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Unit
Focethe Rhythm
ver of music?
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Language
Thinking
Learning
Cultural
Ability
Quality
Ability
Awareness
Describe feelings and
Compare the three
Extract main ideas
Appreciate the beauty
cultural significance
pieces and analyze the
and details from the
and global value of
of traditional Chinese
emotions and stories
text to answer
traditional Chinese
music using key
behind them.
questions about the
music through its
expressions from the
concert.
cultural stories.
text.
Have you enjoyed
the performances of these instruments?
Tradtiona Chinese musicainstruments
What Chinese musical instrument is it?
How do you feel when hearing this piece of music?
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The History
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What Chinese musical instrument is it?
How do you feel when hearing this piece of music?
It is guzheng.
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乐
What Chinese musical instrument is it?
How do you feel when hearing this piece of music?
It is pipa.
What Chinese musical instrument is it?
How do you feel when hearing this piece of music?
It is suona.
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Folk Musc Sharing Session
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Look at the title and pictures:
What may the passage be about?
The Beauty of Chinese Music
What's the genre of the
The Beauty of Chinese Music
Last night,one of my Chinese friends took me to a traditional Chinese music concert.
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I nave always wanted to see traditional Chinese music performed live.The most
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common Chinese instruments that I recognized were the erhu,pipa,guzheng,and
ANarrative.
dizi.The concert was a superb performance by Chinese artists,attended by both
the elderly and the young.As a foreign audience member,I feit the legacy and
continuation of traditional Chinese music in China,and deeply felt the charm of
B.An Argumentative.
traditional Chinese music.
The first song that was performed was a familiar tune Molihua
(Josmine Flower).It is one of the first Chinese folk songs to become
C.An Expository.
popular outside of China.The romantic song,played in a simple
Who wrote this text?A foreigner
five note scale that is characteristic of Chinese music,expressed the love for natural
beauty it was adapted into an Italian opera by Puccini.it was also played during the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games,the opening ceremony for the 2010 Shanghai Expo,
and the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics in Nanjing in 2014.No wonder it
sounded so familiar!
How many pieces of music are
My favourtte performance was the erhusolo df Er Quan Ying Yue.The plece
has a poetic name,which means Moon Reflected on Second Spring.
The gilted performer was so expressive that I almost cried along
with it as I listened.The piece is considered one of the masterpieces
mentioned?What are they?
of Chinese string music and most famous plece by Chinese musician
Abing.its sad beauty reminded me of the hardships in Abing's life,
but under the sadness,I sensed the musician's optimism and deep
Molihua
love for life.
The concert ended with Chunjie Xugu the Spring Festival Overture).
the first movement or the Spring Festival Suite by Li Huanzhi.
Composed in the 1950s,the piece was based on folk music of
northern Shaanxi.It depicts the Spring Festival celebrated in
Er Quan Ying Yue
northern Shaanxi Province in China during the Chinese People's
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.The piece had a
lively beginning,and then slowed down to a soothing tune.As the
melody played,I felt as though I was among the crowd celebrating the
Spring Festival in Shaanxi back then,sharing the people's uplliting spint and their
hopes for a bright future.
Chunjie Xuqu
The Beauty of Chinese Music
Fast Reading
Last night,one of my Chinese friends took me to a traditional Chinese music concert.
I have always wanted to see traditional Chinese music performed live.The most
common Chinese instruments that I recognized were the erhu,pipo,guzheng,and
dizi.The concert was a superb performance by Chinese artists,attended by both
What's the structure of
the elderly and the young.As a foreign audience member,I feit the legacy and
continuation of traditional Chinese music in China,and deeply felt the charm of
traditional Chinese music.
this passage?
The first song that was performed was a familiar tune,Molihua
(Jasmine Flower).It is one of the first Chinese folk songs to become
popular outside of China.The romantic song,played in a simple
A.①②/③④
five note scale that is characteristic of Chinese music,expressed the love for natural
beauty it was adapted into an Italian opera by Puccini.it was also played during the
2008 Beiling Olympic Games,the opening ceremony for the 2010 Shanghai Expo,
and the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics in Nanjing in 2014.No wonder it
sounded so famillar!
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My favourtte performance was the erhusolo of Er Quan Ying Yue.The plece
has a poetic name,which means Moon Refiected on Second Spring.
The giited performer was so expressive that I almost cried along
What's the main idea of
with it as I listened.The piece is considered one of the masterpieces
of Chinese string music and most famous plece by Chinese musician
Abing.its sad beauty reminded me of the hardships in Abing's life
but under the sadness,I sensed the musician's optimism and deep
each part?
love for life
The concert ended with Chunjie Xuqu(the Spring Festival Overture),
the first movement of the Spring Festival Suite by Li Huanzhi.
Composed in the 1950s,the piece was based on folk music of
Part 1(para.1):Introduces the concert
northern Shaanxi.It depicts the Spring Festival celebrated in
northern Shaanxi Province in China during the Chinese People's
War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.The piece had a
lively beginning,and then slowed down to a soothing tune.As the
melody played,I felt as though I was among the crowd celebrating the
Part 1(para.2-4):Three Chinese music
Spring Festival in Shaanxi back then,sharing the people's uplliting spirit and their
hopes for a bright future.
pieces
Read the text and answer the questions.
1.Whydid the writerlattenda Chinese music concert?para.1
2.Why did Molibud soundlfamiliarlto the writer?para.2
3.Why do you think the writerllikedEr Quan Ying Yuet para.3
4.How did Chunjie Xuqu make the writerfee
para.4
1.Why did the writer attend a Chinese music concert?
Because one of his Chinese friends took him there and he had always
wanted to see traditional Chinese music performed live.
Last night,one of my Chinese friends took me to a traditional Chinese music concert.I
have always wanted to see traditional Chinese music performed live.The most common
Chinese instruments that I recognized were the erhu,pipa,guzheng,and dizi.The concert
was a superb performance by Chinese artists,attended by both the elderly and the young.
As a foreign audience member,I felt the legacy and continuation of traditional Chinese
music in China,and deeply felt the charm of traditional Chinese music.
What's his overall feeling for this concert?
A superb performance
The legacy and continuation of traditional
Chinese music in China.
Deeply feel the charm of traditional Chinese
music.
2.Why did Molihua sound familiar to the writer?
Because Molihua had been played at many important world-famous
events.
The first song that was performed was a familiar tune,Molihua(Jasmine Flower).It is one of
the first Chinese folk songs to become popular outside of China.The romantic song,played in
a simple five-note scale that is characteristic of Chinese music,expressed the love for natural
beauty.It was adapted into an Italian opera by Puccini.It was also played during the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games,the opening ceremony for the 2010 Shanghai Expo,and the opening
ceremony of the Youth Olympics in Nanjing in 2014.No wonder it sounded so familiarl
3.Why do you think the writer liked Er Quan Ying Yue the most?
Because the performance was very expressive.He felt the sad beauty of the
piece,as well as Abing's optimism and deep love for life behind the
sadness.-
My favourite performance was the erhu solo of Er Quan Ying Yue.The piece has a poetic
name,which means Moon Reflected on Second Spring.The gifted performer was so
expressive that I almost cried along with it as I listened.The piece is considered one of the
masterpieces of Chinese string music and most famous piece by Chinese musician Abing.Its
sad beauty reminded me of the hardships in Abing's life,but under the sadness,I sensed the
musician's optimism and deep love for life.
How do you feel when hearing this piece of music?
Why is there sad beauty in this piece of music?
二泉映因目
The sadness comes from
泉二第
Abing's hard-life experiences
Mixed with the sadness is his
optimism and deep love for life
4.How did Chunjie Xuqu make the writer feel?
It made him feel as if he was celebrating the Spring Festival with local
people.He shared people's uplifting spirit and their hopes for a bright
future.
The concert ended with Chunjie Xuqu(the Spring Festival Overture),the first movement of
the Spring Festival Suite by Li Huanzhi.Composed in the 1950s,the piece was based on folk
music of northern Shaanxi.It depicts the Spring Festival celebrated in northern Shaanxi
Province in China during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese
Aggression.The piece had a lively beginning,and then slowed down to a soothing tune.As
the melody played,I felt as though I was among the crowd celebrating the Spring Festival in
Shaanxi back then,sharing the people's uplifting spirit and their hopes for a bright future.
What do you know about its creation background?
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Composer:Li Huanzhi
Time:Composed in the 1950s
Musical source:Based on folk music of northern Shaanxi
Historical background:Depicts the Spring Festival celebrated
in northern Shaanxi Province during the Chinese People's War
of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
What do these three pleces have in cor
All are deeply connected to Chinese folk culture.
All express strong emotions.
All have become cultural symbols of China.
All three pieces are rooted in Chinese culture,rich in
emotion,and capable of touching hearts across the world.
What's your favourite traditional Chinese music piece?How
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does it make you feel?Share it with the class.
。It makes me feel..
instrument
reeling
·It reminds me of.
music
iece
·I like it because..
·I feel as though
name
reason
。It has a.beauty that…
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What's your favourite traditional Chinese music piece?How
does it make you feel?Share it with the class.
Let me share mine first.My favourite traditional Chinese music
piece is High Mountain and Flowing Water'.It is a guqin piece.
It makes me feel peaceful and calm.When I listen to it,I feel as
though I am standing on a mountain,looking down at a river.It
has a quiet beauty that helps me relax after a busy day.I like it
because it connects me to nature,even when I am in the city
3
Make a timeline of one of the composers mentioned in the
text.How do you think their life experience affected their
music?
Stop 1:Choose a composer
Stop 2:Plck key events
Stop 3:Organize your timoline
bumpy
life
be known for musical
坎坷的一生
be born
ability.
少年得志
少
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or
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young
by age 17 after his
not only
for several after getting
father died that
years
married
How do you think Abing's life experience affected his
What we experienced makes us stronger.
What does not kill me,makes me stronger.
任何杀不死我的,都会使我更强大。-尼采
sad
beautiful
◆Abing's hard life
Abing's musical ability
◆Erhu itself
Abing's love for music
◆Abing's spirit
A.短文选词填空
instruments,concert,folk,characteristic,masterpiece,
expressive,hardships,optimism,composed,uplifting
The writer went to a traditional Chinese
music 1.eoneert
and
saw
many classic Chinese musical 2.
Molihua is a famous Chinese
instruments
3
song with a five-note scale 4.
of Chinese
folk
characteristic
music.Er Quan Ying Yue is a great 5.
by Abing.The erhu
masterpiece
player was.so
6:
that the
writer felt the.musician's
expressive
optimism
of life after experiencing lots of 8.
Chunjie
hardships
composed
Xuqu was 9.
in the 1950s and.carries warm and 10.
uplifting
B.词汇变形填空
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.I saw many traditional Chinese music
instruments(instrument)at the concert.
2.The performance(perform)of Molihua won warm applause from the audience.
3.Molihua is a well-known Chinese folk
(folkly))song
4.The five-note scale is the characteristic
(character)feature of Chinese music.
5.Er Quan Ying Yue is one of the greatest string music masterpieces
(master).
6.The ehu player was so expressive(express)that the audience was moved.
7.The music showed Abing's hardships
(hard)and his love for life.
8.We can feel strong optimism
(optimistic)inside the sad melody.
9.Li Huanzhi composed
(composition)Chunjie Xuqu in the 1950s
10.The lively tune brings people uplifting
(lift)hopes for the future
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