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nullLesson 3 Amazing,but True
Unit 5 Art
掌握词汇:compose, classical music, passion, illness, biography;掌握时间表达:by the age of…(学习理解)
学会传记阅读策略:Tracking events in order of time。(应用实践)
使用时间轴梳理传记事件,训练信息整理能力;自主探究发现转化法语法规则。(迁移创新)
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学习目标
Lead-in
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Exercise
Contents
Language points
Summary&homework
01 Lead - in
Watch a video
Lead in
How do you feel when you listen to this music?
02 Pre-reading
Activate and Share
1 What do you know about Mozart?
When listening to his music, how do you feel?
Quiz about Mozart
1 When was Mozart born?
A in 1739 B in 1654 C in 1756
2 Where was Mozart born?
A in Austria B in Germany C in Russia
3 At what age did Mozart start composing pieces of music?
A six B nine C twelve
Activate and Share
1 What do you know about Mozart?
When listening to his music, how do you feel?
Quiz about Mozart
4 What type of music is Mozart known for?
A opera B classical music C blues
5 How many pieces of music did Mozart compose?
A about 200 B less than 400 C more than 600
03 While-reading
Activate and Share
2 Read the text and tick the correct answer.
What is the type of this passage?
A. A story‑book about children’s daily life
B. A biography(人物传记) of a famous musician
C. A travel diary about Europe
D. A science report about health
Read and understand
3 Read the text again. Complete the timeline on Page 99 with what happened to Mozart at each point of time.
Skill Builder
Tracking events in order of time
Events in biographies and stories are often organised in the order of time. Authors may use time expressions like on 27th January and by the age of six. You can use timelines or flow charts to track important events.
Read and understand
3 Read the text again. Complete the timeline on Page 99 with what happened to Mozart at each point of time.
he wrote over 600 pieces of music
could play the piano and the violin
wrote his first piece of music for a whole orchestra
wrote an opera
went on a tour in Italy and performed in many cities
moved to Vienna, lived a hard life, wrote many amazing pieces of music
Read and understand
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
What did the writer think of the dance training?
How did the writer feel after her first performance?
She thought the dance training was boring.
She had a great sense of achievement.
Read and understand
Read Para.2 and judge “T”or “F”.
1. Mozart found a good job in Italy.
2. Mozart had a difficult life in Vienna.
3. Illness stopped Mozart writing music.
4. He created more than 600 works because he loved music.
F
T
F
T
Read and understand
Read Para.3 and choose.
Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Mozart’s music?
A. It can reduce stress.
B. It can improve communication.
C. It can make people live longer.
D. It can increase productivity.
When was Mozart born?
He was born in 1756 ?
Where was he born?
...
Read and understand
4 Act out an interview about Mozart. Use your notes in Activity 3 to help you.
04 Post-reading
Read and Explore
5 Analyse and Appreciate
In what order does the writer present the information about Mozart?
A. Space order
B. Time order
C. From problem to solution
D. Compare and contrast
Birth → childhood talent → teenage experience → hard life in Vienna → death → music achievements & influence
Read and Explore
5 Analyse and Appreciate
How does the writer show readers that Mozart is amazing? Find examples in the text.
Fact 1 He showed from an early age.
Fact 2 He and performed in many cities as a teenager.
Fact 3 He wrote pieces of music in his short life.
Fact 4 His music has “ ” and still influences people today.
great musical talent
travelled
over 600
Mozart effect
Read and Explore
6 Think and Share
How do you understand the title “Amazing, but True”? What parts of the text are amazing to you?
I think ____ is amazing, because ____.
To me, the most amazing part is that ____.
Mozart had great talent, but he also lived a hard life. Talent needs love and hard work to shine.
Focus on language
Complete the short introduction to Beethoven with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box.
Vocabulary in Use
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. From a young age, it was clear that he was very 1 __________ music. He practised the piano day and night, and wrote his first 2 ___________ when he was 12 years old. As a teenager, he gave piano lessons and 3 __________ music at court. He became a very successful 4 __________, but he didn’t enjoy travelling and so he didn’t 5 ____________. Sadly, in 1798, he began to lose his hearing, but he continued to compose amazing music for the piano, the violin and for orchestra because he knew exactly what every note sounded like.
During his life, he wrote 722 pieces of music, but only one opera for voices. He originally called it Leonore, but these days we know it as Fidelio.
In his fifties, Beethoven 6 ______________ an illness and spent the last few months of his life in bed. He died in 1827.
talented in
piece of music
performed
musician
go on a tour
suffered from
Grammar Discovery
Study the pairs of sentences carefully. What is the part of speech and meaning of each underlined word? Then, complete the Your Discovery box.
Word formation: conversion(转化法)
nouns
verbs
spelling
parts of speech / meanings
Language points
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He soon realised that his son was talented in music.
知识点:
be talented in + 名词 / 动名词,表示 “在某方面有天赋”;
同义短语:be good at。
例句:She is in drawing.
她在绘画方面很有天赋。
talented
e exam
Language points
2
So he took him on journeys around Europe to meet musicians and experience famous pieces of music.
知识点:take sb on journeys /a journey 带某人外出旅行;
to do 不定式作目的状语,表 “为了……”。
例句:My mum me on journeys to visit different museums last summer.
去年夏天妈妈带我旅行参观不同的博物馆。
took
What are the benefits of a school arts festival?
I think ________________________.
Express yourself
Speaking Listen to a piece of Chinese music, e.g. Erquan Yingyue (The Moon Over a Fountain) or Huanghe Song (Ode to the Yellow River). Who wrote the music? How does this piece of music make you feel?.
YOUR IDEA
What can music do for us?
I think music can ____________.
reduce our stress.
make us feel relaxed.
bring us power.
can touch our hearts.
05 Exercise
e exam
The boy is talented ____ music, so he plays the piano very well.
A. at B. in C. for D. with
Nothing can stop him ____ his dream.
A. realize B. to realize C. realizing D. realized
Although he ____ illness, he kept writing great pieces of music.
A. suffered from B. suffered for
C. suffers of D. suffers to
单项选择。
e exam
1.莫扎特在音乐方面很有天赋。
Mozart ________________________ music.
2.没有什么能够阻止他创作乐曲。
Nothing can ________________________ pieces of music.
3.到六岁时,莫扎特就会弹钢琴。
________________________ six, Mozart could play the piano.
根据汉语提示完成句子。
was talented in
stop him (from) writing
By the age of
06 Summary
Lesson 3 Amazing,but True
Unit 5 Art
1. Early life
Born: 1756, Austria
Talent: be talented in music
Age 6: play piano & violin
Age 7‑12: write pieces of music, opera
2. Later life
Go on a tour in Italy
Move to Vienna
Hard life, suffer from illness
Nothing could stop him (from) playing music
Died at 35; wrote over 600 pieces out of love and passion for music
3. Influence‑Mozart effect
Reduce stress
Improve communication
Increase productivity
06 Homework
1.抄写本课重点短语 5 遍:
be talented in;by the age of;suffer from;stop sb (from) doing sth;out of one’s love and passion for
2.完成课本对应完成句子 5 小题(刚才练习),默写在作业本。
3.用love、stop分别造两个句子(一个作名词,一个作动词)。
Thank you!
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