八年级英语上册 Unit 3 Topic 2 What sweet music文字素材1 仁爱版Unit 3 Our HobbiesTopic 2 What sweet music一. 重点词汇pity遗憾 concert 音乐会 violin 小提琴 sweet 悦耳的continue doing sth. 继续做某事 be born 出生 set up 建立classical music 古典音乐 folk songs 民歌 stage name 艺名everyday life 日常生活 be famous for 因而著名 look for 寻找二. 重点句型 1And it sounds great! (Page 61) 听起来好极了。sound 系动词“听起来”，系动词后常与形容词连用。2.What kind of musical instrument can you play? (Page 62)你会弹什么种类的乐器？kind 是“种类，类型”的意思。如：a kind of 一种，all kinds of各种各样， what kind of 什么类型的。如:1）Dumpling is a kind of Chinese food.饺子是一种中国食品。2）There are all kinds of books in Beijing Library.北京图书馆有各种各样的图书。3）What kind of room would you like, a double room or a single room?你需要什么类型的房间？双人间还是单人间？3.We have guitar, violin, piano and drum lessons for just ￥240 each. (Page 62) 我们有吉他课、小提琴课、钢琴课、和打鼓课，每个课程仅需要240元。each副词 “各个”，“每个”。如：1）These books cost a dollar each.这些书每本一美元。2)He gave the boys a shilling each.他给孩子们每人一个先令。4What do you do in your free time? (Page 63) 你在闲暇之际干些什么？in ones free time “在闲暇之际”。5Classical music is serious music. (Page 64) 古典音乐是一种很严肃的音乐。serious 形容词“严肃的、认真的”；“严重的”。如：1）He is a serious worker. 他是一个工作认真的人。2）“ Its nothing serious.” says the doctor,“ Youve got a little cold.”医生说：“没事，就是有点儿感冒。”6Pop music often comes and goes easily. (Page 64) 流行音乐来得快去得也快。come and go easily 可以翻译为“来去匆匆”。如：1）Money is something that comes and goes easily.钱这东西来得快去得也快。2）Rain in June comes and goes easily.六月的雨来得快去得也快。7They are very popular among young people. (Page 64)它们在年轻人当中很流行。among 介词“在当中”,“在中间”，用于三者或三者以上；而between也是介词“在当中”,“在中间”之意，则只能用于两者之间。如：1）Among the family, Lin Tao is the youngest.在全家人中，林涛是最小的。2）Tom runs fastest among the boys in his class.汤姆是他们班男孩子中跑得最快的。3）Mary is sitting between the twins.玛丽坐在双胞胎的中间。4）The football game is between Chinese team and Japanese team.足球赛在中国队和日本队之间进行。8. Guo Lanying, Song Zuying and Tenger are famous for their folk songs. (Page 64)郭兰英，宋祖英和腾格尔以（唱）民歌而出名。be famous for“以而著名”, “因而出名”。如：1) Gui Lin is famous for the stone forests.桂林以石林而著名。2)China is famous for its long history.中国以悠久的历史而闻名。3）Beijing Library is famous for having a large number of books.北京图书馆以藏书众多而闻名。9It is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. (Page 65)它是世界上最著名的摇滚乐队之一。one of “之一”。常用在“one of + 最高级 +名词复数”结构中。如：1)Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in the world.长江是世界上最长的河流之一。2) English is one of the most difficult subjects this term.英语是这学期最难学的课程之一。3）Liu Xiang is one of the fastest runners in the world.刘翔是世界上跑得最快的人之一。10In the fall of 1976, a- 14-year-old high school student, Larry Mullen, looked for some musicians. 在1976年的秋天，一个14岁的中学生，Larry Mullen寻找一些音乐家。1)fall是美国英语，相当于英国英语的中的autumn。2)14-year-old 数词和名词之间有连字符的，名词不用复数。如：a three-leg chair 一把三条腿的椅子the tenth five-year plan 第十个五年计划3)look for “寻找”，强调“寻找”的过程，而find“找到”，则是强调“找到”的结果。如：1)What are you doing? 你在干什么？ Im looking for my bike key.我在找我的自行车钥匙。2)What are you looking for?你在找什么？Im looking for my cat.我在找我的猫。Can you find it?你找到了没有？No. I looked for it everywhere, but I cant find it anywhere.没有。我到处找，可哪儿也找不到。11He wanted to form a band. (Page 65)他想组建一个乐队。want to “想做某事”，want to + 动词原形。如：1) I want to be a doctor when I grow up.我长大了想当一名医生。2) People want to live on the moon some day.人们想有一天能住在月球上。3) What do you want to do this Sunday?这个星期天你想干什么？常用want sb. to do sth.表示“想让某人做某事”。如：1)He wants me to help him with his lessons.他想让我帮他学习功课。2) His parents wanted him to clean the room after school.他父母想让他放学后打扫房间。3) The teacher wanted her to speak louder when she answered the question.老师想让她在回答问题的时候声音再大一点。12He found 3 boys and they set up a band. (Page 65)他找到了3个男孩，他们就组成了一个乐队。found是动词find的过去式。意思是“找到”；find强调“找到”的结果。见相关语言知识材料中注释41。set up 组建，创办。如：set up housekeeping组织家庭13.The four members are still close friends after many years. (Page 65)多年后，4位成员仍然是好朋友。close “亲密的”。如：a close friend一个亲密的朋友14.They continue making music. (Page 65)他们继续创作音乐。continue + to do sth./ doing sth./ n.“继续做某事”。如：continue to read/writing/ a story 继续阅读/写作/一个故事15And people all over the world still enjoy their music very much. (Page 65)全世界的人们仍然非常喜欢他们的音乐。all over the world 全世界16When he was eight, his father asked a music teacher to teach him to play the piano. (Page 67)当他八岁的时候，他的父亲请了一位老师来教授他如何弹奏钢琴。在这个句子中ask的意思是“请求，要求”，常用的ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”。如：1）I often ask my uncle to help me with my maths.我常请我叔叔帮我学数学。2）My grandfather always asks me to get up at six in the morning.我爷爷总让我早晨六点起床。还有一些其他类似的用法。如：tell sb. to do sth.告诉某人做某事want sb. to do sth.想让某人做某事teach sb. to do sth.教某人做某事play the piano“弹奏钢琴”。在英语中，在表示弹奏、演奏乐器时，所有的乐器前面都要加定冠词the，如：play the guitar弹吉他play thepiano弹钢琴play theviolin拉小提琴play thedrums 敲鼓而与之相反，在英语中表达玩球类项目时，我们通常在球类项目的名词前不加定冠词。如：play football踢足球play basketball打篮球play bridg