Reading and Vocabulary

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 mettells 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 musicher 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 isa.the most important influence on Liu Fang’s

style

b.not such an important influence.

2.When people listen to her playinga.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

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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》

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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; concerni

ng

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.6. ____________ means a school where musicians study.

soloistsoloist

techniquetechnique

tunetune

concertconcert

repertoirerepertoire

conservatoryconservatory

1.________ means persons who make music by 1.________ means persons who make music by playing or conducting.playing or conducting.

musicianmusician

2.______ means a musician who performs alone.2.______ means a musician who performs alone.

3. __________ means 3. __________ means a way of doinga way of doing something , for something , for example , playing an instrument.example , playing an instrument.

4. ________ means an event where musicians 4. ________ means an event where musicians play.play.5. __________means all the pieces of music that a 5. __________means all the pieces of music that a musician can play.musician can play.

7. ______ means another word of melody. 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

goodskills

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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