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教学教材:外研版高中英语选修六
教学内容:Module 4 Music
Introduction and reading practice
Module 4 MusicIntroduction and reading practice1. To introduce some classical musical instruments
2. To learn something about Twelve Girls Band
3. To practice Ss' reading and thinking skills.
Learning objectives:
What kinds of musical instruments do you know about
musical
instruments
guitar
piano
bass
violin
drums
saxophone
organ
erhu
…
…
flute
pipa
Lead in
Introduction
Look at the photos of Chinese and Western
musical instruments and think :
1. Which of them are Chinese musical
instruments and which are western instruments
2. Which Chinese and Western instruments
look similar
guzheng
konghou
pipa
yueqin
harp
mandolin
lute
Classical Chinese musical instruments
guzheng
konghou
pipa
yueqin
Western musical instruments
harp
mandolin
lute
The konghou is an instrument with strings. It came to China from the west during the Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago.
《高山流水》
Introduction
pipa
lute
The pipa is a lute with four strings and is a relative of the European lute. It came to China from Central Asia in the fourth century.
《茉莉花》
guzheng
harp
The guzheng has been used for more than 2,300 years.
It looks like a table harp.
yueqin
mandolin
The yueqin is a round instrument like a mandolin.
It was called qinpipa during the Han Dansty.
What characteristics do they share
They are all made out of _______.
2. They all have _________.
wood
strings
string 琴弦 (n. [c] )
stringed instrument 弦乐器
Reading practice
Music from China
Look at the photo in the passage and say what you can see. Have you seen or heard of this band before
Lead in
What’s the name of the band
Twelve Girls Band
If you were the writer, what would you want to introduce about Twelve Girls Band
Para. 1
Para .2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
the origin of the band's name
the brief introduction of the band
the band’s influence and achievements
summary
the member’s background
the group’s appeal and their style of
music
Task 1: Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Fast reading
Part3:
special features
Part4:
summary
Part1:
basic introduction
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Task 2:How do we organize the text
Part2:
achievements
Para.6
Careful Reading
The name of the band
The number of members
Age
Nationality
Instruments
Remarks
Para 1. Complete the chart.
Twelve Girls Band
One dozen/twelve
All in their twenties
China
A variety of ancient
musical instruments
The most gifted musicians
and most popular group
Para. 2 Group work
The second paragraph tells us the achievements
Twelve Girls Band made. Can you list some for us
In 2004,the group arrived on the US music scene at NO.62 of the Billboard 200 album chart. It was the highest entry by an Asian group.
In Japan, Twelve Girls Band is already a supergroup. It has sold more than two million records.
In 2004 they were named International Artist of the Year at the Japan Golden Disc Award ceremonies…
Para.3 Answer the following question.
What’s the origin of the name of the band
(12, yuefang)
Twelve Girls Band
various aspects of
Chinese numerology
with 12 months
in a year
signify: mean
数字命理学
ancientmythologygoldenhairpins, which representwomanhood. (state of being a woman)Twelve GirlsBand12jinchaiTwelve GirlsBandyuefangthe femalechamberorchestrasthat played in theroyal courtsof the Tang Dynasty.Para.3 Answer the following question.
What’s the origin of the name of the band (12, yuefang)
Twelve stands for
the female chamber orchestras.
12 months in a year.
12 jinchai in ancient mythology.
Yuefang is the name of
Para.4 What kind of musical instruments can they play
guzheng
yangqin
erhu
pipa
dizi
xiao
They are skilled multi-instrumentalists.
ChinaAcademy ofMusic中国音乐学院the Chinese NationalOrchestra中央民族乐团theCentralConservatory of Music中央音乐学院What training background do the girls have? Para.5 Answer the following question.
children
grandparents
master musicians
The range of the audience:
from_______to __________
The band’s style:
Its music is a mixture of pieces
from________________.
Why is the group’s appeal so broad
Why is the Twelve Girls Band so popular
They build a musical bridge between east and west.(para 2)
It mixes this rich tradition with classical, folk and contemporary sounds.(para 3)
It is the mixture of pieces from great musicians.(para 5)
They combine eastern and western,
classical and pop music.
It honours its musical heritage and shows a genuine love for all styles of music-from complex classical works to long lasting pop tunes. (para 6)
Post reading
The Twelve Girls Band builds a musical bridge between east and west. They won many prizes and spread Chinese culture to the world, let foreigners learn more about Chinese culture.
As a popular group, it is the pride of our country.
Twelve Girls Band is a group of women _______ from China. As one of the most _______groups in the world, the band _______ people of different ages around the world. Each of them having_________ training, the twelve girls perform on various__________ Chinese instruments. But they show a genuine _______for all styles of music. The name of the band comes from yuefang, the _______ chamber orchestras of Tang Dynasty and they choose twelve ________ according to Chinese numerology(数字命理学).
musician charm gifted female traditional member love classical
musicians
gifted
charms
classical
traditional
love
female
members
The summary of the passage
Music
Music is a common language of
the whole world.
----- 音乐是人类共同的语言
Homework
Preview the article- An Interview with Liu Fang and answer the question:
Why is Liu Fang so successful And what is the commom characteristic of Liu Fang and Twelve Girls Band