Unit 5 Music
Using language
高一人教新课标版必修二
Listening
How your life would
change if you became
famous overnight.
Make a list.
p dip
p tadpole
p lily
p confident
p grown-up
p knock into
p feel down
p appreciate
2. Make sure you know the meaning
of the following words.
This story is about
a singer who
joined a band and
became a singer.
3 Listen to the story of “Freddy the
Frog (1)” once and then write down
the main ideas.
4 Listen to the tape and decide which
are true and which are false.
1. Freddy had changed from a man
to a frog. F
Freddy in the story remains a frog.
2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met
his friends on the lily leaf.
3.The singers of the band could sing
very loudly.
T
T
He swims towards the musicians
because he feels lonely. The song is
about loneliness.
They sang with a fine deep sound.
4. Freddy thought he could sing as well
as the other singing frogs.
5. Freddy was very confident about his
singing.
F
F
He wanted to join in and make
friends with the other frogs.
Freddy was shy about his singing
and asks them politely if he can join
in.
6. He sang the song to ask the other
frogs to be his friends. T
He joined in because he wanted
the other frogs to be his friends.
FREDDY, THE FROG
Freddy the frog dipped his long,
thin legs into the water. Within a
few short he had changed
from a small tadpole into the
animal he was now.
Listening text
weeks
beautiful
He to himself. Then
suddenly he heard a deep
sound that carried far into the
of the quiet night. Freddy
looked up. “Other frogs! I must try
and find them,” he thought. “It is so
being a grown-up frog on
my own.”
smiled
fine
darkness
hard
He began to swim towards the
sound. Suddenly he into a
large water lily pad. On it sat three
frogs and they were playing
instruments. Freddy climbed the
leaf. “Can I sing with you?” he asked
quietly. “Of course,” they said. He
opened his mouth and began:
slowly
knocked
confident
onto
wide
Help! I somebody,
Help! Not anybody.
Help! You know I need someone, Help!
When I was young and so much
than today,
I never needed anybody’s help in
any .
need
just
younger
way
But now those are gone.
I’m not so self-assured!
Now I find I’ve changed my .
I’ve opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I’m feeling .
And I appreciate you being around.
Help me get my feet on the ground.
Won’t you please, please help me!
days
mind
down
do
back
FREDDY THE FROG (Ⅱ)
Reading
Hello, everyone.
My name is
Freddy.
When I was young,
I was a little tadpole.
As time went by quickly,
I soon became a frog.
One day, I sat on the water lily leaf
and dipped my long, thin legs into
the water.
Suddenly, I heard some music
across the lake. ……
Then what would happen?
We formed a band
and soon we became
famous and went
to Britain to give
performances.
Then what would happen
in Britain? Would we
succeed or fail?
Read FREDDY THE FROG (II) and
summarize the main idea of the story
in one sentence.
Freddy and his band’s life was
greatly influenced after they
became famous, so they chose to go
back to the lake.
Did Freddy and his band get a
great success in Britain?
Yes, they got a great success and
became very popular in Britain.
Freddy
formed a band
went to Britain to
give performance
problems caused by
being famous
left Britain
how
the result
why
Retell
In what specific ways
did Freddy’s life change?
became rich
became popular
have many fans
was followed
everywhere
was discussed
by people
couldn’t have
a peaceful
and quiet life
…
…
Discussion
Express your opinion on the following
questions.
What do you think are the advantages
of being famous?
What are the advantages of not being
famous?
Do you think you would enjoy being
famous?
Homework
1. Review reading passage and
useful expressions in unit 5.
2. 完成《优化设计》P110--P112.