The Pursuit of Dreams,1,Unit Goals,Contents,Part One Opener,Pair Work,Part Two Reading & Interacting,Getting Prepared,Text Study,Focusing on Language in Context,Part Three Integrated Skills Practicing,Viewing & Listening,Speaking,Writing,,Pair work: Look at the two photos below. Then work with your partner and answer the questions that follow. You may want to search online for information by using your cell phone to scan the QR codes (二维码).,Qian Xuesen: a Chinese scientist, father of China’s space programs,Steve Jobs: an American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc.,,,1. Can you say a few words about the two people in the pictures? 2. What dream did each of them have and work hard to achieve? 3. What difficulties did they come across when pursuing their dreams?,实现梦想 achieve/realize one’s dream; make one’s dream come true 技术 technology 留学 go to study abroad 创办公司 start/found/set up a company 以……而闻名 be famous for 致力于 devote oneself to,Helpful Words & Expressions,,,Watch the video clip and discuss the following questions with your classmates.,1. What difficult situation has Robbie Wilde met? 2. How much do you know about him? 3. Is it possible for you to become a DJ if you were in the same condition?,,DJ (disc jockey or deejay),DJ is a person who mixes recorded music for an audience. There are a variety of DJs, depending on where they work (e.g. radio, club and mobile DJs) or what types of musical performance techniques they use (e.g. electronica, reggae and hip-hop DJs). 通常指在娱乐场所播放、调试音乐产生强劲效果引导大家热辣跳舞的人，也可以是在酒吧主持与音乐有关的节目（或广播）的主持人，俗称唱片骑士或打碟师。
Notes,Warm-up Video,Turntable,A turntable is a circular revolving plate supporting a record as it is played. By adjusting the speed of the turntable, either by adjusting the speed knob, or by manipulating the plate (e.g. by slowing down the plate by putting,a finger gently along the side), DJs can match the tempos of different records so their rhythms can be played together at the same time without clashing or make a smooth, seamless transition from one song to another.,唱机转盘是一个支撑唱片的圆形旋转盘，可以通过速度旋钮或操纵板调节转盘的速度（例如，将手指轻轻地放在唱片的一侧能够放缓唱片的速度）。
DJ可以搭配不同唱片的节奏，或从一首歌曲无缝地过渡到另一首歌曲DJ mixer,A mixer is a device for merging input signals to produce a combined output in the form of sounds or pictures. Most DJ mixers have far fewer channels than a mixer used by a record producer or audio engineer.混音器是用于合并输 入信号以产生声音或图像 形式的组合输出的装置 大多数DJ混音器的频道远 远少于录音制作人或音频 工程师使用的混音器DJ software,Unlike most music player software designed for regular consumers, DJ software can play at least two audio files simultaneously, display the waveforms of the files on screen and enable the DJ to listen to either source. The waveforms allow the DJ to see what is coming next in the music and how the playback of different files is aligned.,与大多数针对普通消费者的音乐播放软件不同，DJ软件可以同时播放至少两个音频文件，并在屏幕上显示,文件的波形，DJ能够聆听任何一个音源，能够通过软件上的波形看到接下来的音乐是什么，以及不同乐曲的节奏如何搭配。
TEXT A deaf disc jockey? Sounds impossible? Not if you are Robbie Wilde, who was determined to pursue his dream of driving dancers to their feet despite his hearing loss.,Deaf DJ,By Robbie Wilde as told to Kenneth Miller,,1 I was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn’t have health insurance at the time and when I got a third infection, my parents couldn’t pay for the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time, my remaining hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors predicted that I would be completely deaf by now, so I think I’m doing pretty well. 2 There was always music on in my house when I was little. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, dance, rock, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant he owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was hooked. I wanted to learn more.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3 I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a well-known New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m performing, muscle memory takes over. 4 When I started deejaying at clubs, I wouldn’t tell the managers I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself, and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, “Oh, here’s the check.” And I’d say, “What? Oh, I can’t hear.” They were always so surprised. Sometimes I would bring doctor’s notes because they wouldn’t believe me. It was reassurance that they were giving me jobs because I was good, not out of sympathy. Eventually people started calling me “that Deaf DJ,” and the name stuck.,,,,,,,,,,,5 For a show, I set up one speaker facing my left side, my good ear, and make it louder all the way up. The speakers that play the bass are on the floor behind me so I can hear some of the lower frequencies and feel the beat in my feet. And I can feel the energy of the song and the crowd goes crazy, you feel that. The song comes to life. 6 I use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. Red is the bass, blue is snare, green is the vocals or melody. I’m visually hearing the music. What I love about deejaying is the creativity, what you can do with a machine, two turntables, and a mixer. 7 The next time you go dancing cover your ears, and you’ll feel a little bit of how I do it. You’ll start using your other senses. You’ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a different way. Music is not all about hearing.,。