Unit 5 MUSIC
---Using language
This is Freddy,
a famous frog singer!
Task 1: learn some new words.
dip v. (dipped,dipped) 浸，蘸
tadpole n.
lily n.
lily pad n. lily leaf
4. self-assured adj.
= confident 自信的
5. grown-up n.成年人 adj. 成年人的
6. on my own 独自
7. knock into 撞上
8. play instruments
9. feel down
10. appreciate v. 感激
How?
Task 2: Let’s listen.
Main idea:
This story is about Freddy, a frog,
who ______ a band and ________
a singer.
( The answer to Exercise 3.)
joined
became
Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.
He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.
The singers of the band could sing very loudly.
Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.
Freddy was very confident about his singing.
Exercise 4: True or False
Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.
2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.
Exercise 4: True or False
Freddy was still a frog.
F
T
3. The singers of the band could sing very loudly.
4. Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.
T
F
Freddy was very confident about his singing.

6. He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.
Exercise 4: True or False
“ Can I sing with you?” he asked quietly. So Freddy was not confident.
F
T
Task 3:Let’s read more about Freddy’s life.
Read FREDDY THE FROG (II) and summarize the main idea of the story in one sentence.
life was greatly after they became famous, so they
influenced
chose to go back to the lake.
Freddy and his band’s
Questions:

What was Freddy’s most exciting invitation?
How did the fans like them?
Why did things go wrong?
Questions:
What was Freddy’s most exciting invitation?

2. How did the fans like them?

3. How did things go wrong?
To perform on a TV program.
wait, the telephones, ask
be followed,
recognize, find,
hide
their personal life
feeling
Summary
Freddy and his band’s life was
greatly changed after they became
famous, so they went back to
the lake at last.
Task 4: Let’s discuss!
Group work:
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of becoming
famous.
Advantages:
have a lot of money
rich
do many things…
have many fans
be liked,
travel a lot
give performances
….
Disadvantages:
be followed
personal life…
busy
tired
have to do
something that I
don’t like
…
1. not long after ……后不久
Not long after his arrival, they
began to work.
Before long he went abroad. 不久
It will be long before he goes abroad again.
很久
It was not long before he went abroad. 不久
Language points
2. on a tour (of a place): visit a place
When they visited Beijing on a tour, they
went on a tour of the Great Wall, the
Summer Palace and so on.
3. Freddy was now quite confident when he
went into the hall.
be confident + 从句 对……有信心
be confident of (about, in ) 对……有信心
观光，旅游，周游某地
He is quite confident that he’ll pass the driving text.
Don’t be too confident in your own opinion.
Tom is confident of his ability to overcome the difficulty.
4. afterwards adv. 后来; 以后
Afterwards he had a rest in the garden.
Soon afterwards he came back home.
Four days afterwards he went abroad.
backwards 向后地
eastwards　　向东地
backwards and forwards　来回地
Let’s go to the theatre first and eat afterwards.
She was very well before lunch, but felt
sick ______.
A. afterwards B. forwards
C. downwards D. upwards
A
5. perform v.
(1)做, 执行, 履行 Perform your promise.
One should perform one’s duties.
perform a task
(2) 表演, 演奏
perform tricks 表演魔术／戏法
What play will be performed tomorrow?
(3)正式进行, 施行(某事)
perform a ceremony举行典礼
performance n. 表演
performer n. 表演者
give a performance
put on a performance
put on performances
They put on a performance last night.
What play will be performed tomorrow?
The car performs well on hills.
6. Then things went wrong, Freddy and his band could not go out without being followed.
go wrong ……出了毛病
= Something is wrong with…
= There is something wrong with…
My watch went wrong yesterday.
What’s wrong with you?
He was done wrong. 他受了冤枉。
7. not/no…without
Nobody is admitted into the party
without being invited.
--What can’t we go without?
--We can’t go without water, food,
clothes, shelter.
I can’t live without you.
1. come up with 想出(主意,回答等); 赶上; 提出
She has come up with a good idea.
她想出了一个不错的主意。
He couldn't come up with an answer.
他答不上来。
He came up with a new suggestion.
他提出了一项新建议。
I came up with her as she was rounding
the corner.
Explanation
2. stick to 坚持; 坚守; 忠于; 紧跟
stick-stuck-stuck
He always sticks to his promise.(原则; 诺言)
He always sticks to his post.
He’ll stick to her whatever happens.
Stick to me or you’ll get lost.
stick to 坚持, 后常接sth, 多用于坚持愿望、
原则、决定、计划、诺言、理想 或某种
理论等。
If you stick to the truth, you have nothing
to fear.
如果你坚持真理, 你就没什么好怕的。
insist on坚持要求, 后常接sth或doing sth,
多用于“坚持看法、意见、要求、主张”等。
They insisted on going with us.
她坚持要和我们一起去。
3. above all 最重要的是, 尤其是,
首先(从事物的重要性上说的)
首先, 第一(从事物的排列
顺序上说)
一共; 总计
毕竟; 终究; 别忘了
(否定句)根本;
完全(疑问句)到底, 究竟
first of all
in all
after all
at all
1) I’d like to buy a house ----modern,
comfortable, and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.
A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all
2) People may have different opinions about
Karen, but I admire her. _____, she is a great
musician.
A. After all B. As a result
C. In other words D. As usual
B
A
1. Mozart is a very great m________ in the world.
2. It is very important for a company to own
good r________ in the society.
3. Whether he will come or not remains
u_________.
4. Only in this way can you earn some e_____
money.
5. He was so a_________ that everyone was
clapping for him.
usician
eputation
nknown
xtra
ttractive
Fill in the blanks.
6. His victories in the war e_______ him the
title of “The Great”.
7. Actors p________ Twelfth Night at the theater.
8. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are
four important a______.
9. There they f______ an army of about 5,000
men.
10. The boat r______ so heavily that we all
felt sick.
arned
erformed
bilities
ormed
olled
Homework
1. Review reading passage and
useful expressions in unit 5.
2. Finish exercises in workbook
in unit 5.