七年级下新标准英语M12U2P2.ppt

Xian Xinghai 一、根据首字母提示填空 1. Germany is a E________ country. 2. Xian Xinghai is a very f________ Chinese composer.. 3. Mozart wrote hundreds of w________ pieces of music. 4. Practice makes p________. 5. They are twins. Can you guess who is the e_________? 12 Unit 2学科网 Vienna is the centre of European classical music. Then listen and read the passage Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.组卷网 In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.学科网 Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect. Now 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.组卷网 √ × √ × × 3 Answer the question. 1. Where is Vienna? 2. What music did Johann Strauss the elder write? 3. How many waltzes did Johann Strauss the younger write? 4. When was Mozart born? 5. How old was Mozart when he died? Answers: 1. Where is Vienna?