高中英语 Unit 2 The universal language Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit Reading—Warming Up学案 牛津译林版选修8-牛津版高二选修8英语学案

Unit 2 The universal language音乐可以敲开封闭的心灵，给人一种精神上的依赖，在我们孤独而无助的时候， 陪着我们走过风雨人生。它是我们心情的见证， 也是我们情绪的发泄。When you need comfort，what or who do you go to？For some people ， it’s a good friend or a familiar place. For me the most comforting thing in the world is music.You may be thinking you can’t believe in music.This is true but you can believe in the feelings and emotions music gives you.Every weekday is the same for me. I wake up at 6：00. I work from when I get there to 3 ： 15 on Mondays and Wednesdays and 4 ： 15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The only thing that keeps me wise all day is music in any form. On days when either the radio got wet from the hose( 水 管 ) or got dropped or stolen, I have my iPod with me. In between my destinations in my truck I plug my iPod into the tape cassette adapter and play it. When I’m at school，none of my teachers care if we listen to music as long as we don’t let it become a distraction(分散注意力的事)，so I have my iPod there，too.Slow songs usually tend to calm people down. When people listen to sad songs they are usually depressed.Sometimes when sports teams like hockey(曲棍球)，football teams are getting ready for a game they will play metal or rock music to get them pumped for the game.Some people say that loud or angry music has a horrible influence on teenagers today. Yes ， it can be a bad influence but only if you let it influence you negatively(消极地)．Generally I like to keep an open mind about all types of music.The reason for this is that music is the artists’ way of communicating their thoughts or feelings to anyone who will listen and I think they are worth t...