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B4U2 The universal language
Reading
Understanding culture through music
Prediction
What information do the emails contain
topic
writer
receiver
story
feelings
music
writer
receiver
topic
Email 1:
Understand ________ culture through _____________
Email 2:
Understand ________ culture through _____________
Chinese
Butterfly Lovers
Western
country music
Skimming
Alice's email
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
The story and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together.
Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully story and musical elements can mix.
I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
The two lovers first meet.
The two lovers spend three years at school together.
The lovers are separated.
Liang falls sick and dies.
Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liang's grave.
The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.
The plot of Butterfly lovers
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
light and pleasant
dramatic with heavier notes
fast and cheerful
take a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet notes
The characteristics of Butterfly lovers
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
as if whispering to audience
angry and sad
happy
exciting
The atmosphere of Butterfly lovers
Task 1: Read paragraph 2 and fill in the following table.
The plot Characteristics of the music Atmosphere created by the music
Liang shanbo and Zhu yingtai first meet. light and _________ As if_____________ the audience
The two lovers spend ___________ at school together _______ and cheerful happy
The lovers are ___________. dramatic with heavier notes angry and
_______
Liang falls sick and dies.
Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liang's grave.
The couple transform into butterflies and fly away. take a softer turn and end on a _________ note ________
pleasant
three years
fast
separated
sad
bittersweet
exciting
whispering to
Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Jobs: American singer-songwriter, record producer and actor
Achievements:
In the late 1960s: began his music career
In the 1970s: one of its best-selling artists
By 1974: one of America’s top-selling performers; AllMusic: “among the most beloved entertainers of his era”
Who is John Denver
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains,Growing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Country music suggests a peaceful and simple life in rural America.
Country music has a long history and it often features certain specific intruments and lyrics .
My host family introduce me to country music.
You should listen to some country music.
Skimming
Harry's email
Country music
History
born out of blues and folk music
became popular
time: ________
place: ________
The typical instrument(s)
______________
Examples
the musician: ________
the song: ________
Characteristics
tunes: ________
lyrics: ________
themes: ______________
in the 1940s
in the south of America
the guitar
easy to sing
deep in thought
John Denver
“Take me home, country roads”
Scanning
Read the second email and fill in the mind map.
hardship, heartbreak and hope
“Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Butterfly Lovers
Comparison
Critical reading
Music Type
violin concerto
country music
Instruments
violin
Theme
guitar
a loving story (Chinese)
peaceful green fields and simple life
How does the language—music prove universal in the two emails
From the first email, we see by composing Chinese music using Western instruments, the composers show that music can ______________________________________.
From the second email, we see the masters of country music using simple tunes and beautiful natrual images can_____________________________________________________.
From the first email, we see
be wonderfully combined together/ have no boundaries
make you feel like you are there in American countryside
Free talk
Work in groups of 2 or 4 to share your favorite music.
Thank you!