高中外研版book6 module 4 Introduction and Reading.ppt

Can you make a list of musical instruments ? (group discussion) erhu lute harp guzheng The guzheng has been used for more than 2,300 years. It looks like a table harp. konghou The konghou is an instrument with strings. It came to China from the West during the Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago. The yueqin is a round instrument like a mandolin. It was called qinpipa during the Han Dynasty. harp A plucked (拨)string instrument with a long history going back to biblical times. The modern harp used in the symphony orchestra has dozens of strings and is so large that it stand on the floor rather than being held in the players lap. An Interview with Liu Fang Intensive Reading: … She taught me to play the yueqin. Who taught her to play? 5. The same is true of my second instrument. What is true about the second instrument? Read Part 2 of the passage and choose the correct answers. Traditional singing is ________. A. the most important influence on Liu Fang’s style B. not such an important influence 2. When people listen to her playing, _______. A. they also hear her singing B. they think they can hear singing 3. Liu Fang thinks that _________. A. Chinese music is like the Chinese language B. Chinese music and language use the same tones 4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles, __________. A. which is understandable B. which is very surprising 5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings _________. A. are like the silent parts of chinese music B. mean the pictures have no life Vocabulary She likes to __________ musical styles from east and west. What is the ________ of the piece she played? 3. I like listening to ____________chinese folk songs. 4. It’s a great ___________ to play an instrument like the pipa. 5. Sometimes there is a long ________ in the middle of the piece. 6. I like the way she ___