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Forty-three-year-oldBrianBlakeyfromBirminghamissittingonhissofaandtellingmeabouthisperfectday.WhenIwakeupIdon'tgetupimmediately.Iturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren'sprogrammesandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm–they'reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo'clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo'clock.IneverwatchTVallnight.IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon'tgofar,ofcourse.Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.Ofcourse,Icouldn'tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She'snotherenowbecauseshe'sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven'tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe'rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here'stheremotecontrol.You'vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!AWorkaholicThirty-six-year-oldBobBlackissittingathisdeskandworkinghiswaythroughhispaperwork.Inormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto'clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday'swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere'snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.U1L4CityandCountryDebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo'clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno'clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That'swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it'ssocrowdedthatIcan'tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I'malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon'tliketheunderground!Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon'tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend.Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs.Iloveit.PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.Iusuallygetupatfouro'clockeverymorningwhenit'sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon'tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IwalkoutofthefrontdoorandI'malreadyatwork.Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon'thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersinthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit'smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn'tacinemainmyvillagesoIdon'tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn'tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon'sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!U2L11ModernHeroesNationalHeroChina'sfirstmannedspaceshipliftedoffat9a.m.onWednesday,October15th,2003inJiuquan,GansuProvince.Thespaceship,calledShenzhouV,wascarryingThelaunchwasverysuccessful.“Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff,Icouldreallyfeelthehighgravity”,saidYangLiwei.“Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Isuddenlygotafeelingofsoaringintotheskybecauseofthezerogravity.”Duringthe21-hourspaceflight,theShenzhouVcircledtheearth14times.Whilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearthforthesixthtime,YangLiweispokewithgroundcontrolinGansu.Hewasalsoabletospeakwithhiswifeand8-year-oldson.YangLiweihadseveraltaskstocompleteduringtheflightandonlysleptinthespaceshipforabout3hours.Whilehewassleeping,thespaceshipcircledtheearthtwice.Whenthespaceshipwasdoingitsseventhcircle,YangLiweishowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,expressingthewishesoftheChinesepeopletoexploreandusespacepeacefully.At6:23a.m.onOctober16th,YangLiweilandedinInnerMongoliasafely.Hetoldreporterslater,“Thesurfaceofthespaceshipwasglowingredwhenitcamebackintotheearth'satmosphere.WhenShenzhouVletoutitsparachute,Ifelttheshipwasshaking.”AsYangLiweireturnedintotheearth'satmosphere,helicopterswereflyingtowherehewouldland,readytocollecthim.MillionsofpeoplealloverChinawerewatchingTVwhenthespaceshiplandedsafely.WhenYangLiweiclimbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.YangLiweiwashappytobehomebuthesaid,“Ithought21hourswastooshorttostayinspace.”U2L33SportsStarsVENUSANDSERENAWILLIAMSaresisters.Theyarealsobothtennischampionswhooftenhavetoplayeachother!Venusisnoweleventhintheworld,andheryoungersisterSerenahasmoveduptothird.ThetwosisterswereborninapooranddangerousareaofCalifornia.Itwasfullofdrugsandviolence.Inarecentinterview,VenusspokeaboutthetimewhensheandSerenawerepractisingtennisandtheyhadtorunandhideasbulletsstartedflyingthroughtheair.Finally,in1991,thesistersandtheirfamilymovedtoasaferareaandsincethentheyhaveneverlookedback.Thesisters'father,Richard,startedtotrainVenusandSerenawhentheywereyoungchildren.Hehasalwaysbeenverystrictwithhisdaughters,trainingthemhardtocompeteagainsteachother.Brandi,thesisters'mother,taughtherdaughtersathomesothattheycompletedtheirhighschoolwhiledevelopingtheirtenniscareers.Today,bothsistersarestudyingdesignatcollege.Theyhavealreadyexpressedakeeninterestinworkingindesignaftertheirtenniscareerscometoanend.Thesisters'roadtosuccesshasbeenamazing.ThefirsttimeVenusplayedinabigeventwasin1996.Sincethen,shehaswonWimbledonandtheUSOpentwice.Serenahascontinuedtoimproveandmakefantasticprogress.In1999and2002,shewontheUSOpen,andin2002and2003,shewasthewomen'ssingleschampionatWimbledon.Hastennisevercausedproblemsbetweenthesisters?Fortunately,no.“We'veplayedeachotherbeforeandithasn'tworriedusyet!”saysVenus.“Ifshewins,”Serenajokes,“Mamasaysshehastodothedishes!”U2L44SuperheroChristopherReeveChristopherReevewasborninSeptember,1952.HewasinhisfirstschoolplaywhenhewaseightandhestartedtoactinTVshowsandfilmswhilehewasstillincollege.HemademanysuccessfulfilmsandTVshowsbutheismostfamousforhisSupermanfilms.Unfortunately,disastercamein1995whenhefellfromhishorseandbrokehisback.Thedoctorsdidnotexpecthimtolive.However,hemadeamazingprogress.Atfirst,hecouldn'tbreathewithoutamachine,buthelearnttobreatheonhisown.Hewouldneverwalkagainbuthestartedanewlifewithgreatcourage.Thesecondyearafterhisaccident,Christopherreturnedtofilmmaking.Healsoraisedalotofmoneytopromotemedicalresearchintobackinjuries.HemadespeechesallovertheUSAabouthisexperiences.Thisnotonlydrewpublicattentiontoresearchintobackinjuriesbutalsoencouragedalotofpeoplelivingwithallkindsofproblems.Fromtheirhome,ChristopherandhiswifeDanaspokeabouttheirlifeaftertheaccident.Haveyouthoughtofgivingupaftertheaccident?“No.Fourdaysaftertheinjury,Icametounderstandmysituation.MywifeDanaandIwereinthehospital.ThedoctorsaidIwasnotgoingtopullthrough.Danasaid:‘Butyou'restillyou,andIloveyou.'Andthatsavedmylife.SincethatmomentIhaveneverthoughtofgivingup.Ofcourse,I'vehadmomentsoffeelingsorryformyself,butI'veneverhadanythoughtsofcommittingsuicide.”Didyouthinkthatyourmarriagewassostrong?“Yes,becauseDana'ssowonderful.Wehavealwaysgotonreallywell.Ourrelationshiphasalwaysbeenfantastic.”Howdidyourparentsreacttotheaccident?“TheydivorcedwhenIwasfour.They'vegotclosersincetheaccident.”Howdidyougetinvolvedwithcharitywork?“Iknowalotofdisabledpeopleneedmyhelp.ThisishowIgotinvolvedwithmycharityworktoimprovethequalityoflifeforalldisabledpeople.”“Withtheprogressofnewmedicalresearch,I'mconfidentthatpeoplelikemewouldbeabletowalkagainoneday.Soyoucansee,I'mfartoobusywithlivingtothinkofgivingup!”ChristopherReevediedonOctober10,2004.ButpeopleallovertheworldwillalwaysrememberhimasasuperheroU3L11FestivalsAutumnEveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.Peopleliketomeetintheeveningandwatchthemoon.TheMid-AutumnFestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasionforfamily.Itisalsoadayforspecialfoodslikemooncakes.Thereareallkindsofmooncakes.Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste,butnowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.WinterTheLanternFestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.ItmarkstheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.TherearemanystoriesabouthowtheLanternFestivalstarted.Inonestory,lanternswerelittocelebratethepoweroflightoverdarkness.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyedbutthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndownthetown.Hewasfooledwhenhesawthousandsoflanterns.Hethoughtthetownwasalreadyburning.Inthepast,lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesanddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowers,etc..Nowadays,mostlanternsaremadewithlightbulbsandbatteries,andtheycomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Inthenorth-easternpartofChina,thereareevenice-lanterns.ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisthesweetdumpling.Sweetdumplingsareboiledandservedinhotwater.SummerTheDragonBoatFestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunaryear.Asitisinearlysummer,itmarksthebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.ThetraditionoftheDragonBoatFestivalstartedmorethan2,000yearsago.Intheolddays,dragonboatraceswereorganisedonlybyChinesepeople.However,inrecentyears,peoplefromothercultureshavealsotakenpartintheracesandenjoyedthefun.Thereisaspecialfoodforthefestival.Itiscalledzongzi,whichisstickyriceinfreshbambooleaves.U3L33WeddingsWeddingsinIndonesiaIfafriendgetsaninvitationtoawedding,youcangowithhim/her,evenifyoudon'treceiveaninvitationyourself.?Thetimesoftheweddingceremonyandthereceptionarebothontheinvitation.However,yououghtnottogototheceremonybecauseitisonlyforclosefamily.Ifyoureallywanttoseeit,yououghttoaskfirst.Everyonecanattendthereceptionafterwards.?Nowadays,Indonesianwomendon'thavetocovertheirheads,buttheyusuallyweartraditionalclothes.?Thereisaboxattheentrancetothereceptionandyououghttoputmoneyintoit!Butdon'tworry,youdon'thavetocontributealotofmoney.?Andremember–atmostweddingreceptionsyoucan'tdrinkalcohol.GreekWeddingsOnthedayofaGreekweddingceremony,thebridegroomhastoaskthebride'sfatherforhisdaughter'shandinmarriage.Thebridegroom'sbestmanthengoeswiththecoupletothechurch,tobemarried.Duringthechurchceremony,thebestmanshouldhelpputcrownsmadeofflowersontheheadsofthebrideandbridegroom.Alongsilkribbonthatlinksthecrownsisasymbolofalongandhappylifeforthecouple.Aftertheceremony,theguestscanattendaweddingreception,whichisusuallyahugepartyandcanlastthroughthenight.Thereisalotofeating,drinkinganddancing,includingthefamousGreekcircledance,whereeveryonejoinsin.Duringthereception,guestscanthrowdishesonthefloorandputmoneyonthebride'sweddingdressforgoodluck.U3L44ChristmasMemoriesofChristmasForme,Christmasalwaysbeganinthemiddleofthecold,windymonthofNovember.Mysister,Alison,andIsatdowninfrontofthefireandwrotealettertoFatherChristmastellinghimaboutallthepresentswewanted.Weseriouslywrote“FatherChristmas,theNorthPole”ontheenvelope,beforegivingthemtoourmothertopost.WithDecemberourexcitementgreweachday–asweopenedthenewyearcalendar,Christmascardsarrivedinthepost,Christmaslightsappearedinthestreets,andweattendedthetowncarolservice.Andofcourse,therewassnoweverywhere.Enoughsnowtomakesnowmen,andtohaveexcitingsnowballfightsintheschoolplayground.OnChristmasEve,thewholefamilyhelpedtodecoratethehouse,putuptheChristmastree,thedecorationsandtheballoons.Then,intheafternoon,whenAuntieKathleenandmytwocousinsarrived,everythingwasready.Beforewewenttobed,weleftsomewineandbiscuitsforFatherChristmasandthenputourstockingsattheendofourbeds.WetriedtostayawakeaslongaspossibletoseeFatherChristmasbutthenextthingweknewitwasmorning.Christmasmorning!Atthebottomofthebedwasthestocking,nowfullofallkindsofsmallpresentsandsweets.Christmasmorningwasbrightandsunnyand,afterchurch,mycousinDavidandIwentoutintothegardentoplaywithournewpresents.Lunchwasalwayslate,butwhatalunch!AbigturkeywithallthevegetablesfollowedbyChristmaspudding.Iliketurkeybreastthebest.Iputsomuchfoodinmymouthsometimesthatitwashardtoswallow.WesangChristmascarolshappily,laughedatjokes,putonsillypaperhatsandlaughedagain.Afterlunch,theadultssleptonthesofasinfrontoftheQueen'sspeechontelevisionwhileweallplayedcards.Thenwehadtea,withahugeChristmascakecoveredwithsnowmen.Itdidn'tseempossible,butwecarriedoneating.Bybedtimeallofthechildrenwereverytired.Assoonasweturnedoffthelight,weallfellintoadeep,happysleep.模塊2U4L11Tomorrow'sWorldTheFutureofCyberspacePeterTaylorfindsouthowcomputersandtheInternetaregoingtoaffectourlives.Inthelastthirtyyears,theInternethasgrownrapidly.In1983,therewereonly200computersconnectedtotheInternet;nowtherearearound50millionandthisgrowthisclearlygoingtocontinue.Someexpertsarepessimisticaboutthefuture.Oneworryiscrimeincyberspace.Evennow,younghackerscangetintothecomputersofbanksandgovernments.Inthefuture,terroristsmay"attack"theworld'scomputers,causechaos,andmakeplanesandtrainscrash.However,manypeopleareoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheInternet.Already,userscanbuybooks,findoutaboutholidayoffers,booktickets,andgetallsortsofinformationfromtheInternet."Inthenextfewyears,"saysAngelaRossettoofCyberiamagazine,"itisclearthatwearegoingtoseeahugegrowthinshoppingontheInternet."Shealsobelievesthat,inthefuture,wewillgetentertainmentfromtheNetandthattelevisionwillprobablydisappear.Themailservicemayalsodisappearwiththeincreasinguseofe-mail.Someexpertsseeourfutureinvirtualreality–theuseofcomputerswithsoundsandpicturesthatmakeyoufeelasifyouareinarealsituation."Personally,Ithinkvirtualrealitywillbecomeapartofmodernlife,"saysAustralianexpertPeterAnderson."Iseepeoplelivingandworkinginavirtualworld.Wewillworkinvirtualoffices,shopinvirtualsupermarkets,andwewillevenstudyinvirtualschools."U4L33VirtualRealityTom:Hi,Cathy.Whatareyouuptothisweekend?Cathy:Don'task,Tom.Ihavelotsofworktodo.IfIdon'tfinishmyprojectonthehistoryoftheInternetfornextMonday'slesson,thescienceteacherwillbeangry.Whataboutyou?DoyouhaveanythingplannedforSaturdayandSunday?Tom:Itdependsontheweather.Ifit'sgood,Dad,MumandIwillprobablygocamping.Butwewon'tgoifitrains.Hey,ifIstayhome,I'llhelpyouwithyourprojectifyoulike.Cathy:Thanksfortheoffer.Tom,canyousuggestanygoodbooksformyproject?Ifyoutellmesometitles,I'lllookfortheminthelibrary.Tom:Usethelibrarycomputer.IfyougototheScienceCathy:Thanks.Justthink,ifwehadvirtualrealityholidays,wewouldn'thaveanyproblemswiththeweather.What'smore,wewouldn'thavetospendalongtimetravellingonplanestogettoourholidaydestinations.Tom:Whatdoyoumean?Cathy:Well,inthefuture,we'llbeabletousemoderntechnologytogoanywherewelike.Wewon'thavetogothereinthefleshatall!Wouldn'tthatbegreat?Ifeelexcitedjustthinkingaboutit.Tom:Idon'tunderstand.Cathy,doyoumeanwe'llusethecomputertotravelaroundtheworld,enteringandexitingcountriesinsecondsandvisitingallthehistoricalsites?Cathy:That'sright!Justimagineneverhavingtopackasuitcase!Wewouldnotonlybeabletotravelaroundtheworld,butalsogotostudyinanyworldfamousuniversitieswewantedto.Tom:Thatcouldbereallyexciting!ButIstillfindithardtoimagine.Youwouldseeitbutyoucouldn'tdipyourtoesintheseaoreatthefoodsyousaw.Youwouldnotexperienceit.Cathy:Well,iftheyinventedvirtualrealityholidays,I'dgoonanaround-the-worldtour.Tom,whatwouldyouliketodoifsomeonegaveyouthehance?Tom:Idon'treallyknow.Personally,I'mmoreinterestedinvirtualuniversitiesthanvirtualrealityholidays.I'dliketogotoaworld-famousuniversity,likeStanford.ButIguess,avirtualuniversityjustwouldn'tbethesame,wouldit?Cathy:True,butjustthinkyouwouldbeabletotudyinsuchaworld-famousuniversitywithoutgoingoutofyourroomU4L44VirtualTourismAUCKLAND*NewZealandaguideAucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealand.IthasapopulationofjustunderamillionpeopleandislocatedonNorthIsland.Thisseasidecityisanimportantcentreforbusinessandindustry.ItisalsothemostexcitingcityinThehistoryofthecitygoesback650yearswhentheMaorissettledinthearea.Europeansettlementbeganin1840whentheBritisharrived.AucklandwasthecapitalofNewZealandforsometime.Later,thecapitalmovedtoWellington,becauseitwasmorecentral.Since1945,thecityofAucklandhasgrownanditnowhaslargemodernsuburbs.In1985,theNewZealandgovernmentmadethewholecountryanuclear-freezoneandsincethenAucklandhasbeenacentreforprotestagainstnucleartestinginAsiaPacific.FamoussightsincludeMtEden,oneofmanylargevolcanoes,aswellastheAucklandHarbourBridge.AttheParnellAUCKLAND*NewZealand

Fromanywhereinthecity,youcanseethesea.Aucklandiscalled"thecityofsails"becauseithasmoreboatsthananywhereelseintheworld.Ithasawarmclimatewithplentyofsunshine?CtheaveragetemperatureinJanuary(summer)is23.4?0“7CandinJuly(winter)itis7.8?0“7C.IthassomeofthebestbeachesinNewZealandfordoingwatersports:swimming,diving,fishing,sailingandsurfing.ItiseasytotravelbetweenAucklandandtherestofNewZealand.Thereareregularinternationalflights,too.However,flightsfromEuropetakeovertwenty-fourhoursandareexpensive.U5L11PerformanceAlanis–aTruePerformerCanadiansingerandsongwriter,AlanisMorissette,isusedtobeinginthepubliceye.HermostfamousalbumJaggedLittlePill,cameoutin1995whenshewasonlytwenty-oneyearsold.Itsold15millioncopiesandmadeherworldfamous.Sincethenshehasmadeseveralmorealbumsandshehascontinuedgivinggreatperformancesonstage.LastThursdaynight,hundredsoffanswenttotheCornExchangeinCambridge,EnglandtoseeAlanisMorissetteperforminginconcert.ItwasMorissette'sfirstperformanceinEnglandsincehersong"Uninvited"wonthisyear'sGrammyAwardforthebestrocksong.The30-year-oldsingerhasastrongfanbaseinDuringthe3-hourconcert,Morissetteusedalotofmaterialfromheraward-winningalbum"JaggedLittlePill".Shealsoplayedafewsongsfromhernewalbum,suchas"EverythingBut...",whichtellsthestoryofsomeonelookingforloveinthewrongplaces.Morissettegaveacreativeandpowerfulperformanceinanothersong"Utopia".Hersingingwasfulloffeeling;thefirstpartofthesongwasfilledwithanger,whilethelastpartexpressedloveandjoy.Althoughtheconcerthallwascoldandthesoundsystemcausedafewproblems,theaudiencecouldstillenjoytheconcert.Manypeopleinthecrowdwereobviouslylong-timefansandtheyknewthewordsandsangalongtonearlyeverysong.Throughouttheconcert,theatmosphereinsidetheconcerthallwasextremelyexciting.EveryoneagreedthattheyweregreatlyimpressedbyMorissette'sbrilliantmusicandsinging.Attheendofthethreehours,Morissetteshowedthatshewasatrueperformer,singingawell-knownsong"Heartache".Shefinishedtheeveningwithanewsongaboutthelifeofasuperstar.WhileIwatchedandlistened,IknewthatIwasseeingtheperformanceofarealsuperstar.U5L33ExperimentinFolkKonggoesforfolk!Thefamousclassicalpianist,KongXiangdong,surprisedhisfanslastweekbygivingaconcertcombiningclassicalmusicwithChinesefolkmusic.Kongexplainedthathetriedthisbecausehewantedtocreatesomethingnew."Asamusician,playingthesamemusicindifferentcitiesoftheworldisveryboring,"saysKong.HealsofeelsthatplayingChinesefolkmusiconthepianocanhelpbringittotherestoftheworld.MusichasalwaysbeenpartofKong'sworld.Ashismotherwasagreatmusiclover,helivedwithmusicfrombirth.Butitwasn'talwayseasyfortheyoungKongXiangdong.Hismothercouldn'tbuyhimapianountilhewasseven.Shehadtodrawpianokeysonapieceofpapersothathecouldlearntoplayasearlyaspossible.The5-year-oldKongwouldpractiseonthepaperpianoashismotherclappedtherhythm.Hewasmadetopractisethepianosomuchthat,attimes,hethoughtaboutgivingup.However,hedidn'tquit,andhebecameagreatpianist.In1986,attheageof18,hebecametheyoungestprizewinnerinMoscow'sTchaikovskyInternationalCompetition.Hewentontowinawardsincompetitionsacrosstheworld.BecauseofKong'stalentandhardwork,hebecamefamousworldwide.Butafteryearsofperforming,hefeltthatinsomewayshehadlosthisidentity.ThisiswhyhewentbacktohisrootsandrediscoveredthebeautyinChinesefolkmusic.HebeganexperimentingwithdifferentstylesandhisDreamTourConcertistheresult.Kong'snewexperimentinChinesefolkmusicissoimportanttohimthatheevenchangedhisappearance.Whenhearrivedathisconcertlastweek,hehadshavedoffallhishair!Sincehismusicstylewasnew,hedecidedhishairstylehadtobenewtoo!WhetherKongischanginghisappearanceortransforminghismusic,heisapioneerinmusictoday.TheconcertlastweekwassuchasuccessthatKong'sDreamTourConcertisexpectedtorunforthenexttwoyearsinBeijing,Shanghai,andothermaincitiesbeforegoingtoParisandNewYork.U5L44Let'sDanceBalletBalletbeganinItalyandFranceduringthe15thcenturyandisstillanimportantartforminWesternculture.Ballettellsastorywithmusicandactionsbutnowords.AnotherfamousRussianballetiscalled"SleepingBeauty".Manycountrieshaveproducedballets,includingChina.Onewell-knownChineseballetiscalled"TheWhite-hairedGirl".FolkDanceFolkdancesaretraditionalstylesofdancingthatcomefromordinarypeople.Theyareusuallygroupdancesthataretaughtfromonegenerationtoanother.Chinaisfamousformanydifferenttypesoffolkdances,includingthedragondanceandtheliondance,whichareperformedduringtheSpringFestival....(2)…Anotherwell-knownfolkdanceistheYangge,whichisoftenperformedonspecialoccasions.Inmanypartsofthecountry,youcanseepeopleofallagesdancinginthestreetduringfestivals.Theyaredressedinbeautifulcostumes,skippingbackandforthtotherhythmoflouddrums.Peopleliketowatchperformancesofthisuniquefolkdance.PopularDancePopularorsocialdancesoftencomefromfolkdances,althoughtheyareusuallypopularforonlyashorttime....(3)...Untiltheeighteenthcentury,socialdanceswereonlyhe