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新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說教程第二版第二冊

Unitl

ILListeningSkills

1.M:Whydon'twegototheconcerttoday?

W:Tilgogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldn'tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

l.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,"Encore!Encore!”Thesingerwas

delightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn'tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforherto

singitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwas

oveijoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shethankedthemandaskedthemwhytheywere

sointerestedinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,

“Wewantedyoutoimprove;nowitismuchbetter.”

I.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:Whatareyourfavoritesongs?

W:Hi,Bob!Doyouwanttogotoaconcertwithme?

M:Aconcert?What'sitabout?

W:Itfeaturesrecentpopsongs.Areyouinterested?

M:Hmm,IwascrazyaboutpopsongswhenIwasinhighschool,butnowI'mnolongerabigfan.

Popsongsgooutoffashiontooquickly.Fmbeginningtopreferoldfolksongs.

W:Manyolderpeoplefindthosesongscool,andmyparentsarehookedonthemtoo.Bytheway,

aprogramofgoldenoldieswasonTVyesterdayevening.

M:Oh,whatapity!Imissedit.

W:IhaveaDVDofoldies.Icanlendittoyouifyouwant.

M:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.Tmdyingtohearthem.Manythanks.

l.B2.B3.D4.A5.C

Task3:Musicandyourmood

Musiccaninfluenceouremotions,thoughtsandbehaviortoagreatdegree.Itcanmakeussador

happy,relaxedorfullofenergy.

Slowmusiccalmspeople.Balladsandsomeformsofclassicalmusicoftencreateapeaceful

atmospherethatisgoodforrelaxingafterabusyday.Ifthemusicisslowedbelow50beatsper

minutes,itcancreateanatmosphereofsadness.Thiskindofslowmusiccanbefoundinmany

typesofmusic,suchasjazzandblues.Manypeoplelistentoslowmusic.Itsuitstheirmoodwhen

theyarealoneatnight.

Fastermusci,suchasrock,heavymetalanddancemusic,tendstogiveusenergyandmakesus

feelfulloflife.Thistypeofmusicisoftenplayedatsportingeventstostirupthefansandthe

teams.

Rock,popmusciandrapareplayedatparties.Theycanprovideenergytothegathering.Since

mostrock,popandrapsongsareeasytolistento,theyaresuitableforparties.Rockmusicis

sometimesusedtoaccompanyphysicallabor.Itsheavyfasttempospeedsuptheheart,andone

almostworksintimetothemusic,makingtheworkmoreenjoyable.

Somepeoplethinkthatrockmusiccancauseroadaccidents.Driverscouldbecomeexcitedbythe

speedofthemusicanddrivetoofast.Buttherearesomanythingstodistractadriver'sattention

thatitdoesnotmakesensetoblamerockmusic.

1.classical2.peaceful3.relaxing4.Jazz5.sadness6.heavymetal7.

energy8.sportingevents9.physicallabor10.roadaccidents

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.TmcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

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!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon'tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:Tmarealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B: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,FmgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyouliketo

comealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon'tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt'aichi.Whydon'tyoucome

withme?

B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavymetal

bands.

Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican'tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,rilputonsomethingelse.

Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong“Getdown"！It'sreallyappealing.

A:Nonsense.It'sjustnoisetome.Ican'tputupwithitanymore.

B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,THhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwould

liketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike"TheWhite-HairedGirl”？

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger.Tilbeboredtodeath.

V.LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong"HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Two

sisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesame

school,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildred

combinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,

'GoodMorningtoAll“wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollection

entitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten^^in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHill

becametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity'sTeachers

College,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters*

permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.

Coleman'sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters“originalfirst

partdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters5originalsong

“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,she

succeededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

1.GoodMorningtoAll

2.success

3.musicaltalents

4.without

5.secondpart

6.replaced

7.leagalaction

8.realowners

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou"wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturned

intoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.The

formerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bu

combiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAir.Itwasasuccess,

andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters?permission.

Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresentt4HappyBirthdaytoYou”.This

newsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters'firstpartaltogether.Then,in

1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandher

sisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ThankYoufortheMusic

Fmnothingspecial,infactI'mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

"CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,Tmafan

SoIsay

Thankyoufbrthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

1.ud5.loud6.joy7.honesty8.dancer

9.talk10.wondered11.capture12.fan

Task2:Mozart

Mozartwasagreatmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwo

centuriesafterhisdeath.HewasbominSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehad

showngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingmusiclessons.Theboy's

reputationasamusicalprodigygrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,

Mozartwasperforminginconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthe

pianoandtheviolin,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawasperformed

inMilanin1770whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductorforan

orchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbotha

performerandacompositionteacher,andhisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasy

becausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfrom

thenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.

In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheage

ofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

2.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?A

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhilehewasin

hisearlyteens?A

4.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?C

Task3:Karaoke

Dalin:Il'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Would

youliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,barssometimeshavea

karaokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwedon'thavespecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecan

selectthemusicthatourgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon'tsingvery

well.

Dalin:I'msurprisedthatyoudon'tsingmuchinAmerica.Somanyreallycoolgroupscomefrom

there.

Laura:Yeah,musicispopular,butmostlywejustlistentoit.

Dalin:Ifyoujustlistentoit,you'llmissoutonalotoffun.

Laura:Well,wesometimesdancetothemusic.

l.F2.F3.T4.T5.T

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat“CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?”

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLionKing.That's

theEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreallyloved

spendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialwaysthinkofthesong

“MyHeartWillGoOn"asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthememorieswe

connectwithsongs?

Unit2

II.ListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundredtimes.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovieyousawlastnight?

W:Ishouldhavestayedathome.Itwasacompletewasteofmoney.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Soifyougiveme20dollarsforthreetickets,Icangiveyoueightdollarschange.

W:Oh,that'scheaperthanIexpected.

Q:Howmuchisaticket?

5.W:She'sthebestwomandirectorever.Tveseenallhermovies.

M:Areyousure?She'sneverwonanyawards.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

LA2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Finally,we'vefoundsomethingincommon.

Amy:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie,Peter?Didyoulikeit?

Peter:Notreally,Amy.Itseemedthatthedirectorwasjusttryinghardtoimpressuswithstrange

close-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butheforgottoincludeagoodstory.

Amy:Themoviemadeyouthink.Itwasdifferentfromthesuperficialdialogsyouusuallyseein

filmsthesedays.

Peter:Butthemovieseemedtobetoodarkandsad.Whydoesamoviehavetobesadtobedeep?

Amy:Butitisbetterthansomeviolentmovieswithnothingbutgunfightsandexplodingcars.I

preferthought-provokingmovies.

Peter:Sometimesyoudon'twanttothink.Youjustwantlight-heartedmovies.Bytheway,did

youseethenewmysterymovieshownatthelocalcinemayesterday?

Amy:Oh,itwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthewholetime.

Peter:Ilovedittoo.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwasunbelievable.

Amy:Nowwe'vefoundsomethingincommon.Iguesswecanwatchmysteriestogetherinthe

future.

1.director2.soundeffects3.goodstory4.think5.sad6.violent

7.hefuture

Task2:Anactorforgettinghisline

Therewasonceanactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,

hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemost

importantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.You

holdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythislinein

praiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.^^^Theactorwasexcited.AUdaylongbefore

theplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,the

actorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,"Ah,the

sweetsmellofmylove."Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!uYou

damnedfool!”hecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,

“Whathappened?DidIforgetmyline?”"No!”shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!”

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:TheAcademyAwards

TheAcademyAwards,popularlyknownastheOscars,arepresentedeveryyearbytheAmerican

AcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencestorecognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilm

industry,includingdirectors,actorsandwriters.

Theformalceremonyatwhichtheawardsarepresentedisoneofthemostimportantaward

ceremoniesintheworld.ItistelevisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdom,and

gatherslargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworld.Thisyear'sceremonywas

watchedbymorethan40millionAmericans.ItissaidthatonlytheSuperBowl,theOlympic

Ceremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewersintheUnitedStates.

However,theAcademyAwardsarenotwithoutcriticism.Ithasbeenobservedthatseveralofthe

AcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestoftime.Criticsclaimthatmanyfilmswithartistic

value,culturalinfluenceandinnovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Sincethe

1980s,money-makingblockbustershaveoftenbeenBestPictureswinners,buttheyarenot

necesssarilygreatfilmswithdepth.TheAcademyAwardshavealsobeencriticizedforfavoring

certaintypesoffilmsandneglectingothertypes.TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengivento

ananimatedfilmorasciencefictionfilm,withAvatarasanexception.

1.film2.directors3.actors4.important5,theUnitedKingdom6.viewers

7.40million8.Olympic9.WorldCup10.time11.artisticvalue12.depth

13.BestPicture14.favor15.sciencefiction

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:FvegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketsweresoldout.How

didyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi”headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthemovie.

Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.Tmflatteredyouwent

throughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.Whafsonyourmind?

A:Tvegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:It'snothing.

B:I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.Howdidyou

managetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefreetickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thankyouvery

muchindeedfbrinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Weil...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnotasgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthattheycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandtheBeast.It'sa

killerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso?

A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelivesofhumanbeings.

B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderinthe

ShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:IfskindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthismovie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheactingwasalittleweak.

Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican'timagineanyoneelse

playingthatpart.

Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwassostrong.

A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthecastingofthe

movie?

B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenotinterestingatall.

A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.

B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!

V.LefsTalk

AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupin

situationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspensetosuipriseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirectorprovides

theviewerswithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudience

whichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhat

willhappenwhenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.

Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,asuspiciouscustomsofficial

lookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficial

asked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?^^ttGooseflesh.,,repliedHitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewassometimes

gettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,orwalkinginfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinan

apartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.The

entiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.

Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolution

wastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadsduringthe

courseofthemovie.

1.A2.B3.C4.D5.D

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahardtime

memorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathe

coulddoitbecausehe'donlyhavetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonly

linewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!^^Peterpracticedandpracticed,"Listen,Iheartheguns

roar!^^OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,

overandoveragain,''Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!,,Finallycamehis

turn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,“WHAT

THEHELLWASTHAT?”

1.memorizinglines

2.rememberoneline

3.Ihearthegunsroar

4.aloudboom

5.forgothisline

Task2:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthisyearI

wouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend"MonsoonWedding.It'san

Indianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringoutfunny

andsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovieshowssomeofthewonderful

customsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It5sgreat!

Amongdramas,IlikeAdaptation.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemovie

wastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

“ThePianistissetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholives

inWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Heissafe,

butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.Thisisa

powerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.

Rabbit-ProofFence"issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.Itisabout

threenativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolice.Afterthishappens,the

policesendthemtospecialcenters.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernment

triestointegratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.Theyrunawayfromthecampandwalk1,500

milestofindtheirmothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

1.Whatdoesthespeakerimplybysayinghewantstoseethemovie^Adaptation"againon

DVD?A

2.WhathappenedtotheyoungPolish-JewishpianistinthemovieThePianist?C

3.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthethreenativegirlsinthemovieRabbit-ProofFence!C

4.Howmanycomediesdoesthespeakerrecommend?A

5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?D

Task3:Let'sgoandseethemovie.

Lisa:Whatkindofmoviedoyouwanttosee,Nick?

Nick:IreallywanttoseeMonsterNight,thehorrormovieadvertisedinnewspapers.

Lisa:MonsterNight?Itsoundsscary.Idon'tlikehorrorfilms.

Nick:OK.It'snotyetintheatersanyway.Itwon'tbecomingoutuntilnextweek.Whatmovies

areplayingnow?

Lisa:Letmecheck...There'sanactionfilmstarringJetLi,and...MonsterNight!It'salreadyin

theaters.

Nick:What?Itis?Whichtheaterisitplayingat?

Lisa:It'sshowingatthetheaterinthemall.ButIreallydon'twanttoseeit.

Nick:AllthecriticshavegivenMonsterNightgreatreviews.Whattimeisthenextshowing?

Lisa:Well,ifwehurry,wecanmakethethreeo'clockshow.Theshowafterthatisat4:30.But

Fmtoofrightenedtoseethisone.

Nick:Comeon,Lisa!Don'tbeachicken.Let'sgo!Wehavetogetticketsbeforetheysellout!

Keys:FTFTF

Speaking

ViewsonMovies

Interviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I'dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.Doyou

prefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome?

Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauseIbelievetherearecertainmovies

thatcomeoverbetterwhenyouseetheminalargetheater.Thesoundeffectismuchbetter.

Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Richard?

Richard:Justtheopposite.It?smorecomfortabletositathome.

Interviewer:There'remanydifferentmoviegenres,for