1、Period 2: Reading学习目标：1. 了解Haydn, Mozart，Beethoven的音乐人生2. 学习了解文章内容及篇章结构，培养快速阅读，整体理解能力3. 培养描述总结概括能力，用英语简单介绍三位音乐家学习重点：了解Haydn, Mozart，Beethoven的音乐人生学习难点：培养描述总结概括能力，用英语简单介绍三位音乐家课前预习使用说明与学法指导：1. 了解背景知识加深对文章的理解2. 15分钟之内完成教材助读：满分作文欣赏There_are_various_ways_to_get_relaxed_for_middle_school_students.One way
2、is to take exercise，walking，running，playing basketball or football，etc. We can also watch TV，where we are able to enjoy varieties of colorful programs both in Chinese and English as well. Moreover，we can surf the Internet to get some relaxation and entertainment.As far as Im concerned/ As for me，sur
3、fing the Internet appeals to me most. For one thing，the Internet offers a wide range of activities for relaxation. In general，I keep track of the latest news as an enjoyment. Sometimes，I play computer games to refresh myself. For another，the Internet makes it easy for me to make friends with people
4、at home and abroad，for it is a great joy to communicate with them. In addition，having a glimpse of the vivid pictures and live videos on the Internet contributes to regaining my energy.预习自测：课文原句欣赏：1by the time引导时间状语从句，意为“到时候” (到他十四岁时)，Mozart had composed many pieces for the harpsichord，piano and vio
5、lin，as well as for orchestras.2强调句型：it is/was被强调部分that/who句子的其他成分However， (正是海顿)encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna.3as引导时间状语从句，意为“随着” (随着他年龄的增长)，he began to go deaf.我的疑问：_课内探究质疑探究：Step 1 Scan the text and choose the best answers. 1From the story of Haydn we may learn that .Aone can become succes
6、sful even if he was a son of a peasantBHaydn was the most famous for his beautiful voiceCHaydn was the first to write symphoniesDHaydn spent most of his life in London2What did Mozart and Beethoven have in common?ABoth of their fathers were singers.BBoth of them learned a lot from Haydn.CBoth of the
7、m showed musical talent as a young boy.DThey were of the same nationality.3Who couldnt learn music from his father?AWolfgang Amadeus Mozart.BJoseph Haydn.CLudwig van Beethoven.DNone of them.4Mozart met Beethoven .Atogether with HaydnBlater than Haydn met BeethovenCearlier than Haydn met BeethovenDin
8、 17915In which city do you think a composer will develop better?AIn London. BIn Salzburg. CIn Bonn. DIn Vienna.Step 2. Read the text and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) false (F). 1Both Haydn and Mozart were born in Austria. ( )2All of them showed the musical talent when they were
9、 young. ( )3Mozart was known as “the father of the symphony” ( )4Both Mozart and Beethoven were born in musical families. ( )5All of them lived in the Nineteenth century and had a short life. ( ) Step3. Fill in the blanks according to the text. HaydnMozartBeethovenbirthplace1. Austria2. family backg
10、roundHe was the son of a peasant.His father was a3. &orchestra conductor.His father was a4 .musicalachievementsknown as “the father of the 5 ”composed more than6. pieces of musicpopular in the Austrian capital & continued7. after being8. relationship between each otherHaydn thought 9. of Mozart.They
11、 were friends.Mozart was impressed by Beethoven.Beethoven was not impressed by Haydn but Haydn 10. him to move to Vienna.课后反思：_课后训练阅读理解To me，life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert，or liste
12、ning to the record. But music plays an important part in everyones life，whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine，for example，what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings，the moving plots and the greatest interests，be so exciting or dramatic？Im not sure about it.Now we
13、have been speaking of music in its more common meaningthe kind of music we hear in the concert hall；we discover them in our everyday life tooin the rhythm of the sea，the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone，in some way or other. And，of course，it has speci
14、al meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.It is well said，“Through music a child enters a world of beauty，expresses himself from his heart，feels the joy of doing things alone，learns to take care of others，develops his mind and makes his body strong.”1Wha
15、t does the writer say more about in the text?ALife full of music. BLife without music.CThe importance of music. DThe development of music.2From the text，we learn that many people _.Adont realize the importance of music Bget along quite well without musicCgo to the concert instead of enjoying music D
16、think music would be less exciting than films3What does the underlined word “melody” in the second paragraph mean in the text?AFlying. BLooking. CSinging. DLiving.4From the last paragraph，we learn that music _.Ais very important，especially for children Bis very necessary for our everyday lifeCcan make our life exciting and dramatic Dcan enter into another beautiful world
