Module12 western music Unit 2

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Writing
Use the notes to write a passage about the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai.
Xian Xinghai Famous for the song The Yellow River Wrote it in 1939 One of the great composers of classical and traditional music Born in Macao, 1945 Died young, 1945 Called the People’s Musician Used traditional Chinese music studied in Paris Songs are still popular today
A Sample
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 is famous for his song The Yellow River. He wrote it in 1939 in only six days. He used traditional folk music, and brought Western and Chinese music together. The music describes China to the rest of the world, and his songs have been popular for more than 60 years. Unfortunately, Xian Xinghai died young, in 1945. He is called the People’s Musician and people like his music very much.
when he was only thirty-five. die作动词, 意为"死, 去世", 表示生命的
结束, 是不及物动词, 强调的是瞬间动作,
不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。die可以
用于进行时态, be dying意为"奄奄一息的；
濒死的"。如:
My grandfather died at the age of 86. 我爷爷在86岁时去世了。 Flowers soon die if they are left without water. 如果不给花儿浇水，很快它们就会枯死。 Those trees are dying. 那些树木即将死去。 She is dying of cancer. 她将死于癌症。
Paragraph 3
1. What did Mozart play when he was six years?
He played the violin and the piano. 2. Whose music do some people think is perfect? Mozart.
Language points
Read quickly and match. Para.1 A. the Strauss family
Para.2 Para.3
B. Mozart Cyed music for a classical dance---a waltz. 他创作并演奏了古典舞曲 -华尔兹。
Read and answer the questions.
1. Where is Vienna? It’s in Austria. / It is in the centre of Europe. 2. What music did Johann Strauss the elder write? He wrote music for traditional dances, called the waltz.
die out意为“灭绝”。如： Many kinds of animals have died out. 许多种动物已经灭绝了。 die的名词形式为death, 意为“死亡”；其 形容词形式为dead, 意为“死的”, 可作表语 或定语, 作表语时, 表示状态。如： I was surprised by his death. 他的死让我感到惊讶。 The flower has been dead for two days. 这株花已经死了两天了。
Exercises
Complete the sentences. 1. 昨天李老师的话让我们感到兴奋。 Miss Li’s words ______________ made us excited yesterday. 2. 我们班最淘气的两个男孩是董伟和刘星。 ___________________boys in our class are The two naughtiest Dong Wei and Liu Xing. 3. 他不仅会游泳,还会打篮球。 He can __________ not only swim ___________ but also play basketball.
Vienna
It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. 它是奥地利的首都，也是欧洲古典音 乐的中心。
the river Danube
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube.
Practice
用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. His grandfather has been ______ dead (die) for
10 years.
2. The ________(die) of the dog made the death
boy very sad.
died 3. The old man _______ (die) three years
维也纳是多瑙河畔一座美丽而古老的城市。
Vienna-----the centre of European classical music
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violin
piano
Listen and check the true sentences.
1. Many musicians came to study and work in Vienna. ( √ ) 2. Strauss the younger played the piano, the violin and the drums at the age of six. ( × ) 3. Mozart’s family took him around Europe. ( √ ) 4. The father, Johann Strauss, died in 1791. (× ) 5. Mozart wrote The Blue Danube. ( × )
Vienna city Danube the centre of It capital city of
in the century of the eighteenth came to study and work
Paragraph 2
Johann Strauss
Johann Strauss II
True or false
4. 三十岁的时候, 吴先生移居到上海。
At the age of thirty, Mr Wu moved to ____________
3. How many waltzes did Johann Strauss the younger write? He wrote over 150 waltzes. 4. When was Mozart born? He was born in 1756. 5. How old was Mozart when he died? He was 35.
[注意] 当not only … but also 连接两个主语的时 候, 谓语动词应与最近的那一个主语在人称 和数上保持一致。如： Not only he but also his mother likes swimming.
他和他妈妈都喜欢游泳。
2. But he became very poor and died in 1791
1. Before he was… not only the piano, but also the violin. not only … but also 意思是“不但….而 且…..”。如： He can not only speak Chinese but also speak English. 他不仅会说中文还会说英语。 He is not only my teacher, but also my good friend. 他不仅是我的老师还是我的好朋友。
Mozart
莫扎特于1756年出生在 奥地利。 Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. 他十二岁的时候写了第 一部歌剧。 He wrote his first opera at the age of 12. 他在1791年去世，当时 他只有35岁。 He died in 1791 when he was only 35.
与die常见的搭配: die of / from意为“死于……”, 前者一般指由 于疾病、情感、衰老等自身原因引起的死亡； 后者一般指环境(主要指事故等方面的外部原因) 造成的死亡。如：
The man died of cancer. 这个男人死于癌症。 The Polish president died from an air crash. 波兰总统死于飞机失事。