江西 賴麗霞
主題語境:日常生活 篇幅:294詞 關(guān)鍵詞:life,music,videos
1I have a coffee machine in my room that wakes me up with a fresh cup at 8:30.Then I go to the gym in my house for a two-hour workout.Once I've showered and eaten breakfast,I'll do interviews or film videos for a few hours.
2I used to live life tired.I was always on the road.Last year I only spent 60 days at home and caught at least 200 flights.I thought waking up in my own bed every day was the highlight of my life.
3I didn't predict I'd get so into videos,but now I have 34 million followers.I film challenges and dances.It has 130 million views,which is crazy.I've a lot of kids that are followers,so my content is normally light and fun,but I want people to be aware of what's going on in the world.I'm hopeful for the future,but it's one day at a time.
4I spend most of the day brainstorming ideas or thinking about music.I wrote my latest song,Take You Dancing.It's about dancing at home rather than in the club.
5I decided when I was four that I wanted to be a singer and realized that as a young man, you have to work harder than anyone else.For the longest time I would look at successful people and try to become like them.But it's exhausting and it's not authentic.
6I can spend all night in my studio, which is in the basement, coming up with beats and songs.Songs are a universal language.No matter where you're from, you can feel something.I love making music.
Reading Check
1.Why did the author feel tired in the past?
A.He/She had to travel a lot.
B.His/Her work pressure was too heavy.
C.It was hard for him/her to wake up on time.
D.Too many followers disturbed his/her life.
2.What can we learn from the author's videos?
A.Hopeless future.B.Pleasant content.
C.His/Her kids'life.D.A negative life attitude.
3.Which of the following advice may the author give to the young?
A.Choose to work at home.B.Go to bed before 8:30 pm.
C.Work hard to realize their dreams.D.Do things as successful people do.
4.What might the author do?
A.A singer.B.An athlete.C.A gardener.D.A pilot.
語篇解碼
“我”的日常生活是規(guī)律而健康的,“我”對未來充滿希望。“我”會拍攝挑戰(zhàn)和舞蹈,因為“我”的很多追隨者是孩子,所以“我”拍攝的內(nèi)容通常是有趣、令人放松的。“我”花了大部分時間來進(jìn)行頭腦風(fēng)暴或思考音樂,然后還創(chuàng)作歌曲。

語言學(xué)習(xí)
Ⅰ.語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語workout n.鍛煉 highlight n.最好(或最精彩、最激動人心)的部分 predict v.預(yù)言;預(yù)測 challenge n.挑戰(zhàn) follower n.追隨者;擁護(hù)者 normally adv.通常;正常地brainstorm v.集思廣益 exhausting adj.使人精疲力竭的 authentic adj.真正的;真誠的 basement n.地下室wake up 醒來;活躍起來 be aware of 意識到;察覺到 think about 考慮……;回想起 rather than 而不是 come up with 想岀;想到
Ⅱ.語句分析
1.I've a lot of kids that are followers, so my content is normally light and fun, but I want people to be aware of what's going on in the world.我有很多追隨者是孩子,所以我(拍攝)的內(nèi)容通常是輕松和有趣的,但我還是希望人們知道世界上發(fā)生了什么。
【點石成金】本句是一個并列句。句中包含一個so 連接的表因果關(guān)系的并列句和一個but 連接的表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的并列句。第一個分句還包含一個that 引導(dǎo)的定語從句;最后一個分句還包含一個what引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。
2.No matter where you're from,you can feel something.無論你來自哪里,你都能感覺到一些東西。
【點石成金】本句是一個主從復(fù)合句。no matter where 在此引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句,相當(dāng)于wherever。
語言運用
Ⅰ.例句仿寫
1.我們現(xiàn)在的收入是十年前的兩倍。
Our income now is double _______________________________.
2.無論我們?nèi)ツ膬夯蜃鍪裁矗钣行У母淖兙褪歉淖冏约骸?/p>
_______________________________or what we do,the change that's the most effective is the one within ourselves.
Ⅱ.寫作實踐
假定你將參加學(xué)校開展的一次征文活動,請你以“Healthy life”為題,寫一篇英語短文,內(nèi)容包括:
1.健康飲食;
2.適當(dāng)鍛煉。注意:
1.詞數(shù)80左右;
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。
Healthy life
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