A land of diversity课件7.pptVIP

take over 接任;接管 The new department head took over yesterday. 新的部门领导昨天接任。 Romans took over from the Greeks their philosophy and arts. 罗马人承袭了希腊人的哲学和艺术。 5. Before long, he had become a very big jazz star, as popular as major rock stars are today. 不久, 他成为了一名非常出名的爵士明星, 像今天的主要摇滚明星一样的受欢迎。 辨析: before long和long before before long不久以后, long before很久以前 not long before = before long The telephone which you will use __will be very modern. A. long ago B. before long C. long after D. long before 1. My friend, Jim Green, will come back to Beijing __________ . 2. It was not __________everyone came to know her. 根据句意,用before long或long before填空。 before long long before 3. __________, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. 4. Well, I’m sure he will return __________. Just sit here and wait for him． Before long before long Homework Ask the students to read the passage again after class and do Activity 3 and list the reasons why the writer says that Louis Armstrong was considered great. * * READING TASK LOUIS ARMSTRONG: THE GRANDFATHER OF JAZZ Louis Armstrong, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 4, 1901 (according to the most recent research), in the poorest section of town. He overcame poverty to become one of the most important people in the history of music, and his low rough singing voice is easy to recognize. He also appeared in many films. Louis Armstrong Park Skimming Paragraph Topic 1 2 3 What the subject is and who it is about. Birth and early life. The effect of his arrest and time in a boy’s school on his future. Paragraph Topic 4 5 6 Musical career from 1922 to 1932. Life achievements in music and in other areas. Death and fame after death. Louis Armstrong Time Event