新译林版英语九年级上册9上Unit5Reading1

What kind of musical instruments are used in the piece of music Water?
He does not use any musical instruments.
How does Tan make music in Water? He makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow.
a new type.
Task 7: Read paragraph 5-6 together and tell True or False
Tan has helped make a connection between the East and the West.
T
Tan Dun has succeeded in bringing Chinese and
in China in 1958. He’s been _in_t_e_re2_s_te_d_ in music since he was very young.
In 1978, Tan Dun entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Eight years later, he went on to _s_t3_u_d_y_ in the USA.
• won _a_n__O_s_c_a_r for the music in a film • wrote t_h_e_a_w__a_rd__m_u_s_ic_ for the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Task 6: Read paragraph 4 and discuss in groups
Scanning:
Fill in the following blanks about Tan Dun’s profile
A world-famous composer
Name
Tan Dun
Year of birth
____1_9_5_8___
Place of birth Interest Job
His famous words
C__e_n_t_r_a_l_H__u_n_a_n_, China
____m__u_s_i_c__ _c_o__m_p__o_s_e_r_
My music is
to dr_e_a_m___w_i_t_h_o_u_t__b_o_u__n_d_aries
Detailed reading:
Task 4: Read the first paragraph and answer When was the award music played at the Beijing 2008
✔1. the composer’s life story and music career 2. life in the USA ✔3. representative（代表性的） musical works ✔4. music creating style and background 5. how to play the guitar well ✔6. the influence about the musical works
Western music together.
T
The music for the Beijing Olympics is in a Western style.
F
In Tan Dun’s works, only traditional Chinese music
and modern Western music mix together to make a new type.
While-reading
Skimming:
Task 2: Skim and answer the following question What is the principle（宗旨） of Tan Dun’s music? Music without boundaries.
Task 3:
Western music together.
T
The music for the Beijing Olympics is in a Western style.
F
In Tan Dun’s works, only traditional Chinese music
and modern Western music mix together to make
Western music together.
T
The music for the Beijing Olympics is in a Western style.
F
In Tan Dun’s works, only traditional Chinese music
and modern Western music mix together to make F
What does Tan Dun use a lot in his music? What kind of musical instruments are used in the piece of
music Water? How does Tan make music in Water?
What does Tan Dun use a lot in his music? He uses the sounds of nature a lot in his music.
Olympic Games? Each time a medal was presented to a winner, the award music was played. Is Tan Dun a world-famous actor? No. He is a world-famous composer.
Summary:
Para 2
profile
Para 3
education
Para 1、4、5
achievements
Para 6
principle
Practice:
Task 9: Complete a conversation between Sandy and Daniel
Daniel: Tan Dun is one of the greatest （1）c_o_m__p_o_s_e_rs_in the world. Could you tell me more about him? Sandy: Sure. He wrote the（2）a_w_a_r_d__ music for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Daniel: I know he loves the sounds of （3）__n_a_t_u_re__. Have they influenced his works? Sandy: Yes. He uses them a lot in his music, and in one of his works,Water, he doesn’t use any musical（4）_in_s_t_ru_m__e_n_ts__. Daniel: Really? How does he make music, then? Sandy: He makes over 50 sounds from water by （5）co_n_t_ro_l_li_n_gthe speed of water （6）_f_lo_w__. Daniel: That's really amazing! Sandy: Yes. When he was young, he used to make music with （7）_co_m__m__o_n objects like stones and paper. Daniel: Wow! His music for the Beijing Olympics must be very special! Sandy: Yes. It uses（8）_tr_a_d_i_ti_o_n_a_l _Chinese music and an （9）_a_n_c_ie_n_t_Chinese bell, but it’s in a （10）W__e_s_te_r_n__ style.
a new type.
Further reading:
Task 8: Read the article again and complete the passage
Further reading:
Task 8: Read the article again and complete the passage Tan Dun, one of the world’s greatest _c_o_m_p_o1_s_e_rs__, was born
F
Task 7: Read paragraph 5-6 together and tell True or False
Tan has helped make a connection between the East and the West.
T
Tan Dun has succeeded in bringing Chinese and
a new type.
Task 7: Read paragraph 5-6 together and tell True or False
Tan has helped make a connection between the East and the West.
T
Tan Dun has succeeded in bringing Chinese and
Tan Dun’s music has successfully __b_ro_9u_g_h_t_ Chinese Western music together and helped build a _b_r_id1_g0_e_ between the East and the West.
Summary:
Western music together.
T
The music for the Beijing Olympics is in an
Eastern style.
F
In Tan Dun’s works, only traditional Chinese music
and modern Western music mix together to make
Task 7: Read paragraph 5-6 together and tell True or False
Tan has helped make a connection between the East and the West.
T
Tan Dun has succeeded in bringing Chinese and
Tan Dun uses a lot of sounds of _n_a_4t_ur_e_ in his works. It is _a_m_a5_z_in_g_ that his piece of music Water doesn’t use any instruments. The sounds all come from nature and they create different __pi_c6_tu_r_e_s_ in different minds. His music for Beijing Olympics uses _tr_ad_i_tio7_n_a_l Chinese music and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell, though it is in a _W_e_s_t8e_r_n_style.
Task 5: Read paragraph 2-3 to learied music at a university in ____B_e_i_jin_g_/_1_9_7_8__ •went on to study in ___t_h_e_U__S_A___
Pre-reading A love before time
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
《卧虎藏龙》
Tan Dun
a world-famous composer
Predicting:
Task 1: Predict the points and tick the correct boxes