Module 4 Music Section Ⅱ Introduction & Reading-LanguagePoints一、这样记单词二、这样记短语1．(教材P43)The pipa is a lute with four strings and is a relative of the European lute.琵琶是一种带有4根琴弦的拨弦乐器，它是欧洲的鲁特琴的“亲戚”。
relative n．亲戚，亲属adj.相对的，比较的；与……有关系的他问了我一些有关这个题目的问题。
②I have nothing to say in_relation_to that matter.关于那件事，我没什么好说的。
③It is well know that taking exercise is cl osely related_to health.众所周知，运动与健康息息相关。
2．(教材P44)The same is true of my second instrument, the guzheng.对于我的第二种乐器——古筝，情况也是如此。
(be)true of/for与……情况相同，对……也适用(常用于the same is true of/for 结构)汤姆乐于助人，玛丽也是如此。
②If you work hard constantly, you will make your dream come_true.如果坚持不懈，你将会美梦成真。
③He can always tell stories that are true to life.他讲故事总是活灵活现的。
3．(教材P45)They give life to the whole painting and they allow people to come into the picture, like a dialogue.它们给整幅画带来生机，也使得观众融入图画，就像与图画进行对话。
Period 1 Introduction and ReadingTeaching aims:1. To know about some English vocabulary related to music.2. To have a discussion about music and express their own opinions freely.3. To develop the Ss’ spe aking ability by practicing saying the familiar topic.Important and difficult points:1. Get the Ss to know about as much music knowledge as possible.2. Enable the students to recognize some musical instruments.3. Arouse the students’ interests in music.Teaching procedures:SpeakingLead-inFirstl y, ask the students “How many kinds of music do you know?”Then ask them to speak the general categories about music as follow:After this, continue to ask the students “Which kind of music do you like best? Why?” to encourage the students to express their opinions freely.And then, develop the Ss’ spe aking ability by practicing saying the familiar topic as follows: Activity 1Work in groups of four to answer the questions and make a list of your answers:1. What is your favourite kind of music?2. How long have you been listening to it?3. When do you listen to music?4. How do you listen to music?5. Why do you listen to music?Activity 2Write a short report about the music interests and habits of your group. Use these expressions:My favourite kind of music is …but Yang’s favorite music is…My favorite artist is…I’ve been listening to music…for/since…I like listening to music when I’m…IntroductionStep 1. Leading-inFirstly, lead in by playing a piece of music Liang zhu（梁祝）played by violin or Guzheng for the students to listen. Then ask them “What kind of musical instrument is the piece of music played by?”Next, brainstorm musical instruments: “How many kinds of musical instruments do you know?” At the same time, in ord er to make the students know about some English vocabulary related to music, show the students some pictures and ask them to recognize the musical instruments as follows:After this, say to the students, “Most of you are familiar with these musical instruments. Today we’ll know more Chinese and western musical instruments. Now let’s know more musical instruments.”flute guitar saxophoneStep 2.Activity 1Continue telling the Ss that the following photos are almost the same with those of their book on page 31. And ask them to look at the photos of Chinese and western musical instruments and answer the following questions.1. Which instruments have strings?2. Which Chinese and western instruments look similar.3. Which of the instruments does the musician hold when he / she is playing?Step 3.Activity 2Ask the students to look at the pictures and read the information about Chinese and Western musical instruments.Step 4. DiscussionGet the students to discuss the following questions with other students.1. How many of the above Chinese instruments have you heard?2. Do you know any artists who play them?Reading and VocabularyTeaching aims and demands:⒈ To learn about some vocabulary and knowledge related to music.⒉ To catch the general idea of the whole passage.⒊ To understand the affection of the author.⒋ To be good at grasping the key words and recognizing the new words according to the context. is a lute with four strings and is a relative of the European . It came to China from Central Asia in the fourth century.⒌ To develop their love and interests in music by knowing more about some musicians.Teaching key points:To make the students grasp the usage of some vocabulary and phrases.Teaching difficulty:To develop their reading abilities and the awareness of the appreciation.Teaching aid:Multi-mediaTeaching procedures:Step 1. Fast readingActivity 1Ask the students to find out the answers to the following questions, while listening andreading the text: 1. How many the musical instruments she plays? 2. What has an influence on her in her music career? 3.What’s her ambition regarding Chinese music? Answers: ①The pipa, the guzheng, the yueqin.②The main influence is traditional singing. ③she wish to introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of theworld.Step 2. Intensive readingActivity 1Ask the students to match the words with their meanings:2. a way of doing something, for example, playing an instrument ________3. another word for melody or in the air________4. an event where musicians play ________5. all the pieces of music that a musician can play ________6. a school where musicians study ________Answers: 1.soloist 2. technique 3. tune 4. concert 5. repertoire 6. conservatoryActivity 2Ask the students to complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in 1. She likes to __________ musical styles from east and west.2. What is the _____of the piece she played?3. I like listening to ___________Chinese folk songs.4. It’s a great __________to play an instrument like the pipa.5. Sometimes there is a long ________in the middle of the piece.6.I like the way she ___________classical pieces.Answers:1. combine 2. title 3. traditional 4. challenge 5. silence 6. interpretsActivity 3Ask the Ss to read part 1 of the passage and explain the following references.1)...during her visit to China. Who visited China? 2)...each one has its special way of interpreting the classical pieces. Each what? 3)The same is true of my second instrument. What is true about the second instrument? 1. (The Queen of England) 2. (Pipa school) 3. (To respect traditional but add her own style when playing)Activity 4Ask the Ss to read part 2 of the passage and choose the correct answers.1. When people listen to her playing,________.(a) they also hear her singing(b) they think they can hear her singing2. Liu Fang thinks that _________.(a) Chinese music is like the Chinese language(b) Chinese music and language use the same tones3. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles,______.(a) which is understandable(b) which is very surprising4. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings_______.(a) are like the silent parts of Chinese music(b) mean the pictures have no lifeAnswers: 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. aActivity 5Ask the Ss to read part 3 of the passage and answer the following questions.1. What does Liu Fang enjoy about performance?2. What makes her feel depressed or lonely?3. What does she want to do with other musicians?Answers:1. The atmosphere in a concert hall. 2. When she has no concert for along time 3. Work with them.Activity 6Ask the Ss to complete the passage use the correct words in the text.Liu Fang, who was _____ in 1974, is an __________ music star. Since the age of six, she has played ____, and since the age of eleven she has given concerts including the performance for ___________________. She studied _______________ during her university. When she was five years old, her mother, who was ______________, taught her to play the ________. In 1996, she and her husband moved to ________.For her ,the biggest challenges of playing the pipa and guzheng are________________________________________. The main influence on Liu Fang is ________________. When she is playing, listeners say that they can _____________ in her music.Chinese music ___________ the Chinese language. Chinese classical pieces have poetic titles,which is ________________. ____________ in Chinese paintings are like the silent parts of Chinese music.Answers: 1. born 2. international 3. pipa 4. the Queen of England 5. guzheng and pipa 6. a Dianju actress7. yue qin 8. Canada 9. to respect the traditions but add her own style 10. traditional singing 11. hear singing 12. is similar to 13. understandable 14. Empty spacesStep 3.Homework:Work in pairs and have a discussion on the following questions.1. What about Liu Fang impressed you most?2. Do you think Liu Fang is successful as an artist? Give possible reasons if you think so.Period 2 GrammarTeaching objectives and demands:1. To experience and discover what is the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.2. To grasp the usage of the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.3. To know the main differences between the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.Teaching keys and difficulties:1. To grasp the usage of the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.2. To know the main differences between the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Experience and discover the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.Activity 1Directions: ask the students to read the sentences from the passage in Reading andV ocabulary and decide if they are true Example sentences:Liu Fang has played the pipa since the age of six.She’s given concerts since she was eleven.Now, please tick the following sentences you agree with according to the above example sentences.1. Liu Fang still plays the pipa.2. She only played the pipa when she was six.3. She has given concerts regularly since the age of eleven.4. She only gave concerts when she was a child.Activity 2Directions: ask the students to read the example sentences and answer the questions. Example sentences:Liu Fang has been playing the pipa for the last three hours.She’s been performing concerts every day since last month.Q1: What is the difference in form between these sentences and those in Activity 1.Answers: They are in the present perfect progressiveQ2: Which of these things is true about the sentences?(a)The people started doing these things in the past and are still doing them.(b)The people do these things every day.(c)The actions take a very long time to complete.Answers: (a)Step 2. Detailed explanation about the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.I. The form of the Present Perfect Progressive Tense.现在完成进行时由“助动词have/has+been+动词-ing”形式构成。
Module 4Section ⅠⅠ.完形填空[2013·湖北高考]Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath W1 on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought__1__. It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹).This farmhouse had been__2__too long. It needed a family. Zigfried's___3__ madeanoise P1. He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a___4__ from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike's.Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse__5__ the farmer married W2 a wife who had a cat. Zigfried___6__when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he___7__into the room where grain was stored and was quite___8__as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he___9__a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat W3__10___，and without thinking he started to run and luckily__11__the cat's paws (爪子).The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a___12__family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to___13__with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Beforelong P2, a car came ___14__ the road leadingto P3 the house, with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came___15__ the next few days. Zigfried__16__ every single hour of them. __17__， the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a__18__ smile at the door of his home, he heard the__19__ of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The__20__ froze W4 on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he atlast P4 found his voice: “Hey! Who se Christmas miracle is this？〞1. A. carefully B. excitedlyC. hopefullyD. proudly2. A. shabby B. noisyC. messyD. empty3. A. mouth B. noseC. stomachD. throat4. A. bag B. stickC. bowlD. coat5. A. although B. untilC. whereasD. unless6. A. leapt B. sniffedC. trembledD. withdrew7. A. broke B. marchedC. pacedD. stole8. A. curious B. nervousC. pitifulD. sensible9. A. took B. releasedC. feltD. drew10. A. strongly B. irregularlyC. slowlyD. wildly11. A. escaped B. seizedC. rubbedD. scratched12. A. close B. happyC. newD. young13. A. celebrate B. communicateC. competeD. compromise14. A. across B. fromC. offD. up15. A. alive B. looseC. openD. still16. A. counted B. enjoyedC. missedD. wasted17. A. However B. InsteadC. MoreoverD. Therefore18. A. bitter B. forcedC. politeD. satisfied19. A. introduction B. discussionC. commentD. debate20. A. blood B. smileC. tearD. sweat本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一只叫Zigfried的小老鼠，希望在圣诞节期间能有奇迹发生。
黑龙江省宁安市东京城林业局第三中学高中英语 Module 4 Music Introduction; Reading and Vocabulary学案外研版选修6Teaching aims:1. To know about some English vocabulary related to music.2. To have a discussion about music and ex press their own opinions freely.3. To develop the Ss’ speaking ability by pr acticing saying the familiar topic. Important and diffic ult points:1. Get the Ss to know about as much music knowledge as possible.2. Enable the students to recognize some musical instruments.3. Arouse the students’ interests i n music.使用说明和学法指导：在预习时，要把课文诵读两遍，先（第一轮）通读教材，完成表层理解，（第二轮）再勾画出文中的疑难点。
一、一轮阅读做题目。
1.Pre-reading:Brainstorm musicians and famous music stars, telling why you like them.______________________________________________________________________________ 2.Read the passage and fill in the formInformation about Liu Fang二、探究点语篇探究1.完成教材p45 Activity42. True (T) or False (F).（1） Liu Fang listened to music before s he could speak.（2）Liu Fang lives in Canada with her husband now.（3） Liu Fang often cries when she plays a sad tune.erg:三.Read part 1 of the passage and explain the references.1.…during her visit to China. who visited China?2.… She taught me to play the yueqin. Who taught her to play?3. I have been living there since then. where has she been living?4.The same is true of my second instrument. What is true about the second instrument? 四．Read Part 2 of the passage and choose the correct answers.1.Traditional singing is ________.A. the most important influence on Liu Fang’s styleB. not such an importantinfluence2. When people listen to her playing, _______.A. they also hear her singingB. they think they can hear singing3. Liu Fang thinks that _________.A. Chinese music is like the Chinese languageB. Chinese music and language use the same tones4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles, __________.A. which is understandableB. which is very surprising5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings _________.A. are like the silent parts of Chinese musicB. mean the pictures haveno life五．Post-reading:1.Suppose you have an interview with a mu sician, what questions will you ask?___________________________________________________________________________2.How will he or she answer your questions?______________________________________________________________________________ 六．课文回顾Liu Fang is an international music star, 1 2 her work with traditionalC hinese instruments. She has 3 4 since he was eleven. After she 5 6 the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she 7 8 9 her hometown of Kunming and 1011 a pipa soloist of the Kunming Music and Dance Troupe. In 1996, she 12 13 Canada with her husband and she has 14 15 there since then. Since she movedto Canada, she had 16 to 17 18 19 other musical traditions and play with master musicians.反思巩固：二．写出下列单词和短语的汉语意思：1.单词(1) instrument n. (2)interview n.(3)background n. (4) challenge n..(5) combine vt. (6) interpret vt..(7) silence n.. (8)title n.(9)traditional adj.. (10) concert n.(11)conservatory n. (12)repertoire n.((13)soloist n.. ___ __ (14) technique n.(15) n. 亲戚,亲属 (16) n.特征,特性 ___________ ___ (17)n. 诗歌 (18) prep.关于(19) vt.使沮丧,使心灰意冷 (20) n.抱负,雄心2.短语：（1）由于……而出名（2）举办演奏会（3）带某人去看节目（4）民歌（5）与…相似（6）与……有密切联系（7）接触……，与……联系（8）把……介绍给（9）与……分享感受与想法（10）中国传统乐器______________ ______ （11）弹琵琶__________________________（12）赋予生命（13）在公共场合（14）master musician(15)compose music (16) be the same with3.句型:(1)In 1990, when I was 15 years old, I went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,where I studied the pipa and the guzheng.（P44）【译文】 1990年，我15岁的时候去了上海音乐学院。
