• The Lecturer:• Hu Cui-e• In Qingyuan• Jan. 6, 2010

Lessons 2-3

Word study

Can you make a list of words about

music?

classical, folk, jazz, traditional, pop,

rock ‘n’ roll

1.Practise reading the vocabulary;2.Word forms;3.Exx. I-II on pages53-54.

Kong Xiang dong

Who is he? Do you know anything about him?

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 prizes. He combines classical

music and folk music well.

Kong Xiang dong

Listening and reading:

(Wb: P56)

Detail-reading:

Read the passage again and then make some notes:

Something about Kong Xiangdong

Born:_________Career:_____________Most famous for: _________________Began practising : ___________Time to win prizes: __________________Reason for transforming his music:_____________________________________

1968pianist

classical musicat the age of five1986

bring Chinese folk music to the rest of the world

Kong Xiangdong was born in 1968. He is a famo

us classical pianist and he is famous for his classical

music. At the age of five he began practising playin

g the piano and when he was 18 years old, he beca

me the youngest prize winner in 1986. He wanted t

o bring Chinese folk music to the rest of the world s

o he combined it with classical music. Because of hi

s talent and hard work he became world famous.

Kong Xiang dong

Key language points:

Get the phrases in the text and

understand them.

Para.-1: 1.combine…with… (N8) 2.something new (N9) 3.as a musician 4.Playing the same music … is boring.

Para.-2: 5.as his mother was a great music lover 6.from birth 7.as early as possible 8.was made to practice …(N14) 9.at times 10.think about giving up 11.at the age of 12.went on to win …

Para.-3: 13.because of (Ex.9) 14.in some ways 15.this is why …

Para.-4: 16.so important that…

Para.-5: 17.whether …or…18.such a success that

Let’s study the underlined phrases and then do some exercise

s.(Wb)

Put the following into Chinese:1)His mother couldn’t buy him a piano until he was seven.

2)She had to draw piano keys on a piece of paper so that

he could learn to play as early as possible.

3)He was made to practise the piano so much that, at time

s, he thought about giving up.

4) Since his music style was new, he decided his hairstyle

had to be new too!

5) Whether Kong is changing his appearance or transfor

ming his music, he is a pioneer in music today.

6) The concert last week was such a success that Kong’s D

ream Tour Concert is expected to run for…

•Homework• 1. Finish off the exercises on

pages 53-54;

• 2. Practice reading the text;

• 3. Prepare for next Monday’s test.

• Thank you!