L3U1-3 Talking about one of your interests
Vocabulary
Musical instruments
violin
小提琴
/ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
a musical instrument with strings， that you hold under your chin and play with a bow
1。 Brahms‘ violin concerto
勃拉姆斯的小提琴協奏曲
flute
長笛
/fluːt/
a musical instrument of the woodwind group， shaped like a thin pipe。 The player holds it sideways and blows across a hole at one end。
cello
大提琴
/ˈtʃeloʊ/
a musical instrument with strings， shaped like a large violin。 The player sits down and holds the cello between his or her knees。
saxophone
薩克斯管
/ˈsæksəfoʊn/
a metal musical instrument that you blow into， used especially in jazz
guitar
吉他
/ɡɪˈtɑːr/
a musical instrument that usually has six strings， that you play with your fingers or with a plectrum
1。 an acoustic/an electric/a classical， etc。 guitar
木/電/古典吉他
piano
鋼琴
/piˈænoʊ/
a large musical instrument played by pressing the black and white keys on the keyboard。 The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the piano。
1。 to play the piano
彈鋼琴
trumpet
小號
/ˈtrʌmpɪt/
a brass musical instrument made of a curved metal tube that you blow into， with three valves for changing the note
drums
鼓
/drʌms/
a musical instrument made of a hollow round frame with plastic or skin stretched tightly across one or both ends。 You play it by hitting it with sticks or with your hands。
1。 Tony Cox on drums
託尼考克斯在敲鼓
Expressions
Talking about instruments you can play
Play us a song。
給我們播放一首歌曲。
I can’t play the guitar。
我不會彈吉他。
Bravo！
好啊！
She can play the guitar。
她會彈吉他。
［BOB］ Whoa！ Look at that。
［BOB］ I love my birthday presents。
［BOB］ Thanks very much。
［BOB］ Thanks， darling。
［BOB］ Emma？ Play us a song on your guitar。
［EMMA］ Dad， I can‘t play the guitar。
［BOB］ Yes， you can。
［BOB］ Anyway， it’s my birthday。
［EMMA］ OK。
［BOB］ Bravo！
［BOB］ She can play the guitar。
談論你會演奏的樂器
Talking about musical instruments you can play
Use the question Can you play a musical instrument？
使用問句 Can you play a musical instrument？
to ask someone about their musical ability。
詢問他人的音樂才能。
A： Can you play a musical instrument？
B： Yes， I can play the piano。
你會演奏樂器嗎？
是的，我會彈鋼琴。
Use the article a with the general phrase musical instrument。
使用冠詞 a 搭配常用短語 musical instrument。
Many people can play a musical instrument。
很多人都會演奏樂器。
Use the article the in front of a specific musical instrument。
在特定的樂器前使用冠詞 the。
I play the guitar。
我彈吉他。
You can also use the word can to indicate musical ability。
你也可以使用單詞 can 表示音樂才能。
She can play the piano。
她會彈鋼琴。
Use the following expression if you want someone to play a song for you。
如果你想某人為你演奏歌曲，使用下列表達。
Please play a song。
請演奏一首歌。
請用 a、an 和 the 填空。
Fill in the blanks with a， an， or the。
Type the correct answers in the gaps。
請在間隔處輸入正確答案。
Three people in my family can play a musical instrument。 I play the saxophone。 My father and mother play the violin。 My sister can‘t play an instrument， but she can sing。 Sometimes， people ask us to play a song。
Can you play a musical instrument？
你會樂器嗎？
I can。 I play the violin。
我會，我會拉小提琴。
Are you good at it？
拿手嗎？
Well， I think I’m okay。
嗯，我覺得還行。
That‘s cool。
不錯啊。
How about you？
你呢？
Reading
Reading for the main idea in a text
Playing My Saxophone
I’m really into playing my saxophone。 I usually play the saxophone on weekends and in the evening after work。 I can play many beautiful songs。 I‘m pretty good at it。 My favorite saxophone player is John Coltrane。 I often listen to his songs at night。 They help me relax。
Reading for the main idea
You can better understand a text if， first of all， you read through it quickly for the main idea。 Use these strategies：
1。 Read the title。
2。 Look at any pictures。
3。 Read the topic sentence， which is usually the first sentence。
Look at the sample text。 Both the picture and the title tell you that the text is about a man playing his saxophone。 The first sentence of the text， or the topic sentence， also tells you this。 Reading for the main idea， you can quickly find out what a text is about。
閱讀了解大意
如果你想快速閱讀了解文字大意，就可以更好地理解文字。使用下列策略：
1。閱讀標題。
2。看圖。
3。閱讀主題句，通常是第一句。
請看文字範例。透過圖片和標題可知文字寫的是一位男子演奏薩克斯。文字第一句或者主題句也告訴你這一點。透過閱讀了解大意，你可以迅速找出文章的主旨。
My Guitar
I’m pretty good at playing the guitar。 I play my grandfather‘s old guitar。 It’s lovely。 I sometimes play quiet songs， but I usually play noisy things。 I can also play the flute， but I‘m terrible at it。
Me and Drawing
I’m really into drawing。 I usually draw one or two pictures every day。 It‘s fun， and I’m good at it。 My friends love my drawings。 I give them a lot of my drawings。 Now I want to learn oil painting。
What is the first paragraph about？
• a grandfather interested in the guitar
• someone bad at quiet guitar songs
• a woman and her guitar
