1、Unit 5dipconfidentbriefbrieflydevotionafterwardsinvitationbeardvt. 浸浸; 蘸蘸adj. 自信的自信的; 確信的確信的adj. 簡短的簡短的; 簡要的簡要的n. 摘要摘要; 大綱大綱adv. 簡要地簡要地; 短暫地短暫地n. 投入投入; 熱愛熱愛adv. 然后然后; 后來后來 n. 邀請邀請; 招待招待n. 胡須胡須Words previewsensitivepainfuladj. 敏感的敏感的; 易受傷害的易受傷害的; 靈敏的靈敏的adj. 痛苦的痛苦的; 疼痛的疼痛的above all最重要最重要; 首先首先Words pr

2、eviewExpressions previewHello, everyone. My name is Freddy.Make sure you know the meaning of the following words. Tick those you know and look up the others in the dictionary. dip tadpole lily confident grown-up knock into feel down appreciatedip tadpole lily confident grown-up knock into feel down

3、appreciateThis story is about a singer who joined a band and became famous singer.Listen to the story of “Freddy the Frog (I)”once and then Whats the main idea of thestory?1. Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.3.The singers

4、of the band could sing very loudly.Read the following statements, and then listen to the tape again. Decide which are true and which are false.FTT4. Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.5. Freddy was very confident about his singing.6. He sang the song to ask the other fro

5、gs to be his friends.FFFFREDDY THE FROG (1)Freddy the frog dipped his long, thin legs into the water. Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he was now. Listening textHe smile to himself. Then suddenly he heard a fine, deep sound that carried far into

6、the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up. “Other frogs! I must try and find them,” he thought. “Its so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.” He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large lily pad. On it sat three confident frogs and they were playing instrumen

7、ts. Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “Can I sing with you?” he asked quietly. “Of course,” they said. He opened his mouth wide and began: Help! I need somebody, Help! Not just anybody.Help! You know I need someone, Help!When I was young and so much younger than today, I never needed anybodys help in an

8、y way. But now those days are gone.Im not so self-assured.(=confident)Now I findIve changed my mind,Ive opened up the doors.(Chorus)Help me if you can, Im feeling down. And I do appreciate you being round. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Wont you please, please help me! Now read more about F

9、reddys life.Summarize the main idea of the story in one sentence.Freddy and his band became famous and their personal life was influenced, so they decided to go back to the lake.readingWe formed a band and soon we became famous and went to Britain to give performances.Then what would happen in Brita

10、in? We would succeed or fail?Did Freddy and his band get a great success in Britain?Yes, they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.1. Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall. be confident + 從句從句 對對有信心有信心 be confident of (about, in ) 對對有信心有信心He is quite confi

11、dent that hell pass the driving text.Dont be too confident in your own opinion.Tom is confident of his ability to overcome the difficulty.2. He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards! afterwards 然后然后,隨后隨后 Well listen to the tape and sing a song afterwards. Take this medicine, and you

12、ll feel better afterwards.3. He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera. performance n. 表演表演 performer n. 表演者表演者 perform v. 表演表演, 履行履行, 執(zhí)行執(zhí)行, 表現(xiàn)表現(xiàn)They put on a performance last night.What play will be performed tomorrow?Perform your promise.The car performs

13、well on hills.One should perform ones duties.4. Then things went wrong. Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed. go wrong 出了毛病出了毛病 = There is something wrong with My watch went wrong yesterday. Whats wrong with you?go mad/crazy/wild發(fā)瘋發(fā)瘋go deaf /blind/bad變聾變聾/瞎瞎/壞壞 5. abo

14、ve all more than everything else: What a child should do, above all, is to do well in his studies. 小孩子該做的最重要的事是學(xué)好功小孩子該做的最重要的事是學(xué)好功課。課。 The advantages of being famouslBecoming richlDoing a job you want to dolHaving many fanslPeople enjoying your musiclEasy to meet important peopleThe disadvantages of

15、being famouslNot peaceful and not quietlPrivate life being discussed and troubledlNot free to do your own thingsA letter to Freddy about how to form a bandlHow should we choose the music we want play?lWe like different music, how should we decide to play?lHow to choose a name for our band?lWhat plac

16、e to play?It is difficult for us to decide what music to play. I like pop music, Liu Mei likes rap. Most of my friends like rock and roll. Could you give me some advice on what to play?Is it very important to choose a good name for the band? I like the name chopsticks, because that means working tog

17、ether. But my friend Dear Freddy, My name is Li Hua. Im beginning a band with my friends. However, we have never been in a band before. Could you please give us some advice? I would like to know what music to play and we cannot decide. I like pop music but most of my friends like rock and roll. Liu

18、Mei likes rap. How are we to decide what to play? Do you suggest we play a little of all of these types of music? Or should we only play one kind of music? How did you and your friends decide what to play together? I would also like to know how to choose a name for our band. I like the name The Chop

19、sticks because that means working together. Wang Jun wants us to be called the Legs. There are four of us like the legs of a chair. What do you think? Yours hopefully Li HuaDo you want to form your own band to take part in the music festival?Form your own band in groups of six. Decide who will play

20、what instrument and who will sing. Decide the name of your band and what kind of band you will be. For example, will you be a rock band, or a small group of singers? Then, choose an English song for your “band” to perform. You may find this song on the internet or on some of your own tapes or CDs. P

21、ractise singing your song to the musicand then perform to the class. This may be just the beginning for you and your band!LIU MEI: Right. Now lets decide who should do what in our band. Who would like to do lead vocals? Thats our main singer. Sample dialogueWANG LI: Why not you? You have a lovely si

22、nging voice. Ive head you sing before. But youll have to play lead guitar too. You can do it!LIU MEI: Well, all right. Can you help me out on guitar and vocals?WANG LI: Sure, I can. What do the rest of you think?OTHER: Yes, we agree.LIU MEI: So how about you, Ma Xin? Do you think you can try bass gu

23、itar?MA XIN: Im not sure. What does that mean?LI QIN: It means you keep the beat, or rhythm, for them on a guitar.MA XIN: OK. I can give it a try.WU JUN: What about me? What can I do? LIU MEI: Every band needs someone to play the drums.WU JUN: Great! I like to hit things to make noise!LI QIN: OK. Wh

24、at will we call ourselves?WANG LI : How about The Chopsticks. We work together.MA XIN: Nope, I dont like it. How about We Er Hu? Get it?WU JUN: Thats silly. Why not name the band The Silk Shirts?MA XIN: Yeah, we all like silk clothes!OTHERS: Sure, so The Silk Shirt it is.LIU MEI: Fine. Now lets deci

25、de what song well play.S1: Some comfortable clothes would be best.S2: Fine. Ill talk to him and call you again very soon. Where would it be best to meet?S1: At the studio if that is OK with you. Thank you very much.S2: My pleasure.You and your friends want to start your own band. However, you have never played in a band before. You write an e-mail to Freddy for his advice