Unit2TheuniversallanguageWordpower教案（牛津版选修8）.doc

PAGE  PAGE - 4 - For reference 1. piano: a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys which are pressed to play notes. 2. violin: a wooden musical instrument with four strings which is held against the neck and played by moving a bow across the strings. 3. guitar: a musical instrument with six strings and a long neck which is usually made of wood, and which is played by pulling or hitting the strings with the fingers. 4. cello: a wooden musical instrument with four strings, that is held vertically between the legs and is played by moving a bow across the strings. 5. trumpet: a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes. 6. horn: a curved musical instrument made of metal, which is narrow at the end you blow down to make a sound, and wider towards the other end. 7. flute: a tube-shaped musical instrument with a hole that you blow across at one end while holding the tube out horizontally to one side of you. 8. clarinet: a tube-shaped musical instrument which is played by blowing through a single reed and pressing the metal keys to produce different notes. 9. cymbal: a flat round musical instrument made of brass, which makes a loud noise when hit with a stick or against another cymbal. 10. bass drum: a large drum that produces a low sound2. Questions Do you know how to play the piano/violin/guitar? Have you ever seen a live orchestra performance or seen any orchestras playing on TV? What was it like? What is an orchestra like? What kind of music is performed by an orchestra? Do you know any famous orchestras in China or in other places around the world? For reference Usually there are two types of orchestra. A chamber orchestra is a small group, and a symphony or philharmonic orchestra is a larger group which includes all of the instrument families. The music that an orchestra plays is usually classical. The member