牛津译林版（2020）高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit 2The Universal Language- welcome & reading 课件（19张PPT）

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B4U2 The universal language
Welcome & Reading
BY G.Z
What could be a universal language
Please choose a best title for the music
The sound of silence
Running on sunshine
Where did I go wrong
The sound of silence
Pre-reading
Send From Alice Duncan
To Lucy Becker
Subject Butterfly Lovers
Send To Stephen Lin
From Harry Yu
Subject Country Music
writer
receiver
topic
receiver
writer
topic
What information do you think the emails contain according to the subjects
While reading
Para. 1 I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.
Para. 2 The ______ and ______ of Butterfly Lovers work well together.
Para. 3 The unique ______________ of Chinese and __________ musical elements illustrated in Butterfly Lovers .
Read the emails and write down the main idea of each paragraph(A1 on P18).
story
music
combination
Western
While reading
The unique combination of Chinese and Western musical elements
The two lovers first meet.
light and pleasant
as if whispering to the audience
The plot
The music
Atmosphere
While reading
The unique combination of Chinese and Western musical elements
The two lovers spend three years at school together.
fast and cheerful
happy
The plot
The music
Atmosphere
While reading
The unique combination of Chinese and Western musical elements
The lovers are separated.
Liang falls sick and dies.
Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liang's grave.
dramatic with heavier notes
angry and sad
The plot
The music
Atmosphere
While reading
The unique combination of Chinese and Western musical elements
The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.
take a softer turn and end on a bittersweet note
exciting
The plot
The music
Atmosphere
While reading
Guess
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
While reading
The unique combination of Chinese and Western musical elements
flute
oboe
While reading
Para. 1 My host family ____________ me to ________________.
Para. 2 Country music has a long ________ and it often __________ certain specific instruments and lyrics that ________ you deep in thought.
Para. 3 Country music suggests a peaceful and simple life in ________ America.
Para. 4 You should listen to some country music.
Read the emails and write down the main idea of each paragraph(A1 on P18).
introduces
country music
history
features
leave
rural
While reading
Why is Harry’s life in Nashville interesting
Harry is interested in music. His host family in Nashville are big fans of American country music and Nashville is the place where country music originated, so Harry can always rely on them to introduce him to some great songs.
While reading
country music
History
Typical instruments
Characteristics
Example
became popular in the 1940s in the south of America
grew out of blues and folk music
guitar
tunes:
lyrics:
themes:
simple and easy to sing
leave you deep in thought
hardship, heartbreak and hope
While reading
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
began during the late 1960s
became one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists in the 1970s
one of America’s top-selling performers(1974) “among the most beloved entertainers of his era”.
—AllMusic
Post reading
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.
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.
Post reading
B1 on Page 19
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!
transform
rely on
pleasant
Post reading
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 piano solo 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!
combines
overcome
deserves
for good measure
guarantee
THE END.