高中英语译林版选修一：Unit 2 Period 1　Welcome to the unit Reading-Reading comprehension

Period1Welcometotheunit&Reading—ReadingcomprehensionUnit2Theuniversallanguage读前清障精读课文读前清障Ⅰ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)1.composer

A.afeelingofgreatsadnessbecausesthverybad

hashappened2.sorrow B.tospeakveryquietlytosbsothatotherpeoplecannot

hearwhatyouaresaying3.whisper C.apersonwhowritesmusic，especiallyclassicalmusic4.guarantee D.tocry，usuallybecauseyouaresad5.weep E.afirmpromisethatyouwilldosthorthatsthwillhappen6.dramatic F.sudden，verygreatandoftensurprisingⅡ.选词填空tearapart；relyon；throwin；forgoodmeasure；consistof返回1.Nowadays，we_____

heavily____

computerstoorganizeourwork.2.Iknowthathewouldtakeaninterestinthiskindofbusiness，and________

thefancyideas.3.Hesoldmethecarcheaply，andaddedtheradio_________________.4.Thenewbandwhich__________

tenmusiciansisverypopularinthisarea.5.Thinkingabouttheglobe，youmaywonderhowthecontinentsfloated，moved，or______________.relyonthrowinforgoodmeasureconsistsofweretornapart精读课文Inthislesson,youaregoingto:gettoknowvariousmusicalinstruments；giveabriefintroductiontoButterflyLoversandcountrymusic;realizemusichelpunderstandculture.Lead-inReadthepostersbelowabouttwomusicalinstrumentsandthemusicians,andanswerthefollowingquestions.PipaPianoViolinSuonaSaxophoneErhuFluteCucurbitflute1.Whatothermusicalinstrumentsdoyouknowabout?2.Howdoyoufeelafterlisteningtothetwopiecesofmusic？peaceful,relaxed…energetic,uplifting,joyful…Musicisuniversal.Let’sunderstandculturethroughmusic.Pre-readingWhatdoyouthinkthetextwilltalkaboutaccordingtothetitleandpictures?IthinkButterflyLoversinthefirstemailmayrefertoafamousmusicalpieceinChina,whichisbasedonaChineselegendabouttwolovers.Theemailmaycontaininformationofthemusicthewriterheardandherfeelings.WhatshelearntaboutChineseculturethroughthemusicwouldalsobeincluded.Thesecondemailabout“Countrymusic”,atypeofmusicpopularinAmerica,maycontainthewriter’sexperiencesoflisteningtodifferenttypesofcountrymusic.ItcouldincludehisopinionsandfeelingsaswellaswhatittaughthimaboutAmericanculture.Activity1

Fast-readingformainideas1．Readthefirstemailandsummarizethemainideas.Para.1

Iwatchedaperformanceof(1)_________________lastnight.Para.2 The(2)_____and(3)_____ofButterfly

Loversworkwelltogether.Para.3 Butterfly

Loversillustrateshowwonderfully(4)_______and (5)_______musicalelementscanmix.Butterfly

LoversstorymusicChineseWesternWhile-reading2．Readthesecondemailandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.Para.1

A．Youshouldlistentosomecountrymusic.Para.2 B．CountrymusicsuggestsapeacefulandsimplelifeinruralAmerica.Para.3 C．Countrymusichasalonghistoryanditoftenfeaturescertainspecific instrumentsandlyricsthatleaveyoudeepinthought.Para.4 D．Myhostfamilyintroducesmetocountrymusic.3．Theemailsmainlytellus________.A．theloveinButterfly

LoversismovingB．countrymusicispopularformostofpeopleC．musicistheuniversallanguage；wecanunderstandculturethroughitD．themusicinButterfly

Loversdifferswiththeplotsoftheperformance√4．Fillintheblanks.Email1：Understand(1)_______culturethrough(2)_________________.Email2：Understand(3)________culturethrough(4)_____________.5．HowdoAliceandHarryintroducethemusicfromanotherculture?Fillintheblankswiththewordsintheboxbelow.Alice(Email1)：_____＋________Harry(Email2)：__________＋________Chinese

Butterfly

LoversAmericancountrymusicstoryfeelingsbackgroundexamplesstorybackgroundfeelingsexamplesActivity2

Careful-readingfordetailsⅠ.ReadAlice’semailandcompletethechartbelow.Name1.Butterfly

Lovers.Composer2._________________________Instruments3._______Theme4.__________________________________________________________________Opinion5._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part1：Alice’semailHeZhanhaoandChenGang.Violin.Aclassicstoryaboutayoungcoupletornapartbytheirfamilies.Itreallydeservestobeheard.ItcombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements，whichmakestheauthorrealizethatmusicisindeedauniversallanguage.Ⅱ.Readparagraph2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Howdothecomposersexpressdifferentchangesofthecharacters’emotionsinButterfly

Lovers?A．Bychangingthetunesofthemusic.B．Byusingdifferentmusicalinstruments.C．Bychangingthewaysmusicisplayed.D．Bydifferentpeopleplayingdifferentparts.√2．Completethetabletoseehowthestoryandmusicworkwelltogether.TheplotCharacteristicsofthemusicAtmospherecreatedbythemusicThetwoloversfirstmeet.(1)__________________(2)________________________________(3)____________________________________________________(4)_________________happy(5)___________________dramaticwithheaviernotes(7)_____________Liangfallssickanddies.(6)_______________________________________________Thecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.(8)_____________________________________________________excitinglightandpleasantasifwhisperingtotheaudienceThetwoloversspendthreeyearsatschooltogether.fastandcheerfulTheloversareseparated.ZhuweepsbitterlyandjumpsintoLiang’sgrave.angryandsadtakingasofterturnandendingonabittersweetnote3.CanyousummarizethestoryofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaibasedonthetableabove?BeginningDevelopmentClimaxEnding1.Thetwoloversfirstmeet.4.Thecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.3.TheloversareseparatedbyZhu’sfather.Liangfallssickanddies.Zhuweepsbitterlyandjumpsintohisgrave.2.Thetwoloversspendthreeyearsatschooltogether.4．AliceusespersonificationwhenshedescribestheviolinconcertoButterfly

Lovers.Findthesentence.Whenthetwolovers，LiangShanboandZhuYingtai，firstmeet，themusicislightandpleasant，asifwhisperingtotheaudience.Withpersonification,athingisdescribedlikeahumanbeingwhichmadethedescriptionbecomesmorevividandinteresting.Ⅲ.Readparagraph3carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．What’sthefeatureofButterfly

Lovers?ItcombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements.2．WhatdoesAlicelearnbywatchingtheperformanceofButterfly

Lovers?Musicisindeedauniversallanguage.violinYueOperaButterflyLoversⅠ.Readparagraph1andanswerthequestion.WhyisHarry’slifeinNashvilleinteresting?Harryisinterestedinmusic.HishostfamilyinNashvillearebigfansofAmericancountrymusicandNashvilleistheplacewherecountrymusicoriginated，soHarrycanalwaysrelyonthemtointroducehimtosomegreatsongs.Part2：Harry’semailⅡ.Readparagraphs2&3，andthendothefollowingexercises.1．Completethefollowingmindmap.History●bornoutofbluesandfolkmusic●becamepopular:time:_____________place:_____________________CountrymusicThetypicalinstrument(s):______Characteristics●tunes:_________________●lyrics:_____________●themes:hardship,heartbreakandhopeExamples●Themusician:________●Thesong:___________History●bornoutofbluesandfolkmusic●becamepopular:time:_____________place:_____________________CountrymusicThetypicalinstrument(s)___________Characteristics●tunes:_________________●lyrics:_____________●themes:hardship,heartbreakandhopeExamples●Themusician:____________●Thesong:_____________________________inthe1940sinthesouthofAmericantheguitareasytosingdeepinthoughtJohnDenver“TakeMeHome,CountryRoads”2．WhydoesHarryquote“TakeMeHome，CountryRoads”inhisemail？(multiplechoices)A．ToproveJohnDenver’smusiccanmakeyoufeellikeyou’rethere.B．Toprovecountrymusicshowsthepeacefulgreenfieldsandsimplelifeofthecountryside.C．Totellustherurallifeisoldandboring.D．Toprovethemusiccanmakecountrysidesurroundingscometoyourmind.√√√Almostheaven,WestVirginiaBlueRidgeMountain,ShenandoahRiverLifeisoldthere,OlderthanthetreesYoungerthanthemountains,GrowinglikeabreezeCountryroads,takemehomeTotheplaceIbelongWestVirginia,MountainMamaTakemehome,countryroadsTakemehome,countryroadsName:HenryJohnDeutschendorfJr.Jobs:Americansinger-songwriter（创作型歌手）;recordproducerandactor（唱片制作人）Achievements:Inthelate1960s:beganhismusiccareerInthe1970s:oneofitsbest-sellingartistsBy1974:oneofAmerica’stop-sellingperformers;“amongthemostbelovedentertainersofhisera”WhoisJohnDenver?Activity1

Discussion1.TheviolinconcertoButterflyLoversisacombinationofChineseandWesternmusicalelements.Whatdoyouthinkofthiscombination?（Criticalthinking）Ithinkthiscombinationisquitesuccessful.BycomposingChinesemusicusingWesterninstruments,thecomposersshowthatmusichasnoboundaries.2.BothAliceandHarryenjoyedtheirexperiencesofmusicfromanotherculture.Doyouthinkwecanunderstandculturethroughmusic？（Creativethinking）Ithinkmusicisauniversallanguagesothatwecanunderstandculturethroughmusic.Sometimeswecanstillconnectwiththefeelingsexpressedinaforeignlanguagesongwithoutfullyunderstandingitslyrics.Itisaformofcommunicationthatdoesnotrequirewords.主题升华Musiccombinesustogether！Activity2

SummaryEmail1：Iamglad1.__________(receive)youremail.Lastnight，IwatchedButterfly

Lovers,2.___beautifulviolinconcerto3._________(compose)byHeZhanhaoandChenGang.Themusicisaclassicstoryaboutayoungcouplewho4.________(tear)apartbytheirfamilies.Themusicinthisperformancevariesaccordingtotheplotsofthestory.Theunique5.___________(combine)hasmademerealizethatmusicisauniversallanguage.Email2：MyhostfamilyinNashvillearebigfansofcountrymusic，sotheycanintroducesomegreatsongs6.__me.Countrymusicbecamepopularinthe1940s,7._____tunesareeasytosing.8.__showsthesimplelifeofthecountryside.9._________(obvious)，themastersofcountrymusiccanmakeyoufeellikeyouareinthecountryside.10.__Isuggestthatyoushouldlistentosomegreatcountrymusic.toreceiveacomposedaretorncombinationtowhoseItObviouslySo Sogladtogetyouremail.Ihopeeverythingisfinewithyou.Lastnight,IwatchedaperformanceofButterflyLovers,abeautifulviolinconcertocomposedbyHeZhanhaoandChenGang.It’sapiecethatreallydeservestobeheard.

同位语过去分词短语作后置定语AnalyzethekeypointsofthetextParagraph1 Themusictookmethroughthetwistsandturnsofaclassicstoryaboutayoungcoupletornapartbytheirfamilies.Whenthetwolovers,LiangShanboandZhuYingtai,firstmeet,themusicislightandpleasant,asifwhisperingtotheaudience.过去分词作后置定语状语从句的省略Paragraph2时间状语从句Itisfollowedbyafastandcheerfulsectionwhichrepresentstheirthreehappyyearsofschool.ThenthemusicgetsdramaticwithheaviernotesandthatiswhentheloversareseparatedbecauseZhu’sfatherforceshertomarryanotherman.Angryandsad,Liangfallssickanddies.Zhuweepsbitterlyoverthelossofherlove.Overcomewithsorrow,shejumpsintohisgrave.Finally,duringthemostexcitingpart,themusictakesasofterturnandendsonabittersweetnote,tellingushowthecoupletransformintobutterfliesandflyawaytobetogetherforever.Itisanamazingjourney!定语从句表语从句形容词作状语过去分词作状语现在分词作状语宾语从句原因状语从句

ButterflyLoverscombinesChineseandWesternmusicalelements:itisplayedonWesterninstrumentssuchastheviolin,butmoresignificantly,muchofthemusichasitsrootsinChineseYueOpera.Thisuniquecombinationhasmademerealizethatmusicisindeedauniversallanguage.YoushoulddefinitelylistentoButterflyLovers—Ibetyou’lllikeit!宾语从句Paragraph3 LifehereinNashvilleisasinterestingasIthoughtitwo