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课件网) Unit 2 The universal language Reading Lead in We feel _____. the first Email : Understand _____ culture through _____ Chinese Butterfly Lovers Lead in topic 主题 writer 作者 receiver 收信人 Guidance & Exploration Alice's email Alice's email Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 The story and music of Butterfly Lovers work well together. Butterfly Lovers illustrates how wonderfully story and musical elements can mix. I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers last night. Skimming The plot Characteristics of the music Feelings created by the music The two lovers first meet. They spend three years at school. They are separated; Liang falls sick and dies; Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into Liang’s grave. The couple transform into butterflies and fly away. Light and pleasant Whispering to audiences Fast and cheerful happy Dramatic with heavier notes Angry and sad Take a softer turn and end on a bitter sweet note exciting Scanning Read paragraph 2 and fill in the table 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ Beginning Development Climax Ending Listen and guess:which stage do the following music pieces belong to Development The two lovers spend three happy years at school together. Beginning The two lovers first meet. 1 2 Summary retell the story The couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever. Climax The lovers are separated by Zhu’s father. Liang falls sick and dies. Zhu weeps bitterly and jumps into his grave. 3 4 Ending Summary Guidance & Exploration Harry's email The second Email : send From Stephen Lin To Harry Yu Subject Country Music Understand _____ culture through _____ Lead in Western country music My host family introduces me to _____. Country music has a long _____ and it often features certain specific instruments and lyrics that leave you _____ . Country music suggests a _____ and _____ life in rural America. Read the second email and summarize the main ideas. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 country music history deep in thought simple peaceful Para. 4 You should listen to some country music. Skimming Read the email again and fill in the mind map. Country music History born out of blues and folk music became popular time: _____ place: _____ in the 1940s in the south of America The typical instrument(s) _____ the guitar Characteristics tunes: _____ lyrics: _____ themes: hardship, heartbreak and hope easy to sing deep in thought Examples the musician: _____ the song: _____ John Denver “Take me home, country roads” Scanning What is country music Time: Place: Themes Characteristic Representative become popular in the1940s in the south of America hardship , heartbreak and hope tunes and lyrics are easy to sing. John Denver Taylor Swift Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah River Life is old there, Older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, Mountain Mama Take me home, c ... ...
