(共23张PPT)
Unit 9
I like music that I can dance to.
Section B 2a-2e
2a
How many Chinese musical instruments do you know about Do you know any famous pieces of music that are played on these instruments Make a list with your partner.
2b
Read the passage and answer the questions.
NOTING SUPPORTING DETAILS
Supporting details can be examples, reasons, opinions or other detailed information in each paragraph.
1. Which musician does the passage mainly talk about
2. What is the name of his most famous piece of music
3. How does the writer feel about this piece of music
Sad but Beautiful
Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me. The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
Para.1
The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving pieces of music that I’ve ever heard. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
Para.1
The music was written by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died when he was very young. Abing’s father taught him to play many musical instruments, such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known for his musical ability.
Para.2
However, after his father died, Abing’s life grew worse. He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a serious illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got married and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He performed in this way for many years.
Para.2
Abing’s amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. Many of these were written by Abing himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.
Para.3
Para.3
Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise. It has become one of China’s national treasures. Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing’s own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experiences.
1. Which musician does the passage mainly talk about
Abing.
2. What is the name of his most famous piece of music
Erquan Yingyue.
3. How does the writer feel about this piece of music
The writer feels it is sad but beautiful.
Answer the questions
2c
Read the passage again and use suitable words to complete the main idea of each paragraph. Then list the supporting details in each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Main idea: I was _________by a piece of music named
Erquan Yingyue.
Supporting details: The music was strangely beautiful…
moved
2c
Paragraph 2
Main idea: Abing lived a very ______ life.
Supporting details:
He lived on the streets and played music to make money.
poor
Paragraph 3
Main idea: Abing’s musical skills made him very________
Supporting details:
By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music.
Many of these were written by Abing himself. It is a pity that
only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world
to hear…
2c
popular
Language Points
1) moved作为及物动词，意为 “打动；使感动”,可用于被动语态。
What he said moved everyone present.
他所说的打动了在场的每个人。
move 还可以意为“移动；搬动” 常用 “move to sp.” 表示“搬到某地”。
My family moved to Beijing when I was young.
我很小的时候，我们全家搬到了北京。
2) sense (to become aware of sth. even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.) 动词意为“感觉到; 意识到” 。
The horse sensed danger and stopped.
马感觉到了危险，停了下来。
sense 作为名词,意为“感觉；意识”常见搭配有make sense “有意义；有道理”
The sentence doesn’t make sense.
这个句子讲不通。
3) pain 意为 “痛苦；疼痛；苦恼”。
His has a pain in his knee. 他膝盖疼。
4) sadness意为“悲痛；悲伤”，其反义词为happiness，意为“幸福”。
Tom loved his wife so much that he didn’t get over the sadness of losing her last year.
汤姆如此爱他的妻子，以至于没从去年失去她的悲伤中恢复
过来。
5) perform 动词，意为“表演；演奏；执行”。
He wants to perform in the show.
他想在这场演出中表演。
performance为其名词，意为“表演；演出”。
I hear there will be two performances tomorrow.
我听说明天将有两场演出。
performer意为“表演者”，为可数名词。
6) by the end of 意为 “到……结束时”，其后若跟不同的时间，主句则对应不同的时态。
接将来的时间，主句用一般将来时。
By the end of next month, I will finish reading this book.
接现在的时间，主句用一般现在时。
By the end of this week, I have written two books.
接过去的 时间，主句用过去完成时。
By the end of last month, I had planted thousands of trees.
7) It’s a pity +that 从句，为保持句子平衡，常用it 作形式主语，that 引导的从句才为真正的主语。
It’s a pity that he has lost his watch.
遗憾的是，他丢了手表。
pity 作可数名词，表示具体意义的 “可惜的事；遗憾的事”，相当于shame。
What a pity/shame you have to go to another school!
你必须去别的学校上学，真遗憾！
8) master意为“能手；名家；大师；主人”。
The painting is the work of a master. 这幅画是名家之作。
praise 及物动词，意为 “表扬；赞扬”，后面直接跟表示人或物的名词或者代词作宾语。常用结构praise sb for (doing) sth意为 “因（做）某事而表扬某人”； be praised for…意为“因……而受到表扬”。
Though he was wrong, his father praised him for telling the truth. 他虽然错了，但父亲表扬他说了实话。
He was praised for helping an old man.
他因帮助了一位老人而受到表扬。
2d
Circle that or who and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
Abing played music (that/who) could touch the hearts of people. When we listen to his music, we can _____ both the beauty and the sadness in it. It makes us think about the ________ and _______(that/who) we have experienced in the past. For this reason, many people______ him as the musician who has greatly influenced erhu music. So it is really a _____ that not many pieces of his music were recorded.
pain wounds sense pity praise
sense
wounds
pain
praise
pity
2e
Student A is a foreign visitor who is interested in Abing and his music. Student B is a Chinese student who knows about Abing. Use the information in the passage to make a conversation.
A: What kind of musical instruments did Abing play
B: He could play many instruments, but he is best known for playing the erhu.
Homework
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