课 题

UNIT 2 The universal language

Period 5 Extended reading

学 科

英语

班 级

授课教师

教 学目 标

By the end of this section, students will be able to:

1. tell the story of Beethoven’s remarkable life;

2. give a brief introduction to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9;

3. find out the qualities of Beethoven as a great musician;

4. analyse what makes a great musician and explain the reasons;

5. master the writing techniques of this article.

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主 题

本板块的语篇是一篇杂志文章。文章介绍了音乐家贝多芬的生平故事：拥有过人的音乐天赋的贝多芬在青年时代遭遇了重大打击，逐渐丧失了作为音乐人最为宝贵的听力，此后他从绝望到振作，最终创作出了旷世巨作《第九交响曲》。这篇文章通过介绍贝多芬的人生经历，引导学生学习他与命运抗争的勇气、不屈不挠的精神。学习本板块，要让学生明白一个人的成功仅有天赋是不够的，后天的努力和坚强的意志往往会成为更关键的因素。

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重 点

1. 掌握文章的主旨大意，能够了解贝多芬的生平并能够理解他那不屈不挠的精神。

2. 了解并能够用自己的语言介绍《第九交响曲》。

3. 能够掌握倒叙这种写作手法的功能与作用。

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难 点

1. 引导学生正确分析贝多芬作为音乐家的性格特征以及优良品质。

2. 引导学生学习他顽强与命运抗争的勇气和不屈不挠的精神，理解他为追求音乐所付出的巨大努力和他在音乐领域所取得的巨大成就之间的关系，让学生能够在逆境中保持乐观坚毅的心态，克服困难，坚持梦想。

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Lead-in

组织学生欣赏贝多芬的《第九交响曲》的片段，并邀请学生分享他们听完音乐后的感受。

Step 1 Pre-reading

展示贝多芬的图片或者播放一段有关贝多芬生平的视频，引导学生预测文本内容，并分享他们所了解贝多芬的相关信息，下列问题可供参考：

l  Who is Beethoven?

l  What is he most famous for?

Step 2 While-reading

Task 1 Global reading

学生快速阅读文章，了解段落大意并完成下面的思维导图：

Task 2 Detailed reading

1. 引导学生阅读文章第一段，思考并回答下列问题：

l  What happened on 7 May 1824 in Vienna?

l  What was wrong with Beethoven at that time?

l  How did the audience react to Beethoven’s performance?

2. 引导学生阅读文章第二段，完成下面有关贝多芬的一生的流程图。

3. 引导学生阅读文章第三段，并回答下列问题：

l  What was the biggest problem Beethoven faced in his life?

l  How did he try to overcome this problem?

4. 引导学生阅读文章第四段，完成下面的任务，并思考后面的问题：

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

About the first movement

l  The first movement starts quietly, but (1) __________ the whole orchestra breaks into an (2) __________ theme.

l  You can soon feel the (3) __________ coursing through the music.

About the second and third movements

l  They are full of (4) __________ and (5) __________, reflecting his (6) __________ and (7) __________.

l  The music moves through technically difficult sections (8) __________, showing his genius as a composer.

About the fourth movement

l  All the different variations are connected into a final (9) __________.

How can you briefly introduce Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 using the information in the article?

5. 引导学生完成文章第五段的内容，思考下面的问题并发表自己的看法：

What do you think of Beethoven and his Symphony No. 9?

Step 3 Post-reading

1. 引导学生找出贝多芬作为音乐家优秀的品质，并完成下面的图表。

2. 引导学生根据上面的图标思考教材上活动B中的问题：

What do you think makes a great musician? Make a list of the qualities and explain why they are important.

3. 引导学生思考并回答下面的问题，分析本篇文章的写作手法。

l   What is the structure of the article? (question 1 of part A on page 26)

l   Can you find the transitional sentence that enables you to tell you are reading a flashback? And try to explain the function of it.

Step 5 Homework

Search for more remarkable musicians. Write a profile for the one you like.

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