外研版高中英语选修六：MP Reading Cultural Corner Vocabulary and Reading Reading Practice.ppt

Words Preview passerby pedestrian semi-circle interval plug socket regulate organ n.过路人，行人 n.行人，步行者 n.半圆 n.间隔，空隙 v.插上(插头) n.插座 v.规定，管理 n.风琴 Pre-reading echo side road quartet suite session saucer voluntary shrink v.回响 n.小路，支路 n.四重奏，四重奏乐队 n.组曲 n.从事某项活动的集会 n.茶碟，茶托 adj.自愿的 v.变小，减少 Words Preview vacant lid barrel organ handle tap mop spotted all of a sudden adj.空的，空缺的 n.盖，盖子 手摇风琴 n.柄，把手 v.轻拍，轻叩 v.擦，揩 adj.有污迹的，有斑点的 突然间 Words Preview popcorn dance to the music rockabilly tunnel relay liveliness relief n.爆米花 伴着音乐跳舞 n.乡村摇滚乐 n.隧道，地道 v.转播，接转 n.活泼，快乐 n.解除，减轻 Words Preview Is there anywhere in your town for people to see such a scene? Use the following words to describe what you can see. crowd guitar musician passerby pedestrian pipe semi-circle violin 1 You may see… What are the differences about them? Read the passage and give the main idea of it. The street musician is keeping alive a culture which has almost disappeared in our busy, organised, and regulated lives: the sound of music when you least expect it. 2 Reading 3 1 How does the writer feel about the music playing in the street? He likes it. 2 How much do people have to pay for the music in Barcelona? The music is free, but people can give the musicians money if they want to. 3 What is everyone else doing as the music man plays his organ in Paris? A few people stop and listen, some smile, and some walk past with their heads down. 4 Why is there suddenly dancing in the streets in Harlem? A sound system has been placed by an open window. 5 Why does music echo in the London Underground? Because it is played in the tunnels. 6 What is the disadvantage of recorded music? Music loses some of its liveliness. 7 What is the advantage of live music? It is something you listen to in the present and gives relief from the cares of the day. 4 1 When a payment is voluntary, must you pay? No, you can choose to pay it or not. 2 When you hear music with a good beat, what do you sometimes tap? Fingers or feet. 3 When someone or so