1、Period Two Reading & VocabularyTeaching aims and demands: To learn about some vocabulary and knowledge related to music. To catch the general idea of the whole passage. To understand the affection of the author. To be good at grasping the key words and recognizing the new words according to the cont
2、ext. 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-media Teachi
3、ng procedures: Step 1. Fast reading Activity 1 Ask the students to read through the text quickly and find out the information about Liu FangYear of birthHometownThe place she is living nowThe school she went toThe person who first taught her the instrumentsThe musical instruments she playsActivity 2
4、 Ask the students to find out the answers to the following questions, while listening and reading the text: 1. How many the musical instruments she plays? 2. What has an influence on her in her music career? 3.Whats her ambition regarding Chinese music?Answers: The pipa, the guzheng, the yueqin.The
5、main influence is traditional singing. she wish to introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world. Step 2. Intensive readingActivity 1 Ask the students to match the words with their meanings:concert conservatory repertoire soloist technique tune1. a musician who perf
6、orms alone _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. reper
7、toire 6. conservatoryActivity 2 Ask the students to complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.challenge combine interpret silence title traditional1. She likes to _ musical styles from east and west. 2. What is the _of the piece she played? 3. I like listening to
8、 _Chinese folk songs. 4. Its 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 3 Ask the Ss to read part 1 of the pa
9、ssage 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? Keys:1. (The Queen of England) 2. (Pipa s
10、chool) 3. (To respect traditional but add her own style when playing)Activity 4 Ask 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 singing 2. Liu Fang thinks that _. (a) Chine
11、se music is like the Chinese language (b) Chinese music and language use the same tones 3. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles,_. (a) which is understandable (b) which is very surprising 4. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings_. (a) are like the silent parts of Chinese music (b) mean the
12、pictures have no lifeAnswers: 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. aActivity 5 Ask 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
13、in a concert hall. 2. When she has no concert for along time 3. Work with them.Activity 6 Ask 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 i
14、ncluding 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 s
15、he 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
16、 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.