1、(Module 4)Reading and vocabulary外研版外研版 高二高二（上）（上）Teaching aims and demands:Teaching aims and demands:1.To know about some English vocabulary related to music.2.To catch the general idea of the whole passage.Reading and Vocabulary3.To understand the affection of the author.4. To be good at grasping t
2、he key words and recognizing the new words according to the context.Activity 1: find out the information about Liu FangYear of birthhometownThe place she is living nowThe school she went to The person who first taught her the instrumentsThe musical instruments she plays1974YunnanCanadaShanghai Conse
3、rvatory of MusicHer MotherThe pipa and the guzheng1.How many the musical instruments she plays?How many the musical instruments she plays?The pipa, the guzheng, the yueqin.The pipa, the guzheng, the yueqin.Activity 2: Find out the answers to the following questions, while listening and reading the t
4、ext:3.Whats her ambition regarding Chinese music?Whats her ambition regarding Chinese music? She wishes to introduce classical She wishes to introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world.every corner of the world.2.What has an influ
5、ence on her in her What has an influence on her in her music career? music career?The main influence is traditional singingThe main influence is traditional singing. . Directions: Match the words with their meanings:concert conservatory repertoire soloist technique tune1.a musician who performs alon
6、e _2.a way of doing something, for example, playing an instrument _soloisttechnique3.another word for melody or in the air_4.an event where musicians play _5.all the pieces of music that a musician can play _6.a school where musicians study _tuneconcertrepertoireconservatoryconcert conservatory repe
7、rtoire soloist technique tuneDirections: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. 1) She likes to _ musical styles from east and west. 2) What is the _ of the piece she played?Challenge combine interpret silence title traditionalcombinetitle3) I like listening
8、to _ Chinese folk songs.4) Its a great _ to play an instrument like the pipa.5) Sometimes there is a long _ in the middle of the piece.6) I like the way she _ classical pieces. traditionalchallengesilenceinterpretsChallenge combine interpret silence title traditionalDirections:Read part 1 of the pas
9、sage and explain the the following references.1).during her visit to China. Who visited China? (The Queen of England)2). she taught me to play the yueqinshe taught me to play the yueqin. . Who taught her to play?Her mother.3).I have been living there since then.).I have been living there since then.
10、 Where has she been living?Canada 4).each one has its special way of interpreting the classical pieces. Each what? 5)The same is true of my second instrument.What is true about the second instrument? (Pipa school) (To respect traditional but add her own style when playing) Directions: Read part 2 of
11、 the passage and choose the correct answers.1.Traditional singing is _. A. the most important influence on Liu Fangs style B. not such an important influence2. When people listening to her playing _.A. they also hear her singingB. they think they can hear singing3. Liu Fang thinks that _. A. Chinese
12、 music is like the Chinese language B. Chinese music and language use the same tones4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles, _.A. which is understandableB. Which is very surprising 5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings _. A. are like the silent parts of Chinese music B. mean the pictures
13、 have no lifeDirections: Read part 3 of the passage and answer the following questions.1) What does Liu Fang enjoy about performance?2) What makes her feel depressed or lonely?3) What does she want to do with other musicians?The atmosphere in a concert hall.When she has no concert for along timeWork
14、 with them4 ) What is her ambition regarding Chinese music?She wants to compose her own music and introduce classical pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world. Complete the passage use the correct words in the text. Liu Fang, who was _ in 1974, is an _ music star. Since the age of six, sh
15、e has played _, and since the age of eleven she has given concerts including the performance for _. She studied _ during her university. borninternationalpipathe Queen of Englandguzheng and pipaWhen she was five years old, her mother, who was _, taught her to play the _. In 1996, she and her husband
16、 moved to _. For her, the biggest challenges of playing the pipa and guzheng are _. a Dianju actressyue qinCanadato respect the traditions but add her own styleThe main influence on Liu Fang is _. When she is playing, listeners say that they can _ in her music. Chinese music _ the Chinese language.C
17、hinese classical pieces have poetic titles, which is _. _ in Chinese paintings are like the silent parts of Chinese music.Empty spacestraditional singinghear singingis similar tounderstandable Read the passage for the first time (seven minutes), then finish the information card. Information card of
18、Liu FangInformation card of Liu Fang In1974:_In1974:_ In1979:_In1979:_ In1980:_In1980:_Liu Fang was bornLearned to play the yueqinbegan to play the pipa In1985: In1990: started to give concerts went to Shanghai Conservatory of Music In1993:_ _ In1996:_ graduated from it and went back to Kunming move
19、d to Canada with moved to Canada with her husbandher husband1.Whats her biggest challenges of playing the pipa and the guzheng? The biggest challenge is to respect the traditions but to add her own style.2.Whats her musical influences?2.Whats her musical influences?Traditional singing.Traditional si
20、nging.3. Why does Liu think that Chinese music is like the Chinese language ? In Chinese, the same pronun-ciation with different tones has different meanings.The same is true for music.4.What does she like best about 4.What does she like best about performing live?performing live?The atmosphere in a
21、 concert hall.The atmosphere in a concert hall.5.What are her goals as an artist?5.What are her goals as an artist? She hopes to work with master She hopes to work with master musicians from other traditions,musicians from other traditions,compose her own music and compose her own music and introduc
22、e classical Chinese introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music pipa and guzheng music everywhere.everywhere.The main influence is_ singing. I listened to traditional opera singing and_songs in my childhood. Now when I am playing a_, I am _ in my heart.traditionalfolktunesinging Chinese music is similar To the Chinese_.Classical Chinese music is_ to Chinese poetry.Classical Chinese music and traditional Chinese painting are like _.language closely connected twin sisterswrite a short passage about Liu Fang.
