Module 12 Unit 2 Vienna is the center of European classical music教案 外研版英语七年级下册

Module 12 Western music
Unit 2 Vienna is the center of European classical music.
Learning objectives
1. To understand the description of Vienna and the composers
2. To master the key words and useful phrases in this passage
3. To be able to write a passage about Xian Xinghai
Step 1 Warming up
Introduce some musicians to the students. Let them know something about Western music.
Step 2 New words
Present the new words.
Step 3 Pre-reading
Let Ss look at the pictures of Activity 1 and describe it. Use the words from the box.
concert musician piano violin
2. Introduce Vienna to the students.
Step 4 While-reading
1. Listen to the passage and answer the questions.
1) How many musicians are there in the passage
2) Who was a very young musician
3) When did Mozart start playing piano
2. Watch the flash and check (√) the true sentences.
1) Many musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
2) Strauss the younger played the piano, the violin and the drums at the age of six.
3) Mozart’s family took him around Europe.
4) The father, Johann Strauss, died in 1791.
5) Mozart wrote The Blue Danube.
3. Read Paragraph 1 and complete the passage.
Vienna is a city on the River _______. It’s the capital of _______ and the centre of European _______ music. In the 18th century, a lot of ________ came to study and work.
4. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.
5. Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
6. Answer the questions.
1) Where is Vienna
2) What music did Johann Strauss the elder write
3) How many waltzes did Johann Strauss the younger write
4) When was Mozart born
5) How old was Mozart when he died
Step 5 Post-reading
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
another elder European perfect poor popular
Both Strauss the (1) ______ and Strauss the younger wrote some very (2) _______ music. (3) _______ successful composer from Vienna was Mozart, but he became very (4) ______ and died at the age of thirty-five. Many people think Mozart’s music is (5) _______. All three were great (6) _________ musicians.
Step 6 Language points
1. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz.
父亲老约翰·施特劳斯创作并演奏一种古典舞曲，叫华尔兹。
elder adj. 年长的
只用在名词前，其反义词为younger。
the elder有两种用法：
“(两者中)较年长者”，常与of连用；
“(同名的两个人中)年龄较大的一个”，用于人名前或后。
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 你哥哥现在在哪里？
Where is _______ _______ _________ now
2) 他的两个女儿中年龄较大的那个是一名教师。
_______ _______ _______ his two daughters is a teacher.
3) 这两个男孩都叫Alan。大Alan长得高，而小Alan长得矮。
The two boys are called Alan. Alan _______ _______ is tall, but Alan _______ _________ is short.
2. Mozart was another very important composer.
莫扎特是另一位非常重要的作曲家。
another pron. 又一个，再一个
表示多个中的另一个, 可在句中作主语或宾语;
如果表示两个中的另一个，则要用the other。
another adj. 另一
后常接单数名词或代词one；若其后接复数名词时，这些复数名词前应有数词或few等修饰。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) 我们在莫斯科待了两天，然后去了另一个城市。
We stayed in Moscow for two days, and then we went to _______ _______.
2) 这里有很多家服装店。他们从一家店走到了另一家。
There were many clothes stores here. They walked from one store to _________.
3. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin.
还不到六岁，他既会弹钢琴，又会拉小提琴。
not only...but also... 不仅……而且……
连接两个并列成分。
当连接两个并列的主语时，谓语动词要和邻近的主语在人称和数上保持一致。
e.g. Mary not only sings well but also dances beautifully.
Not only Tom but also Jack wants to watch the movie.
Not only my sister but also I am interested in reading novels.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空词数不限。
1) 明天不仅Alice要去放风筝，她弟弟也要去。
Not only Alice _________________________ going to fly kites tomorrow.
2) 我们都喜欢Mike，他不仅聪明而且善良。
We all like Mike. He is ____________________________.
3) 我姐姐不仅会说英语还会说日语。
My sister can speak ______________________________.
4. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music.
他谱写了几百部动人的音乐。
piece n. (写作、音乐或艺术等的)作品
e.g. These are Chinese pieces of art.
这些是中国的艺术作品。
n. 碎片
e.g. His cup is in pieces. 他的杯子碎了。
n. 一件 / 个 / 张 / 块……
e.g. Please give me a piece of paper. 请给我一张纸。
Step 7 Writing
Use the note to write a passage about the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai.
¤ Xian Xinghai
¤ famous for the song The Yellow River
¤ wrote it in 1939 in only six days
¤ one of the great composers of classical and traditional music
¤ born in Macao, China, 1905
¤ died young, 1945
¤ called the “People’s Musician”
¤ used traditional Chinese music
¤ studied in Paris
¤ songs are still popular today
写作指导：
1. 定基调
体裁：记叙文(人物传记)
人称：第三人称
时态：以一般过去时为主
2. 谋布局、写句子
Sample:
Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music in China. He is called the “People's Musician”.
Xian Xinghai was born in Macao, China, in 1905. He studied in Paris. He used traditional Chinese music to write songs. He wrote The Yellow River in 1939 and was famous for this song. He died young in 1945.
Many of Xian Xinghai's songs are still popular today.
Step 8 Summary
in the center of … 在……的中心
in the eighteenth century 在18世纪
write / play music 创作/演奏曲子
all over 遍布
take sb. around … 带某人周游……
hundreds of 几百；成百上千
both … and …. ……和……都
be famous for … 因……而闻名
Step 9 Exercises
I. 根据语境及所给首字母提示补全所缺单词。
1. As we know, the 20th c________ is from the year 1900 to 1999.
2. The strawberries are delicious. Please give me a________.
3. She is a composer. She wrote many p________ of music for children.
4. Mozart and Beethoven were two great m________ in Europe.
5. The boy is p________. He hasn’t got much money to go to school.
II.根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 广场的中心有一座雕像。
There is a statue ________ ________ ________ ________ the square.
2. 我喜欢音乐，它能使我开心。
I like music. It can ________ me ________.
3. 足球运动在整个欧洲都很受欢迎。
Football is very popular ________ ________ Europe.
4. Lucy不仅会说法语，而且还会说俄语。
Lucy can speak ________ ________ French ________ ________ Russian.
5. 上周李老师带我们参观了历史博物馆。
Miss Li ________ us ________ the History Museum last week.
Ⅲ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺，注意形式变化，每词限用一次。
elder, call, perfect, Europe, both, violin, another, write
In the 18th century, many (1)________ musicians went to Vienna to study and work.
There were two composers (2)________ Johann Strauss: the father and the son. (3)________ of them were successful and popular. Johann Strauss the (4)________ wrote and played music for traditional dances. Johann Strauss the younger (5)________ over 150 waltzes. The Blue Danube waltz was one of them.
Mozart was (6)________ famous musician. He could play the piano and the (7)________ before he was six. He wrote lots of wonderful music in his life. Now many people still think his music is (8)________.
Homework
Write a passage about your favorite Chinese musician.