2.W:Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.Theoperaticketsareinit.
M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply
3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD
W:DoIlooklikeathief
4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty
W:Let'sjustsaythatIwouldnVtvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger
5.M:HaveyouseenTomIcan'tfindhimanywhere.
W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean
l.B2.B3.D4.C5.A
III.ListeningIn
Task1:Encore!
Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!,Thesingerwas
delightedandsangthesongagain.Shecouldn'tbelieveitwhentheaudienceshoutedforherto
singitagain.Thecycleofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedtenmoretimes.Thesingerwas
oveijoyedwiththeresponsefromtheaudience.Shetalkedthemandaskedthemwhytheywereso
muchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagainandagain.Oneofthepeopleintheaudience
replied,6*Wewantedyoutoimproveit;nowitismuchbetter.^^
l.F2.T3.F4.T5.F
Task2:TheCarpenters
W:Theyplay"YesterdayOnceMore”allthetimeonthecampusradio.Doyoulikeit
M:Ido.Inevergettiredofit.IliketheCaipenters.Theirvoicesaresobeautifulandclear.Iguess
that'swhythey'resopopular.
W:Ilikethewaytheirvoicesblend.Therewerejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,right
M:Yes,RichardandKarenIthinktheywere.ShediedIthink.
W:Yes,anorexia.Itishardtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherselftodeath.
M:It'saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I'mafraid.Womenworrytoomuch
abouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.
W:Well,let'sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.
1.beautifulandclear2.blendwell3.sister4.worrytoomuch5.moreimportant
Task3:Mozart
Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomposerwhosefamecontinuestogrowmorethantwo
centuriesafterhisdeath.HewasbominSalzburg,Austria,in1756.Beforetheageoffour,hehad
showngreatmusicaltalent.Hisfatherthendecidedtolethimstarttakingharpsichordlessons.The
boy'sreputationasamusicaltalentgrewfast.Atfive,hewascomposingmusic.Formthattimeon,
Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.Byhisearlyteens,hehadmasteredthe
piano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswritingsymphoniesandoperas.Hisfirstmajoroperawas
performedinMilanin1770,whenhewasonlyfourteen.Atfifteen,Mozartbecametheconductor
foranorchestrainSalzburg.In1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbotha
performerandacompositionteacher.Hisfirstoperawasasuccess.Butlifewasnoteasybecause
hewasapoorbusinessman,andhisfinanceswerealwaysinabadstate.Hismusicfromthenext
decadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhisteachingjobsforaliving.In1788
hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonlytocompose.Hediedin1791attheageof
thirty-five.Althoughhelivedonlyashortlife,hecomposedover600works.
1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMozartD
2.HowlonghasMozart'sfamelastedA
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozartB
4.WhatcouldMozartdoattheageofsixC
5.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart'saccomplishmentswhilehewasin
hisearlyteensC
IV.SpeakingOut
Model1Doyoulikejazz
Laura:Hey!
Bob:Hello!
Laura:Doyoulik〉jazz,Bob
Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit
Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I'mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.
Bob:Oh,he'sapianoplayer,isn'the
Laura:No,he'satrumpetplayer.So,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike
Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.
Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest
Bob:Er,TheCranberries.They9rethegreatest.WhataboutyouDon'tyoulikethem
Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!
SAMPLEDIALOG
A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic
B:No,Idon'tlikeitatall.
A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike
B:Tmarealfanofpopsongs.
A:Who'syourfavoritesingerorgroup
B:JayChou.Whatdoyouthinkabouthim
A:Icanhardlybearpopsongs.Theyareallnoisetome.
Model2Doyoulikepunkrock
Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike
Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.
Max:Anyin-articular
Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.
Max:PunkrockYoudon'tseemlikethepunkrocktype.
Frannie:Youshouldhaveseenmeinhighschool.Ihadmyhairdyedblue.
Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!
Frannie:Itsurewas.WhataboutyouWhat'syourfavoritemusic
Max:IguessIlikejazzbest.Hey,I'mgoingshoppingforCDstomorrow.Wouldyoulikelo
comealong
Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.
A:Whatsportsappealtoyou
B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.
A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially
B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.
A:x-SportsYoudon'tlookliketheextremesportstype.
B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.
A:Wow,youcertainlysurprisedme!
B:ThenhowaboutyouWhatkindofsportdoyouprefer
A:Iliket'aichimost.Infact,I'mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt'aichi.Whydon'tyoucome
withme
B:Soundsgood.Let'sgo.
Model3Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.
Philip:Turndownthatnoise!Whatonearthisitanyway!
Laura:Butdad...ThisisMetallicalThey'resocool.Theyareoneofthemostfamousheavy
metalbands.
Philip:Idon'tcare.Itjustsoundslikenoisetome.Ican,tstandit!
Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,Filoutonsomethingelse.
Whatdoyouwanttohear
Philip:Howaboutsomepopulareasy-listeningmusic.MaybesomethinglikeCelineDion
Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn'lveryhipanymore.Ithinksheisabore.
A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!
B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy'shitsong“Getdown"!It'sreallyappealing.
A:Nonsense.It\justnoisetome.Ican'tputupwithitanymore.
B:It'smyfavoritemusic.Butifyouhateitsomuch,I'Dhatesomethingyoulike.Whatwould
liketolistento
A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike叮heWhite-HairedGirF,
B:Ha-ha-ha-ha.It'snotfashionableanylonger.Tilbeboredtodeath.
V.LefsTalk
TheOriginoftheSong"HappyBirthdaytoYou^^
Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou"Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Two
sisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesame
school,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildred
combinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister'sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,
'GoodMorningtoAll“wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollection
entitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten^^in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHill
becametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity'sTeachers
College,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters'
permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.
Coleman'sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters“originalfirst
partdisappeared."HappyBirthdaytoYou”hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters5originalsong
“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,she
succeededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.
1.teacheratakindergarten
2.GoodMorningtoAll
3.HappyBirthdaytoYou
4.HappyBirthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll
PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher'sReference
Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou"wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,butlaterturned
intoabitterone.Thereweretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,andtheotherPattyHill.The
formerhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatterhadknowledgeofkindergarteneducation.Bu
combiningtheirabilities,thetwoproducedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAH".Itwasasuccess,
andlaterpublishedinacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.
Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters5permission.
Tomakethingsworse,headdedasecondpart,whichisthepresent“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.This
newsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthesisters'firstpartaltogether.Then,in
1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandher
sisterreallyownedthesong.
VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking
Task1:Karaoke
Dalin:It'sMike'sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraokebar.Would
youliketocomewithus
Laura:KaraokebarYouhaveaspecialplacejustforsingingInAmerica,barssometimeshave
akaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwehaven'tspecialkaraokebars!
Dalin:ReallyInChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtimetogether.Wecan
selectthemusicthaturgroupenjoys.Wemostlysingpopsongs.
Laura:DoyousingindividuallyoringroupsSingingisnotaveryinthing,soIdon'tsingvery
well.
IF2.F3.T4.T5.F
Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstsentdownatelephoneline
SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareallycoolmodern
thingNotso.In1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrumentfortransmittingmusic
electronically,anduntil1914hesentmusicsignalsdowntelephonelineswiththisinstrument.And
hewasn'teventhefirst.ElishaGraytransmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwas
thesameyearthetelephonewasinvented.Grayinventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin
1874,callingitthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental
“ElectricHarp“forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnologysimilarto
Gray's.Bellwasaspeechteacherforthedeaf.In1879hecreatedaninstrumenttomeasure
hearingloss.Thatiswhythedegreesofloudnesscametobemeasuredinbelsordecibels.
5-4-2-1-3
Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic
I'mnothingspecial,infactI'mabitofabore
IfItellajoke,you'reprobablyhearditbefore
ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing
'CauseeveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing
I'msogratefulandprnud
AllIwantistosingitoutloud
SoIsay
Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI'msinging
Thanksforallthejoythey,rebringing
Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly
Whatwouldlifebe
Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe
SoIsaythankyouforthemusic
Forgivingittome
MothersaysIwasadancnebeforeIcouldwalk
ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldlalk
AndI'veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart
Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart
Likeamelodycan
Well,whoeveritwas,Fmafan
Speaking
MusicalMemories
Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn7tthat"CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight”
Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat'sthebigdeal
Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoseethemovieTheLionKing.Thal's
theEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.
Nancy:Istillcan'tunderstandwhyit'ssoimportanttoyou.
Tony:BecauseitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauseIreallyloved
spendingtimewithher.Itismyfavoritesongofalltimes!
Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,wewenttoseeTitanic.Ialwaysthinkofthesong
“MyHeartWillGoOn”asoursong!WheneverIhearit,Ithinkofthatnight.
Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn'titinterestingallthememorieswe
connectwithsongs
1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearsethisahundredtimes.
M:OnehundredtimesIsthedirectoroutofhismind
2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty
W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.
3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.
M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean
4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheartofgold.
W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.
5.W:Whatabeautifulsunset!
M:Don'tblink.Youmightjustmissit.
1.A2.D3.B4.C5,B
Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie
Amy:Tmsoexcitedaboutfinallyseeingthismovie!
Peter:Metoo.TmcrazyaboutHarryPotter.HaveyouheardthatJ.K.Rowlinghasaddedanother
booktotheseries
Amy:She'salreadywrittenBookSevenI'mstillwaitingforBookFive...
Peter:Iknow.Whoisn'tAtleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.
Amy:Bytheway,haveyouseenthetraileryet
Peter:Yeah.Itwasgreat!Ithinkthemovieitselfwillbereallyscary.
Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood...Itscaresmetodeathjusttothink
aboutit!
Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/crazyaboutthemovieandtheheroHarryPotter.Theboy
heardthatthewriterJ.K.Rowlinghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,thoughthe
girlisstillwaitingforBookFive.TheboyhasbeenihcIrailerandbelievesthefilmwillbescary.
Thegirlsharesthatviewbecauseofthewritingonthewallinblood.
Task2:AGreatActor
Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsof
searching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisis
themostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryinga
rose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensay
thelineonpraiseoftherose:'Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.^^^Theactorwasexcited.Allday
longbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtain
wentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidthe
line,"Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.^^Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwas
furious!t4Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried."You'veruinedmyplay!You'veruinedme!”
Theactorwaspuzzled,44WhathappenedDidIforgetmyline”"No!"shoutedthedirector."You
forgettherose!”
l.D2.C3.D4.A5.B
Task3:MovieReviews
Ilovemovies!AndafterIseethem,Iliketocommentonthem.ThesearemoviesIsawthis
yearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“MonsoonWedding”.It's
anIndianmovie.ThestoryisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfortheweddingbringout
funnyandsadsituationstouchingonloveandapastrape.Thismovieshowssomeofthe
wonderfulcustomsofIndia,andtheimportanceoffamilyandlove.It\great!
Amongdramas,IlikeuAdaptation^.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirstpartofthemovie
wastoofasttofollow.IhopetoseeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.
“ThePianist”issetintheSecondWorldWar.It'saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,wholives
inWarsawwithhisfamily.TheNazissenthisfamilytodieintheconcentrationcamps.Hewas
safe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluckandthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.This
isapowerfulmoviewiththought-provokingthemes.
^Rabbit-ProofFence“issetinthe1930sinAustralia,andit'sbasedonrealevents.Itisaboutthree
nativegirlswhoareseparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracistpolicewhosendthemtospecial
centers.Therethegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,andthegovernmenttriestointegratetheminto
whiteAustraliansociety.Theycanawayfromthecampandwalked1,500milestofindtheir
mothers.Thisisasad,touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.
1.Helikestoseemoviesandcommentonthem.
2.Four.
3.Three.
4.One.
MoviesContentsandCharacteristics
MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.Preparationsfor
itrevealloveandapaslrape.Themovieshows
Indiancustoms,familyandlove.
AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowantstoseeit
againonDVDwithcaptions.
ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.The
Nazissenthisfamilytotheconcentration
camps.Hewassafe,andthisnarrowescape
wasduetogoodluckandthekindnessofafew
non-Jews.
Rabbit-ProofFenceItisaboutthreenativegirls.Racistpolice
separatethemfromtheirfamiliesandsend
themtospecialcenters.Theretheyaretaught
practicalskills.Thegovernmentintendsto
integratethemintowhiteAustraliansociety.
Theyranawayfromthecampandwalked
1,500milestofindtheirmothers.
Model1Willyoucomewithme
John:Laura,Iamwondering"you'refreetomorrownighl.
Laura:Well,IguessIam.Why
John:TvegottwoStarWarspremieretickets.Willyoucomewilhme
Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!
John:Il'smypleasure.
Laura:IreallywantedtoseeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketsweresoldout.How
didyoumanagetogetholdofthem
John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi“headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthemovie.
Sohewasabletogettheticketsforfree.
Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I'mflatteredyouwent
IhroughallIhis〔roublejuslforme.
John:You,rewelcome.
NowYourTurn
A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend
B:Yes.What'sonyourmind
A:I'vegottwoticketsforthecarexhibition.Wouldyouliketogowithme
B:Sure.Thanksforyourinvitation.
A:It'snothing.
B:Fvebeenwantingtoseeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.Howdidyou
managetogettwotickets
A:Afriendofmineworksattheexhibitioncenter.Shewasabletogetthreefreetickets.
B:Wow,peoplearepayingalmost100yuanforaticketontheblackmarket.Thankyouvery
muchindeedforinvitingme.
A:Noproblem.
Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie
John:So...wha[didyouthinkaboutthemovie
Laura:Well...IthinkthisStarWarsepisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnotasgoodas【he
previousone。
John:ReallyButIthinkthisStarWarsepisodewasincredible!
Laura:Whydoyouthinkso
John:Well,oneofthemostsoectaculasthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.State-of-the-art
specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessofthepreviousepisodes.
Laura:You,reright.Thespecialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthattheycreatedso
manyfantasticsettingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.
A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing
B:Well...Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandtheBeast.It'sa
killerflick.
A:ReallyButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.
B:IthoughtitwasjustOK.Whydoyouthinkso
A:Well,it'ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelivesofhumanbeings.
B:You'reright.ThemurderinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderinthe
ShakespeareanplayHamlet.
Model3Theplotisfirst-class.
John:It'skindofcoolthattheystillusedthesameStarWarsthemesongforthismovie.
Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.
John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.
Laura:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-clas。ButIdon丁thinkthecharacterdeveloDmen【wasthat
strong.
John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie
Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheactingwasalittleweak.
Theyjustdidn'thavealotoffunnymeaningfullines.
John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayedt4Skywalker,\Ican'timagineanyoneelse
playingthatpart.
Laura:Yeah,Ilikedhimtoo.He'ssoooocute!
A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie
B:Ithinktheplotwasfirst-class.ButIdon'tthinkthecharacterdevelopmentwassostrong.
A:Yes,thecharacterizationwasratherweak.Doyouthinkitisbecauseofthecastingofthe
movie
B:No,thecastwasstrong.Buttheactingwasratherpoor.Andthelinesarenotinterestingatall.
A:Well,maybe.ButIlikedtheheroineofthemovie.Sheisexcellent.
B:Yeah,Ilikedhertoo.She'sadorable!
AlfredHitchcock
AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupin
situationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.
Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirectorprovidestheviewer
withfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthe
charactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappen
whenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrench
airport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock'spassport,whichwasmarkedsimply
PRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce^^ttGooseflesh.^^replied
Hitchcock.
AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewassometimes
gettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinan
apartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.The
entiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.
Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe'dsink!Hiscleversolution
wastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthe
courseofthemovie.
1.A2.C3.D
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Listening
Task1:OnlyOneLine
Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecausehehadahardtime
memorizinglines.Afriendofhistoldhimaboutasmallpartinaplay.HepromisedPeterthathe
coulddoitbecausehe'sonlyhavetorememberoneline.Peterdecidedtotakethepart.Hisonly
linewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!^^Peterpracticedandpracticed,“Listen,Iheartheguns
roar!”OntheopeningnightoftheplayPeterwasverynervous.Backstage,hepracticedhisline,
overandoveragain,"Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehis
turn,Peterwentontostage.HeheardaloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimself,44WHAT
THEHELLWASTHAT”
1.memorizinglines
2.rememberoneline
3.Ihearthegunsroar
4.aloudboom
5.hisline
Task2:AnInterviewwithJ.K.Rowling
Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter
A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarryjustfellinto
myhead.Atthatpointitwasessentiallytheideaforabodywhodidn'tknowhewasawizard.
Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry'sstoryinmorethanonebookIfso,howmany
A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaseven-book,seriesbecauseIdecidedthatitwouldtakesevenyears,
fromageeleventoseventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,andeachofthebookswoulddeal
withoneyearofHarry'slifeattheschool.
Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook
A:Idon'twanttoi\giveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregettingdarker.Harry's
goingtohavequiteabittodealwithashegetsolder.Sorryiftheygettooscary!
Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whataresomeofyour
favorites
A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearmereadatthe
Edinburghbookfestival.Attheendofthefestival,thequeueforsigningwasverylong.When
thegirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn'tWANTtheretobesomanypeoplehere,because
thisisMYbooks!”ThatisexactlyhowIfeelaboutmyfavoritebooks.Nobodyelsehasaright
toknowthem;letalonelikethem!
l.T2.F3.F4.T5.F
Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook
TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookseriesamongyoung
readersandhaveearnedlargesumsofmoney.MoviesbasedonthebookswonseveralOscar
nominations.Readersarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.
HarryPottermoviefanswillgetalong-awaitedtreat.ThemovieHarryPotterandtheChamber
ofSecretisfinallyabouttocomeout.Thistimearound,Harrydiscoversafrighteningsecretat
HogwartsSchool.EagerreadersofthefirstfourHarryPotterbooksarealsotryingtodiscovera
secret,thesecretplotofthefifthbookintheseries.BecauseofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,
theyareguessingmanythings.SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhis
friendRonmayberelated!
J.K.RowlingherselfhasonlysaidthatBookFivewillbeshorterandscarierthanBookFour.To
makesureherreadershearonlyrumors,shelocksallherideasforthebooksinahiddenplace.
Sincethenextbookdoesnotcomeoutuntil2003,formowHarry'ssecretissafewithher!
l.D2.C3.A4.B
ViewsonMovies
Interviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I'dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.Doyou
prefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome
Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauseIbelievetherearecertainmovies
thatcomeoverbetterwhenyouseetheminalargetheater.Thesoun