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.
Thanks for your
cooperation!
Thanks for your
cooperation!
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