1、Unit 1Reading 1The evolution of video and sound devices高中英语高中英语 选择性必修（第一册）选择性必修（第一册）Unit 2 The universal languageReading 1Understanding culture through musicPre-reading1.What information do you think the emails contain according to the subjects?2.Have you watched a music performance live or on TV?Wh
2、at was it like?1.What information do you think the emails contain according to the subjects?Pre-readingButterfly Lovers in the first email may refer to a famous musical piece in China,which is based on a Chinese legend about two lovers.The email may contain information of the music the writer heard
3、and her feelings.What she learnt about Chinese culture through the music would also be included.The second email about“Country music”,a type of music popular in America,may contain the writers experiences of listening to different types of country music.It could include his opinions and feelings as
4、well as what it taught him about American culture.2.Have you watched a music performance live or on TV?What was it like?Pre-readingI recall watching the Spring Festival Gala one year.It was fantastic.I was greatly impressed by the performance of a popular Chinese folk singer and a famous foreign sin
5、ger when they sang“Jasmine Flower”.It is a traditional song that is well known and has been performed by many artists.It was special to watch these two famous singers sing it together.They looked beautiful and the foreign singer seemed very relaxed while singing in Chinese.It has become a landmark g
6、ala performance.Read the emails and write down the main idea of each paragraph.Alices emailPara.1 Para.2Para.3While readingI watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.The story and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together.Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully Chinese and Wester
7、n musical elements can mix.Harrys emailPara.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4While readingMy host family introduces me to country music.Country music has a long history and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you deep in thought.Country music suggests a peaceful and simple life i
8、n rural America.You should listen to some country music.Find out the answers to the following questions.1.What is the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai like?2.What is unique about Butterfly Lovers?3.Why is Harrys life in Nashville interesting?4.What are the features of country music?5.Who is Joh
9、n Denver?While reading1.What is the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai like?Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are schoolmates,who are in love with each other.But they are torn apart by their families because Zhus father forces her to marry another man.Angry and sad,Liang Shanbo falls sick and dies.Ove
10、rcome with sorrow,Zhu Yingtai jumps into Liangs grave and they become two butterflies and fly away to be together forever.While reading2.What is unique about Butterfly Lovers?Butterflies Lovers combines Chinese and Western musical elements:it is played on Western instruments such as the violin,but m
11、ore significantly,much of the music has its roots in Chinese Yue Opera.While reading3.Why is Harrys life in Nashville interesting?Harry is interested in music.His host family in Nashville are big fans of American country music and Nashville is the place where country music originated,so Harry can al
12、ways rely on them to introduce him to some great songs.While reading4.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 sing and the lyrics often leave
13、 people deep in thought.Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak,but also about hope.While reading5.Who is John Denver?While readingHenry John Deutschendorf Jr.,known professionally as John Denver,was an American singer-songwriter,record producer and actor.After travelling and living in n
14、umerous locations while growing up in his military family,Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s.Starting in the 1970s,he became one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists.By 1974,he was one of Americas top-selling p
15、erformers,and AllMusic has described Denver as“among the most beloved entertainers of his era”.Read Paragraph 2 carefully,listen to the music and answer the following questions.1.How do you feel when listening to this part?2.What does this part describe?3.Can you find description in Paragraph 2 to m
16、atch it?While reading1.How do you feel when listening to this part?Listening to this part gives me a feeling of sweetness mixed with a bit of sadness.2.What does this part describe?This part may describe the scene of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai transformimg into butterflies and flying away.While re
17、ading3.Can you find description in Paragraph 2 to match it?Finally,during the most exciting part,the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note,telling us how the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.It is an amazing journey!While readingWhile readingWh
18、ile readingtorn apart by their families fast and cheerfulWestern instrumentsthe blues and folk musichardship,heartbreak and hopesimple life of the countrysideDiscussion1.The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements.What do you think of this combinatio
19、n?2.What can you know about rural America from“Take Me Home,Country Roads”?Post-reading1.The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements.What do you think of this combination?I think this combination is quite successful.By composing Chinese music using W
20、estern instruments,the composers show that music has no boundaries.Post-reading2.What can you know about rural America from“Take Me Home,Country Roads”?I can know that rural America has natural beauties like the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River and that living there is almost like heaven.Post-reading1.Finish B2 on Page 19.2.Prepare an oral report about“The combination of Chinese and Western musical elements”.HomeworkHomework1.Read this article aloud.2.Finish the workbook.谢谢 谢谢
