内容正文:
Sad but Beautiful
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
What musicial instrument is it?
Guess
Fast reading
Task 1
The name of the music
Erquan Yingyue
(Moon Reflected onSecond Spring)
(二泉映月)
The name of the musician
Para. 3
Abing's musical skills made him very popular .
Abing lived a very hard life.
Para.2
Para. 1
I was moved by a piece of music named Erquan Yingyue.
Skim the text. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Task 2
NOTING SUPPORTING DETAILS
Supporting details can be examples, reasons, opinions or other detailed information in each paragraph.
Reading strategy
Paragraph 1
Supporting details
1. The music was strangely beautiful,but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
Main idea
Task 3
I was moved by a piece of music named Erquan Yingyue.
feelings
/thoughts /opinions
/ideas
2. It was one of the most moving pieces of music I’ve ever heard.
3. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it.
Supporting details
Paragraph 2
Main idea
Task 4
Abing lived a very hard life.
1. His mother died when he was very young.
2. His father died when he was a teenager.
3. He was poor and homeless.
4.He developed a serious illness and became blind.
Abing’s
painful
experience
5.He lived on the streets and played music to make money.
was always there with Abing in his life.
Music
Supporting details
1. Abing's father taught him to play many musicial instruments ,such as the drums,dizi and erhu.
2.By age 17, Abing was known for his musician ability.
3. Even after Abing got married and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He performed in this way for many years.
Supporting details
Paragraph 3
Main idea
Abing's musical skills made him popular .
achievements /influence
Task 5
1. Abing could play over 600 pieces of music.
Many of these were written by himself.
2.Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all masters play and praise.
3.His Erquan Yingyue has become China’s national treasures.
4. Erquan Yingyu