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M4U2
The universal language
Guess what instrument is it?
Do you know when and where it was invented?
Erhu was invented in China
in the Tang Dynasty.
Piano was invented in Italy
in the 18th century.
Welcome to the unit
Read the two posters about erhu and piano, remember their information
and then retell to your deskmates .
Read the two posters.
What are the parts of the musical instruments?
P15
Read the two posters.
P15
What are the parts of the musical instruments?
head
(琴头)
soundbox
(琴筒)
strings
(琴弦)
stick
(琴杆)
pegs
(琴轴)
bow
(琴弓)
bow hair
(弓毛)
Read the two posters.
P15
What are the parts of the musical instruments?
lid
(琴盖)
keyboard
pedals
(踏板)
strings
(琴弦)
Dorothy
M4U2 Reading
Understanding cultural through music
Fast-reading
Alice’s email
Read the first email and work out the main idea.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
I watched a performance of _____________ last night.
The ________ and _______ of Butterfly Lovers.
Butterfly Lovers illustrate how wonderfully __________ and ________ musical elements can mix.
Butterfly Lovers
story
music
Chinese
Western
Careful-reading
Plot of the story and Characteristics of the music
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
( light and pleasant, as if whispering to the audience)
(fast and cheeful)
(dramatic with heavier notes)
(taking a soft turn and ending on a bittersweet note.)
Retell the story
The two lovers first meet.
The music is _________________
The atmosphere is as if ______________
They spend ________ at school together.
The music is _____ and ________
The atmosphere is __________
Liang falls _______and ________
Zhu weeps________ and_____________
The music is _________________
The atmosphere is angry and sad.
The couple transformed into _________
The music is taking a _______ turn and ending on a ___________ note.
The atmosphere is exciting.
light and pleasant
whispering to the audience
3 years
fast
cheerful
happy
sick
dies
bitterly
jumps into Liang’s Grave
dramatic with heavier notes
butterflies
soft
bittersweet
Why does Alice say “Music is indeed a universal language”?
Fast-reading
Stephen’s email
Read the second email and work out the main idea.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
My host family introduces me to ____________ .
Country music has a long ________ and it often features certain specific _____________ and ______ that leave you deep in thought
Country music suggests a ________ and simple life in rural America.
country music
Para.4
You should listen to some _______________.
history
instruments
lyrics
peaceful
country music
1.History
●born out of blues and folk music
●became popular:
time: _____________
place: _____________________
Country music
2.The typical instrument(s)
____________
3.Characteristics
● tunes: _________________
● lyrics: ___________________
● ________: hardship, heartbreak and hope
4. Examples
●The musician: _________
●The song: _______________
_______________
in the 1940s
in the south of America
the guitar
easy to sing
leave the audience deep in thought
John Denver
“Take Me Home,
Country Roads”
Detailed Reading
themes
Stephen’s email
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
Post-reading
How does Alice and Stephen recommend music?
You should definitely listen to Butterfly Lovers---I bet you’ll like it.
Why don’t you try to listen to some great country music? I guarantee you’ll enjoy it!
Post-reading
What role do you think music play in our life?
Music can heal our mind when we are hurt.
Music can lift our spirits when we are frustrated.
Music can be a common hobby shared by different people in different countries.
.......
Post-reading: Speech Time
Can you introduce a piece of music to your classmates?
the name and the singer of the music;
the features of the music;
your first experience of listening to it.
your feelings of listening to the music
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases (P19)
transform
rely on
pleasant
combines
overcome
deserves
for good measure
guarantee
M4U2
The universal language
Language points
Phrases
1.值得听(L4-5)
2. ...的转折/跌宕起伏(L6)
3.使...分离(L7)
4.和...低声说话(L9)
5.随后是(L9)
6.悲伤欲绝；不胜悲哀(L13-14)
7.以凄美的曲调结尾(L15)
8.转变成(L16)
9.将A和B结合(L17)
10.更重要地是(L18)
1. deserve to be heard
=deserve hearing
2.twist and turn of sth
3.tear apart (tore torn)
4.whisper to sb.
5.it is followed by
6.be overcome with sorrow
7.end on a bittersweet note
8.transform into
9. combine A and/with B
10. more significantly
Phrases
11.依赖，依靠(L3)
12.传遍整个国家(L7)
13. 源于(L7)
14.使人陷入深思(L10)
15.奉送，额外赠送(L11)
16.作为额外添加(L11-12)
17.使人想起....的；
联想起...(L17-18)
18.我保证 (L24)
11.rely/depend/count on(upon)
12.spread across the nation
13.grow out of
14.leave sb. deep in thought
15.throw in
16. for good measure
17.be suggestive of sth
18.I bet/guarantee
Let’s enjoy two pieces of music Moonlight on the Second Spring and Symphony No. 41.
● How do you feel when listening to them?
Appreciation
feel very sad/depressed/unhappy
feel that life is full of sorrow
feel that it awakens sadness in me ...
feel excited/very happy/cheerful/ joyful
feel full of energy /it is dramatic
feel that life is full of sunshine ...
Ah Bing’s Moonlight on the Second Spring awakens sadness in me. Listening to the soft sound of the erhu reminds me of the composer’s tough life. By the end, my sadness is replaced by admiration 钦佩 for Ah Bing’s amazing talent.
When I listen to Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, it makes me feel full of energy. I felt so amazed that I didn’t realize the music was over. It is fun to listen to.
Appreciation
How do you feel when you listen to Moonlight on the Second Spring and Symphony No. 41?
1. I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers, a beautiful violin
concerto _________(compose) by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang.
(L4)
compose vt./vi. _________________________
-_________n.作曲家- ____________n.作文,作品,成分
1）__________________________ 写信/讲稿/诗歌
2）__________________________________________由...组成
3）___________________________________使某人平静
composer
composition
compose a letter /speech/poem
be composed of = be made up of = consist of
compose oneself = calm oneself down
composed
作曲;组成;撰写;使镇静
过去分词(短语)作后置定语
2. It’s a piece that really deserves ____________________ (hear) . (L4)
1）____________ 应得某物
2）____________________(某人)应该做某事
3）_____________________________________
(某人/某物)理应被......
deserve __________________________
vt.值得, 应得（不用于进行时态）
《学法》P41
hearing / to be heard
deserve sth.
(sb.) deserve to do sth.
(sb./sth.) deserve doing =deserve to be done
that引导的定从句
3. The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic
story about a young couple torn apart by their families. (L6)

1)The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road.
汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路行驶。
2) 我们的关系也曾经历许多波折。
Our relationship also experienced many twists and turns.
3) 这个凄美的故事有许多意想不到的转折。
The bittersweet story has lots of unexpected twists and turns.
twists and turns of ... ....的转折/ 突然变化/跌宕起伏
过去分词(短语)作后置定语
3. The music took me through the twists and turns of a classic story
about a young couple _________(tear) apart by their families. (line 6)

★ be torn between A and B


v. 撕裂;撕碎;撕开;扯破
难以选择; 左右为难
torn
tear /te?/- p.t. _____ - p.p.______
使...分离/分开; 撕碎,彻底毁灭...
过去分词(短语)作后置定语
★ tear apart sb./sth. = tear sb./sth. apart
tore torn
1. He ___________(tear) the letter to pieces when I came in.
2. I felt totally _______(tear) between my friend and my
parents.
3. The latest news _______(tear) her hope apart.
翻译：

tore
torn
was tearing
Practice makes perfect.
最新的新闻使得她的希望彻底破灭。
4. When they two lovers,..., first meet, the music is light and pleasant, as if whispering to the audience. (L7-10)
方式状语从句的省略结构 = ___________________________________
《学法》P47-2
as if (it is) whispering to the audience
1) He moved his lips as if he was to speak something.
2) Though she was young, she had to live on himself.
3) If it is possible, go for a short walk.
4) When ___________________(take) according to the instructions, the
drug has no side effects.
5) While _________________(walk) the dog, you were careless and it
got loose and was hit by the car.
在表示时间,条件,让步,方式等的状语从句中, 如果从句谓语动词含有be动词,且主语与主句主语一致或其主语为it,则省略从句主语和be动词。
(the drug is) taken
(you were) walking
taken
walking
5. ___________(overcome) with sorrow, she jumps into his grave. (L13)
1）_________________________ 受到...的极大影响/困扰
2) __________________________克服困难/害怕
3) ____________________战胜敌人
overcome - p.t. __________ - p.p. ___________




vt. 受到...的极大影响；克服, 解决(get over);战胜
be overcome with
overcome the difficulties /fear
overcome the enemy
overcome
overcame
Overcome
= grief 悲伤
过去分词(短语)作原因状语
1. be overcome with = be overwhelmed by
2. 考试前的那个晚上，我满是害怕和绝望。
3. 幸运的是, 我发现很容易克服乘坐飞机的恐惧。
4. 她在好奇心的驱使下打开了盒子。
5. 他的去世让所有认识他的人都悲痛万分。(sorrow)

The night before the test I was overcome with/was overwhelmed by
fear and despair.
Luckily, I found it easy to overcome /get over my fear of flying.
Overcome with curiosity, she opened the box.
His death brought great sorrow/grief to everyone who knew him.
? throw in _______________
? for good measure _______________
? _________________________________________________
奉送, 额外赠送
作为额外增添
with +宾语 + 宾补( doing/ done /to do/... )
with 复合结构
1) With everything ____________(do), she went home.
2) With prices ___________(go) up so fast, we can’t afford luxuries.
3) With the crowds _____________(cheer), they drove to the palace.
4) With lots of homework ____________(do), the little boy wasn’t
allowed to go out.
5) She had to walk home with her bike _____________(steal).
6) I have to stay here for another week with many difficult problems
______________(settle).
going
cheering
done
stolen
to do
to settle
6. Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak, but also about hope
-- with plenty of humour thrown in for good measure. (line 10-12)
Buliding your language
1. transform
2. rely on
3. pleasant
4. combines
P19 B1
5. overcome
6. deserves
7. for good measure
8. guarantee
Important words/phrases:
1. access to
2. put on
3.downtown square
4.be well received across the world
5. an adaptation of
接触/进入...
上演(戏剧/表演); 穿上，戴上
市中心广场
在全世界受到好评
改编本

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