牛津选择性必修第一册 Unit 2 Universal language Reading课件

1、Unit 2 The universal languageReading 1Understanding culture through musicPredictionWhat information do the emails contain?topicwriterreceiverstory?feelings?music?writerreceivertopicI watched a performance of _ last night.The _ and _ of Butterfly Lovers work well together.Butterfly Lovers illustrates

2、 how wonderfully _ and _ musical elements can mix. SkimmingRead the first email and summarize the main ideas.Para. 1Para. 2 Para. 3 Butterfly LoversstorymusicChinese WesternThe plotCharacteristics of the musicAtmosphere created by the musicThe two lovers first meet.happydramatic with heavier notesLi

3、ang falls sick and dies.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.excitingScanningTask 1: Read paragraph 2 and fill in the following table.Task 1: Read paragraph 2 and fill in the following table.The plotCharacteristics of the musicAtmosphere created by the musicThe two lovers first meet.ha

4、ppydramatic with heavier notesLiang falls sick and dies.The couple transform into butterflies and fly away.excitinglight and pleasantas if whispering to the audienceThe two lovers spend three years at school together.fast and cheerfulThe lovers are separated.Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liangs

5、grave.angry and sadtake a softer turn and end on a bittersweet noteTask 2: Listen and guess.Critical thinking: What do you think of this combination?Task 3: Read and think.What does Butterfly Lovers combine according to Para. 3?ScanningcombinationCountry musicHistoryborn out of blues and folk musicb

6、ecame popular time: _ place: _The typical instrument(s)_Examplesthe musician: _the song: _Characteristicstunes: _ lyrics: _ themes: hardship, heartbreak and hopein the 1940sin the south of America the guitar easy to sing deep in thought John Denver “Take me home, country roads”ScanningTask 4: Read t

7、he second email and fill in the mind map.Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.Jobs: American singer-songwriter, record producer and actorAchievements:In the late 1960s: began his music career In the 1970s: one of its best-selling artistsBy 1974: one of Americas top-selling performers; AllMusic: “among

8、the most beloved entertainers of his era”Who is John Denver?Almost heaven, West VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah RiverLife is old there, Older than the treesYounger than the mountains,Growing like a breezeCountry roads, take me homeTo the place I belongWest Virginia, Mountain MamaTake me home

9、, country roadsTake me home, country roadsWhy does Harry quote the lyrics in his email?So glad to get your email.I bet youll like it!Why dont you try to listen to some great country music?LanguageinformalWhen the two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, first meet, the music is light and pleasant,

10、as if whispering to the audience. Languagepersonification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? storyfeelingsbackgroundexamples“music is indeed a universal language”LanguageMy foreign friend Phillip is interested in Chinese culture. Can you introduce a piece of Chinese music to him?T