英语歌曲欣赏

英语歌曲欣赏

Ⅰ. Pre-enjoying

1. When you see the word “yesterday” ,what comes into your mind?

2. What does “yesterday once more” mean? It means ________.

A)sth. that happens today feels like some past experiences.

B)Sth. that happened yesterday is happening again now.

C)sth. from the past comes into my mind

Ⅱ.Focus on music

1.What do you think of the style of this song? I think the song is_____.

A)Encouraging B)Cheerful C)Very sad D)Slightly blue

2.Choose from the boxes the statement that best describe the song.

A)The song is about an old story that happened yesterday.

B)The song is the one that the singer usually sang when she was still a little girl.

C)The song is about the worries that the singer has about her future.

D)The song is about the singer’s yearning for(特别想) the past .

E)The song shows the singer’s fear and hatred of the present life.

3.Fill in the blanks

1 When I was ,

I'd the radio,

Waiting for my songs.

When they played I'd sing , 5 It made me .

Those were such times

And not so .

How I where they'd gone.

But they're back ,

10 Just like a friend.

All the songs I love so well.

* Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o,

Still shines.

Every shining-a-ling-a-ling, 15 That they’re starting to sing so fine.*

When they get to the part,

Where he’s ____her heart.

It can _____ make me cry. Just like before,

It’s yesterday once more.

Ⅲ.Focus on comprehension

1.“My favorite songs” means ____. (line 3)

A) The songs that I wrote myself.

B) The songs that I loved most

C) The songs that I remembered well

2.“How I wondered where they had gone” means ____. (line 8)

A)How I wanted to know my old friends had gone.

B)How I wanted to know where to find the old songs.

C)How I missed the past days.

3.“A long-lost friend” means ____. (line 10)

A)A friend who has been lost for a long time.

B)A friend whom I haven’t seen for years

C)A friend whom I’ve been out of touch with for a long time.

4.From line 18-19 we know that the girl must have been listening to _____

A)A love song B)A song of nature C)A song of peace

5.What do“sha-la-la-la”, “wo-o-wo-o” and“shining-a-ling-a-ling” refers to?

A)They refer to the song that the girl is listening to

B)They refer to all her favorite old songs

C)They are the names of three different old songs.

Second part

1. Looking back on how it was

In years gone by,

And the bad time that I had

Makes today seem rather mad.

5. So much has changed.

It was songs of love

That I would sing to then,

And I'd memorize each word.

Those gold melodies

10.Still sound so good to me, ——————————————. Repeat *~*

11. That they're starting to sing so fine.

All my worst memories

Come back clearly to me.

Some can even make me smile, 15. Just like before,

It's yesterday once more.

7.According to lines1-4, what makes today seem rather sad? You my find more than one answer .

A) Listening to the old songs

B) Looking back on the good times that I had.

C) Looking back on the years gone by.

D) The part where he broke her hear

8.“Those old melodies still sound good to me as they melt the years away” means.____. (line 11)

A)Those old songs still sound good to me because they make me think of the past years.

B)Those old songs sound good to me although they have long been ignored.

C)Those old songs still sound good to me even though they are no longer popular now.