Module 5
Western music
Unit 2
Vienna is the centre of
European classical music.
Words and expressions
centre
drum
guitar
organ
trumpet
violin
elder
n. 中心
n. 鼓
n. 吉他
n. 管风琴
n. 小号
n. 小提琴
adj. 年长的 (尤指家庭
成员之间)
Words and expressions
waltz n. 华尔兹; 圆舞曲
younger adj. 年幼的 (尤指家庭成员
之间)
die v. 死; 去世
addition n. 添加; 添加物
in addition to
除……以外
rest n. 剩余部分
Music
Appreciation
Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
《费加罗的婚礼》
Johann Strauss
The Blue Danube
《蓝色的多瑙河》
Voices of Spring, Op.
《春之声》圆舞曲
Some instruments (乐器)
violoncello
piano
organ
saxophone
drum
violin
trumpet
guitar
大提琴
钢琴
管风琴
萨克斯
鼓
小提琴
喇叭；小号
吉他
violoncello
piano
organ
saxophone
trumpet
drum
violin
guitar
1 Match the pictures with the words.
②
①
violin
guitar
④
trumpet
③
piano
⑥
⑤
drums
organ
Vienna-----the centre of European classical music
2
Listen first and then read the text.
Answer this question:
Which family is the most famous family?
The Strauss family.
Read and check (√ ) the true sentences.
1. Many composers and musicians
came to study and work in Vienna.√
2. Strauss the younger played the piano,
the violin and the organ at the age of
six. ×
3. Mozart wrote his first opera at the
age of 14. ×
4. The family took Mozart around
Europe. √
5. The father Johann Strauss died in
1791. ×
6. Mozart wrote The Blue Danube. ×
Language
Points
1. His waltzes made him famous all over
Europe.
他的华尔兹使他享誉全欧洲。
make 的常见用法：
(1) make sb. do sth.使某人做某事
make sb. not do sth.使某人不做某事
Parents always make their children learn
many things.
父母总是使他们的孩子学习很多东西。
(2) make sb./sth. +adj. 使某人/物……
The bad news made him very sad.
这个坏消息使他很伤心。
all over 遍及
all over the world 全世界
all over the country 全国
all over China 全中国
We have friends all over the world.
我们的朋友遍天下。
2. …he played not only the piano, but also
the violin and the organ.
…他不但能弹奏钢琴，而且还能演奏
小提琴和管风琴。
not only…but also…是一个表并列关系的
连词，用来连接两个并列关系的句子成
分。
I can speak not only English, but also
French.
我不但会讲英语，而且还会讲法语。
3. He wrote his first opera at the age of
12 and…
他在12岁时写下了第一部歌剧……
at the age of “在……岁时”，相当于
when sb. be…years old
At the age of 15, she became very
famous.
=When she was 15 years old, she
became very famous.
她15岁就出名了。
Fill in the blanks.
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the
capital city of
river Danube. It’s the _______
Austria and the centre
_____ of European
classical music.
composers called
There were two __________
father and a son
Johann Strauss: a ______
___.
The father wrote and played music
waltz His
for a classical dance — a _____.
waltzes made him famous all over
Europe
_______.
Johann Strauss the younger, was
popular
successful and ________
even more __________
than his father. He wrote _____
more ____
than
400 waltzes and his most _______
famous one
was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in
1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of
important composers.
the most __________
Practice
看图猜单词。
drums
violin
piano
trumpet
organ
guitar
saxophone
3 Read again and answer the questions.
1. Where is Vienna?
It’s in Austria.
2. What sort of music did Johann Strauss
the elder write?
He wrote waltzes.
3. What was Johann Strauss the
younger’s most famous piece of music?
The Blue Danube.
4.When was Mozart born?
He was born in 1756.
5. What did Mozart write in addition to
operas?
He wrote hundreds of pieces of music
for the classical orchestra.
6. How old was Mozart when he died?
He was 35.
7. Who do some people say was the
greatest European composer?
Mozart.
Retell something about Mozart.
Mozart was born…
Before he was six…
His family…He
wrote…He died…
Some people say…
Writing
4 Write a passage about the composer
Xian Xinghai.
◆ Xian Xinghai
◆ famous for the song The Yellow River
◆ wrote it in 1939 in only six days
◆ music describes China to the rest of
the world
◆ used traditional Chinese music
◆ studied in Paris
◆ one of the great composers of classical
and traditional music
brought western and Chinese music
together
◆ born in Macao, China, 1905
◆ songs have been popular for more than
60 years
◆ called the People’s Musician
◆ died young,1945
◆
Xian Xinghai is one of the great
composers of classical and traditional
music. He was born in…
Xian Xinghai
Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers
of classical and traditional music.He was
born in Macao,China in 1905 and studied
in Paris. He was famous for his song The
Yellow River. He used traditional music,
and the music describes China to the rest
of the world. Unfortunately, Xian Xinghai
died young, in 1945. But he is called the
People’s Musician and his music is loved
by every one.
Individual
activity
课堂小测验
注: 另附 word 文档。
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一、用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. Tony ___________
doesn’t like (not like) pop music,
does he?
2. I like pop. It’s lively and good to
________
dance
(dance) to.
3. There were two composers _____
called (call)
Johann Strauss.
4. Mozart _____________(die)
for many
has been dead
years.
5. He ________
has been (be) a teacher since 1992.
二、按要求转换下列句子。
1. At the age of 20, he joined the army.
(改为同义句）
_____ ___
____ 20, he joined the army.
When
he was
2. Your father was born in 1948,
__________?(完成反意疑问句）
wasn’t he
3. Strauss was famous for his waltzes.
(改为同义句）
Strauss’ waltzes _____
made ____
him _______.
famous
4. I can play the violin. Tom can play the
violin, too.(改写为同义句）
____
____ I ____
Not only
but ____
also Tom can play
the violin.
5. Many people went to Qingdao to enjoy
the beautiful sea.(就划线部分提问）
Where
go to enjoy
______ did
___ many people____
the beautiful sea?
Homework
Write a passage about
the singer Zhou Jielun.