1. 9上Unit5 Reading Music without boundaries
Unit5 Art world
Sunnie Hu
Suzhou Lida
Middle School

2. What musical instruments do you see?
We can make music with musical instruments or common objects.

3. Music without boundaries
Tan Dun
a world-famous composer
Music without boundaries

4. Try skimming Q: What is the article about? A. Tan Dun’s life B.
C. Tan Dun’s dream
Tan Dun and his music

5. early life
education
Music works

6. Listen to paragraph 1 and complete the sentences.
composer
Tan Dun, a world-famous ________ wrote the award music for the ______ Olympics. People can hear the music each time a ______ was _________ to a winner.
Beijing
medal
presented

7. Tan Dun’s early life (Para2)
Try scanning
Tan Dun’s early life (Para2)
Q1. When and where was Tan Dun born?
Q2. What wasTan Dun interested in?
Q3. What sounds did Tan Dun love? Why?
Q4. What did Tan Dun use to make music when he was young?
Q5. Why didn’t he use musical instruments?

8. Tan Dun’s early life (Para2)
Growing-up experience
Growing up near _______ River, Tan Dun was close to the nature. That can explain why he thinks the _____ music comes from______.
He showed an interest in ______. Unluckily, he didn’t have any _______ instruments. But he was creative enough to make music with _______ _______.
Liuyang
best
nature
Interest & creativity
music
musical
common objects

9. Tan Dun’s education (Para3)
Pair work after listening
Take turns to ask and answer questions.
Each asks at least two questions.
Start your questions with wh- words like “ when”, “where”, “what”, “who”, “why”…

10. Tan Dun’s education (Para3)
studied music
the West
the East

11. Tan Dun’s music I
be best known for
win an Oscar

12. Read paragraph 4 and tell T or F
Tan Dun’s music II
Read paragraph 4 and tell T or F
1.Water is an amazing piece of music.
2.Different musical instruments are used in Water.
3.We can hear over 50 sounds from birds in Water.
4.People control the speed of water flow to make different sounds.
5. Different people have the same feeling when
listening to Water. T F No
water F T
different feelings F

13. Read paragraph 5 to know more about the music for the Beijing Olympics
Tan Dun’s music III

14. Tan Dun’s music Water Award music
Music for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Water
Award music
No musical instruments
Control the speed of water flow
Different pictures
Whenever a medal was presented
Traditional Chinese music in a Western style
Win an Oscar
Be best known for

15. Tan Dun’s achievements
Read paragraph 6
Music without boundaries
modern
Western
common
objects
present
musical
instruments
past
traditional
Chinese

16. Group work
Suppose you are Tan Dun, can you tell us about your life and music?
S1 In
S2 I’m interested in …
S3 …the award music …
S4 …music Water …
S5 …music for a film …
S6 I want to build a bridge …

17. Discussion What does Tan Dun bring to you? Keep your interest or dream
Work hard on your dream
Keep your hometown or home country in your heart wherever you go
Be creative

18. Homework 1 Finish the exercises in the textbook
2 remember the key words and phrases learnt in the lesson
3 Draw a mind map of your own to go over the text

21. Q: Tan Dun _______ in the USA.
A. studied music
B. got to know great musicians
C. won an Oscar
D. all of the above

22. 3. Tan Dun uses the sounds of nature a lot in his music.
Q: How does Tan Dun make music from water? (Para 4)
He makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow.