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Pre-reading

Do you know which pianist is the

player of the melody?

Can you hum other tunes played by Richard Clayderman?

Mariage d‘amour《梦中的婚礼》

L’amour est bleu 《蓝色的爱》

A comme amour 《秋日私语》

Guess what these statistics mean to Richard Clayderman.

150 million

61

1976

more than 2,000

3 hours

While reading Scan the article and check your answers

in Pre-reading 3.

1. 150 million

2. 61

the number of records Richard Clayerman has sold

the age of Richard Clayerman

3. 1976

4. more than 2,000

5. 3 hours

the year when Richard Clayerman recorded Ballade Pour Adeline and became famous

the number of concerts Richard Clayerman has performed

the number of hours Richard Clayderman has to practice every day

Choose the best answer.

1. Some people call Richard’s music “elevator

music” because _________.

A. it is only played in the elevator

B. they don’t think it’s a high-level music

C. it combines different music genres together

D. it is popular among millions of people

B

2. According to the article, Richard Clayderman has _________.

A. helped improve jazz musicB. been famous for 25 yearsC. stopped rehearsing for concertsD. recorded over 1,000 pieces of music

3. It is Richard’s _________ that makes him a successful pianist. ①father’s guidance ②persistence③friend’s assistance ④diligenceA. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ②④

D

D

Language study Match the words with their correct

definitions.

1. secondary

2. appeal

3. reveal

4. misconception

5. essential

a. to attract or interest someone

b. completely necessary

c. to make people aware of something

d. not as important as something else

e. a belief or an idea that is not based

on correct information

Sentence structure

Clayderman is eager to eliminate the misconception that he was a musical genius as a child.

本句中 that引导同位语从句，是名词性从句的一种，用于具体说明一个名词所指的内容，常见的名词有 news, fact, suggestion, question等。引导同位语从句的关联词有 that, whether等，注意在从句中 that不作成分，也不可省略。

Translate the following sentences. 1. 校长采纳了我提出的推迟会议的建议。

2. 这个工作是否值得去做的问题只有你本人能回答。

3. 她最终取得成功的事实证明了她的能力。

The headmaster accepted my suggestion that the meeting (should) be delayed.

Only you can answer the question whether the work is worth doing.

The fact that she achieved success proved her ability.

After reading It seems that classical music is becoming less

popular among young people. Do you think

classical music is dying? What’s your opinion of

this phenomenon? Write an article on this topic

and share your ideas with your classmates.