牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修 第一册Unit 2 The Universal Language课件(共124张PPT)

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Unit 2
The universal language
Musical instruments come in a wide range of types.
Read the posters below about two important musical instruments and the musicians, and discuss the following questions in pairs.
Search online for the pieces of music mentioned in the posters. How do you feel when listening to them
What other musical instruments and famous musical pieces or musicians do you know about
A great way to learn about a new culture is through its music. The emails below are written by two exchange students who are discovering new music in their host countries. Before you read the emails, think about the following questions:
What information do you think the emails contain according to the subjects
Butterfly Lovers in the first email may refer to a famous musical piece in China, which is based on a Chinese legend about two lovers. The email may contain information of the music the writer heard and her feelings.
What she learnt about Chinese culture through the music would also be included. The second email about “Country music”, a type of music popular in America, may contain the writer's experiences of listening to different types of country music. It could include his opinions and feelings as well as what it taught him about American culture.
Have you watched a music performance live or on Tv What was it like
I recall watching the Spring Festival Gala one year. It was fantastic. I was greatly impressed by the performance of a popular Chinese folk singer and a famous foreign singer when they sang“Jasmine Flower”.
It is a traditional song that is well known and has been performed by many artists. It was special to watch these two famous singers sing it together. They looked beautiful and the foreign singer seemed very relaxed while singing in Chinese. It has become a landmark gala performance.
Hi Lucy
So glad to get your email. I hope everything is fine with you. Last night I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers, a beautiful violin concer to composed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. It's a piece that really deserves to be heard.
Butterfly Lovers
Liang Shanbo and
Zhu Yingtai
The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story about a young couple torn apart by their families. When the two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, first meet, the music is light and pleasant, as if whispering to the audience. It is followed by a fast and cheerful section which represents their three happy years of school.
Then the music gets dramatic with heavier notes and that is when the lovers are separated because Zhu's father forces her to marry another man. Angry and sad, Liang falls sick and dies. Zhu weeps bitterly over the loss of her love. Overcome with sorrow, she jumps into his grave.
Finally, during the most exciting part, the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note, telling us how the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever. It is an amazing journey!
Butterfly Lovers combines Chinese and Western musical elements: it is played on Western instruments such as the violin, but more significantly, much of the music has its roots in Chinese Yue Opera.
This unique combination has made me realize that music is indeed a universal language. You should definitely listen to Butterfly Lovers--I bet you'll like it!
All the best,
Alice
Dear Stephen,
Life here in Nashville is as interesting as I thought it would be. My host family are big fans of country music,
so I can always rely on them to introduce me to some great songs. I love learning about country music and I keep asking them questions about it all the time!
It turns out that country music became popular right here in the south of America in the 1940s and then spread across the nation.
It grew out of such music types as the blues and folk music, so the musicians use many similar instruments, such as the guitar.
The tunes are easy to sing, and the lyrics often leave you deep in thought.
Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak, but also about hope--with plenty of humour thrown in for good measure. You can feel an emotional connection between you and the musicians.
Country music shows the peaceful green fields and simple life of the countryside.
Obviously I don't know what it's truly like to grow up in rural America, but the masters of country music, like John Denver, can make you feel like you're there. The simple tunes and beautiful natural images are often very suggestive of countryside surroundings:
Why don't you try to listen to some great country music I guarantee you'll enjoy it!
Best wishes Harry
A1 Read the emails and write down the main idea of each paragraph.
阅读电子邮件，并记下每段的大意。
Alice's email
Para. 1: I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Harry's email
Para.1:
Para.2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4: You should listen to some country music.
A2 Read the emails again carefully and complete the notes below.再次仔细阅读电子邮件，并完成以下注释。
The violin concerto Butterfly Lover stakes us through the story of a young couple(1)_______________________This beautiful piece of music expresses different moods first light and pleasant, then(2)______________ next dramatic with heavier notes and finally bittersweet.
The piece is a perfect combination of Chinese and Western musical elements-it is played on (3)____________________ such as the violin but has its roots in Chinese Yue Opera.
Country music grew out of such music types as (4)____________________ It became popular in the south of America in the 1940s and then spread across
the nation. The tunes are easy to sing, and the lyrics often leave you deep in thought Most of the songs are about (5)_____________________________ Country music makes you think of the green fields and（6）______________________________
A3 In pairs, discuss the following questions.
1 The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements. What do you think of this combination
2 What can you know about rural America from “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
3.Both Alice and Harry enjoyed their experiences of music from another culture.What do you think of Alice's opinion that music is indeed a universal language”
B1 The passage below is an introduction to a plete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
Music has the power to (1)______________our lives. To give the public more access to music, we will put on a series of free concerts. Music in different styles. from classical to jazz, will be played. You can (2) ____________us to show you some of the world's best-known works.
The first of these concerts will be held in front of the arch in the downtown square at eight next Friday e and spend a (3) ____________evening with us!
At the concert you will enjoy the Yellow River Piano Concerto, one of China's greatest contributions to classical music.
Like the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers, this piano concerto also (4)_________Chinese and Western musical elements and is well received across the world. The musical piece, an adaptation of Xian Xinghai's Yellow River Cantata, tells how the Chinese people, led by the Communist Party of China, fought to (5) ___________the Japanese invaders.
It consists of four movements: “The Song of the Yellow River Boatmen,“Ode to the Yellow River” “The Yellow River in Anger” and “Defend the Yellow River”. The difficult pianosolo in particular (6)______________a mention. The concert will end with some short pieces of violin music (7) ___________________We (8) _____________that you will enjoy this concert!
B2 The emails use some music-related vocabulary. Find the words in the emails and think of more on your own. Complete the chart with as many music-related words as you can.
B3 Alice uses personification when she describes the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers.
Find the sentence and describe your favourite piece of music using personification.
Learn this
With personification, a thing is described like a human being.
This way the description becomes more vivid and interesting, enabling the reader to look at the thing in a new and different way.
Below is a story about a musician and his friend in ancient China. Find the sentences that use verb-ing forms as subjects or objects and fill in the table below. The first ones have been done for you.
In China's Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, there lived a man named Boya, who was a master of the qin. Playing the gin was his life. He played so well that everyone enjoyed listening to his music and thought highly of his techniques. However, Boya believed no one could understand his music until he met Zhong Ziqi.
Boya did not say anything before playing the qin, yet Zhong Ziqi was able to paint a picture of great mountain ranges in his mind. When Boya continued playing,Zhong Ziqi said he had heard the sound of a river flowing quickly. In fact, Boya had intended to call the piece High Mountains and Flowing Water.
Having someone that really understood his music pleased Boya, who never got tired of sharing his music with Zhong Ziqi.
The two soon became great friends and before going their separate ways, they agreed to meet at the Mid-Autumn Festival the next year.
However Zhong Ziqi failed to show up on that day.
When Boya learnt about Zhong Ziqi's death, he was overcome with sorrow.
He played High Mountains and Flowing Water in front of Zhong Ziqi's grave.
After he finished playing the piece, he destroyed the qin and said, "Since the only person that understands my music is gone, it's nouse keeping the qin."
Verb-ing formsas subjects Playing the qin was his life.
Verb-ing formsas objects ... everyone enjoyed listening ...
When the verb-ing form is used as the subject of a sentence, we can sometimes use the preparatory subject it at the beginning of the sentence. The verb-ing form can also be used as the object of a (1)__________________or a (2) ___________________
B1 Circle the mistakes and write down the correct forms in the blanks
1 Listen to music is my favourite thing to do.
2 I really enjoy to read biographies of musicians.
3 It's no use try to play the violin if you're not going to give it your best shot.
4 Would you mind to teach me how to play the guitar
5 These instruments were meant for play traditional Chinese music.
B2 Below is an article about the music sent into plete the article with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.
下面是一篇关于送往太空的音乐的文章。用括号内动词的正确形式完成文章
If you have to choose music from the Earth to send into space, what music do you think is capable of (1)______________(represent) mankind The sound of theChinese gin is one answer to this question. In 1977, two spacecraft called Voyager 1and Voyager 2 were sent out (2) ___________(explore) the solar system.
On both spacecraft, there is a selection of music from our planet. (3) ___________(send) music into outer space was the idea of the famous scientist Carl Sagan, who believe dintelligent life existed on other planets. The music was intended as a universal language to greet intelligent life in space (if there is any).
A group of scientists andartists got down to (4) _________(choose) suitable music. Of course, they hadtrouble (5) _________(select) which pieces of music to include. In the end, 27 different pieces of music (6) _______(last) 90 minutes were put on the spacecraft.
China is represented by a recording of Guan Pinghu (7) _______(play) an ancient piece called Flowing Water on the Chinese instrument qin. It is said that Boya wrote it.
It took about 40 years for the Voyager spacecraft (8) __________(enter) the space between the stars. We do not know what will happen in the end, but maybe the sound of the gin will one day be heard on a distant planet.
B3 In pairs, discuss how traditional Chinese music can be appreciated by a larger audience.
Make a list of measures, using verb-ing forms as subjects or objects. Use the example below to help you.
Example
Holding music festivals will give the public more chances to appreciate traditional Chinese music.
A Jacky is listening to a school radio programme about music. Listen and finish the exercises below.
A1 Listen to the radio programme and decide whether the following statements are true (T)or false (F).
1 Hot Hits and Super Sounds is being broadcast for the first time. T/F
2 The programme lasts for an hour every day. T/F
3 Listeners can choose songs to be played for their friends. T/F
4 Listeners' stories will be shared on the radio every other week. T/F
A2 Listen to the radio programme again and complete the notes below.
Hot Hits and Super Sounds
When is the programme
At 12 noon every (1)_____________________________
What is broadcast
(2)______________as well as old catchy tunes Different types of music, from the blues to jazz,
from pop to (3) _____________Stories about (4) ______________________________
How can listeners take part
Let the host know what they want to hear by getting in touch on (5)_________________
Share their personal musical journey and be invited to be(6)_________________
B After listening to the radio programme, Jacky has found an article about his favourite band.
Read the article and pay attention to its structure.
I remember getting ready for school one morning when the radio presenter announced that he was going to play the latest single by the Beatles.
我记得有一天早上，当电台主持人宣布他将演奏披头士乐队的最新单曲时，我正准备上学。
I rushed down the stairs as fast as I could to get nearer to the radio. This was 1965 and the whole country was in a state of “Beatlemania” ... and I was their biggest fan!
I turned up the volume and stood staring at the radio, holding my breath and waiting for the first notes of the song.
It was definitely the Beatles.
Paul McCartney's voice was unmistakable but the sound was different.
When the song had finished, I stood not knowing whether I liked it or not.
However, this was not unusual
Different beats, tunes and a combination of different instruments meant that it took time for me to uncover the beauty of the song.
Once that happened, I knew I would love the song forever.
Yes, I was their biggest fan and I couldn't wait to hear this song again and again until it became my favourite song from my favourite band.
During the 1960s, the Beatles were not just a band; they were a force for change. They exploded onto the music scene in 1962 as four young men with unique haircuts.
在20世纪60年代，披头士不仅仅是一个乐队；他们是变革的力量。1962年，他们以四个留着独特发型的年轻人的身份迅速登上音乐舞台。
They immediately grabbed the attention of young people and soon the youth of the country were being swept along on waves of joyous rock and roll music and the hope for a better future.
他们立即引起了年轻人的注意，很快，这个国家的年轻人就被欢乐的摇滚乐和对更美好未来的希望所席卷。
Today, I have in my collection every disc ever made by the Beatles.
I truly love their music and enjoy looking at their musical journey from basic rock and roll, through their experimentation with more complicated and progressive sounds, and then back to the less complicated music of their final records.
Whenever I listen to “She Loves You", I am instantly taken back to my teenage years.
I can picture my bedroom decorated with posters of the Fab Four smiling down at me and I can see myself riding my bicycle through country lanes singing yeah, yeah, yeah at the top of my voice.
Yes, the Beatles's music has accompanied me throughout my life.
It has helped me look to the future with expectation and now it helps me reflect on my life with quiet satisfaction.
C In pairs, talk about your favourite singer or band. Use the following questions and expressions to help you.
Who is your favourite singer or band
What do you like about the singer or band
What are your favourite songs by the singer or band
How do you feel when you listen to them
What are the highlights of the singer's or band's music career
Can you think of a memorable time when you listened to the singer's or band's songs What was it like
Expressions
Asking for further information
Could you tell me more about ...
I wonder if you could say more about ...
I'd like to know more about ... Could you tell me something about that
I'm really interested in ... Could you tell me a little bit more
D Write an article about your favourite singer or band.
Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
Planning your writing
Learning about the structure
When writing an article about your favourite singer or band, you can follow the structure below:
● Give some basic information of your favourite singer or band.
● Introduce the features and influences of the singer's or band's music and explain why you like the singer or band.
● Describe an unforgettable memory related to the singer or band. This can also be put at the beginning of your writing.
Learning about the language
Use words about emotions to tell readers how you feel. Adjectives expressing positive feelings include amazed, delighted, joyous, overjoyed, cheerful, excited, satisfied, relieved, energetic, calm and peaceful.
You might use such words as lonely anxious, nervous, bored, depressed, frustrated, upset, worried and stressed when you describe how the music helps you get rid of negative feelings.
Checking your writing
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects:
Read the magazine article about the great classical musician Ludwig van Beethoven.
On 7 May 1824, a crowd of music lovers streamed into a theatre in Vienna to hear the first-ever performance of the great Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
The crowd immediately recognized that they were listening to something truly special and they broke into enthusiastic cheers at the end of the symphony.
Beethoven, who was almost completely deaf at this point in his life, was unaware of the audience's response until one of the singers turned him around to face the crowd.
Before him, he saw a sea of people all standing, clapping, and waving their hats and handkerchiefs to express their appreciation of his masterwork.
Symphony No. 9 was Beethoven's last major piece of music in a vast body of works written throughout his remarkable life.
As a gifted child, Beethoven was pushed by his father to study music day and night.
Not long after, he began to be appreciated for his piano performances.
By the time he was a teenager, he had already enjoyed a reputation as a wonderful young musician.
Many important figures in the music world, including the brilliant musician Mozart, started making predictions about Beethoven's extraordinary future. However, life took a sharp turn. In his late twenties, Beethoven suffered one of the worst possible twists for a musician: he started to lose his hearing.
The loss of his hearing deeply depressed Beethoven. He was so upset that, at first.
he wanted to keep it a secret. In a letter to his brothers, he wrote, “... how could I possibly admit a weakness in the one sense which should be more perfect in me than in others, a sense which I once possessed in the greatest perfection ...”
Even in his darkest moments, however, Beethoven never abandoned hope.
Despite his hearing loss, he was determined to find a way to continue living a life full of music.
He used a variety of hearing aids to try to increase the amount of sound he could take in.
When composing music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument so that he could feel the notes. Although Beethoven was able to continue composing music it became increasingly difficult for him to perform in public.
When Beethoven presented Symphony No. 9 in Vienna in 1824, it was his first time on stage in over ten years.
Since that day, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 has become one of the most famous and treasured pieces in the history of classical music.
The first movement starts quietly but all of a sudden the whole orchestra breaks into an energetic theme.
You can soon feel the determination-a quality Beethoven understood well because of his hearing difficulties-coursing through the music.
The next two movements are full of desperate lows and uplifting highs which perhaps reflect both his suffering and his strong will to fight it. The music moves through technically difficult sections with ease, showing his genius as a composer. Finally, in the fourth movement, he connects all of the different variations into a joyful chorus
As Beethoven‘s last great work, his Symphony No. 9 was also a grand finale to his life.He died less than three years after the concert in Vienna, aged 56.
For his amazing achievements and for his determination even in his darkest days. Beethoven is regarded as one of the most remarkable musicians who ever lived.
ldentifying flashback in a text
In some texts, the events are not put exactly in time order;instead, an event that happened a earlier is put in the middle of the main story, which is called flashback.
You can tell you are reading a flashback when the story goes back to the past with a change of scene. There is usually a transitional sentence indicating the change.
In pairs, discuss the following questions
1 What is the structure of the article
2 What was the biggest problem Beethoven faced in his life How did he try to overcome this problem
3 How can you briefly introduce Beethoven's Symphony No. 9using the information in the article
B What do you think makes a great musician Make a list of the qualities and explain why they are important.
你认为是什么造就了一个伟大的音乐家？列出这些品质，并解释它们为什么重要。
A As a class, discuss English songs you know and like. Then in groups, choose a song to research.
在课堂上，讨论你熟悉和喜欢的英语歌曲。然后分组，选择一首歌进行研究。
B As a group, research your chosen song. Use the ideas below to help you.
作为一个小组，研究你选择的歌曲。使用下面的想法来帮助你。
C As a group, put together your information to make your profile. Use the example below to help you. Then present your profile to the rest of the class and sing the song as a group.
Try Everything
Basic information
lt is the theme song from Disney's 2016 hit film Zootopia
It was sung by Shakira, who took on the role of a pop singer named Gazellein the film Zootopia.
Style
It combines rhythms from Western and Latin American pop music.
It has a strong beat and a catchy chorus.
Meaning
It has an uplifting message about the determination to work hard towards your goals
Answer the following questions to assess your performance. Then work in groups and exchange your answers with your partners.
① In the exchange students' emails, what shows that music is a good way to learn about culture
② Did you have any difficulty when you wrote the article about your favourite singer or band If yes, what was it
③ How does the article about Beethoven's remarkable life inspire you during difficult times
④ While doing the project of this unit, what contribution did you make to your group
⑤ What new words have you learnt from this unit List some of them.*
⑥ What grammar have you learnt from this unit Make a sentence with thegrammar.*
⑦ What tip have you learnt from this unit Provide an example to show how it helps you with your learning.
⑧ How are you going to improve your overall performance Make an action plan.
The Sound of Music is a musical drama film about how a family strengthen their love for each other through music. This long lasting classic film is widely known around the world and its catchy songs are still well loved today. Watch it to find out more about this touching story.
Vie de Beethoven, a book by Romain Rolland, reveals a life like impression of Beethoven.
Readers can get to know that Beethoven was a strong and pure man, and that despite all his sufferings, he never gave up and emerged as a conqueror. Read the English version of the book to learn more about the talented musician.