Unit2TheuniversallanguagePeriod1　Welcometotheunit，Reading课件（牛津译林版选修8）.ppt

Picture yourself sitting lazily in a lounge bar, having your favorite drink along with a few of your friends. You let off a few jokes, discuss the latest news and trends and let your soul and body relax from the everyday style of urban working. Now imagine all this without music! Feel out of place? I bet you do. ;Even if you dont recall a single melody or flow of notes, still your subconscious has been catching all the music played in the background. Slowly easing and swaying to the rhythm, you enjoy the atmosphere that is created around. ;You dont have to be a patient or a psychologist to understand music. As long as any melody and rhythm make you feel yourself, it is the best doctor a person can find, and best remedy anyone can recommend. Thirdly music, like any other language, can express any and every type of emotion. But where it scores more is where the words fall short of expressing, music can go on and on voicing all that you ever want to say.; a．Music therapy is even effective on animals and plants. There have been studies carried out and research done on this and findings show that plants and trees that grow in company of good music show a growth percentage much more than normal ones that live without the aid of music. Animals, too, reflect their behavioral pattern much better when exposed to music. ; Music has evolved along with man and its civilization. Old cultures like India, China and some parts of Middle East have a very long history of civilization and their music is far more intricate and complex than some of their western counterparts. For example, in India, there are 2 main forms of music, distinct in its tonic quality and geographical location.; No matter how much evolved a form of music is or how sophisticated its approach, music touches everyones soul. b．If you do not connect to any music, you probably are losing a part of yourself. Lets celebrate this form of art with a quote by Shakespeare, “If music is the food of life, play on.” ;1．佳句仿写一、二