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UNIT1

Task1:

Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!

Encore!

”Thesingerwasdelightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn’tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforhertosingitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwasoverjoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.”

Task3Musicandyourmood

Musiccaninfluentceouremotion,thoughtsandbehaviortoagreatdegree.Itcanmakeussadorhappy,relaxedorfullofenergy.

Slowmusiccalmpeople.Balladsandsomeformsofclassicalmusicoftencreatapeacefulatmospherethatisgoodforrelaxingafterabusyday.Ifthemusicisslowedbelow50beatsperminute,itcancreatanatmosphereofsadness.Thiskindofslowmusiccanbefoundinmanytypesofmusic,suchasjazzandblues.Manypeoplelistentoslowmusic.Itsuitstheirmoodwhentheyarealoneatnight.

Fastermusic,suchasrock,heavymetalanddancemusic,tendstogiveusenergyandmakesusfeelfulloflife.Thistypeofmusicisoftenplayedatsportingeventstostirupthefansandtheteams.

Rock,popmusicandrapareplayedatparties.Theycanprovideenergytothegathering.Sincemostrock,pop,andrapsongsareeasytolistento,theyaresuitabeforparties.Rockmisicissometimesusedtoaccompanyphysiclabor.Itsheavyfasttempospeedsuptheheart,andonealmostworksintimetothemusic,makingtheworkmoreenjoyable.

Somepeoplethinkthatrockmusiccancauseroadaccidents.Driverscouldbecomeexcitedbythespeedofthemusicanddrivetoofast.Buttherearesomanythingstodistractadriver’sattentionthatitdosenotmakesensetoblamerockmusic.

Task2:

Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwocenturiesafterhisdeath.HewasborninSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehadshowngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.Theboy’sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.HisfirstmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,MozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecausehewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageofthirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.

UNIT2

III.ListeningIn

Task2:

Anactorforgettinghisline

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:

‘Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.’”Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!

“Ahhhhhh!

Youdamnedfool!

”hecried.“You’veruinedmyplay!

You’veruinedme!

”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?

DidIforgetmyline?

”“No!

”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgettherose!

”

Task3:

TheAcademyAwards

TheAcademyAwards,popularlyknownastheOscars,arepresentedeveryyearbytheAmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencestorecognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthefilmindustry,includingdirectors,actors,andwriters.

Theformalceremonyatwhichtheawardsarepresentedisoneofthemostimportantawardceremoniesintheworld.ItistelevisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,theUnitedKingdom,andgatherslargenumbersofviewerselsewherethroughouttheworld.Thisyear'sceremonywaswatchedbymorethan40millionAmericans.ItissaidthatonlytheSuperBowl,theOlympicOpeningCeremonies,andtheFootballWorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewersintheUnitedSates.

However,theAcademyAwardsarenotwithoutcriticism.Ithasbee