt as though Id been lying in the sun for hours. They stared at me as if I was crazy.,1.How is everything going on with you in Europe? Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, _. A. though B. instead C. either D. too 2. _you call me to say youre not co

16、ming, Ill see you at the theatre. A. Though B. Whether C. Until D. Unless,3. consist of phrasal verb to be made of or formed from something: 由组成 The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans. consist in sth. phrasal verb to have something as a major and essential part or quality: 在于 The beau

17、ty of air travel consists in its speed and ease. + ing form of verb For her, happiness consists in watching television and reading magazines.,4. make up make sth. up phrasal verb 1) to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive: 编造 I made up an excuse about having to l

18、ook after the kids. My dad was always really good at making up stories. 2) to prepare or arrange something by putting different things together: 准备妥当 Could you make up a list of all the things that need to be done? He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a mixed selection of chocol

19、ates. The maid will make up your room later.,3) to produce or prepare something from cloth: 缝纫 We could use the rest of the material to make up some curtains. 4) If you make up a page, book or newspaper, you arrange the text and pictures in the form in which they will be printed. 编排版面 5) If you make

20、 up a bed for someone, you put sheets and covers on a bed so that they have a place to sleep in your home. 打包,铺床 6) to make an amount of something complete or correct: 凑足 I have 20 000 and I need 25 000 but my parents have promised to make up the difference. UK I suspect we were only invited to make up numbers (= to provide enough people).,7) to re