1、Time to indulge in the joys of music!Unit 2 The universal languageLead-in:Do you know the name of this music piece?How many musical instruments can you name in the concerto?Butterfly Loversflutetrumpetviolincelloerhupianomusical instrumentswind instrumentskeyboard instrumentsstring instrumentspercus
2、sion instrumentsMusical instrument come in a wide range of types.Musical instruments:wind instrumentswind instrumentswoodwindbrassflute/saxophonetrumpetMusical instruments:keyboard instrumentselectronic keyboardpianoMusical instruments:string instrumentsguitarviolincelloMusical instruments:percussio
3、n instrumentsdrum setMusic is the utmost pleasure in life;music is the clear spring of life;music is the furnace of temperamental refinement.Xian Xinghai音乐，是人生最大的快乐；音乐，是生活中的一股清泉；音乐，是音乐，是人生最大的快乐；音乐，是生活中的一股清泉；音乐，是陶冶性情的熔炉。陶冶性情的熔炉。冼星海冼星海What does music mean to you?Unit 2 The universal languageReading Un
4、derstanding culture through musicI watched a performance of _ last night.The _ and _ of Butterfly Lovers work well together.Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully _ and _ musical elements can combine.Global reading for the first emailPara.1Para.2 Para.3 Butterfly LoversstorymusicChinese Wester
5、nEndingThe couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.ClimaxThe lovers are separated by Zhus father.Liang falls sick and dies.Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into his grave.DevelopmentThe two lovers spend three happy years at school together.BeginningThe two lovers first meet
6、.(light and pleasant,as if whispering to the audience)(taking a softer turn and ending on a bittersweet note)(dramatic with heavier notes)(fast and cheerful)Detailed reading for the first emailTask:RetellWhat do you know about country music from the video?Post-reading Task 1Both Alice and Harry enjo
7、yed their experiences of music from another culture.Do you agree with Alices opinion that“music is indeed a universal language”?Why or why not?The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers,rooted in Chinese Yue Opera and played on western musical instruments,is a combination of Chinese and Western musical el
8、ements.Country music,with its easy tunes and universal themes like peaceful life,can undoubtedly appeal to people all over the world.We can feel an emotional connection with the musicians and we feel like were there in the countryside.The 1st mailAlice and Harry strongly recommend their friend to gi
9、ve Butterfly Lovers and country music a try.How do they make recommendations?Its a piece that really deserves to be heard.Why dont you try to listen to some great country music?I guarantee youll enjoy it.The 2nd mail You should definitely listen to.I bet youll like it.Post-reading Task 2Write an ema
10、il to recommend your favorite music to your American pen pal John.Traditional Chinese music is favored.The basic information of the musicWhy you recommend it仪器；乐器仪器；乐器值得被听值得被听波折；跌宕波折；跌宕撕裂；拆散撕裂；拆散仿佛仿佛对观众低语对观众低语代表代表生病生病因失去因失去.而痛哭而痛哭不胜悲痛，悲痛欲绝不胜悲痛，悲痛欲绝使改变为，转变为使改变为，转变为更重要的是更重要的是独特的交融独特的交融 instrument tear
11、 apart(tear-tore-torn)whisper to the audienceweep bitterly over the loss of sb/sthtwists and turnstransform into unique combinationbe overcome with sorrowdeserve to be heard as ifstand for;representmore significantlyfall sick依赖，信赖依赖，信赖原来是原来是/证明是证明是/结果是结果是传遍全国传遍全国使某人陷入沉思使某人陷入沉思许多幽默许多幽默额外赠送额外赠送(动词短语动词
12、短语)附加地（介词短语）附加地（介词短语）情感联系情感联系使人想起使人想起保证；保修保证；保修emotional connectionrely/depend on plenty of humour It turns out thatthrow infor good measurespread across the nationleave sb deep in thoughtbe suggestive of sthguarantee1.I watched a performance of Butterfly,a beautiful violin concerto _(compose)by HZ
13、and CG.（L 4-5）2.The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story about a young couple _(tear)apart by their families.(L6-7)compose此处意为此处意为“谱写谱写”，与所修饰，与所修饰名词名词violin concerto为逻辑上为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词的动宾关系，故用过去分词composed表被动。表被动。此处作后置定语的过去分词短语此处作后置定语的过去分词短语composed by HZ and CG 可以转可以转换为定语从句
14、换为定语从句which/that was composed by HZ and CG.3.When the two lovers,Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai,first,the music is light and pleasant,as if _(whisper)to the audience.（L7-9）4.Finally,during the most exciting part,the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet notes,_(tell)us how the couple tra
15、nsform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.(L14-6)tell与主句主语与主句主语music为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词表主动，为逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词表主动，作伴随状作伴随状语语。状语从句中主语与主句主语一致，从句中又有状语从句中主语与主句主语一致，从句中又有be动词，故省略从句主语和动词，故省略从句主语和be动词。动词。5._(overcome)with sorrow,she jumps into his grave.(L13-4)overcome-overcame-overcome(1)克服，战胜
16、克服，战胜 I find it hard _ my anxiety before an exam.(2)be overcome with+情绪名词情绪名词 “被被支配支配”_ with anxiety,I find it hard to have a sound sleep before an exam.to overcomeOvercome1.Last night,I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers,a beautiful violin concerto _(compose)by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang.2.The
17、 music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story about a young couple _(tear)apart by their families.3.When the two lovers,Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai,first _(meet),the music is light and pleasant,as if _(whisper)to the posedText Reviewtornmetwhispering4._(overcome)with sorrow,she jum
18、ps into his grave.5.The music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note,_(tell)us how the couple transform into butterflies.6.This unique _(combine)has made me realize that music is indeed _ universal language.7.So I can always rely _ them _(introduce)me to some great songs.tellingText Revi
19、ewOvercomecombinationaonto introduce8.Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak,but also about hopewith plenty of humour _(throw)in for good measure.9._(obvious)I dont know what its truly like to grow up in rural America.thrownText ReviewObviouslyComplete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases(P19)transformrely onpleasantcombinesovercomedeservesfor good measureguarantee
