Mission﹕Timeless musical

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Fill in the following blanks with the correct forms of the given words.

(answers on next text)

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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