Mission﹕Timeless musical
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Fill in the following blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
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adapt / music / child / title
The Sound of Music is considered a timeless classic. It is based on the real story of the von Trapp family. In it Maria, a young nun, leaves her convent to become governess to the seven (1)____________ of Captain von Trapp. She brings music and love to the family. Many songs from the (2)____________, like "Edelweiss", "Do-Re-Mi" and "The Sound of Music", the (3)___________ song, have become standards.
The musical was (4)______________ into a film in 1965, and it won five Academy Awards. American singer Lady Gaga paid tribute for its 50th anniversary by performing a gorgeous medley of its classics onstage at the 2015 Oscars.
■English highway﹕- words and collocations
A standard is a tune or song of established popularity or a popular song that has been sung by many singers.
e.g. Can you name some jazz standards?
■Vocab Cards : Collect them all!
folk music (n) 民間音樂
slide (v) 滑動
steep (adj) 陡峭的
sibling (n) 兄弟或姊妹
■Glossary
timeless (adj) 永不過時的
convent (n) 女修道院
tribute (n) 致敬
onstage (adv) 上舞台
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