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Unit 2 The universal language
Extended reading
Beethoven: a remarkable life
内容分析：
本板块的语篇是一篇人物小传类型的文章。文章介绍了音乐家贝多芬的生平故 事：贝多芬在孩提时代就展现出过人的音乐天赋；少年时代崭露头角，受到当时音乐界许多重要人物的肯定；到青年时代他却遭遇重大打击,逐渐丧失了作为音乐人最为宝贵的听力；此后他从绝望到振作，克服重重困难，继续他热爱的音乐事业，最终创作出了在音乐史上具有深远影响的旷世巨作《第九交响曲》，而 “扼住命运的咽喉”也成了他人生的最好注脚。
教学目标：
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. tell the story of Beethoven's remarkable life;
2. give a brief introduction to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9;
3. find out the qualities of Beethoven as a great musician;
4. analyse what makes a great musician and explain the reasons;
5. master the writing techniques of this article. Locate some specific information related to the three traditional Chinese foods mentioned in the blog entries;
教学重难点：
1. Find out the qualities of Beethoven as a great musician;
2. Analyse what makes a great musician and explain the reasons;
3. Master the writing techniques of this article. Locate some specific information related to the three traditional Chinese foods mentioned in the blog entries.
教学过程：
Step 1 Lead-in
Do you know the name of this song
Who wrote this song
It’s Ode to Joy (欢乐颂) from Symphony No.9(第九交响曲), the fourth movement(乐章).
It was composed by Beethoven, a classical musician from German.
Step 2 Fast-reading
Read the article and fill in the blanks.
Para. 1: The first-ever performance of ________________
Para. 2: Beethoven’s life journey before his late twenties
Para. 3: Beethoven’s attitudes in the face of ___________
Para. 4: ____________________________
Para. 5: Beethoven’s _________________________.
Answers:
Symphony No.9; the loss of hearing/losing his hearing; Introduction to Symphony No.9; reputation and achievements
Step 3 Careful-reading
Read para.1 and answer the questions.
What happened on 7 May 1824 in Vienna
What was wrong with Beethoven at that time
How did the audience react to Beethoven’s performance
1. A crowd of music lovers streamed into a theatre to listen to the first-ever performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
2. He was almost completely deaf and was unaware of the audience's response.
3. They all stood, clapped and waved their hats and handkerchiefs to express their appreciation of Beethoven's masterpiece.
Read para.2 and fill in the following flow chart.
1. studying music day and night
2. being appreciated for his piano performances
3. enjoying a reputation as a wonderful young musician
4. suffering the worst possible twist: gradual loss of hearing
Read para. 3 and answer the questions.
What was the biggest problem Beethoven faced in his life How did he try to overcome this problem
Beethoven suffered from the loss of hearing, which could be the most terrible thing to happen to a musician.
To overcome this problem, he used a variety of hearing aids. He would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end against the instrument. In this way, he could feel the notes.
Read para.4 and complete the notes.
Beethoven’s Symphony No.9
About the first movement
The first movement starts quietly, but ______________ the whole orchestra breaks into an __________ theme.
You can soon feel the ______________ coursing through the music.
About the second and third movements
They are full of _______________ and ______________, reflecting his _________ and ________________.
The music moves through technically difficult sections _________, showing his genius as a composer.
About the fourth movement
All the different variations are connected in to a final ________________.
Answers: all of a sudden; energetic; determination; desperate lows; uplifting highs; suffering; strong will; with ease; joyful chorus
Step 4 Structure
What is the structure of the article
Answer: The article begins by describing an event that highlights one of Beethoven's greatest achievements: the 1824 Vienna concert, where Beethoven gave his first-ever performance of Symphony No. 9. The next two paragraphs flash back to Beethoven's early life as a child, and into his teenage years, when his career as a wonderful young musician began. The flashback also takes us to his late twenties, a time in which he started to lose his hearing. Paragraph four moves on to introduce the movements of Symphony No. 9. It also focuses on Beethoven's qualities and genius as a composer with hearing difficulties. The article concludes with a summary of Beethoven's determination and amazing achievements as a musician right up to his death less than three years after the Vienna concert.
Step 5 Writing technique
Identifying flashback in a text: In some texts, the events are not put exactly in time order; instead, an event that happened 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.
Can you find the transitional sentence that enables you to tell you are reading a flashback And try to explain the function of it.
Answer: The transitional sentence is the first sentence in paragraph 2: "Symphony No. 9 was Beethoven's last major piece of music in a vast body of works written throughout his remarkable life." It serves as a link between the preceding scene of the first-ever performance of Symphony No. 9 and Beethoven's life journey that is described in the following paragraphs.
Step 6 Thinking
Find out Beethoven’s qualities as a musician by adding nouns to the following chart.
Step 7 Discussion
Beethoven’s qualities as a musician, what do you think makes a great musician Make a list of the qualities and explain why they are important.
Talent
Having a talent for music can help a musician develop into a great musician.
Creativity
Imagination and artistic vision allow a great musician to create music that is unique.
Determination
Being a musician is not easy, and when things go wrong, he or she must be able to get through those darkest moments in order to achieve greatness.
Passion
To have a passion for music means that a great musician loves what he or she is doing, so it is not just a job or a career; instead, it is an important part of his or her life.
Step 8 Language points
1. ... a crowd of music lovers streamed into a theatre in Vienna to hear the first-ever performance of ... (lines 1-2)
stream into 流入，涌入；蜂拥而进
stream n. 溪流
a _____/ ______/ _____/______ stream (清澈/欢跳/湍急/平静)
一缕光线
历史潮流
滔滔不绝的话
川流不息
进行生产，投入生产
stream v. 流，流动；冒出；鱼贯而行；飘动
Tears streamed ______ his face. (沿着)
Blood was streaming _____ (从) her head.= Her head was streaming ____ blood.
People streamed ______ the bridge. (桥上行人川流不息)
Her scarf streamed ______ her. (在身后)
Crowds were streaming _____ ____ the station. (涌出)
2. ... and they broke into enthusiastic cheers ... (line4)
but all of a sudden the whole orchestra breaks into an energetic theme (line 33)
break into 突然开始做...
破门而入，成功进入...(领域)
She finally broke into films after an acclaimed stage career.
成为碎片
突然大哭
break 的常见搭配
1.break down 破坏，毁掉；破除；坍塌，坏掉；（计划等）失败，破裂；（健康、精神）崩溃
2. break up 解散，驱散 ；(学校等)放假；结束，破裂；击碎
3. break in 破门而入，打断
4. break into 破门而入，突然……起来
5. break out 战争爆发，争吵爆发，（火灾）发生
6. break away from 打破陈规；奋力挣脱；放弃习惯
7. break through 出现，突破
8. break the record 破纪录
9. break one’s heart 使某人心碎， 使某人悲痛欲绝
3. Beethoven, was unware of the audience’s response until one of the singers turned him around to face the crowd. (lines 5-6)
用终止性动词作谓语时，until既可以和not连用，又可以和never, nobody, nothing, few, little, seldom, hardly, un-等含否定意义的词连用。
I had not seen him until 2020.
= I had never seen him until 2020.
Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
= Never put off what you can do today till tomorrow.
4. ... to express their appreciation of his masterwork. (line 8)
Not long after, he began to be appreciated for his piano performances. (line 11-12)
appreciate v.欣赏，感激，领会
1. He appreciated their __________ (confident).
2. We shall appreciate _________ (hear) from you again.
3. I appreciate _______ you have come here so early.
4. I would really/deeply/much/highly appreciate _____ if you would help me with it.
5. I _________ your kindness.
I _________ you for your kindness.
5. By the time he was a teenager, he had already enjoyed a reputation as a wonderful young musician. (lines 12-13)
by the time意为“到……时候（为止）”
(1). 如果从句中的谓语动词是一般过去时，那么主句中的谓语动词通常用过去完成时，表示“截止到从句动作发生时，主句动作已经完成，即过去的过去”。例如：
By the time he was fourteen years old, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics all by himself.
(2). 如果从句中的谓语动词为一般现在时/或现在完成时（表将来），那么主句中的谓语动词常为将来完成时，表示“截止到将来某一时间为止，主句动作将已经完成”。
By the time John finishes his homework, his classmates shall have left to play football.
(3). 如果主句动作不强调已经完成，只是说明某个时候的状况，（主句是be的系表形式或者是表示像know, find, believe等表示认知的持续性动词，则往往用一般时态，不用完成时态。）此时主句不用完成时，而应根据实际需要选用适当的时态，此时by the time相当于when。 例如：
He was out of breath by the time he reached the top.
By the time the war was over , death and suffering were to be seen everywhere.
在战争结束的时候，到处可见死亡和饥饿。 这里没有“死亡和饥饿”已经完成的意思，只是描述当时这个时间点的状况。所以用过去时。
6. However, life took a sharp turn. In his late twenties, Beethoven suffered one of the worst possible twists for a musician. (Lines15-16)
twist v.& n.扭转，扭歪，扭弯，弯曲，缠绕，编织歪曲，曲解，曲折
7. ... a sense which I once possessed in the greatest perfection… (line21)
possess “占有,拥有”，指人或物具有某种品质、性质、能力或特征。其后可接有形的东西，也可接特点、能力、气质等抽象名词作宾语，总之，表示拥有好的东西。
possess 和own 这两个词都有“有”的意思。其区别是：
(1). own强调具有合法权利占有、继承某物作为财产的意思,所占有的物必须有相当的价值; possess则不管采用何种方法得到。例如:
The police asked me if I possessed a gun.
His family owned neither land nor house.
(2). possess多用于好的事物,而own则好坏均可。
I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
8. Beethoven never abandoned hope. (line 22)
abandon v. 放弃，抛弃，放纵
9. The music moves through technically difficult sections with ease, showing his genius as a composer. (lines 37-38)
with ease 轻松地，不费力地
Jenny is always able to pass the exams with ease. Jenny总能轻松通过考试。
genius n. 天才，天赋，天资
She is a writer of genius and her novels are quite widely read. 她是一位天才作家，创作的小说读者甚众。
10. As Beethoven’s last great work, his Symphony No. 9 was also a grand finale to his life. (lines 40-41)
finale [f 'n li] 结束，终曲
a fitting finale to the day’s event 当天活动的圆满结束
课文巩固
Step 7 Text review
Help students review the text.
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