选修六Module4 Cultural Corner.pptVIP

Module4 Music Cultural Corner Listen to the tape and pay more attention to the words you can’t pronounce correctly. Look at the following pictures to learn more about the following topic. Words Preview present in addition to statuette gramophone critic therefore v.赠送，颁发 除……之外 n.小雕(塑)像 n.留声机 n.(文艺)批评家 adv.因此，所以 Read the passage and answer the questions. What are Grammy Awards? They are awards given for important achievements in records music In what way are the Grammys similar to the film Academy Awards (the Oscars)? They are awards given for the most important achievements in the music world as the Oscar are given for the most important achievements in the film world. Is it easy or difficult for the musicians from the rest of the world to win a Grammy prize? Why? It is very difficult. Because there is a separate set of awards for Latin music, called the Latin Grammys, but only two awards for world music. Language points. present v. 赠送，颁发（礼物、奖品等） 这家人把宝剑捐赠给了博物馆。 The sword was presented by the family to the museum. 市长出席会议并颁发了奖品。 The mayor attended the meeting and presented the prizes. present表示“赠给”，容易使人想到give而误用“present sb. sth.”双宾语结构。present只能用“present sb. with sth.”或“present sth. to sb.”结构。 [译] 我赠给他一本词典。 [误] I presented him a dictionary. [正] I presented a dictionary to him. [正] I presented him with a dictionary. present adj. 现在的；出席的 n. [C] 礼物，礼品；[U]目前，现在 ﹛ present adj. [前置定语] 现在的，目前的 [后置定语] 出席的，到场的 in addition to (=besides) 除此之外 除了英语之外，她还会说三种外语。 She speaks three foreign languages in addition to English. in the shape of 以……的形状 糖果装在一个心形的盒子里。 The candies were contained in a box in the shape of a heart. as they used to be 是一个省略句，其中be不可以省略，若是其他动词则可以省略。 中国不在是以前的样子了。 China is not what she used to be. 他现在不喜欢吃鱼，但他过去喜欢吃。 He doesn’t like fish but he used to. therefore adv. 因此，所以 他摔坏了腿，因此不能走路了。 He has broken his leg and therefore he can’t walk. 我病了，所以没能来。 I was ill, and therefore could not come. 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