Unit 5 Rhythm Lesson3

用所学短语填空： 1) Although I’d been told about the native people’s at no time did I come attitude towards foreigners, ___________ across any rudeness. at a time 2) Don’t all speak at once! One _____________. 3) Most people don’t find it difficult to eat and read the at the same time newspaper ________________. in no time 4) Don’t worry. You’ll be all right _______________. at any time 5) Unexpected disasters can strike ________________. at one time 6) _________________, half the land on the Earth’s surface was covered by forest.
Detailed-reading Paragraph 2: What do the following numbers tell you?
time From birth Before 7 event
5 years old
At the age of 18
lived with music His mother couldn’t buy him a piano. She had to draw piano keys on a pieceof paper so that … practise on the paper piano as his Act out mother clapped the rhythm. became the youngest prize winner in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky International ed-reading Paragraph 2: What impresses you most in this paragraph? (Please underline your favorite part and read it to
your partner. If possible, give the reason please.)
studies.
2) As far as I know, Mike is always very honest, so he tells
Detailed-reading: Paragraph 3-5
4. How did Kong find his identity again? Can you
find some examples from paragraph 3-5?
1) He began experimenting with different styles—
14. be made of
15. become famous worldwide 16. go back to 17. a pioneer in music 18. such a success 19. be expected to 20 go for
被迫做
变得世界闻名 回归到
音乐先锋
这样的成功 预计，被期待 主张拥护，迷恋喜欢，努力争取
Detailed-reading Paragraph 2:
Detailed-reading: Paragraph 3-5 “ Because of Kong’s talent and hard work, he became famous worldwide. But after years of performing, He felt that in some ways he had lost his identity.”This is why he went back to his roots and rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music. 1. Where are Kong’s roots? His roots are in China. 2. What is “his(Kong’s) identity” ? His identity is that he is a Chinese. 3. Why did Kong feel that in some ways he had lost his identity? Because he played so many classical music around the world but he never played any music of China. He felt he forget who he truly is, where he is from.
Lesson 3
Experiment in Folk
Period 1
Kong
goes for folk!
课前预习：英译汉或汉译英：
1. Combine… with … 把…和…结合起来 古典音乐 中国民乐 有时，不时 在某些方面 做实验 剃/刮（头发，胡子）
2. Classical music
3. Chinese folk music
有关way的短语的含义： on the/one’s way (to) 去…的路上； by the way 顺便说，顺便问一下 in a way 在某种程度上 in no way 绝不 in the way 妨碍，挡路 in this/that way 用这种/那种方法 by way of 经由…
用所学短语填空： in some ways 1) Helen does well ________________ such as art, sports and computer at school, but she needs to improve her
Leading in: A famous pianist ---Kong Xiangdong
Why did he change his music style? Why did he shave off all his hair?
Fast reading:
Read the first paragraph and answer the following question: 1. In last week’s concert Kong Xiangdong gave his fans a big surprise, what was the surprise? Combining classical music with Chinese folk music.
4. At times
5. In some ways 6. Experiment with 7. Shave off
8. Change one’s appearance 改变某人的外貌
9. 创造一些新的东西 10. 世界其他地方 11. 出生以来 12. 获奖 13. live with
create something new the rest of the world from birth win awards 与……相伴生活
playing Chinese folk music on the piano.
2) He changed his appearance—shaving off all his hair. 3) He held the Dream Tour Concert around the world.
What is the passage mainly about? Kong successfully combined classical music with Chinese folk music.
Kong changed his appearance ___________ in last week’s concert to show that his experiment in Chinese folk music is shaved off all his very important to his. He had ______ ______ hair. The concert is so __________ successful that Kong’s Dream Tour Concert is hoped to _____ run for the next two years in some big cities home and abroad.
短语和句式： 1.at times: 表示“有时”的单词和短语还有： sometimes, from time to time, now and then, once in a while, every now and then 其他有关time 的短语：
At a time 一次 at one time 曾经 at the same time 同时 in no time立刻，马上 at any time 随时，任何时候 at no time 绝不
Post-reading
Voice your opinion
Why is Kong so successful? Please find some supporting sentences from the
passage to support your ideas.
IV. Please fill in the blanks: Kong goes for folk! pianist The famous classical ________, Kong Xiangdong gave a concert last week in which he combined ________ classical music with ______Chinese folk music . The concertsurprised _______ Kong’s fans greatly. The reason for Kong’s trying this is that he felt _____ bored of playing the same music in different countries and he hoped bring Chinese folk music to the other part of the world. to _____ lived with Kong has a great talent _____ for playing piano and he __________ music from birth. When he was young, Kong was made to at times play the piano so much that _______ ________ he thought quitting However, he kept on practicing and became about _______. famous worldwide _______. Many years later, he felt he had lost his in some ways roots identity _____ ______ ______. So he returned to his _______ and _________ rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music.