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Unit 2 The universal language Welcome to the unit How do people from different countries communicate with each other? Music: universal language? violin drum guitar saxophone accordion Brainstorming Vocabulary related to music • classical music, pop music, folk music, swing music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, rap, opera • people related to • musician, singer, composer, music pianist, violinist • kinds of music • musical instruments • guitar, piano, violin, drum Picture 1 What are the people doing in this picture? What do you know about jazz? (Jazz is a musical art form.At the beginning of the 20th century, jazz music was the most popular type of music.Most musicians at that time were black.) Do you know any famous jazz musicians? Louis Armstrong,one of the most famous jazz musicians,was born in New Orleans.He created wonderful jazz music with his trumpet(喇叭， 小号） Jazz musician: Louis Armstrong Picture 2 What is Chinese opera? Chinese opera is a traditional form of theatre in China.It started in the Tang Dynasty when Emperor Xuanzong founded the ‘Pear Garden’.A Chinese opera performance includes elements such as dance,song,dialogue,swordplay and acrobatics(杂技).And a character’s age ,gender(性别),movements,props(道具),and the colour of the costumes(戏服) What does Chinese opera sound like? To some young people nowadays ,the music accompanied by gongs（锣）,cymbals （钹）,drums and stringed instruments sounds a bit ‘shrill’(尖声的，刺耳的） and ‘noisy’. However,the stories and the melodies are unique. • Do you know any famous Chinese opera performers? Li Yugang Chinese opera master: Mei Lanfang Do you know any famous Chinese opera? Opera the White-haired lady Picture 3 What is the girl doing in this picture? What do you know about the violin? （The violin belongs to the string family of instruments.It is made of wood and uses strings) Do you know any famous violinists or the violin solo(独奏）or concerto(协奏曲）？ Violinist: Paganini Picture 4 What is the man doing in this picture? What do you know about the piano? The piano is a large musical instrument which consists of a long row of black and white keys attached to a wooden box,inside of that are metal strings.) Do you know of any famous pianists? Composer and pianist: Beethoven Discussion • What is your favorite kind of music? • Who is your favorite musician? • Have you ever watched an opera? What do you know about Chinese opera ? Make up a dialogue Ask you partner what kind of music he/she likes best and why he/she likes about it. You may start your dialogue like this: A: Hello, XXX. I heard that you like music very much. Could you tell me what kind of music you like? B: Sure. I like … A: why do you like it? B: I think the reason why I like this kind of music is … … The Story of Schubert's Famous Piece of Music [一首舒伯特名曲的遭遇] Franz Suhubetr was a famous musician in the world .But he lived a very hard life and often went hungry. One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant, hoping he might meet some friends there to borrow some money .He looked round the restaurant but found nobody .Then his eyes fell on piece of paper on one of the tables .On it was a short poem .He read the poem and liked it very much .So he sat down and began to write a piece of music for the poem .Then he took his work to the owner of the restaurant .He only received a dish of beef and potato for it. Summary From your dicussion ,we know ,different people like different kinds of music Chinese opera is a kind of music with a long history. But some young Chinese don’t like it at all. Some even think that it is noisy. Homework 1. Write a short passage about your favourite musician. 2. Preview the reading.