1、外研版高中英语选修六module4readingandvocabularyTeaching 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 the key words
2、and recognizing the new words according to the context.Activity 1:find out the information about Liu Fang1974YunnanCanadaShanghai Conservatory 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 yu
3、eqin.The pipa,the guzheng,the yueqin.Activity 2:Find out the answers to the following questions,while listening and reading the text:3.Whats her ambition regarding Chinese music?Whats her ambition regarding Chinese music?She wishes to introduce classical She wishes to introduce classical Chinese pip
4、a and guzheng music to Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world.every corner of the world.2.What has an influence 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.Directio
5、ns:Match the words with their meanings:concert conservatory repertoire soloist technique tune1.a musician who performs alone _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 mus
6、ic that a musician can play _6.a school where musicians study _tuneconcertrepertoireconservatoryconcert conservatory repertoire 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
7、 the _ of the piece she played?Challenge combine interpret silence title traditionalcombinetitle3)I like listening 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.traditionalc
8、hallengesilenceinterpretsChallenge combine interpret silence title traditionalDirections:Read part 1 of the passage 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 ta
9、ught her to play?Her mother.3).I have been living there since then.).I have been living there since then.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
10、?(Pipa school)(To respect traditional but add her own style when playing)Directions:Read part 2 of 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
11、also hear her singingB.they think they can hear singing3.Liu Fang thinks that _.A.Chinese 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 Chin
12、ese paintings _.A.are like the silent parts of Chinese music B.mean the pictures 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
13、?The atmosphere in a concert hall.When she has no concert for along timeWork 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.L
14、iu Fang,who was _ in 1974,is an _ music star.Since the age of six,she 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,wh
15、o was _,taught her to play the _.In 1996,she and her husband 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
16、 _ in her music.Chinese music _ the Chinese language.Chinese 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
17、 finish the information card.Information card of 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:_
18、graduated from it and went back to Kunming moved 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
19、 influences?Traditional singing.Traditional singing.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 performin
20、g live?performing live?The atmosphere in a 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 mus
21、ic and compose her own music and introduce 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.
