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南安市侨光中学 林辉明
Lead-in:watch a video of a piano playing and answer the question.
What is the name of the piano playing and who composed it?
It’s For Alice and Beethoven composed it.
Everyone knows that Ludwig van Beethoven is a musical genius but few might know how he created Symphony No. 9 in D minor and how its first show went.
A Musical Genius
What is the story about?
What does the text talk about?
acquire & comb
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Before reading
The story is about a musical genius, Ludwig van Beethoven. It tells about how he created Symphony No. 9 in D minor and how its first show went.
Task 1
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
While reading
Skill Builder
Graphic Organisers
Graphic organisers(信息组织图)are a pictorial way of organising and illustrating(说明)information in a text. These include flow charts(流程图), tables and diagrams.
Analyze the writing technique. Does the text include sequencing排序, facts and opinion, cause and effect? Does it compare and contrast?
Determine which type of graphic organiser will illustrate the text in the most effective way.
Make your own graphic organiser.
Determine the type of the text (e.g. narrative叙述, argumentation论证, description or exposition说明).
Read the story. What do you know about Beethoven and his Symphony No. 9 in D minor? Use a graphic organiser to organise the information you know.
2 How to make a graphic organiser?
1 What is a graphic organiser?
A story about Beethoven
Para(s). ______: Introduction of Beethoven
Para(s). _______: Composing of Symphony No. 9
Para(s). ______: Performance of Symphony No. 9
Look through the story quickly and complete the following table about its outline.
Read for structure
1
2
3-6
Read paragraph 1 and complete the mind map
Beethoven
German
job
problem
hearing loss
nationality
job
great composer
more than130 musical works
achievement
Task 3
1. What kind of sequencing is used from Para. 3 to Para. 6? Can you find some words to support your idea?
Read Paras. 3-6 and answer the questions.
Task 4
1. What kind of sequencing is used from Para. 3 to Para. 6? Can you find some words to support your idea?
Time sequencing
2. How do you think Beethoven felt before and during the performance? Find evidence from the text.
Time Beethoven’s feeling Evidence
Before the performance
During the performance
Time Beethoven’s feeling Evidence
Before the performance afraid, worried Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a disaster.
During the performance focused, passionate For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score.
Think & share
How did Caroline feel when she said “The one person in the room who didn't hear the symphony - and never would - was the very man who composed it.”?
Task 5
How did Caroline feel when she said “The one person in the room who didn't hear the symphony - and never would - was the very man who composed it.”?
She felt, among other feelings, very very sorry that Beethoven couldn't hear the music he composed. It was such a pity and she might feel it unfair to him. She must have wished Beethoven was not deaf.
Discussion: discuss with your deskmate and answer the question
What kind of characters did Beethoven have?
What can we learn from him?
What kind of characters did Beethoven have?
What can we learn from him?
For example:
A: I know from the text that Beethoven suffered from hearing loss, but he didn’t give up.
B: So we can learn his spirit of never giving up.
A: I quite agree with you. When we face difficulties in our life, we should do the same as Beethoven.
B:…
A Ambitious
G Great
E Enthusiastic
N Never give up
I Intelligent
U Unique
S Strong-willed
根据本课的内容和下面的提示,以“Beethoven as a musical genius”为题写一篇100字左右的作文。
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