Unit 9
I like music that I can dance
to.
Section B (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
sense, pain, reflect, look up, perform, lifetime, pity,
total, in total, master, praise, recall
Key sentences:
1.It was one of the most pieces of music
that I’ve ever heard.
2. It is a pity that only six pieces of music
in total were recorded for the future
world to hear.
Reading and Writing
Listen to a piece of music and write
down your feeling.
Do you like music? How does music
make you feel?
Lead in
happy
angry
sad
tired
Do you like Chinese folk music?
Do you know any Chinese musical
instruments?
dizi
xiao suona
cucurbit
flute Brass & woodwind
(吹奏乐器)
Pre-reading
guzheng
pipa
dongbula
yangqin Stings
(弹拨乐器)
gu
yunluo
Percussion
(打击乐器)
erhu horse head string
instrument Strings
(拉弦乐器)
How many Chinese musical instruments do
you know about? Do you know any famous
pieces of music that are played on these
instruments? Make a list with your partner.
2a
The man is Abing. He was a folk musician.
He wrote many pieces of beautiful music.
He was born in Wuxi in 1893.
Which piece of
his music is the
most famous?
1) Which musician does the passage
mainly talk about?
2) What is the name of his most famous
piece of music?
Abing.
Erquan Yingyue.
Read the passage and answer the
questions.
While-reading
2b
3) How does the writer feel about this
piece of music?
He feels that it is sad but beautiful,
and it not only paints a picture of
Abing’s own life but also makes people
recall their deepest wounds from their
own sad or painful experiences.
阅 读 指 导
◆ 尝试使用阅读的策略帮助学生养成好习惯,
培养自主学习,大胆尝试良好的阅读氛围。
通读全文,先找出或总结出每段的主题大
意。
◆ 阅读策略:在阅读中注意具体的细节。具
体的细节可能是举出的例子,涉及的原因,
表达的观点或每段文章中的其他详细信息。
Read the passage again and use suit-
able words to complete the main idea of
each paragraph. Then list the
supporting details in each paragraph.
2c
Paragraph Main idea Supporting
details
1
I was ____ by a piece
of music named
Erquan Yingyue.
The music was
strangely
beautiful…
2 Abing lived a very
_____ life.
3
Abing’s musical skills
made him very
______.
Paragraph 1: 指导
读本段文章可知:作者听到二泉映月时被深
深感动。支持这个观点的具体细节:
◆ The music was strangely beautiful but
under the beauty I sensed a strong
sadness and pain.
◆ It was one of the most moving pieces of
music that I’ve ever heard.
◆ I almost cried along with it as I listened.
Paragraph 2: 指导
读本段文章可知:阿炳早期过着贫穷的
生活。支持这个观点的具体细节:
◆ His mother died when he was very young.
◆ His father died when he was a teenager.
He was poor and homeless.
◆ He developed an illness and became blind.
◆ He lived on the streets and played music to
make money.
Paragraph 3: 指导
读本段文章可知:阿炳的音乐才能使他成
为很受欢迎的人。支持这个观点的具体细
节:
◆ He could play over 600 pieces, and he wrote
many of them himself.
◆ His most famous piece is still played and
praised by erhu master today.
◆ Erquan Yingyue has become one of China’s
national treasures.
Paragraph Main idea
1 I was _______ by a piece of
music named Erquan Yingyue.
2 Abing lived a very ______ life.
3 Abing’s musical skills made
him very __________.
moved
hard
popular
Paragraph Supporting details
1 ◆ The music was strangely
beautiful but under the beauty
I sensed a strong sadness and
pain.
◆ It was one of the most moving
pieces of music that I’ve ever
heard.
◆ I almost cried along with it as I
listened.
Paragraph Supporting details
2 ◆ His mother died when he
was very young.
◆ His father died when he was a
teenager.
He was poor and homeless.
◆ He developed an illness and
became blind.
◆ He lived on the streets and
played music to make money.
Paragraph Supporting details
3 ◆ He could play over 600
pieces, and he wrote many of
them himself.
◆ His most famous piece is still
played and praised by erhu
master today.
◆ Erquan Yingyue has become
one of China’s national
treasures.
Circle that or who and fill in the blanks
with the words in the box.
pain
wounds
sense
pity
praise
指导:
1) 在定语从句中,如果先行词是
物,关系代词我们可用that,
如果先行词是人, 关系代词
可选用who/that。
2) Try to guess the meaning of
these words in the box.
Post-reading
2d
Abing played music (that/who) could touch
the hearts of people. When we listen to his
music, we can ______ both the beauty and
the sadness in it. It makes us think about
the _____ and _______(that/who) we have
sense
pain wounds
experienced in the past. For this reason,
many people _____ him as the musician
(that/who) has greatly influenced erhu
music. So it is really a ______ that not
many pieces of his music were recorded.
praise
pity
Student A is foreign visitor who is
interested in Abing and his music. Student
B is a Chinese student who knows about
Abing. Use the information in the passage
to make a conversation.
2e
What kind of
musical
instruments did
Abing play?
He could play many
instruments, but he is
best known for playing
erhu.
1. …I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
1) sense v. 感觉到, 意识到
e.g. We all seemed to sense his sadness
at that time.
在那个时候我们好像都感觉到了他
的悲伤。
Language Points
sense n. 意识,感觉
e.g. People have five senses, sight,
hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
人有五种感觉:视觉,听觉,嗅觉,
味觉和触觉。
2) sadness n. 悲哀
e.g. Don't give yourself up to sadness, there's
still hope!不要太悲伤,还有希望!
-ness是个名词后缀,一些形容词后加
-ness可变成名词。
e.g. happy—happiness kind--kindness
*sad adj. 悲伤的,忧愁的
e.g. She sang a sad song. 她唱着悲伤的歌。
3) pain n. 疼痛,努力
e.g. He has pains in the arm. 他手臂痛。
painful adj. 痛苦的;疼痛的;
令人不快的
e.g. He had a painful experience in the
past.他过去有一段痛苦的经历。
2. The piece had a simple name, Erquan
Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second
Spring),…
piece表示音乐作品,相当于汉语的“一首歌;
一支乐曲”等。
e.g. When he was a small boy, he could
hum songs and difficult pieces of music.
当他还是个小孩子,就会哼唱歌曲和
颇有难度的乐曲。
I especially like that short piece by
Beethoven.
我特别喜欢贝多芬的那首小曲。
reflect v. 反映,映出
e.g. His actions reflect his thoughts.
他的行为反映他的思想。
3. Later I looked up the history of Erquan
Yingyue…
look up (在字典,参考书中,通过电
脑)查阅,抬头看
e.g. It is unnecessary to look up every word
you don’t know in the dictionary while
your are reading.阅读时,碰到生词,不
必都要在词典中查阅。
I looked up and saw him. 我抬起头来看见
了他。
4. He performed in this way for many
years.
perform v. 表演,执行
e.g. He performed a dance for them.
他为他们表演了一个舞蹈。
He performed his duties perfectly.
他圆满地完成了自己的任务。
5. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in
total were recorded for the future world
to hear, but his popularity continues to
this day.
1) pity n. 遗憾,怜悯
e.g. It’s pity that you missed the
beginning of the movie.
很遗憾你错过了电影的开头。
2) total n. 总数,合计
e.g. Their expenses reached a total of
1,000 pounds.
他们的花费总计一千英镑。
Add this numbers together and give
me the total.
把这些数字加起来,告诉我总数是
多少。
in total 总共;合计
e.g. In total over 100 people attended the
conference.
共计有百余人参加了这个会议。
total adj. 总的,全体的
e.g. What is the total population of
Japan? 日本的总人口为多少?
popularity 表示“声望;知名度”之意。
当我们说to win popularity或to enjoy
popularity即指“享盛名;得众望;受欢
迎”。
e.g. Country music is growing in
popularity.
乡村音乐正逐渐得到更多人的喜爱。
6. …all the great erhu masters play and
praise.
praise n. 赞扬,表扬
e.g. He won praises for his modesty.
他以自己的谦虚赢得别人的赞扬。
He deserves all the praise.
他值得我们一切的赞美。
praise v. 赞扬,表扬
e.g. The teacher praised her many times
because of her kindness.
因为她的善良,老师表扬了她很多次。
7. …makes people recall their deepest
wounds from their own sad or painful
experiences.
wound n. 伤口,创伤
e.g. He has a wound in the arm.
他臂上有一处伤。
wound v. 使(身体)受伤;伤害
e.g. Two soldiers were wounded in the
attack.
在这次袭击中,有两名士兵受伤。
You must not wound her feelings.
你不可以伤害她的感情。
What kind of music or movies do you
like best? Make notes in the chart by
yourselves.
Favorite kind of
music/movie
Why I like this kind of
music/movie
Favorite song/movie
3a
Historical drama
Makes me aware of
some important
historical events and
how they affected
people’s lives
Gone with the Wind
Why I like this
song/movie
How this song/movie
makes me feel
Why I think others
should listen to/watch
this song/movie
It has a very interesting
storyline and an excellent
cast.
Deeply moved-sad about
the effects of war, but has
hope in the human spirit.
One of the best movies of
all time
Use your notes to write an article for a news-
paper or magazine to tell people about your favo-
rite kind of music/movie and your favorite song/
movie. Useful expressions
My favorite kind of music/movie is…
I like… because …
It was …by…
When I listen to /watch it, I feel…
I think you should listen to/watch it too because …
Writing
3b
Read the first paragraph in 2b again and
you may follow it to finish your writing.
My favorite kind of music is old music. I’ll Never
Forget My Mom is my favorite song. I like it because
it is beautiful. The lyrics are very great. It was
written by Liu Zheng. Many famous singers like
Cheng Lin, Liu Hegang, and Tan Jing once sang it.
When I listened to it, I thought of my mom. The
mother’s love is the greatest love in the world.
I was moved by these lyrics. I think you should
listen to it, because it can help us love our mothers
more.
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the
box.
plenty of, suppose, war, electronic, actor, spare
1. The comedy has ________ dialogs which are
very humorous.
2. Since you prefer music that is relaxing, I
don’t ________ you would want to buy this
__________ music CD.
plenty of
suppose
electronic
Self Check
3. Christmas is a time for spreading joy, so
you should find some _______ time to spend
with your loved ones.
4. Although he is an _____ who does not have
much experience, he did an excellent job in
the new ____ film.
actor
war
spare
plenty of, suppose, war, electronic, actor, spare
2. Fill in the blanks with who, that or
which. More than one answers may
be possible.
A: Hi, Cindy! Would you like to see Sky High in
2050 this weekend?
B: Hmm…no, I don’t think movies __________
try to describe the future are very interesting.
Could we see City Danger instead?
that/which
A: You mean, the new police story _________ was
filmed in five countries?
B: Yes, that’s the one. The actor ________ plays
the hero used to be a schoolteacher!
A: OK, sure. It sounds like something _________
we both will enjoy!
that/which
who
that/which
1. I don’t like music
_______________________.
2. I enjoy spending time in places
___________________________.
3. I have friends
_________________________.
4. I like movie stars
__________________________________.
3.Complete the sentences about yourself.
that is too loud
that are relaxing
who are friendly and helpful
who are beautiful or handsome
1. The man ________ is talking with my mother is
my father.
2. That book is the one ______ I bought yesterday.
3. I know the man ________ is a model worker.
4. I can’t find a house ______ is suitable for us to
live.
5. Is there a zoo _____ we can see tigers around
here?
一、用“who”或“that”填空。
who/that
that
who/that
that
that
Exercises
二、同义句改写。
1. I like slow music.
I like music ___ __ ____.
2. What do you think of the CD?
____ __ ___ ___ the CD?
3. I like friendly people.
I like people ____ ___ ________.
that is slow
How do you like
who are friendly
4. My father prefers quiet beaches.
My father prefers beaches
____ ___ _____.
5. I talked to the man. The man is our
teacher.
The man ___ _ _____ __ is our teacher.
that are quiet
who I talked to
Homework
1. Read the passage of 2b.
2. Review Relative Clauses.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank
you!