1、Unit 2 The universal languageReading1.Do you like music?2.Whats your favourite music?topicwriterreceiverwriterreceivertopicHave you ever sent or received an email?What information do the emails contain?Origin,feelings,musical instrument,background culture,etc.What information do you think the two em
2、ails contain according to the subjects?Email 1:Understand _ culture through _Email 2:Understand _ culture through _ChineseButterfly LoversWesterncountry musicGuidance&ExplorationAlices email Alices email Read paragraph 2 and fill in the table.（Pairwork）The plotCharacteristics of the musicAtmosphere
3、created by the musicThe two lovers first meet.They spend three years at school.They are separated;Liang falls sick and dies;Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liangs grave.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.Light and pleasantWhispering to audiencesFast and cheerfulhappyDramatic with h
4、eavier notesAngry and sadTake a softer turn and end on a bittersweet noteexcitingBasic information of the storyBeginningDevelopmentClimaxEnding1.The two lovers first meet.4.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.3.The lovers are separated by Zhus father.Liang falls
5、 sick and dies.Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into his grave.2.The two lovers spend three years at school together.Listen and identify.The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese a Western musical elements.Whats your understanding of this combination?Guidance&ExplorationHarrys ema
6、il My host family introduces me to _.Country music has a long _ and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you _.Country music suggests a _ and _ life in rural America.Read the second email and summarize the main ideas.Para.1Para.2 Para.3 country musichistorydeep in tho
7、ughtsimple peacefulPara.4 You should listen to some country music.Read the email again and fill in the mind map.Country musicHistory born out of blues and folk music became popular time:_ place:_in the 1940sin the south of AmericaThe typical instrument(s)_ the guitarCharacteristicstunes:_ lyrics:_ t
8、hemes:hardship,heartbreak and hope easy to sing deep in thoughtExamples the musician:_ the song:_ John Denver“Take me home,country roads”uName:Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.uJobs:American singer-songwriter（创作型歌手）,record producer（唱片制作人）and actoruAchievements:uIn the late 1960s:began his music career uI
9、n the 1970s:one of its best-selling artistsuBy 1974:one of Americas top-selling performers;AllMusic:“among the most beloved（受爱戴的）entertainers（演艺人员）of his era”Sing with itAlmost heaven,West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountain,Shenandoah RiverLife is old there,Older than the treesYounger than the mountains,Gr
10、owing like a breezeCountry roads,take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia,Mountain MamaTake me home,country roadsWhy does Harry quote the lyrics in the email?So glad to get your email.I bet youll like it!Why dont you try to listen to some great country music?（聚焦高考）（聚焦高考）When the two lovers,Lia
11、ng Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai,first meet,the music is light and pleasant,as if whispering to the audience.The music I love is _,and melody is pleasing to the ear as if _(在琴弦上舞动)._(在山野间咆哮)._.（聚焦高考）（聚焦高考）How do Alice and Harry introduce the music from another culture?storyfeelingsbackgroundexamples（聚焦高考）（
12、聚焦高考）Your pen friend Bob is keen on Chinese culture.Can you introduce a piece of Chinese music to him?Musics name;Musics features;Your reasons.Wan Jiang has a perfect theme which intends to sing the motherlands thousands of miles of territory,magnificent rivers and mountains.Besides,Li Yugang s prof
13、ound singing skills make significant contributions to its popularity.Last but not least,in the beautiful and magnificent lyrics,people can find the same emotional resonance,expressing the simple and sincere patriotic mood in the chest.1.Write an email and send it to Bob,.2.Retell the story of Butterfly lovers to your classmates.
