unit 5 music using language. discussion: how would your life change if you became famous?

Unit 5 Music

Using language

Discussion:

• How would your life change if you became famous?

•Listen to the tape and write down the main idea of the story: Freddy the Frog(1)

•The story is about a frog

who joined a band and became a singer.

FREDDY, THE FROG(1)

Freddy the frog dipped his long, thi

n legs into the water. Within a few short

weeks he had changed from a small

tadpole into the beautiful animal she

was now. He smiled to himself. Then su

ddenly he heard a fine, deep sound

that carried far into the darkness

of the quiet night. Freddy looked u

p. “Other frogs! I must try and find t

hem,” he thought. “It is so hard bein

g a grown-up frog on my own.”

He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily pad. On it sat three confident frogs and they were playing instruments. 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, so much younger th

en today,

I never needed anybody’s help in any w

ay.

But now those days are gone.

I’m not so self-assured （ confid

ent ） !

Now I find--- I’ve changed my mind.

I’ve opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down( 沮

丧的 )

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me get my feet back on the ground.

Won’t you please, please help me!

Listen to the tape again and decide

which of the statements are true or

false.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 of the band could sing

very loudly.

4. 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

frogs to be his friends.

What’s the main idea of the story?

This is a story about a band that

became famous and did not like it.

Freddy the Frog(2)

• 1.What was Freddy’s most exciting experience?

• 2.What happened when the program was over?

• 3.What problem was caused after they became stars?

• 4.Did Freddy and his band leave Britain last?

1. Freddy was very confident about his

singing.

confident adj 自信的，肯定的，有把握的 confidence n

be confident about/of sth

be confident that… 对 ... 有把握 / 自信我们对未来充满信心！We are confident of/about our future!

We have confidence in our future!

2. on a tour 在观光，在旅游，在巡回演出中on 从事…， 处于…情况中

在度假： on vacation/holiday

在参观： on a visit

在出差： on business 在休假： on leave

在旅行： on a journey

3. He had to go to London, wear an

expensive suit and give a performance

to a TV camera.

performance n. 表演 performer n. 表演者 perform v. 表演 , 履行 , 执行 , 表现

Perform

(1) 表演，演奏 = play

perform tricks 表演魔术／戏法

What play will be performed tomorrow?

( 2) 做，执行，履行 =do

perform one’s promise 履行承诺perform one’s duty尽职责 (3) 表现Our team performed very well in the match

yesterday.

4. Then things went wrong, Freddy and his band

could not go out without being followed.

go wrong …… 出了毛病，坏了 go 为系动词，“变，变得” go + adj 做表语，

表示主语由一种状态变成另外一种状态，通常是由好变坏，由正常变特殊

go bad (worse) 变坏（更坏） go mad/crazy 变疯 go hungry 挨饿

• 7. as if = as though conj 好像，引导方式状语从句

• It looks as if it is going to rain.

• What if = What would happen if …• 要是…会怎么样？• What if the train is late?• advice [u]• a piece of advice 一条建议 much advice 很多建

议 ask (sb) for advice on （向某人征求）…的意见 take/follow advice 接受意见advise v

advise doing sth

advise sb to do sth• advise + that + clause( 谓语动词用 (should) do

sth)

Thank you for your listening!