1、True or False questions1.Oscar Awards are also for music industry.2.The Grammy Awards are for live music.3.If a singer receives many votes from his fans, he may win the prize.4.The Grammys are not taken seriously by some musicians or music fans.5.The more Grammy Awards a singer has received, the bet

2、ter he is.Some of the greatest musicians receivedvery few Grammy Awards filmrecordedmembers of the RARead the passage and answer the questions.1. In what way are the Grammys similar to the film Academy Awards (the Oscars)?2. What do the awards depend on?3. Why is the award called Grammy?4. Why arent

3、 the Grammys taken seriously by some musicians or music fans?It depends on how many votes each artist receives from members of the Recording Academy.Because winners receive a statuette in the shape of a gramophone, an old fashioned hi-fi system.Because winners are often older,well-established artist

4、 who sell lots of albums to “teenager girls and housewives”. language points1.present(1) n. a gift 禮物，贈品禮物，贈品(2)adj. being in the place 在場的，出席的在場的，出席的, 現存的，當今的現存的，當今的 be present at sth 出席出席 eg. There were 200 people present at the meeting. 有有200個人出席會議。個人出席會議。 be absent from 缺席缺席 (3)vt. 呈現，贈送，頒發，提供，提

5、出呈現，贈送，頒發，提供，提出 eg. He presented a gold cup to the winner. 他把金杯頒發給獲勝者。他把金杯頒發給獲勝者。 phrases: present sb with sth =present sth to sb 把把贈送給贈送給 注：注：present 前置定語前置定語 現在的，目前的現在的，目前的 后置定語后置定語 出席的，到場的出席的，到場的 eg. The girl present at the meeting was considering asking her father for the book that just had been

6、 presented to him as a birthday present. 出席會議的那個女孩正考慮向她父親要那本出席會議的那個女孩正考慮向她父親要那本剛頒發給他的書作為自己的生日禮物。剛頒發給他的書作為自己的生日禮物。2. cover (1) v. 涉及，包含涉及，包含 eg. Now that weve covered everything of importance, lets end our meeting. 既然重要的事情都談完了，那我們散會吧。既然重要的事情都談完了，那我們散會吧。 (2) v.蓋，鋪，遮蓋蓋，鋪，遮蓋 (3) v. 走完走完 (一段路一段路)，看完，看完(多

7、少頁多少頁) eg. He covered the distance in 15 minutes. 他在他在15分鐘內走完了這段路。分鐘內走完了這段路。 (4) v.占占 (面積面積) eg. The city covers ten square miles. 這個城市占地這個城市占地10平方英里。平方英里。 (5) 采訪，報道采訪，報道 eg. Two more reporters were sent to cover the events. 另外兩名記者被派去采訪這些事件。另外兩名記者被派去采訪這些事件。3. in addition to 除除以外以外 eg. She speaks thr

8、ee foreign languages in addition to English. 她除英語以外，還會說她除英語以外，還會說3種外語。種外語。 in addition to = as well as (用作介詞用作介詞) = besides = apart from in addition=as well =besides (用作副詞用作副詞) 4. take seriously 重視重視，將，將當真當真 eg. You should take this matter seriously, because it may influence your career. 你應該重視這件事，因為

9、它可能影響到你的你應該重視這件事，因為它可能影響到你的 事業。事業。 EXERCISE1. 格萊美音樂獎每年都會在美國頒發一次，授予格萊美音樂獎每年都會在美國頒發一次，授予那些在音樂記錄中做出重大貢獻的人。那些在音樂記錄中做出重大貢獻的人。The Grammy Awards are _ every year, which are given for important achievements in _ music.2. 該獎由錄音學院的成員投票決定。該獎由錄音學院的成員投票決定。The awards depend on how many _ each artist receives from

10、 members of the Recording Academy. presentedrecordedvotes 3. 除了大獎本身外，頒獎典禮上還有藝術除了大獎本身外，頒獎典禮上還有藝術家的表演。家的表演。_ _ _ the awards themselves, there are also performances by famous artists at the ceremony. 4. 如果你贏了葛來美大獎，你就會被贈與如果你贏了葛來美大獎，你就會被贈與一個留聲機造型的小雕像。一個留聲機造型的小雕像。If you win the Grammy Awards, you will be_ a _ in the _ of a _.In addition topresentedstatuetteshapegramophone5.5.像一位評論家所說，獲獎者的許多唱片都賣給像一位評論家所說，獲獎者的許多唱片都賣給了了“年輕的小女孩們和家庭婦女們年輕的小女孩們和家庭婦女們”。The _ of the winners sell to “teenage girls and h