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课件网) Unit 2 The universal language Extended reading Learning Objectives Learning Objectives 1. tell the story of Beethoven’s remarkable life; 2. give a brief introduction to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9; 3. find out the qualities of Beethoven as a great musician; 4. analyse what makes a great musician and explain the reasons; 5. master the writing techniques of this article. Key Points and Difficult Points Key points: Text Structure Analysis：Learn to identify structures like “flashback”. Practice mapping how an article starts with a key moment, then dives into his life story, and connects back. Inferential Comprehension：Extract implied ideas. Train to read between lines, a skill vital for analyzing arguments, character motives in novels, or historical document subtexts. Vocabulary in Context：Grasp academic/descriptive words from context. Learn to decode new terms using surrounding sentences—key for expanding language proficiency and tackling complex texts with unfamiliar vocabulary. Key Points and Difficult Points Difficult Points: Advanced Flashback Recognition：Distinguishing subtle flashback transitions. Struggling to separate “present” narrative anchors from past - tense backstories. Emotional & Thematic Linking：Connecting Beethoven’s personal struggles to musical themes. Translating life experiences to artistic expression is abstract—hard to apply to analyzing how authors infuse personal trials into themes. Critical Evaluation of Legacy：Arguing “what makes a great musician” using Beethoven’s example. Requires synthesizing facts into reasoned opinions. Tough for students to move beyond retelling to critical judgment—skills needed for essay writing, debating historical/cultural figures. Lead-in Let’s play a quiz! born in Germany every orchestra plays in his works suffer from loss of hearing music genius composer&pianist Nationality: Germany Professional: composer & pianist Music style: classical music Respectful name: Sage of Music Representative works: Moonlight Sonata（《月光奏鸣曲》） Symphony No.5（《第五交响曲》） Piano concerto No. 5（《第五钢琴协奏曲》） Symphony No. 9（《第九交响曲》） Extended reading Para. 1 The first-ever performance of Symphony No. 9 Para. 2 Beethoven’s attitude in face of the loss of hearing Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Beethoven’s reputation and achievements Beethoven’s life journey before his late twenties Introduction to Symphony No. 9 Read the article and match the main idea. Highlight Life& achievements Is this article written exactly in time order as we predict Flashback Writing techniques In some texts, the events are not put exactly in time order;instead,an event that happened earlier is put in the middle of the main story, which is called flashback. You can tell you are reading a flashback when the story goes back to the past with a change of scene. There is usually a transitional sentence indicating the change. Para 1 Read para 1 ... ...
