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:LefsjustsaythatIwouldn't/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouseenTom?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.W:

Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

LB2.B3.D4.C5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,"Encore!

Encore!”Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn't

believeitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleof

shoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyed

withtheresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhy

theyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.One

ofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowit

ismuchbetter.^^

l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2Whatareyourfavoritesongs?

W:Hi,Bob!Doyouwanttogotoaconcertwithme?

M:Aconcert?What'sitabout?

W:Itfeaturesrecentpopsongs.Areyouinterested?

M:Hmm,IwascrazyaboutpopsongswhenIwasinhighschool,but

nowI'mnolongerabigfan.Popsongsgooutoffashiontooquickly.I'm

beginningtopreferoldfolksongs.

W:Manyolderpeoplefindthosesongscool,andmyparentsare

hookedonthemtoo.Bytheway,aprogramofgoldenoldieswasonTV

yesterdayevening.

M:Oh,whatapity!Imissedit.

W:IhaveaDVDofoldies.Icanlendittoyouifyouwant.

M:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.I'mdyingtohearthem.Manythanks.

LB2.B3.D4.A5.C

Task3Musicandyourmood

TypesExamplesEffects

SlowmusicBalladsandsomeformsitoftencreatesapeaceful

ofclassicalmusic,atmospherethatisgoodfor

relaxingafterabusyday.

VeryslowmusicJazzandblues.Itcancreateanatmosphere

below50beatsofsadness.

perminute

FastermusicRock,heavymetalandlttendstogiveusenergy

dancemusic.andmakeusfeelfulloflife.

Itcanbeplayedatparties,

sportingeventsandincars.

Rockmusiccanbeusedto

accompanyphysicallabor.

Itdoesnotmakesenseto

blamerockmusicforroad

accidents.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the?

Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They'rethegreatest.Whataboutyou?Don't

youlikethem?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon9tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I'marealfanofpopsongs.

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.Ihadmyhairdyed

blue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:Itsurewas.Whataboutyou?Whafsyourfavoritemusic?

Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.

Wouldyouliketocomealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALCX3

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'tyoucomewithme?

B:Soundsgood.Lefsgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthe

mostfamousheavymetalbands.

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

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I'llout

onsomethingelse.Whatdoyouwanttohear?

Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.Maybesomething

likeCelineDion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'tveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisa

bore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong"Getdown”!Ifsreally

appealing.

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

B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,rilhatesomething

youlike.Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike"TheWhite-HairedGirl”?

B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.Ifsnotfashionableanylonger.Tilbeboredtodeath.V.

LefsTalk

TheOriginoftheSong"HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou“Beganasasweetone,but

laterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,and

Dr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherfor

thechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedher

musicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarten

education,'GoodMorningtoAll”wassuretobeasuccess.Thesister

publishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergartenn

in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadofthe

DepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity'sTeachers

College,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,

withoutthesisters'permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar

“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.ColemanJsadditionofthesecondpartmade

thesongpopularand,finally,thesisters“originalfirstpartdisappeared.

aHappyBirthdaytoYou“hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters'originalsong

“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.

Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

1.GoodMorningtoAll

2.osuccess

3.musicaltalents

4.without

5.secondpart

6replaced

7.legalaction

8.realowners

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou“wasanice,sweetoneatthevery

beginning,butlaterturnedintoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewas

MildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.Theformerhadgreatmusicaltalents,

whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bucombining

theirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwas

asuccess,andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesong

withoutthesisters9permission.Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecond

part,whichisthepresent“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoon

becamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters9firstpartaltogether.

Then,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanaged

toprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ThankYoufortheMusic

I'mnothingspecial;infactI'mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

"CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I'msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey'rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonesty

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I'mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging

Task2:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinues

togrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,

Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.

Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy's

reputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.

Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.By

hisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwas

writingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilan

in1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductor

foranorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreat

demandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawas

asuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhis

financeswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnot

verypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In

1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hedied

in1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,he

composedover600works.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

2.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsix?A

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofMozart's

accomplishmentswhilehewasinhisearlyteens?A

4.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

5.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthe

passage?C

Task3:Karaoke

Dalin:IfsMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogoto

thekaraokebar.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,

barssometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,

butwehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospend

timetogether.Wecanselectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysing

popsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryin

thing,soIdon'tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.T

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn'tthat“CanYouFeeltheLove

Tonight?^^

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovie

TheLionKing.ThafstheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaand

becauseIreallylovedspendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofall

times!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.

Ialwaysthinkofthesong"MyHeartWillGoOn"asoursong!WheneverI

hearit,Ithinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingall

thememoriesweconnectwithsongs?

PartI

Directions:Listentotheshortdialogs,andthenchoosethecorrect

answerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethe

secondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Heavymetal.

B.Rock.

C.Goldenoldies.

D.Popmusic.

2.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.SheisfromHongKong.

B.SheisfamiliarwiththeHongKongsingers.

C.Sheisnotfamiliarwiththemusictheyarelisteningto.

D.Sheenjoysthemusictheyarelisteningto.

3.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Themanwon'tturnonthestereoforthewoman.

B.Thewomanlovesfastmusic.

C.Slowmusiccangivepeopleenergyaccordingtotheman.

D.Fastmusiccangivepeopleenergyaccordingtotheman.

4.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Themanthinkstheticketsareinexpensivewhilethewoman

thinkstheyareexpensive.

B.Themanthinkstheticketsareexpensivewhilethewomanthinks

theyareinexpensive.

C.Theyboththinktheticketsareexpensive.

D.Theyboththinktheticketsareinexpensive.

5.(Listentotheaudiorecordingforthequestion.)

A.Themanprobablymovedinnotlongago.

B.Thewomanprobablymovedinnotlongago.

C.Themanisinterestedinthebass.

D.Thewomanwantstofinishthepartyasearlyaspossible.

PartII

Directions:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenfillintheblanks

withthemissingwords.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimetowritethemissingwords.Usethesecondplaying

tocheckyouranswers.

W:Oh,BackstreetBoys!Theyweremyfavoriteband(1)lastyear.

M:Notanymore(2)?

W:Yes,thoughmyinterestisnolonger(3)sostrong.Yousee,Iwasonce

abigfan(4)ofthem.

M:Iknowyoucollected(5)postersandboughteveryCDtheyever

made.

W:Ialsowenttoalmosteveryconcerttheyhad—eventheones(6)in

Canada!

M:Don'tyouthinkthatwasstrange?Goingcrazy(7)oversome

strangers?

W:Maybetoyou(8).Butstudentshavetoomuchpressure(9).Wehave

tospendalotoftimestudying...

M:Whichleadsyoutofallinlove(10)withpopstars?Idon'tgetit(11).

W:Yousee,undergreatpressure,weneedrelaxationfromtimeto

time(12).And...

M:Goon(13)!

W:Inasec!Let'swatchthismusicvedio(14)first!

PartIII

Directions:Listentothefollowingrecording,andthenchoosethecorrect

answerstothequestions.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Afterthefirst

playing,therewillbetimeforyoutochoosethecorrectanswers.Usethe

secondplayingtocheckyouranswers.

1.WhathasWilliamsrecentlysaid?

A.Musicpiracyiscostingthemusicindustryalotofmoney.

B.Musicpiracyisagoodthing.

C.Musicpiracypromotesthepopularityofhissongs.

D.Musicpiracyshouldbebanned.

2.WhyisWilliamssorichnow?

A.Hehasrecentlyinheritedalotofmoney.

B.Hehasbenefitedagreatdealfrommusicpiracy.

C.Hehasgotlotsofmoneyfromtherecordcompanies.

D.Hehasreceivedlargedonationsfromhisfans.

3.WhenWilliamsaskedtherecordcompaniesabouttheissueofmusic

piracy,whatresponsesdidhegetfromthem?

A.Theywereangrybutwouldnotdoanythingaboutit.

B.Theyfoundthemselveshelpless.

C.Theydidnotcaresincetheycouldgetlotsofmoneyfrom

over-pricedCDs.

D.Theywereangryandweretryingtosettletheissueincourt.

4.Whatexamplesofmusicpiracyarementionedinthepassage?

A.Onlinesong-sharing.

B.CDcopying.

C.DownloadingsongsfromtheInternet.

D.BothA)andB).

5.Whatisthespeaker'stoneaboutmusicpiracy?

A.Neutral.

B.Negative.

C.Positive.

D.Sarcastic.

PartIV

Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingstatements.

1.Whentheaudiencecried"Encore",thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththe

fromtheaudience.

A.answer

B.reply

C.response

D.RETURN

2.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreat_______asbotha

performerandacompositionteacher.

A.necessity

B.need

C.want

D.demand

3.AlthoughMozartlivedonlyashortlife,heover600works.

A.composed

B.composedof

C.composedin

D.wascomposedof

4.In1916,Pattytooklegalaction_______Mr.Coleman.

A.over

B.against

C.with

D.for

5.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andhe

eventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsaliving.

A.for

B.to

C.on

D.with

6.Fromthattime,Mozartwasperforminginconcertsandwriting

music.

A.ahead

B.forth

C.on

D.down

7.Wesometimesdanced_themusicinakaraokebar.

A.at

B.for

C.with

D.to

8.Let'sgoforbeforewegoto.

A.lunch...concert

B.thelunch...theconcert

C.lunch???theconcert

D.thelunch...concert

9.Beforetheageoffour,Mozartgreatmusicaltalent.

A.hasshown

B.hadshown

C.hadbeenshown

D.haveshowed

10.AfterPattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergarten

Education,agentlemanRobertColemanpublishedthesong.

A.calledthenameof

B.atthename

C.bythenameof

D.inthenameof

UNIT2

ILListeningSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethis

onehundredtimes.

M:Ahundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovieyousawlastnight?

W:Ishouldhavestayedathome.Itwasacompletewasteofmoney.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Soifyougivemetwentydollarsforthreetickets,Icangiveyou

eightdollarschange.

W:Oh,that'scheaperthanIexpected.

Q:Howmuchisaticket?

5W:She'sthebestwomandirectorever.Fveseenallhermovies.

M:Areyousure?She*sneverwonanyawards.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Finally,we*vefoundsomethingincommon.

Amy:Whatdidyouthinkofthemovie,Peter?Didyoulikeit?

Peter:Notreally,Amy.Itseemedthatthedirectorwasjusttryinghard

toimpressuswithstrangeclose-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butheforgot

toincludeagoodstory.

Amy:Themoviemadeyouthink.Itwasdifferentfromthesuperficial

dialogsyouusuallyseeinfilmsthesedays.

Peter:Butthemovieseemedtobetoodarkandsad.Whydoesamovie

havetobesadtobedeep?

Amy:Butitisbetterthansomeviolentmovieswithnothingbut

gunfightsandexplodingcars.Ipreferthought-provokingmovies.

Peter:Sometimesyoudon'twanttothink.Youjustwantlight-hearted

movies.Bytheway,didyouseethenewmysterymovieshownatthelocal

cinemayesterday?

Amy:Oh,itwassosuspenseful.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatthewhole

time.

Peter:Ilovedittoo.Theplotwasgreat,andtheactingwas

unbelievable.

Amy:Nowwe'vefoundsomethingincommon.Iguesswecanwatch

mysteriestogetherinthefuture.

Peterdidnotreallylikethemoviebecausethedirectorwasjustusing

strangeclose-upsandspecialsoundeffects,butdidnotincludeagoodstory.

Amyenjoyedthemoviebecauseitmadepeoplethink.Peterdisagrees,

sayingamoviedoesnothavetobesadtobedeep.Amyarguesthatitis

betterthansomeviolentmovies.Still,Peterthinkssometimespeopledon't

wanttothinkandjustwantlight-heartedmovies.FinallyPeterandAmy

foundsomethingincommon.Theybothlikedthenewmysterymovie,so

theycanwatchmysteriestogetherinthefuture.

Task2:Anactorforgettinghisline

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.

Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingto

givehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithas

onlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youhold

therosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyand

thensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:6Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.'"The

actorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverand

overagain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedonto

thestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,"Ah,

thesweetsmellofmylove.^^Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythe

directorwasfurious!"Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried."You'veruined

myplay!You'veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,"Whathappened?DidI

forgetmyline?"6aNo!^^shoutedthedirector."Youforgettherose!”

l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:TheAcademyAwards

TheAcademyAwards,popularlyknownastheOscars,arepresented

everyyearbytheAmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesto

recognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,

actors,andwriters.

Theformalceremonyatwhichtheawardsarepresentedisoneofthe

mostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld.Itistelevisedliveinthe

UnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdom,andgatherslargenumbersof

viewerselsewherethroughouttheworld.Thisyear'sceremonywaswatched

bymorethan40millionAmericans.ItissaidthatonlytheSuperBowl,the

OlympicOpeningCeremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmore

viewersintheUnitedSates.

However,theAcademyAwardsarenotwithoutcriticism.Ithasbeen

observedthatseveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetest

oftime.Criticsclaimthatmanyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluenceand

innovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Sincethe1980s,

money-makingblockbustershaveoftenbeenBestPicturewinners,butthey

arenotnecessarilygreatfilmswithdepth.TheAcademyAwardshavealso

beencriticizedforfavoringcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectingothertypes.

TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmorascience

fictionfilm,withAvatarasanexception

TheAcademyAwardsortheOscars

recognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,

actors,andwriters

TheAwardCeremony

oneofthemostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld

televisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdomand

gatheringlargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworld

watchedbymorethan40millionAmericans

OnlytheSuperBowl,theOlympicOpeningCeremonies,andthe

FootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewers.

nticism

SeveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestoft

Manyfilmswithartisticvalue,culturalinfluence,andinnovative

qualitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.

Money-makingblockblusterswithoutdepthhaveoftenbeenBest

Picturewinners.

TheOscarsfavorcertaintypesoffilmsandneglectothertypes.The

BestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmora

sciencefictionfilm.

IV.SpeakingOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou'refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why?

John:I'vegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It'smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,butthe

ticketsweresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi"headquarters,whichisa

majorsponsorofthemovie.Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblack

market.I'mflatteredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You'rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:Yes.What'sonyourmind?

A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowith

me?

B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.

A:It'snothing.

B:I'vebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogeta

ticket.Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletoget

threefreetickets.

B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblack

market.Thankyouverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So...whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,

butnotasgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecial

effects.State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessoftheprevious

episodes.

Laura:You'reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefact

thattheycreatedso

manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsand

creatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?

B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeauty

andtheBeast.Ifsakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:Ithoughti