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Art
Lesson 3 A Musical Genius—(2)
Unit 7
Learning aim:
To help students build the skill of understanding the phrase in the sentences.
Using a dictionary to study new words and to enlarge the vocabulary.
Task1 —Reading comprehension
Read the passage again!
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In his twenties, he had been very famous for his skills on the piano, but then he began to lose his hearing. Beethoven thought about giving up, but in the end he continued to write music.
……被认为……
在他20多岁时
German adj. 德国的
n. 德国人、德语
Germany n. 德国
give up 放弃
give in 投降
give away 送掉,分发
give back 归还
give air to 发表
give into 通向
失去听力
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Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera! He proceeded with the composition until his death in 1827, writing more than 130 musical works, including his Symphony No.9 in D minor.
与……斗争
作品
be inspired by 被……鼓舞
death: n. 死亡
die: v. 死
dead: adj. 死了的
dying: adj. 奄奄一息的
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继续
One day in February 1824, at his little house in Vienna, Austria, Ludwig van Beethoven sat back in his chair and smiled. The famous German composer’s ninth symphony was finally completed. Writing the piece had taken several years, and now the final notes had been added to the score.
complete :“圆满结束,彻底完成,竣工”,后面要接且只能接名词或代词,通常用来表示完成某个计划、理想、事业、工程、建筑、书籍及作品等,强调“完整”,含有从头到尾使其完全齐备,补充其不足,或不完整之处,使其成为一个完美的整体;
finish:“完成,结束”,普通用词,强调的是把事情“做完”了,不太在乎过程及结果。
轻松的坐着
添加
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At 54 years of age, he didn’t know that this would be his last symphony. As he proudly signed his name at the bottom of the page, Beethoven tried to imagine how people would respond when they heard it for the first time.
for the first time:引导的是并列从句,表示原因的语气很弱,一般是对结果作出推断性的补充说明或解释,不表示直接原因, for前多加逗号.
For the first time in my career, I was failing.
the first time:用作形容词一般修饰单数名词,修饰有few或数词修饰的复数名词时是把复数名词看作一个整体。first与基数词连用时,一般置于基数词前,但first引起的固定词组则应置于基数词之后。
It was the first time we admitted to ourselves that we were tired.
当……时
在……底部
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Before the performance, the backstage atmosphere at a very famous theatre in Vienna was tense. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a disaster. After all, what use is a conductor who could not hear his orchestra—even if he is a musical genius?
above all: 首先,尤其重要的是
Above all, chairs should be comfortable.
afterall: 到底、究竟、毕竟
After all he is still a schoolboy.
at all: 尽然,居然,到底,究竟
Do it well, if you do it at all.
back(后面的)+stage(舞台)=后台的
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The audience did not hesitate to applaud loudly as the famous composer walked out onto the stage for the first time in 12 years. The theatre’s musical director, Michael Umlauf, joined him and together the two men took charge of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score.
犹豫做某事
join in多是指去参加某类的组织,而后成为里面的一员。
take part in是表示加入到一个活动之中。
join 表示从参加某一团体并作为其中一员,如果后接人,则表示参加某人的活动。
负责、控制
疯狂地
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quiet: adj. 安静的
quite: adv. 非常、相当
by his side: 在他身边
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The whole time, Umlauf stood quietly by his side, skillfully guiding the orchestra through the most amazing piece of music the world had ever known.
be buried in: 埋头于、专心于
As the final, joyous note signalled the end of the symphony, the audience jumped to their feet, clapping, cheering and waving their hats. But Beethovern continued conducting, his head buried in the score. It was not until Caroline Unger, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to face the audience that the great man realised his symphony was a success.
跳起来
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挽着胳膊
Later, Caroline remembered that Beethoven was not only one who got a surprise. “The audience was shocked as well,” she said with a broad smile. “Most of them had no idea that he was deaf! The one person in the room who didn’t hear the symphony—and never would—was the very man who composed it.”
也,又,再
开怀大笑
the very man: 就是那个人、正是那个人
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Practice
Complete the sentences with the phrases below.
1 took charge of 2 waving their hats 3 waving his arms wildly
4 jumped about 5 turned him to face 6 backstage atmosphere
7 madly turning the pages 8 jumped to their feet 9 with a broad smile
1 Before the performance, the _______________________ was tense.
2 Michael Umlauf joined him and together the two men _______________________ the orchestra.
3 Beethoven _______________________ in front of the orchestra, _______________________ in the air, and _____________________________ of his score.
4 As the final not signalled the end, the audience _______________________, clapping, cheering, and _______________________.
5 Caroline Unger took Beethoven’s arm and _______________________ the audience.
6 In an interview afterwards, Caroline said _______________________. “ The audience was shocked as well.”
backstage atmosphere
took charge of
jumped about
waving his arms wildly
madly turning the pages
jumped to their feet
waving their hats
turned him to face
with a broad smile
Task2 — Word builder
Focus on language
Complete the Word Builder. Use a dictionary to help you.
composer
performer
production
producer
conductor
hesitation
response
compose
perform
musical
productive
hesitated
joyous
responsive
Focus on language
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the Word Builder.
conduct
hesitated
musical
composer
joy
performance
response
produced
Part 3—Homework
练习册的第11-12页的【篇章语法填空】&【阅读理解】
Homework
228141.8
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