step by step 2000 book 1 unit-12

Part I Warming up A

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1. Johann Bach, a famous German composer, was born on March 21, 1685 and died on January 28, 1750. 2. George Handel, a well-known German-born British composer, was born on February 23, 1685 and died on April 14, 1759. 3. Wolfgang Mozart was a brilliant Austrian composer, who was born on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5, 1791. 4. Ludwig Beethoven, an ingenious German composer, was born on December 17, 1770 and died on March 26, 1827. 5. As one of the outstanding Austrian composers, Franz Schubert was born on January 31, 1797 and died on November 19, 1828. 6. Felix Mendelssohn, another famous German composer, was born on February 3, 1809 and died on November 4, 1847. 7. Poland also produced a well-known composer, Frederic Chopin, who was born on March 1, 1810 and died on October 17, 1849. 8. Franz Liszt was a renowned Hungarian composer. He was born on October 22, 1811 and died on July 31, 1886. 9. Johann Strauss, another celebrated Austrian composer, was born on October 25, 1825 and died on June 3, 1899. 10. As the most prominent Russian composer, Peter Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 and died on December 6, 1893. B. Tapescript.

Announcer: And now here are some of the things you can listen to this evening here on Radio 2. Our Wednesday play is at nine and is called Old People Talking; it's about a small group of old age pensioners sitting in a social club remembering the past. Before that at 7: 30 we have \"My favorite discs\" in which Jenny Lindley talks about the records that influenced her musical career. At 10:30 there is an account by James Farmer of his travels in the Middle East by bicycle and at 11:00 there's a service from St. Paul's. On Radio 3 the big event of the evening is the broadcast of La Traviata from the Albert Hall; it's at 8. 00 and it has Felicity Newcombe in the major role. The interval talk at 9.15 is Peter Morris remembering his adventures while fishing in Scotland. Radio 1 has as usual continuous pop music; from 6 to 8 it's the \"Tommy Brian Show\" with interviews with live pop stars, from 10 till midnight it's \"Joe Newland with his friends.\" So if you're in for the evening or listening on the car radio there should be something for you; stay tuned.

Part II The new Star Wars movie A.

1. What's the title of the new Star Wars movie? The Phantom Menace. 2. Who produced the movie?

The American filmmaker George Lucas. 3. What are all the Star Wars movies about? They are all about the fight between good and evil. 4. What technology did the filmmaker use to create unusual creatures in this movie? Computer technology. 5. What unusual things can one see in this film?

Beautiful underwater cities, space vehicles, armies of mechanical men and unusual natural wonders. B.

1. When was the film first shown?

a. On May 0th. b. On May 10th. c. On March 9th. d. On March 19th. 2. How much has the movie earned up to now?

a. Over $42,000,000. b. Over $4,290,000,000. c. Over $4,290,000. d. Over $429,000,000. 3. How much did it earn on the first day when it was shown? a. $2,800,000. b. $280,000. c. $28,000,000. d. $280,000,000.

4. How many Star Wars movies have been made?

a. Four. b. Three. c. Five. d. Six. 5. When does the new Star Wars movie take place? a. About 40 years before the others. b. About 14 years before the others. c. About 30 years before the others. d. About 13 years before the others.

6. According to the filmmaker, how much of the movie uses some kind of computer effect?

a. More than 10%. b. More than 00%. c. More than 9%. d. More than 80%. Tapescript:

The movie that earned the most money in the United States last year was Star Wars--Episode I. The Phantom Menace. It has earned more than 429 million dollars since it opened May 19th. It earned 28 million dollars during the first 24 hours it was shown.

The new Star Wars movie is the fourth one produced by American filmmaker George Lucas. He was responsible for the three earlier Star Wars movies in the 1970s and 80s. All the movies take place a long time ago in a galaxy far from earth. The stories are about the fight between good and evil.

In the first three Star Wars movies, George Lucas used computer technology to show things that had never been seen before on film. The computer made the impossible seem real. But that was not enough for George Lucas. He wanted to do things in a movie that computers could not yet do. So he waited until computer technology had progressed enough to make the fourth movie in the series.

Star Wars--The Phantom Menace takes place about 30 years before the other three. It tells about the boy named Anakin Sky- walker. It beans the story of how he grows up to become the evil ?and powerful warrior called Darth Vader. Star Wars—The Phantom Menace includes many unusual creatures that are created with computers. George Lucas says more than 90% of the movie uses some kind of computer created effect. There are beautiful underwater cities, space vehicles, armies of mechanical men and unusual natural wonders.

Some movie critics did not like the new Star Wars movie. But one critic noted that George Lucas used film and computers to try new effects and ideas. He said the movie is evidence that future filmmakers will be able to show just about anything they can imagine. Part III The man with the horn

1. a. England. 2. a. A famous family. b. New Orleans. b. A rich family. c. New England. c. A poor family. 3. a. Only a few people. 4. a. Jazz music. b. Only important people, b. Classical music. c. Many people, c. Rock music.

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a. After he became an adult. b. When he was a boy.

c. When he was in the school band. 6. a. His great happy smile. b. His sad and slow songs.

c. His wonderful jazz music. 7. a. Speech. b. Horn. c. Music. 8. a. It tells us of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong. b. It tells us how Louis came to play his horn. c. It tells us how people loved Louis and his horn. B.

Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns--sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting. \"He does make wonderful music,\" said the man who listened happily. \"Yes,\" said another man, \"he makes that horn speak.\" Tapescript

The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile. \"More! More!\" cried the crowd. And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again. Here he was

in England. Now a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went, people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a boy. How many years ago it was? It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis’ family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis's teachers asked him to be in the school band. \"This horn is yours until you leave our school,\" his teacher said. Louis's music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn't learn to read music until he was a man. When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew that he had a wonderful talent. Louis played in little towns and in big cities. Satchmo's horn had as many sounds as ten horns---sometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting. \"He does make wonderful music,\" said the man who listened happily. \"Yes,\" said another man, \"he makes that horn speak.\" Then the music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes, \"I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours. Isn't it beautiful how music brings us together ! Questions:

1. Where was Louis from?

2. What kind of family was he born into? 3. Who knew Louis? 4. What music did he play? 5. When did he learn to read music? 6. What is Louis Armstrong most famous for? 7. What brings Louis and other people together?

8. What does the story \"The man with the horn\" mainly tell us? Part IV Short talks on listening skills

Letting Things Go--Speed and Vocabulary

Many English language learners believe that the greatest difficulty with listening comprehension is that the listener cannot control how quickly a speaker speaks. They feel that the utterances disappear before they can sort them out, whereas the words in a written text remain on the page where the reader can glance back at them or re-examine them thoroughly. This frequently means that students who are learning to listen cannot keep up. They are so busy working out the meaning of one part of what they hear that they miss the next part. Or they simply ignore a whole section because they fail to sort it all out quickly enough. Either way, they fail. Another difficulty is that the listener is not always in a position to get the speaker to repeat what has been said. And, of course, repeats cannot be asked for when listening to the radio or watching television.

Choice of vocabulary is in the hands of the speaker, not the listener, although in some circumstances it is possible to stop the speaker and ask for clarification. Sometimes, listeners can get the meaning of a word from its context. But very often, for people listening to a foreign language, an unknown word can be like a suddenly dropped barrier causing them to stop and think about the meaning of the word and thus making them miss the next part of the speech. In listening, it really is a case of \"He who hesitates is lost !\" Indeed, determination to listen to what is coming, and letting things that have passed go rather than dwelling upon them, often gives surprisingly good results. Speakers often say things more than once, or rephrase them, or another speaker echoes what has been said. The listener who has not \"stopped\" to dwell on a half-missed point gets a second, or even third chance to fill the gap in the message he or she is receiving. Students need to develop the skill of keeping up with the speaker (even being ahead of the speaker) even if this means letting parts which they have failed to sort out pass. Professor H. H. Stern says that the good language learner is the one who \"can tolerate vagueness and incompleteness of knowledge.\" This is especially tree of good listeners.