(
课件网) Unit 7 Art Lesson 3 A Musical Genius genius A genius is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person. In 1770 Birth Being famous for his skill on the piano. Later Beginning to lose his hearing. Highlight In 1827 Death In his twenties Producing some amazing pieces, including nine symphonies, five piano pieces, and an opera. Timetable of Ludwig van Beethoven General Information (Para. 1) Composing of Symphony No.9 (Para. 2) Ludwig van Beethoven 1. When and how was Symphony No.9 completed 2. What was Beethoven thinking when he finished the Symphony No.9 Performance of Symphony No. 9 (Para 3 ~ 6) Ludwig van Beethoven: Before During After The audience: Read sentences related to people’s reactions and use some adjectives to describe them. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a disaster (line 22 ) For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score. (line 28~30 ) But Beethoven continued conducting, his head buried in the score. It was not until Caroline Unger, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to face the audience that the great man realised his symphony was a success. (line 34~37 ) Later, Caroline remembered that Beethoven was the not the only one who got a surprise. (line 39) Beethoven’s reaction to the performance afraid, nervous excited , focused, passionate, confused, unbelievable surprised Composing of Symphony No.9: took several years, completed in Vienna Performance of Symphony No.9: For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front the orchestra, waving his arms widly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score, The whole time, Umlauf stood quietly by his side, skillfully guiding the orchestra through the most amazing piece of music the world had ever know. Skill Builder Graphic Organisers Graphic Organisers are a pictorial way of organising and illustrating information in a text. These include flow charts, tables and diagrams. Determine the type of the text (e.g. narrative, argumentation, description, or exposition). Analyse the writing technique. Does the text include sequencing, facts and opinion, cause and effect Does it compare and contrast Determine which type of graphic organiser will illustrate the text in the most effective way. Answer the questions based on your notes. Read the story again if needed. 4 1. When and how was Symphony No. 9 completed What was Beethoven thinking when he finished the symphony 2. How do you think Beethoven felt while he was conducting the orchestra Find evidence from the text. Personally, Beethoven was very excited when conducting the ninth symphony. One day in February 1824, the famous German composer's ninth symphony was finally completed, Beethoven tried to imagine how people would respond when they heard it for the first time. Pair Work. Choose one of the following topics to introduce to your par ... ...
