【创新设计】2015-2016学年高二英语外研版选修六课件：Module 4 Period four Reading PracticeCultural CornerCultural Corner2 .pptVIP

Module 4 Music Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. In what way are the Grammys similar to the film Academy Awards (the Oscars)? 2. What do the awards depend on? 3. Why is the award called Grammy? 4. Why aren’t the Grammys taken seriously by some musicians or music fans? language points 1.present (1) n. a gift 礼物，赠品 (2)adj. being in the place 在场的，出席的, 现存的，当今的 be present at sth 出席… eg. There were 200 people present at the meeting. 有200个人出席会议。 be absent from… 缺席 … (3)vt. 呈现，赠送，颁发，提供，提出 eg. He presented a gold cup to the winner. 他把金杯颁发给获胜者。 phrases: present sb with sth =present sth to sb 把…赠送给… 注：present [前置定语] 现在的，目前的 [后置定语] 出席的，到场的 eg. The girl present at the meeting was considering asking her father for the book that just had been presented to him as a birthday present. 出席会议的那个女孩正考虑向她父亲要那本刚颁发给他的书作为自己的生日礼物。 2. cover (1) v. 涉及，包含 eg. Now that we’ve covered everything of importance, let’s end our meeting. 既然重要的事情都谈完了，那我们散会吧。 (2) v.盖，铺，遮盖 (3) v. 走完 (一段路)，看完(多少页) eg. He covered the distance in 15 minutes. 他在15分钟内走完了这段路。 (4) v.占 (面积) eg. The city covers ten square miles. 这个城市占地10平方英里。 (5) 采访，报道 eg. Two more reporters were sent to cover the events. 另外两名记者被派去采访这些事件。 3. in addition to… 除…以外 eg. She speaks three foreign languages in addition to English. 她除英语以外，还会说3种外语。 in addition to = as well as (用作介词) = besides = apart from in addition=as well =besides (用作副词) 4. take… seriously 重视…，将…当真 eg. You should take this matter seriously, because it may influence your career. 你应该重视这件事，因为它可能影响到你的 事业。 EXERCISE 格莱美音乐奖每年都会在美国颁发一次，授予那些在音乐记录中做出重大贡献的人。 The Grammy Awards are _________ every year, which are given for important achievements in ________ music. 该奖由录音学院的成员投票决定。 The awards depend o