Reading and Vocabulary

Liu Fang

Who is Liu Fang? international music star studied the pipa since the age of 6 performed for the Queen of England famous for her work with traditional Chinese instruments

Pre-reading Suppose you have an interview with her, what questions will you ask?

Now skim the passage quickly and see some other questions another reporter asked her.

According to the questions, summarize the main idea of each part. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 is about Liu Fang’s love for performing live and her goals as an artist. introduces Liu Fang as well as her musical training and background, also includes the difficulties she met tells about Liu Fang’s musical influences and characteristics of Chinese classical music

Read part 1 very carefully again, and fill in the table.

Year of birth Hometown The place she is living now The school she went to The musical instruments she plays The biggest challenge she met 1974 Kunming Canada Shanghai Conservatory of Music pipa, guzheng and yueqin Fill in the table with information about Liu Fang respect the traditions but to add her own style

When she was a child Before she could speak When she was five years old When she was 6 years old When she was 11years old In 1996 her mother often took her to performances she listened to music her mother taught her to play the yueqin She began to play the pipa She began to give concerts, including a performance for the Queen of England The training she received She moved to Canada with her husband and has been living here since then

Now scan part 2 very carefully again, and choose the correct answers (Ex2 page 44).

1.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 poetic titles 13 幻 灯片 13 幻 灯片 13

中国古代十大名曲 有先秦的琴师伯牙的《高山流水》；汉 魏时期嵇康的《广陵散琴曲》；明朝的《平 沙落雁》；古曲《梅花三弄》 楚汉战争时期的《十面埋伏》；古乐曲 《夕阳萧鼓》后 编成丝竹乐曲《春江花月 夜》；历代传谱的《渔樵问答》 汉末汉文姬的《胡笳十八拍》；汉代的 《汉宫秋月》；春秋时期晋国师旷的《阳春 白雪》 1111

Now scan part 3 very carefully again, and answer the following questions (Ex3 p45):

Questions: 2.What makes her feel depressed or lonely? 1.what does Liu Fang enjoy performing? 3.What does she want to do with other musicians? The atmosphere in a concert hall. When she has no concert for a long time. Work with them. sad

Questions: 3.what’s her ambition regarding Chinese music? She wish to compose her own music and introduce classical Chinese pipa and guzheng music to every corner of the world. about; concernin g Strong desire

Find out the following words in the passage, underline them and then try to guess their meanings in the context. concert (Paragraph 1, Part 1) conservatory (paragraph 1, Part 1) soloist (Paragraph 3, Part 1) repertoire (Paragraph 4, Part 1) technique (Paragraph 4, Part 1) tune (Paragraph 1, Part 2) musician (Paragraph 2, Part 3)

6. ____________ means a school where musicians study. soloist technique tune concert repertoire conservatory 1.________ means persons who make music by playing or conducting. musician 2.______ means a musician who performs alone. 2.______ means a musician who performs alone. 3. __________ means a way of doing something, for example, playing an instrument. 4. ________ means an event where musicians play. 5. __________means all the pieces of music that a musician can play. 7. ______ means another word of melody. Match the words with their meanings.

Discussion A good musician Post-reading

love knowledge What makes a good musician? talent creative a good musician good skills strong will hard working 贝多芬 influence

Homework: 1. Write a short passage about a musician you like. 2. Log on the web site to know more about Liu Fang and her music.

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