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Warm-up+Lesson 1单词
Unit 5
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.You’ll come across many singing tips for beginners on the Internet,which will give you a general idea about the basics of singing.
话题导入
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 they’re being sung.It’s 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,it’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 you’ll know how to sing well.
Words:
1.folk adj.民间的 n.人们,民族,亲属(复)
~art 民间艺术
~music民俗音乐
~culture民俗文化
2.jazz n.爵士乐 v.跳爵士乐;使活泼;adj.喧吵的
all that ~诸如此类的事
3.disco n.迪斯科舞
4.ballet n.芭蕾舞
1.What functions does the writer think songs have?
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2.How can we learn the basics of singing according to the writer?
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3.What is the passage mainly