英语必修二Unit 5 Music语言点总结

Unit 5 Music 1．           form  1) n. the pattern or nature of anything; sth. that gives the shape (to sth.)  2) v. give shape to; develop by instruction; to construct, make or produce Churches are often built in the form of a cross. To apply for a job, you must fill out a form. The design is formed with triangles He forms the habit of getting up early. We formed a club. 2. attractive  adj.  able to attract; exciting interest or pleasure; good looking       The girl has attractive eyes.       The picture drawn by Xu Beihong is very attractive to the visitors. 3. perform  v.  to do or carry out; to act in a play; to play music before public The young doctor performed the heart operation. The students will perform an opera next Friday. The soloist had never performed in London before. Our team performed well in the match yesterday. 4. ability  n. skill; capability or power to do sth. She did the work to the best of her ability. He is a man of great ability. The acting abilities of both are well-known. 5. advertisement  n.  public note (esp. in newspaper or TV) to arouse the public’s attention about a product or idea  Advertisement helps to sell goods. You can always see a lot of advertisements in the newspaper. Your job is dealing with advertisements. 6. musician  n. someone who is talented at composing or performing music   He wants to be a great musician in the future.           Her mother’s friend, Miss Chen, is a well- known musician.           It seems that musicians always keep long hair. 7. reputation  n. great opinion about a person’s character; state of being respected The store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing. This restaurant has a fine reputation. Cheating in the game ruined that player's reputation. 8. sort  1) n.  kind; person or specified personality         2) v.  arrange according to different categories such as class, kind or size All sorts of lamps are available in that shop. That's just the sort of thing I want. They sort apples by size. Can't you sort the good from the bad? 9. clap 1) n.  the action or sound of hands-clapping; a high-pitch noise of thunder        2) v.  to strike  together with hands  They gave the speaker a clap. A clap of thunder reverberated through the house.  The audience clapped the pianist heartily. 10. roll  1) n. sth rolled up, such as paper; things with this shape; list of names       2) v.  to move by turning over and over; to form into cylindrical or spherical shape; (of earth) to extend as in a wave; (to cause to) sound with long, vibrating tone; to sway Please buy a roll of film for me. The roll of thunder was deafening. She rolled up her sleeves and began to prepare for supper. The truck rolled on at full speed. The coin rolled under the bed. The boat rolled badly. 11. saying    a well-known wise statement    “There is no smoke without fire”, as the saying goes.    Read some of the following sayings, then write your own famous quote about music and what it means to you.   Useful expressions  dream of \ about (doing) sth imagine sth would come true Have you ever dreamt of being in front of thousands of people at a concert, with everyone clapping and enjoying your singing? He dreams of becoming a sailor. He got the first place this time, but he never dreamt about that. 1.be honest with   tell what exactly what one thinks to be frank with If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of being famous. I shall be quite honest with you. If you are honest with others, they will help you a lot. 2.play a joke on \ with sb = play jokes on \ with sb The musician of whom the bank was formed played jokes on each other as well as played music. They were playing jokes on each other while drinking. Take it easy, he is only playing a joke with you. 3.or so  It'll only cost 15 dollars or so. There were twenty or so. Our manager will be back in a month or so. 4.break up go away in different directions  However, the bank broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s.  The police tried to break up the crowd.  The two friends broke up.  Nearly three hours later, the meeting finally broke up. 5.by chance by accident I met my classmate in the street by chance. He got the money in the room by chance. I found my lost watch by chance yesterday. 6.sort out to separate from a mass or group; to put things in order; place according to kind, rank, etc.; arrange Please sort out the papers to be throw away, and put the rest back    She got a job sorting out letters in the Post Office.    Some of the massages are getting mixed up. Can you sort them out? 7.stick to You should stick to your dream. Stick to the task until it is finished. Make a special time for practicing and stick to it. He never sticks to anything for long. 8.above all most important of all And above all, remember to send us your comments Above all, you should be honest with me right now.