1、Unit 2 The universal languageUnderstanding culture through musicLead in When do you like listening to music?Do you like appreciating some foreign music?Why or why not?main idea of each para watched a performance The story and music story and musical The plotCharacteristics of the musicAtmosphere cre
2、ated by the musicThe two lovers first meet.happydramatic with heavier notesLiang falls sick and dies.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.excitingTask 1:Read paragraph 2 and fill in the following table.The two lovers spend three years at school together.The plotCharacteristics of the m
3、usicAtmosphere created by the musicThe two lovers first meet.happyLiang falls sick and dies.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.excitinglight and pleasantas if whispering to the audienceThe two lovers spend three years at school together.fast and cheerfulThe lovers are separated.Zhu w
4、eeps bitterly and jumps into Liangs grave.angry and sadtake a softer turn and end on a bittersweet notedramtic with heavier notes Task 2:Listen and guess.Critical thinking:What do you think of this combination?Task 3:Read and think.What does Butterfly Lovers combine according to Para.3?I think this
5、combination is quite successful.By composing Chinese music using Western instruments,the composers show that music has no boundaries.Why do you think Alice consider the Butterfly Lovers deserves to be heard?Task 4:DiscussionUnderstand a Chinese legend of a tragic love story.Appreciate their determin
6、ation to pursue their love,freedom and happinessexperience the twists and turns of musicIts a combination of Chinese and western musical elementsmain idea of each para My host family_ me to country music.introduces Country music has a _ and different _.C o u n t r y m u s i c s u g g e s t s a _life
7、 in rural America.features peaceful and simple You should listen to some country music.a long history What are the features of country music?Country music grew out of such typical types as the blues and folk music,so the musicians use many similar instruments,such as the guitar.The tunes are easy to
8、 sing and the lyrics often leave people deep in thought.Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak,but also about hope.Task 1:Read paragraph 2 and answer the questionAlmost heaven,West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountain,Shenandoah RiverLife is old there,Older than the treesYounger than the mountai
9、ns,Growing like a breezeCountry roads,take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia,Mountain MamaTake me home,country roadsTask 2:Enjoy the music and answer the questionWhy does Harry quote the lyrics in his email?*It is a typical example.*The simple tunes and beautiful natural images are often ver
10、y suggestive of countryside surroundings.Why does Harry quote the lyrics in his email?What do you like about the country music?Task3:answer the question Both Alice and Harry enjoyed their experiences of music from another culture.Music is a universal language.I agree that music is a universal langua
11、ge.Sometimes we can still connect with the feelings expressed in a foreign language song without fully understanding its lyrics.It is a form of communication that does not require words.Task 4:Discussion What roles do you think music play in our life?Music can heal our mind when we are hurt.Music ca
12、n lift our spirits when we are frustrated.Music can convey different feelings without knowing the lyrics.Music can be a common hobby shared by different people in different countries.My foreign friend Phillip is interested in Chinese culture.Can you introduce a piece of Chinese music to him?The name of the music;The features of the music;Your reasons.
