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“I started going to clubs when I was nineteen. My friends went and they told me that I’d love it. They were right.” –Lara
Lara is a twenty-one-year old student who loves dancing. “At the moment, my favorite kind of music is acid jazz. I’d love to go to a Fatboy Slim or Ken Ishii gig. They’re so cool,” says Lara. Fatboy Slim and Ken Ishii are not pop stars—they are famous DJs. Being a DJ these days means more than playing records at a nightclub. DJs like Fatboy Slim have also produced a lot of successful CDs of their own music.
Nightclubs have been popular since the seventies but today’s clubs are different. They don’t usually open until at least 11 pm, and people often stay until 7 or 8 o’clock the next morning. Some clubbers will keep on dancing until 12 o’clock in the morning.
Why has dance music become so popular? Some people believe that clubs give young people what the hippies found in the sixties. They have somewhere to meet people just like them. Many clubbers say that dance music helps them to escape from their problems. They feel they are part of a big happy family. But most people just love to dance.
Dance Dictionary
So, what is the difference between Garage and High Energy? Not sure? Well, you’re not alone! There are lots of different types of dance music. A few are described below.
Type of music | Speed | Description |
High Energy | Very fast | Lots of remixed seventies songs |
Garage | Fast | Lots of bass and keyboards |
Acid Jazz | Quite fast | A mix of old and new jazz |
Ambient | Slow or fast | Sometimes difficult to dance to |
第八部分:书面表达(共1小题,共15分)
假设你最近参加了由某电视台举办的高中生英语演讲比赛并获奖,该台准备组织获奖者去北京参加一次英语夏令营活动,下表是这次活动的时间安排和活动内容。
活动时间 | 7月15日-22 日或 8月15日-22日 |
活动内容 | 参加英语角 学唱英语歌曲 听英语讲座 表演英语短剧 看英语电影 教外宾学中文 |
【写作内容】
电视台现就活动时间和活动内容征求你的意见,请按照以下要求用英语以书信形式给予答复。
1. 选择适合你的时间并说明理由;
2. 解释你只能参加其中的两项活动(听英语讲座和教外宾学中文),虽然你认为所有的活动都很有意义;
3. 说明你选择的理由:听英语讲座了解英美文化信息;教外宾学中文因为2008北京奥运让越来越的多的外宾想了解中国。
【写作要求】
1. 必须使用5 个句子表达全部内容
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Sir or Madame,
I’m glad to be invited to the English summer camp.
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Thank you very much.
Yours truly,
LiPing