Lesson 3 Experiment in Folk 泉港二中英语组 林梅琴

Do you know any famous musicians? Do you know the kind of music they play?

Xian Xinghai Hua Yanjun also called “blind a bing” Nie er

1. He was born in Guangdong province in He is called people’s musician. 2. He wrote many songs such as On Taihang Mountain and the famous Yellow River chorus. 3. He died in Russia when he went there to study. Xian Xinghai

Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Franz Liszt Schubert

A famous Chinese name in the music world, one of the most famous pianist in the world. He has performed in more than 40 countries and has scored numerous prize. He combines classical music and folk music well. Kong Xiang dong

Read the text and answer these questions. He is a most famous for classical music. 1. What kind of music is Kong Xiangdong most famous for?

He became the youngest prize winner in Moscow’s Tchalkovsky International Competition. 2. What did Kong achieve in 1986?

He shaved off his hair to show that his music style was new, just like his new hairstyle. 3. Why did Kong shave off his hair?

1.Playing the same music in different cities of the world is very 2.The concert last week was such success that he had to give another two concerts. 3.Because Kong’s talent and hard work, he become famous worldwide. Correct errors bored. ∧ boring. a ∧ of

4. He was made to practise the piano so much that, at time, he thought about giving up. 5. He gave a concert combine classical music with Chinese folk music. times combining

6. This is why he went back his roots and study Chinese folk music. 7. He didn’t quit, he became a great pianist. ∧ ∧ to and

1. combine… with … “ 把 … 与 … 结合 ” Diets are most effective when combined with exercise. 节食与运动相结合才会更有效。 Language points

2. success 成功， 胜利 Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母 。 The meeting was a success. 会开得很成功。 成功的事，取得成功的人

What kind of music do you like? Which type of concert would you prefer to go to, classical or Chinese folk music? Give your reasons. 作为一个教师，他是很出色的。 He is a great success as a teacher.

Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences according to the text... a) because he refused to give up. b) because his mother was a great music lover. c) because he wanted to try something new.

2. Kong wanted to play Chinese folk music ______________________ _____________ 1. Music has always been an important part of Kong’s life __________ ____________________________. because his because he wanted to try something new. mother was a great music lover

3. Kong became an award-winning musician in 1986 ___________ ________________ because he refused to give up.

Read these sentences ad decide which is an adverbial clause of cause, result or purpose. adverbial clause of cause a)Kong explained that he tried this because he wanted to create something new.

adverbial cause of result b) He was made to practise the piano so much that, at times, he thought about giving up. c) He concert last week was such a success that Kong’s Dream Tour Concert is expected t run for the next two years. adverbial cause of result

adverbial clause of cause d) As his mother was a great music lover, he lived with music from birth. e) Since his music style was new, he decided his hairstyle had to be new too. adverbial clause of cause

f ) She had to draw piano keys on a piece of paper so that he could learn as early as possible. adverbial clause of purpose

_________, __ and _____ can introduce a clause which explains the ______ of a certain action or situation. _________ and _________________ can introduce a clause which describes the _______ of an action. Complete the rule Becauseas since cause So…that such (a/an) …that result

________ can introduce a clause which shows the ________of a certain action or situation. So that purpose

Underline the adverbial clauses and mark them with R (for result), C (for cause) or P (for purpose) Example He wants to play Chinese music so that he world can learn more about China. ( ) P

1. Andrew is studying jazz because he wants to be a jazz musician. ( ) 2. Since Mary is busy, she can’t go to the opera. ( ) 3. As the weather is bad, the flight will be cancelled. ( ) C C C

4. Harry is studying the erhu so that he can be an erhu musician. ( ) 5. Suzi likes listening to pop music so much that she sometimes forgets to do her homework. ( ) P R

6. The dog buried his bone so that the other dogs wouldn’t find it. ( ) 7. He came to such a sudden stop that we almost hit him. ( ) P R

Read these sentences from the text. Work out the differences in pairs. Decide which a)introduce a clause with a subject and a verb? b)introduce a noun or a noun phrase?

1. But because he persevered, he soon became a great pianist. 2. Because of his talent, Kong became famous worldwide. 3. Because of this, he decided to look more closely at his own roots and rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music. a) b)

4....he combined Chinese folk music with the piano because he wanted to try something new. a)

Complete these sentences with because or because of. 1. He couldn’t see the view _________ the tree. 2. She was afraid _________the dog was frightening. 3. I can’t hear the music _________ he is talking. because of because

4. He can’t walk very well __________ the accident. 5. The waves are huge __________the storm. 6. Jenny ate three bowls of noodles ________ she was hungry. because because of

Use the suffixes below to fill the blank. -st, -ian 1.The ______ (piano) who won the competition was a very young man. 2. I met a ________ (music) who played many different instruments. pianist musician

3. Picasso is a famous _____ (art) who was born in Spain. 4. John knows the ________(guitar) in the band we watched last night. 5. The children watched as the _______ (magic) pulled a rabbit out of a hat! guitarist magician artist

Work in pairs and tell each other: 1) when you listen to music, 2) what kind of music you listen to and why. Use the following words to help you. classical, folk, jazz, traditional, pop, rock, because, because of, so that, so/such…that, as, since

Homework Do the exercise on page 70 and 71.