四川省昭觉中学2014-2015届高中英语 Module4 Vocabulary and Listening课件 新人教版必修6.pptVIP

Vocabulary and Listening Porgy and Bess Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. Check the answers: novel/ folk song soloist/ composer book/ play opera/ concert theatre/ conservatory all-black/ all-white allowed to perform/ banned from performing excellent/ depressing reviews hit/ miss melodies/ poetry 3. Answer the questions: 1. What’s Porgy and Bess about? 2. Why did it take a long time to put on the show? 3. Was the show an immediate success? 4. What’s the effect of the review? Summary of the passage: Porgy and Bess, a _______ by Dubose, started______ about the life of African Americans in Charleston. George Gershwin, a __________,together with his brother and the writer made it a good opera. It soon became a classic, especially “Summertime” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing” have become _________, particularly for the jazz repertoire. At first it wasn’t easy to put on the __________ because Afro-American actors were _________ from performing and Gershwin didn’t want it done with white actors ______ _____ like blacks. At first the opera received depressing ________ but it became an extraordinary _____. Porgy and Bess combines elements that have never before appeared as _________ and it shows the misery and the high spirits of black Americans in the early 2oth century. Enjoy the songs Summertime I Got Plenty of Nothing 全优中高考网 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 全优中高考网 I. Words Learning: start life = come into being 始于…… Charleston [‘t?ɑ:lst?n]n. misery n. 痛苦 查尔斯顿(美国西弗吉尼亚州首府 ) libretto [li‘bret?? n.(歌剧等的)剧本 lyrics n. 歌词 melody n. 旋律 superstition n. 迷信 cast n. = all actors and actresses Negro = black people fervor n. 热情；热切 put on 上演 element n. 要素 Read the passage on page 47 and finish Activity 1.vocabulary and listening.mp3 1. Choose the best words to complete the pass