Unit 2 The universal language Welcome to the unit & Reading教案-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020)选择性必修第一册

Unit 2 The universal language Welcome to the unit & Reading · 内容分析： 本单元的主题语境是“人与社会”，话题是“音乐”，涉及到的语篇类型有：海报，电子邮件，杂志文章以及简介。本单元的学习，旨在帮助学生深刻认识音乐是一种无国界的语言，是文化的重要组成部分，欣赏音乐可以了解不同文化，增强文化意识。 Reading板块的语篇是两封电子邮件，从交换生的视角分别介绍了中国的小提琴协奏曲《梁祝》和美国的乡村音乐。 本单元卷首的名人名言出自中国著名音乐家冼星海，意为“音乐，是人生最大的快乐；音乐是生活中的一股清泉；音乐，是陶冶性情的熔炉。”这句话意在说明音乐不仅可以让人身心愉悦，还能陶冶情操。 · 教学目标： By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. find out the key information from the two posters; 2. give a brief introduction to Butterfly lovers and country music; 3. appreciate the universality of music; 4. recommend a piece of Chinese music to foreign friends. · 教学重难点： 1. Find out the key information from the two posters. 2. Understand the relationship between music and culture. · 教学过程： Step 1 Lead-in 1. Watch a short video of an erhu concerto of Butterfly Lovers and inspire students to name as many musical instruments as they can . 2.A brief and overall introduction of musical instruments. 3.A quotation from Xian Xinghai: Music is the utmost pleasure in life; music is the clear spring of life; music is the furnace of temperamental refinement. 【设计意图：快速引入话题，拓展相关词汇。引入课文标题The universal language，吸引学生对音乐的兴趣。】 Step 2 Welcome to the unit Let’s indulge ourselves a bit more. Listen to two pieces of music Moonlight on the Second Spring and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41. 1. Watch a erhu solo of Moonlight on the Second Spring. 2. Watch a concert performing Symphony No. 41 (the Jupiter Symphony) 3. Read the two posters, and keep in mind as much information as you can. 4. Retell the information you have acquired to your deskmates. An sample goes: The erhu is a kind of traditional Chinese musical instrument invented in the Tang Dynasty. Hua Yanjun and Liu Tianhua were two well-known erhu artists and composers. The most famous piece of music created by Hua Yanjun is Moonlight on the Second Spring. Liu Tianhua was famous for Moon Night and Birdsong over Empty Mountain. 5. Appreciation: How do you feel when you listen to Moonlight on the Sec