《Vienna is the centre of European classical music》Western music PPT课件2

比一比，看谁能快速说出下面的单词。

musician n. 乐手；音乐家

centre (Am E center) n.中心

European adj. 欧洲的

composer n.作曲家

century n.世纪

elder adj. 年长的

waltz n. 华尔兹舞(曲)

poor adj. 贫穷的

perfect adj. 完美的

piece n. (写作、音乐或艺术的)作品

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Read the passage 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.

Answer the questions.

1. Where is Vienna?

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.

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.

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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, China, 1905

died young, 1945

called the “People’s Musician”

used traditional Chinese music

studied in Paris

songs are still popular today

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New words

musician 是名词，意为“乐手；音乐家”，

music 是名词，意为“音乐”。意义不同。

European 是形容词，意为“欧洲的”，

它的名词形式是 Europe，意为“欧洲” 。

century 是名词，意为“世纪”，即一百年

century = a / one hundred years

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Language points

1. Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River

Danube in the centre of Europe. 

维也纳是欧洲中心多瑙河畔一座美丽而古老的城市。

句中的 on the river...的意思是“坐落于......河畔”，例如：

His hometown is a small city on the Changjiang River. 

他的家乡是位于长江河畔的一个小城。

2. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. 

还不到六岁，他既会弹钢琴，又会拉小提琴。

句中的 not only...but also...的意思是“不仅......，而且......”，例如：

Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor. 

莎士比亚不仅是作家，而且是演员。

3. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician... 像施特劳斯父子一样，他是一位伟大的欧洲音乐家......

句中的 like 的意思不是“喜欢”，而是介词，意思是“像......一样”。

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Homework

1. Review and recite the important points of Unit 2. 

2. Try to write a passage about a Chinese musician.

《Vienna is the centre of European classical music》Western music PPT课件3 He wrote and played music for a classical dance--a waltz. 他创作并演奏了古典舞曲-华尔兹。 约翰..

《Vienna is the centre of European classical music》Western music PPT课件 the river Danube Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. 维也纳是多瑙河畔一座美丽而..