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Unit 5
Art world
Grammar
Learning goals:
A Giving reasons with because
B Giving reasons with since and as
Enjoy a song
Warming-up
1. Tan Dun loves the sound of the rushing water and the blowing wind _______, to him, the best music comes from nature.
2. ______ he had no musical instruments, he made music with common objects like stones and paper.
3. Tan uses them a lot in his music _____ he likes the sounds of nature.
Read and fill in the right conjunction (连词).
because
Since
as
Why can Tan Dun make music without boundries?
Because he studied music not only in China but also in the USA
and got to know great musicians all around the world.
Beccause he uses the sounds of nature in his music.
Because he can make music with common objects.
We often use because to answer why questions.
He loves the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind because, to him, the best music comes from nature.
We use because to introduce clauses of reason. Its tone is strong.
Free talk:Talk about Tan Dun.
Some questions about
Tan Dun.
1. Why was Tan Dun chosen to write music for the Beijing Olympics?
2. Why does Tan like the sounds of nature?
3. Why is Tan able to build a bridge between the East and the West?
4. Why do people think highly of Tan’s music?
Because he is a world-famous
composer.
Because he has successfully brought
Chinese and Western music together.
Because he has created a new type
of music---music without boundaries.
Because he thinks the best music
comes from nature.
People think highly of Tan’s music because he has created a new type of music—music without boundaries.
We use because to introduce clauses of
reason. Its tone is strong.
A. Giving reasons with because
e.g. 1. I like listening to music because it makes me feel relaxed.
2. I like painting because I like all the different colours.
3. He loves the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind because, to him, the best music comes from nature.
We often use because to answer why