Unit2 The universal language Welcome to the unit 课件-2025-2026学年高中译林版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语课件以“The universal language”为主题，围绕音乐展开跨文化学习，涵盖二胡、钢琴等乐器及《梁祝》、乡村音乐等内容，通过讨论、阅读分析过渡到邮件写作，构建从输入到输出的学习支架，帮助学生掌握跨文化音乐介绍方法。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，通过对比中西音乐元素（如《梁祝》用小提琴演绎越剧根源，乡村音乐反映美国乡村生活），引导学生理解“音乐是通用语言”；设计拟人手法练习、邮件写作等任务，锻炼思维品质与语言运用能力。学生能提升跨文化沟通能力，教师可借助结构化活动高效教学。

Unit 2 The universal language Read the two posters, and keep in mind as much information as you can. Discussion 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. Discussion The Piano was invented in Italy in the early 18th century. Mozart was an Austrian composer, famous for Symphony No. 41 and Piano Concerto No. 23. Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist, famous for the Minute Waltz. Discussion Understanding culture through music Read the emails and write down the main idea of each paragraph. Alice’s email Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 A1 I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night. The story and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together. Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully Chinese and Western musical elements can mix. Harry’s email Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 A1 My host family introduces me to country music. Country music has a long history and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you deep in thought. Country music suggests a peaceful and simple life in rural America. You should listen to some country music. Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. Jobs: American singer-songwriter, record producer and actor Achievements: In the late 1960s: began his music career In the 1970s: one of its best-selling artists By 1974: one of America’s top-selling performers; AllMusic: “among the most beloved entertainers of his era” Who is John Denver? Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah River Life is old there, Older than the trees Younger than the mountains,Growing like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads Take me home, country roads Why does Harry quote the lyrics in his email? A2 torn apart by their families fast and cheerful Western instruments the blues and folk music hardship, heartbreak and hope simple life of the countryside combine overcome transform rely on deserve pleasant guarantee for good measure Music has the power to (1) ____________ our lives. To give the public more access to music, we will put on a series of free concerts. Music in different styles, from classical to jazz, will be played. You can (2) __________ us to show you some of the world’s best-known works. The first of these concerts will be held in front of the arch in the downtown square at eight next Friday evening. Come and spend a __________ evening with us! transform rely on pleasant B1 At the concert you will enjoy the Yellow River Piano Concerto, one of China’s greatest contributions to classical music. Like the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers, this piano concerto also (4) ___________ Chinese and Western musical elements and is well received across the world. The musical piece, an adaptation of Xian Xinghai’s Yellow River Cantata, tells how the Chinese people, led by the Communist Party of China, fought to (5) __________ the Japanese invaders. It consists of four movements: “The Song of the Yellow River Boatmen”, “Ode to the Yellow River”, “The Yellow River in Anger” and “Defend the Yellow River”. The difficult piano solo in particular (6) ___________ a mention. The concert will end with some short pieces of violin music (7) _________________. We (8) ___________ that you will enjoy this concert! combines overcome deserves for good measure guarantee B2 The emails use some music-related vocabulary. Find the words in the emails and think of more on your own. Complete the chart with as many music-related words as you can. opera, country, the blues, folk, classical, jazz, pop violin, guitar, piano, cello, erhu trumpet conductor,singer, pianist, violinist composer, songwriter When the two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, first meet, the music is light and pleasant, as if whispering to the audience. Language personification 拟人 The spring wind blows gently, as if ______________(对我低语). ______________(唱一首优美的歌). ______________. Writing techniques: How do Alice and Harry introduce the music from another culture? story feelings background examples “music is indeed a universal language” Language My foreign friend Phillip is interested in Chinese culture. Can you introduce a piece of Chinese music to him? The name of the music; The features of the music; Your reasons. Group work Homework Write an email to Phillip to introduce the music you choose. Email address: 714601500@qq.com 左手指月 古琴版 风华国乐live 自得琴社 不染 Blues 156115.17 梁祝(小提琴协奏曲) 俞丽拿 梁祝 绝响 42135.305 梁祝(小提琴协奏曲) 俞丽拿 梁祝 绝响 33045.164 Take Me Home,Country Roads John Denver Take Me Home Country Roads 187700.3 XXX - 酷我音乐 $