译林版（2019）选择性必修 第一册 Unit 2 The Universal Language Welcome to the unit课件(共20张PPT)

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Unit 2 The universal language
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
Music is the utmost pleasure in life; music is the clear spring of life; music is the furnace of temperamental refinement.
－Xian Xinghai
The universal language
Is music universal
Er Hu Piano Invention Time Name
Masterpiece(s)
Nationality
Tang Dynasty
the early 18th century
Hua Yanjun
(A Bing)
Liu
Tianhua
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frédéric Francois Chopin
Moonlight
on the Second Spring
● Moon Night
● Birdsong
over Empty Mountain
● Symphony No. 41
● Piano Concerto
No. 23
Minute Waltz
Chinese
Australian
Polish
Read the two posters and fill in the table.
Erhu
Piano
List feelings evoked by the music.
What can this universal language tell you
sad
peaceful
relaxed
energetic
uplifting
joyful
Email 1:
Understand ________ culture through _____________
Email 2:
Understand ________ culture through _____________
Chinese
Butterfly Lovers
Western
country music
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.
The story and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together.
Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully Chinese and Western musical elements can mix.
Global reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
My host family introduces me to country music.
Country music has a long history and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you deep in thought.
Country music suggests a peaceful and simple life in rural America.
Global reading
Para. 4
You should listen to some country music.
Basic information of the story
Plot
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
The two lovers first meet.
The couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.
The lovers are separated by Zhu’s father.
Liang falls sick and dies.
Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into his grave.
The two lovers spend three years at school together.
Detailed reading (email 1)
Characteristics of the music
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
light and pleasant
taking a softer turn and ending on a bittersweet note
dramatic with heavier notes
fast and cheerful
Atmosphere created by the music
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
as if whispering to the audience
exciting
angry and sad
happy
Story-retelling
first meet ...
spend three years ...
are separated ...
falls sick ...
weeps ...
finally the couple transforms ...
Liang shanbo
Zhu Yingtai
Zhu’s father
Story-retelling
What’s the relationship between
the story and music
History
●born out of blues and folk music
●became popular:
time: _____________
place: _____________________
Detailed reading (email 2)
Country music
The typical instrument(s)
_____________
Characteristics
● tunes: _________________
● lyrics: _____________
● themes: hardship, heartbreak
and hope
Examples
●The musician: ____________
●The song: _______________
in the 1940s
in the south of American
the guitar
easy to sing
deep in thought
John Denver
“Take Me Home,
Country Roads”
“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 has no boundaries.
Critical reading
From the second email, we see the masters of country music like John Denver can make you feel the same without understanding the lyrics. It shows music is a form of communication that doesn’t require words.
The 1st mail
Similarity
Critical reading
●It’s a piece that really deserves to be heard.
●Why don’t you try to listen to some great country music
●I guarantee you’ll enjoy it.
recommendation
The 2nd mail
●You should definitely listen to ...—I bet you’ll like it.
Listen to the whole piece of Butterfly Lovers.
Choose a section that impresses you most.
Discuss it with your partners.
Present a detailed description.
Post-reading
What impresses me the most is the part when Liang and Zhu reunite after a long time of being apart. This part of music is so _________. At first, the melody sounds a bit ____________ with the violin showing the short happiness of their reunion. Then the tone becomes very _________, symbolizing their deep love. Gradually, the melody becomes lower, slower and very ______. The melancholic tone causes me to visualize a scene where the two of them are hugging and weeping, with their hearts bleeding.
Example
touching
light-hearted
soft
sad
Homework
Write a letter to recommend a piece of traditional Chinese music to your foreign friends.
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