1. I like music that I can dance to.
Unit 9
I like music that I can dance to.
Section B
3a-Self Check

2. Revision Retell the story about Abing and his music.
The man is Abing. He was born in Wuxi in He wrote many pieces of beautiful music. He was a folk musician. One of his most moving pieces of music in China is Erquan Yingyue…

3. Warming up Role-play the following conversation.
A: What kind of music do you like best?
B: I like music that is sad.
A: Why do you like this kind of music?
B: I think sad music is strangely beautiful.
A: How do you feel when you listen to this kind
of music?
B: I feel sad and want to cry when I listen to it.

4. 3a Favorite kind of music/movie Why I like this kind of music/movie
What kind of music or movies do you like best? What is your favorite song/movie?Make notes in the chart below. 3a
Favorite kind of music/movie
Why I like this kind of music/movie
Favorite song/movie
Why I like this song/movie
How this song/movie makes me feel
Why I think others should listen to/watch this song/movie

5. Possible answers: Favorite kind of music/movie
Why I like this kind of music/movie
Favorite song/movie
Historical drama
Makes me aware of some important historical events and how they affected people’s lives
Gone with the Wind

6. It has a very interesting storyline and an excellent cast.
Why I like this song/movie
How this song/movie
makes me feel
Why I think others should listen to/watch this song/movie
It has a very interesting storyline and an excellent cast.
Deeply moved—sad about the effects of war, but has hope in the human spirit.
One of the best movies of all time

7. 3b Use the following expressions to help you:
Use your notes to write an article for a
newspaper or magazine to tell people
about your favorite kind of music/movie
and your favorite song/movie. 3b
Use the following expressions to help you:
My favorite kind of music/movie is…
I like…because …
It was…by…
When I listen to /watch it, I feel…
I think you should listen to/watch it too because…

8. Read the first paragraph in 2b again and you may follow it to finish your writing.
The piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me. The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain. The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue, but it was one of the most moving pieces of music that I’ve ever heard. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it as I listened.

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Self Check
1 Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
plenty of suppose war electronic actor spare
1. The comedy has ________ dialogs which are very humorous.
2. Since you prefer music that is relaxing, I don’t ________ you would want to buy this __________ music CD.
plenty of
suppose
electronic

10. plenty of suppose war electronic actor spare
3. Christmas is a time for spreading joy, so you should find some _______ time to spend with your loved ones.
4. Although he is an _____ who does not have much experience, he did an excellent job in the new ____ film.
spare
actor
war

11. 2 Fill in the blanks with who, that or
which. More than one answers may be possible.
A: Hi, Cindy! Would you like to see Sky High in
2050 this weekend?
B: Hmm…no, I don’t think movies _________ try
to describe the future are very interesting.
Could we see City Danger instead?
that/which

12. A: You mean, the new police story _________ was
filmed in five countries?
B: Yes, that’s the one. The actor ________ plays
the hero used to be a schoolteacher!
A: OK, sure. It sounds like something _________
we both will enjoy!
that/which
who
that/which

13. 3 Complete the sentences about yourself.
1. I don’t like music _______________________.
2. I enjoy spending time in places
___________________________.
3. I have friends _________________________.
4. I like movie stars
__________________________________.
that is too loud
that are relaxing
who are friendly and helpful
who are beautiful or handsome

14. Exercises 1. I p______ pop songs to classical music. refer
2.The man is from Australia. He is A_________
3.Feng Xiaogang is the d_______ of the 2014 Spring Festival Gala(晚会)。
4.What do you usually do in your s_______ time.
5. Can you make your own d _______about the safety of the food.
refer
ustralian
irector
pare
ialog(s)

15. 6.It was a _______(遗憾) that he couldn't catch the flight to America and had to wait for the next one.
pity
staying
7. She prefers _______ (stay) at home
to playing outside.
8. They don't mind _______ (walk) along the street because they like to see people around.
walking

16. total 9. The soldier was _______ (wound) in the arm. wounded
10. The music is too _______ (noise). Can you play quiet music?
11.The number of the people at the meeting is more than 300 in _______(总数).
12.Mary said she ________ (prefer) reading books to watching TV.
wounded
noisy
total
preferred

17. performing
13. The little girl was good at__________
(perform) when she was very young.
14. Both of Alice’s parents are ________ (music).
15. Most of us like to be _______(表扬）by others.
musicians
praised