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Unit 2 The universal language Section 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading
1. Have a good understanding of the text “Understanding culture through music” with the reading strategy: getting the main idea of each paragraph；
2. Retell the text in your own words.
Read two posters on page 15 of the textbook, and what other musical instruments and famous musicians do you know about
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Alice's email Para.1 I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night.
Para.2 The 1.__________and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together.
Para.3 Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully Chinese and 2.__________ musical elements can mix.
Harry's email Para.1 My host family 3.__________ me to country music.
Para.2 Country music has a 4.__________ history and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you 5.__________ in thought.
Para.3 Country music suggests a 6.__________ and simple life in rural America.
Para.4 You should listen to some country music.
1. Read the first email carefully and finish the following table.
The plot Characteristics Atmosphere
Beginning The two lovers first meet. (1) __________ and pleasant as if (2) __________
Development They spend 3 years at school together. fast and (3) __________ happy
Climax The lovers (4) _______________ because Zhu's father forces her to marry another man. Liang falls sick and dies. Zhu weeps (5) ____ ______ and jumps into Liang's grave. (6) __________ with heavier notes angry and sad
Ending The couple (7) __________ into butterflies and fly away to be together forever. a (8) __________ turn and a bittersweet note exciting
2. Read the second email carefully and finish the following table.
Country music History grew out of (1) ____________________→became popular (time: (2)____________________ place: (3) ____________________) →spread across the nation
The typical instrument(s) (4) __________
Characteristics tunes: (5) ____________________ lyrics: leave you (6) ____________________ themes: hardship, heartbreak and hope
Examples the musician: (7) __________ the song: (8) ____________________
1. What technique is used in the sentence “the music is light and pleasant, as if whispering to the audience (page 16, lines 8-9)”？ What do you think of the technique
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2. Pay attention to the title of the Reading part—“Understanding culture through music” and that of the unit—“The universal language”. Do you think music is a universal language？Why or why not
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Combining Chinese and Western musical elements, Butterfly Lovers is a famous violin concerto 1.__________(compose) by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. It takes us through the story of a young couple torn apart by 2.__________(they) families. This beautiful piece of music 3.__________(express) different moods. At first, the music is light and pleasant, telling Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai's first meeting. It is followed by a fast and cheerful section 4.__________ represents their three happy years of school. Then the music gets dramatic with heavier notes and that is when the lovers 5.__________(separate). Finally, the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note, telling us how the couple transform 6.__________ butterflies and fly away.
Country music became popular 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 7.__________(musician) use many similar instruments. The tunes are easy 8.__________(sing), and the lyrics often leave you deep in 9.__________(think). The songs are not only about hardship and heartbreak, but also about hope. Country music shows the 10.__________(peace) green fields and simple life of the countryside.
Finish B1 on page 19 of the textbook.
Section 1　Welcome to the unit & Reading
Activity 1
I know about many other instruments, such as the violin, guitar, and drums, and famous musicians like Lu Siqing and Wang Yujia.
Activity 2
1. story　2. Western　3. introduces　4. long　5. deep　6. peaceful
Activity 3
1. (1) light　(2) whispering　(3) cheerful (4) are separated　(5) bitterly　(6) dramatic
(7) transform　(8) softer
2. (1) the blues and folk music　(2) in the 1940s　(3) in the south of America　(4) the guitar　(5) easy to sing　(6) deep in thought　(7) John Denver　(8) “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Activity 4
1. Personification(拟人). Such technique can make the language more vivid and interesting, enabling the reader to look at the thing in a new and different way.
2. I agree that music is a universal language. Sometimes we can still connect with the feelings expressed in a foreign language song without fully understanding its lyrics.
Activity 5
1. composed　2. their　3. expresses 4. which/that　5. are separated　6. into
7. musicians　8. to sing　9. thought　10. peaceful

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