L17 Performance

Alanis—a true Performer

Tasks

1.New words

2.Ex2/3

3.Sth about Alanis

4.Sth about the performance

5.Language points

17 Performance

I 。 Reading

1. Read the concern review and match the four paragraphs with the titles (a-d).

a)the end of the concert

b)the audience reaction

c)the songs played

d)the start of the concert

d

c

b

a

II.Read the review again and answer these questions.1). Did the reviewer like the concert? Why or why not?2). How did the audience react to the singer?3). What things about the concert were not very good?4). From which album were most of the songs?5). What feelings did she show in her songs?

Yes, because it was the Yes, because it was the performance of a real star.performance of a real star.

1). Did the reviewer like the concert? Why or why not?

2). How did the audience react to the singer?

They enjoyed it very much--they loved the concert.

3). What things about the concert were not very good?

The auditorium was cold and the sound was sometimes poor.

4). From which album were most of the songs?

Conflict.

5). What feelings did she show in her songs?

Anger and love

III 。 Read the passage again and find Sth about Alanis:

* Canadian singer-songwriter,

*Jagged Little Pill(15million

copies)

*Made several more albums

*Grammy Award winner

*30 years old

Sth about the performance:

Time:

Place:

Weather:

Long:

Songs:

Atmosphere:

Last Thursday night

The Corn Exchange in Cambridge

Incredibly cold

3 hoursJagged little Pill, Everything But…, Utopia

Dedicated, electrifying, impressed

Language Points

1.Have you ever watched a concert “live” on TV or on video?

你在电视或录像上看过“现场直播”的音乐会吗？

live adj ， 现场直播的 , 活的，有生命的

e.g. Is it a live broadcast or recorded one?

a live fish

2. Canadian singer Alanis Morissette is used to the spotlight.

Be/get/become used to +pron/n./-ing“ 习惯于…” 。

e.g. 1)I have been used to living here.

2)Have you been used to his smoking?

3)You will get used to it.

另： used to 意为“过去常常”

be used+ to do 意为“被用来作…”

3.come out 出版；发行；刊出

e.g. Our local newspaper comes out every Friday.

A new magazine has come out.

come out 出来；由…出来 ；

开花；（污迹）被去掉；（颜色 ）褪去

4.sell vi. 主动 的形式表示被动的意思。Open, wash, write,

*This magazine sells well in the city.

*The pen writes easily.

5. although ;though 是连词 ，引导让步状语从句，它们可以互换，但用了 although ; though 就不能用 but; and 可以用副词 yet; still.

e.g. Although it was raining hard, (yet) they still went on marching.

如果 though 相当于 as 并且处于第二个单词的位置时，这时就不能用 although

e.g. Child though/as he is, he knows a lot. though 还可以作副词，放在句末。

e.g. He said he would phone me; he didn’t though.

6.manage vi/vt

句型： manage +n. / pron./ to do

manage to do 强调结果， ( 成功）

try to do 强调动作（不一定成功）

e.g. 1) It is very heavy, but I can manage to carry it.

2)---Will you come tonight?

---I’ll manage.

7.Throughout （介词 ），遍及，贯穿，常用在表时间的名词前

e.g. Throughout the year, he has been preparing for his essay .

All the listeners were excited by his speech throughout the meeting.

Throughout the country=all over the country

8.impress vt 铭刻， 给…极深的印象，使感动

impress sth on sb

impress sb with sth 使某人牢记某事

be impressed by/at/with…

被……所感动，印入脑海

impress sth (up)on one’s mind/memory 把某物印入某人的脑海 / 记忆

e.g. 1 ） The words “Made in China” was impressed on a metal plate.

2 ） His parents try to impress on him that it is very important to be honest.

3 ） We were deeply impressed by his deeds.

4 ） What he said that day was deeply impressed on my memory.

impression n. 印象

Leave/make a/an…impression on sb

给…留下…的印象

e.g. All that left a lasting impression on him.

7.Be full of /be filled with

Finish/end/begin/start with

V. Say something about Alanis with the help of the key:

Sth about Alanis: Canadian singer-songwriter,

Album: Jagged Little Pill(15million

copies)

Made several more albums

Grammy Award winner

30 years old

V. Say something about the Concert with the help of the key:

Sth about the performance:

Time:

Place:

Weather:

Long:

Songs:

Atmosphere:

Last Thursday night

The Corn Exchange in Cambridge

Incredibly cold

3 hoursJagged little Pill, Everything But…, Utopia

Dedicated, electrifying, impressed