(
课件网) My friends Lesson 6: High mountains and flowing water Unit 4 Learning aims 通过阅读，了解关于友谊的故事“高山流水”； 能讲述关于自己及中国传统友谊故事 Lead-in What do you know about high mountains and flowing water What kind of friendship do they have Why Activity 1 Predicting · Self-interested friendship: Some people use others for their own purposes. · Friendship just for fun: All they want is to have a good time. · True friendship: They truly love and support each other. Aristotle summarised three kinds of friendship. What kind of friendship do you like best Discuss with your partner. Activity 2 While-reading Yu Boya was a famous musician during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at playing the guqin . One day, when Boya was playing his instrument, Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter stood by quietly. He enjoyed the music so much. When Boya played a piece of music about high mountains, Ziqi said, “This is as high and great as Mount Taishan!” When Boya played a piece of music about water, Ziqi said, “The music is as great as a flowing river!” Boya realised that Ziqi could understand his music. The two became the best friends. Years later, Boya went to visit Ziqi. He was sad to find that Ziqi had passed away. He played the music High Mountains and Flowing Water for Ziqi. Then he broke his guqin. He never played music again because he believed no one could ever get the meaning of his music again. Read this Chinese story about friendship and answer the questions. A What were Boya’s two songs about One was about high mountains, and the other was about water. B What kind of friendship did Boya and Ziqi build True friendship. 故事解读 Key Themes of the Story: Zhiyin (知音) – "A Friend Who Truly Understands" Zhong Ziqi was Yu Boya's zhiyin—someone who could intuitively grasp the emotions and thoughts behind his music. Their connection went beyond words. The term zhiyin is still used in modern Chinese to describe a soulmate or kindred spirit. 2 Artistic Expression and Appreciation Boya’s music depicted nature’s grandeur (mountains and rivers), and Ziqi’s responses showed his deep appreciation. This reflects the ancient Chinese artistic ideal of harmony between humanity and nature. 3. Grief and Loyalty After Ziqi’s death, Boya broke his guqin, declaring he would never play again because his zhiyin was gone. This act symbolizes the irreplaceability of true understanding and the depth of his sorrow. Language points (1) musician [mju z n] n. 音乐家 例句： Yu Boya was a musician who played the guqin beautifully. （俞伯牙是一位擅长弹奏古琴的音乐家。） （2）be good at (doing) sth. 擅长（做）某事 例句： Yu Boya was good at playing the guqin. （俞伯牙擅长弹奏古琴。） 3 instrument [ nstr m nt] n. 乐器 例句： The guqin is a traditional Chinese instrument. （古琴是一种中国传统乐器。） 4 stand by 站在一旁 例句： Ziqi stood by quietly and listened to the music. （钟子期站在一旁静静地听音乐。 ... ...
