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Unit 2 The universal language
Reading
Understanding culture through music
高中英语 选择性必修(第一册)
Prediction
What will be talked about in the two emails according to the title?
Go through the two emails quickly and analyze the structures of them.
Reading for structure
Email 1Part 1 (para.1). ___________________________________________________Part 2 (para.2). __________________________________________________
____________________.Part 3 (para.3). __________________________________________________
____________________and it deserves to be heard.
Introduce Butterfly Lovers .
Music helps Alice understand the twists and turns of the classic love story
The combination of Chiese and western music elements makes the music unique
Email 2
Part 1 (para.1). ______________________________________ due
to his host’s introduction.
Part 2 (para.2-3).
Part 3 (para.4).
Harry Yu has learned a lot about country music
Some features of country music and an example of a musician as well as his song.
Recommend country music again.
Reading for structure
It is a beautiful violin concerto, which really deserves to be heard.
Reading for details
Butterfly Lovers ?
the plot
the music
light and pleasant
fast and cheerful
dramatic and heavier
beginning
development
climax
softer and bittersweet
Ending
first meeting
school years
being separated
turning into butterflies
the twists and turns of the story
pleased/happy
happy
angry and sad
bittersweet
universal language
Alice?
You?
The combination of Chinese and Western musical elements makes her think that music is a universal language.
People can understand a foreign country’s culture through music even though they may don’t know much about its language.
Email 2 Para.2
country music
history
origin
instrument
features
themes
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emotions
emotional connection
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hardship