新编英语教程4Unit.ppt

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1、Unit 10,Contents,l Detailed study of Text I&IIl Oral work:Role-play:What a Pity Interaction activities:Music I Like and Dislikel Guided writing:Basic writing techniquesExpansion of the sentence base Composition writingexposition Letter writingDescribing the changes in ones own town,Text Il Pre-readi

2、ng activities,1.Pair work:My favorite music-Classical,country,light,jazz,blues,heavy metal,soul,spiritual,rock,pop,folk,rap,ballad,swing,sonata,symphony,patriotic,religious,military,2.Group work:functions of music,-make one feel happy/pleasant-put one in the right mood-relaxes ones nerves-regulates

3、the work pace-is a great way to promote certain musicians and singers-creates a pleasant atmosphere-make one want to buy or eat more,3.Individual work:famous composers,Bach,Johann Sebastian(1685-1750)(Germany),Bachs most famous works are probably the Brandenburg Concertos and the St.Matthew Passion.

4、He was born in Einich,Germany,Bach was the most famous Baroque composer,most surprisingly of all he had 20 children!,Beethoven,Ludwig Van Bonn(1770-1827)(Germany),Beethoven was the moodiest of the famous composers.He could be easy to anger one day and happy the next.Beethoven is most famous for his

5、deafness,which he gradually acquired.Even then he could compose beautiful pieces like the Fur Elise.There is a story that when Beethoven did not like the meal that he ordered he ended up dumping his meal over the waitors head.,Chopin,Frederic(1810-1849)(Poland),Chopins most interesting trait was tha

6、t he wrote exclusively for the piano,with few exceptions.Though born in Poland,Chopin spent the last half of his life in Paris,arriving there in 1831.In Paris,he came to know the novelist George Sand,and was her lover for a time.,Mozart,Wolfgang Amadeus(1756-1791)(Austria),Mozart was a child prodigy

7、.Mozart was probably the greatest composer that ever lived for he had a gift that no one else has ever had.He could compose a perfect piece of music,while playing cards with his friends.Yet even with this gift Mozart died at the young age of thirty-five from over work.Most sadly of all the genius wa

8、s buried in a paupers grave.,Schumann,Robert(1810-1856)(Germany),Tchaikovsky,Piotr Ilyitch(1840-1893)(Russia),Tchaikovsky is most famous for his ballet music(The Nutcracker Suite,Swan Lake)and the 1812 Overture.There is still some controversy over the nature of Tchaikovskys death.It happened very su

9、ddenly without much warning,and it has been speculated that Tchaikovsky committed suicide.,Vivaldi,Antonio Lucio(1678-1741)(Italy),Vivaldi composed a large number of concertos.He composed much of his work for the orchestra at the girls orphanage in Venice where he was music master.His most famous wo

10、rk is undoubtedly the Four Seasons.,4.How to Appreciate All Kinds of Music,Steps 1.Listen to all kinds of music,everything from 50 Cent to Mozart,from Backstreet Boys to Van Halen,from the Rolling Stones to Beethoven.You get the point.2.Try to understand the message that the artist is sending to you

11、.If you cant understand what theyre saying,then go to the artists website and look up lyrics.,3.Try to appreciate what theyre telling you,and if you cant,know that at least they made a song to express themselves.4.If you dont like a certain song,thats OK.Just know they tried to get their message to

12、you.5.Do your best to expose yourself to new kinds of music.Go out and buy a random used CD or listen to a different radio station each day.,5.My understanding of the title-composer:a person who writes music,create music,a mirror of his personality and the influences of his time-interpreter:a person

13、 who performs musical compositions,e.g.,pianist,violinist,cellist,or a conductor of a symphony orchestra,assimilate and recreate music reproducing the very thought of the composer-listener:a person who listens to music,fully involved in the music,influencing the art of composition and interpretation

14、,l While-reading activities,1.Whats the text about?-This is an expository piece of writing,dealing with the relationship between the composer,interpreter and listener,the different role each plays in a musical experience.-Typical of an expository piece of writing is that its purpose is to explain.Ex

15、position is usually formal and academic.It is directed at a fairly well-educated audience but one that is not as well-informed as the writer on the subject.The vocabulary the writer employs is wide-ranging and fairly demanding.,2.Study the text in detail,Summarize the main ideas in one sentence:Para

16、.1 He(the composer)gives us himself.Para.2 Sentence 1 Para.3 It is the interactions of personality and the period that results in the formation of a composers style.Para.4 The interpreter is a kind of middleman in music.Para.5 he(the interpreter)exists to serve the composer.,Para.6 The first real in

17、terpretative problem is presented by the notes themselves.Para.7 it(a composition)is capable of being seen in a different light and from different angles by various interpreters or even by the same interpreter at different times.Para.8 only a listener who really involves himself is of importance to

18、music or the makers of music.Para.9 Sentence 1 Para.10 Sentence 1Para.11 Sentence 1,3.Answer comprehensive questions,(1)he need not“copy”nature like the sculptor(2).his work need have no immediate function like the architects drawing.(3)He gives us,without relation to exterior“events”,.his experienc

19、e as a fellow being.(4)Always remember that when you listen to a composers creation you are listening to a man,with his own special personality.(5)His character may be streaked with human frailties-whatever is fine in him as a man.(6)each period has its character.,(7)Whatever personality a composer

20、may have is expressed within the framework of his own period.(8)each important composer has several different stylesmaturing of his own personality.(9)It is not so much the composer that the listener hears,as the interpreters conception of the composer.(10)The poor composer,having finished his compo

21、sition,must turn it over to the tender mercies of an interpretive artist.(11)The lay listener,therefore,can judge an interpretation.reproducing that thought.(12)The role of the interpreter leaves no room for argument.,(13)to assimilate and recreate the composers message.(14)interpretive artists toda

22、y possess a technical equipment(15)in most cases we can take technical proficiency for granted.(16)it allows for too great a leeway in individual matters of taste and choice(17)how literally he is expected to keep to the printed page.(18)Composers are only human beings-.overlook important omissions.

23、(19)in regard to their own indications of tempo and dynamics.,(20)music would still be open to a number of different interpretations(21)Every piece has an essential quality which the interpretation must not betray.(22)we hear the style of a piece as refracted by the personality of the interpreter.(2

24、3)The combined efforts of composer.an intelligent body of hearers.(24).want listeners who lend themselves fully to the music that they are hearing.(25)It means unprejudiced listening in the best sense of the term.(26)Music can only be really alive when there are listeners who are really alive.,4.Lan

25、guage points,Listen for/listen toCopy:a of sth.;make a/sth./copyrightEmbody sth.(abstract)/the embodiment of sth.Be of any value/importance/significance In case of/in the case of/in case that Mirror/reflect Be streaked with Frailty/weaknessMade up of/made of/made from/make into/make do with/make off

26、/make out/make up(for),Within the framework ofResult in/result from/as a result/with the result that/be a direct result of/the end(final,net)result Epoch-making Corresponding to Apply to At the mercy of/the tender mercies of Distinguish fromIdeally speaking/generally speaking/roughly speaking/compar

27、atively speaking Reproduce/reproduction,Leave no room for Create/recreate Take for granted Allow for Be confronted with Keep to In regard to/with regard to Be open toIn a different light/from a different angle/perspective/viewpointTo a large/great/certain/extent;to some extent;to a lesser or greater

28、 extent;to what extent,Refracted by Be derived from In the best sense of sth.Lend oneself to Striving to do On the part of For one thing,for another thing,A brief summary of the uses of as Used as a conjunctiona.asas,not(none)so ase.g.There are as many styles as there are composers.b.meaning“in the

29、way or manner that”e.g.The first is the property you establish by paying for it,just as you pay for clothes and furniture.c.meaning“when”,“while”E.g.Suddenly the whole room broke into a sea of shouting as they saw me rise.d.as if,as long as,as though,so far ase.g.So far as he was concerned,there was

30、 no mystery to it.,e.meaning“because”e.g.As the staple diet of the Zulus consisted of grain and milk products,this order was little less than a sentence of natural starvation f.think of/describe/strike/regarde.g.“Awfully nice to see you here”would strike you just as right.,Used as a relative pronoun

31、 a.to introduce a restrictive relative clause“such as”,the same as”b.to introduce a non-restrictive relative clause:“as you know”,“as will be realized”,Used as a preposition e.g.it is nonsense to talk about prize fighting as a test of boxing skills.Used in expressions such as:as regards,as a rule,as

32、 for,as it was,l Post-reading activities,Writing techniques:(1)employment of short but vivid contrast(2)the use of variety in the length and complexity of sentences(3)the emphatic use of parallelism,Text II,l Pre-reading activitiesWhats the text about?-the development of jazz music,l While-reading a

33、ctivities1)A summary of the text:The text tells us how jazz music came into being and its distinctive styles.2)The supporting details:Questions1.Why can jazz not be analyzed?2.How did jazz come into existence?3.What was the main difference between ragtime and jazz?4.What kept the serious musicians f

34、rom producing the ragtime successfully?5.What are the two separate styles of jazz?,3)Language points Side development/by-product Co-exist/co-worker/co-author To know for certain/for sure In existence Brighten up(music,face)Craze for Try ones hands at Get in the way Be successful at doing sth.,n Post

35、-reading activities-Listen to the story“Beethoven,A Great Composer”and retell it.,l Guided writing,Expansion of the sentence base.To express our ideas,single words are in most cases not enough.So we have to combine words first into phrases,then into complete sentences.Shot sentences are then often expanded and made more complex to express our ideas fully and effectively.,l Assignment,Write a composition of“Jazz”,following the outline given on Page 146 in the textbook.,Thank you,