Singing is one of the best things a person can do freely.Songs are the perfect expression of joy,sadness or love,and the best way to reduce stress.You can sing just for fun,or just record music as a profession or a hobby.To teach yourself to sing,just learn basic skills in music,and have confidence in singing.Many people think that to learn to sing well,it is absolutely necessary to join a class or get lessons from professionals.In fact,you can teach yourself to sing in the following ways.
Use the Internet and get to know the basics of singing.Youll come across many singing tips for beginners on the Internet,which will give you a general idea about the basics of singing.
Listening to professional(专业的) singers is a great way to better your singing skills.Play your favourite songs and carefully listen to how theyre being sung.Its a good idea to listen to artists and musicians from different music genres(类型).Sing along with the songs using their style,and pay attention to the difference in pitch or tone.Again play the song and sing along as well as possible.To get the best results,you need to do this with different songs regularly.
In order to teach yourself to sing,itsing for you 歌词s also useful to watch live music videos of famous singers.By doing so,you will understand how posture(姿势) affects the pitch and tone.There are many DVDs of performances in music stores.You can get some DVDs on singing exercises as well.
Singing is something almost everyone enjoys.Consider these ways to teach yourself to sing,and with time youll know how to sing well.
根据上文回答下列问题
1.What functions does the writer think songs have?
Songs can express joy,sadness or love and can also reduce stress.
2.How can we learn the basics of singing according to the writer?
We can learn them by surfing the Internet.
3.What is the passage mainly about?
It is mainly about how to teach yourself to sing.
Period One Warm­up & Lesson 1 Performance—Pre­reading
                   
匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思
[第一组]
1.album        A.民间的
2.folk      B.奖;奖品
3.award      C.唱片;相册;集邮册
4.base      D.系统
5.system      E.基地,基础
答案 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.E 5.D
[第二组]
6.audience      A.贯穿,遍及
7.throughout      B.效果,作用
8.effect      C.听众;观众
9.disappoint      D.非凡的,特别的
10.extraordinary      E.使失望
答案 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.E 10.D
[第三组]
11.perform      A.使(人)印象深刻
12.extremely      B.强大的,有力的
13.creative      C.极端地,非常地
14.powerful      D.有创造力的,创造性的
15.impress      E.表演;做
答案 11.E 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A
Tell whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).
1.Morissette is a famous American singer.(F)
2.Morissette only sang some famous songs.(F)
3.Morissettes performance was indeed a success.(T)
4.Alanis Morissette is always popular as a performer.(T)
5.The concert review was written in order of the time of the songs.(F)
Choose the best answer according to the text.
1.Alanis Morissette became world famous because         .
A.she was not only a singer,but also a song writer
B.she was only 21 when her most famous album came out
C.her album Jagged Little Pill sold quite well
D.she was used to being in the public eye
答案 C
2.Morissette won Grammy Award in         .
A.1995      B.2008
C.2000      D.2004
答案 D
3.What went wrong in the concert?
A.The sound system caused a few problems.
B.The temperature was too low in the concert hall.
C.Not all the fans could sing along with Morissette.
D.The concert lasted not long enough,only for 3 hours.
答案 A
4.The concert last Thursday         .
A.was Morissettes first concert in England
B.made Morissette famous and popular in England
C.was a great success that was warmly welcomed
D.impressed the audience because it was played on an extremely cold night
答案 C
5.Which of the following is NOT true about the songs in the concert?
A. was from Morissettes new album.
B.The last song in the concert was from Morissettes award­winning album.