Lesson 3
Experiment in Folk
泉港二中英语组
林梅琴
Do you know any famous
musicians? Do you know
the kind of music they
play?
Hua Yanjun
also called
Xian Xinghai
“blind a bing”
Nie er
Xian
1.
He Xinghai
was born in Guangdong
province in 1905. He is called
people’s musician.
2. He wrote many songs such as On
Taihang Mountain and the
famous Yellow River chorus.
3. He died in Russia when he went
there to study.
Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
Schubert
Franz Liszt
Kong Xiang dong
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 prize. He
combines classical music and
folk music well.
Read the text and answer these
questions.
1. What kind of music is Kong
Xiangdong most famous for?
He is a most famous for classical
music.
2. What did Kong achieve in 1986?
He became the youngest prize
winner in Moscow’s Tchalkovsky
International Competition.
3. Why did Kong shave off his hair?
He shaved off his hair to show
that his music style was new, just
like his new hairstyle.
Correct errors
1.Playing the same music in different
cities of the world is very bored. boring.
2.The concert last week was such a
∧
success that he had to give another
two concerts.
of
3.Because Kong’s talent and hard
∧
work , he become famous worldwide.
4. He was made to practise the
piano so much that, at time, he
thought about giving up.times
5. He gave a concert combine
classical music with Chinese
folk music.
combining
to
6. This is why he went back his
∧
roots and study Chinese folk
music.
and
7. He didn’t quit, he became a
∧
great pianist.
Language points
1. combine… with …
“把… 与…结合”
Diets are most effective when
combined with exercise.
节食与运动相结合才会更有效。
2. success 成功， 胜利
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
成功的事，取得成功的人
The meeting was a success.
会开得很成功。
He is a great success as a teacher.
作为一个教师，他是很出色的。
What kind of music do you like?
Which type of concert would you
prefer to go to, classical or Chinese
folk music? Give your reasons.
Match the beginnings and endings of
the sentences according to the text...
a) because he refused to give up.
b) because his mother was a
great music lover.
c) because he wanted to try
something new.
1. Music has always been an important
part of Kong’s life __________
because his
____________________________.
mother was a great music lover
2. Kong wanted to play Chinese folk
music ______________________
because he wanted to try
_____________
something
new.
3. Kong became an award-winning
musician in 1986 ___________
because he
________________
refused to give up.
Read these sentences ad decide which is
an adverbial clause of cause, result or
purpose.
a) Kong explained that he tried this
because he wanted to create
something new.
adverbial clause of cause
b) He was made to practise the piano
so much that, at times, he thought
about giving up.
adverbial cause of result
c) He concert last week was such a
success that Kong’s Dream Tour
Concert is expected t run for the
next two years.
adverbial cause of result
d) As his mother was a great music
lover, he lived with music from
birth.
adverbial clause of cause
e) Since his music style was new, he
decided his hairstyle had to be new
too.
adverbial clause of cause
f ) She had to draw piano keys on a
piece of paper so that he could learn
as early as possible.
adverbial clause of purpose
Complete the rule
_________,
Because __
as and _____
since can
introduce a clause which explains the
______
cause of a certain action or situation.
_________
_________________
(a/an) …that
So…that and such
can introduce a clause which
describes the _______
result of an action.
________
So that can introduce a clause
which shows the purpose
________of a
certain action or situation.
Underline the adverbial clauses and
mark them with R (for result), C
(for cause) or P (for purpose)
Example
He wants to play Chinese music so
that he world can learn more about
China. (P )
1. Andrew is studying jazz because
he wants to be a jazz musician.
(C )
2. Since Mary is busy, she can’t go
to the opera. ( C )
3. As the weather is bad, the flight
will be cancelled. ( C )
4. Harry is studying the erhu so that he
can be an erhu musician. ( P )
5. Suzi likes listening to pop music so
much that she sometimes forgets to
do her homework. ( R )
6. The dog buried his bone so that
the other dogs wouldn’t find it.
(P)
7. He came to such a sudden stop
that we almost hit him. ( R)
Read these sentences from the text.
Work out the differences in pairs.
Decide which
a) introduce a clause with a subject
and a verb?
b) introduce a noun or a noun
phrase?
1. But because he persevered, he
soon became a great pianist. a)
2. Because of his talent, Kong
became famous worldwide. b)
3. Because of this, he decided to
look more closely at his own roots
and rediscovered the beauty in
Chinese folk music. b)
4. ...he combined Chinese folk music
with the piano because he wanted
to try something new. a)
Complete these sentences with
because or because of.
1. He couldn’t see the view because
_________
of
the tree.
2. She was afraid _________the
dog
because
was frightening.
3. I can’t hear the music _________
because
he is talking.
4. He can’t walk very well __________
because of
the accident.
5. The waves are huge __________the
because of
storm.
6. Jenny ate three bowls of noodles
________
because she was hungry.
Use the suffixes below to fill the
blank. -st, -ian
1.The ______
pianist (piano) who won the
competition was a very young
man.
2. I met a ________
musician (music) who
played many different instruments.
3. Picasso is a famous artist
_____
(art) who was born in Spain.
4. John knows the ________(guitar)
guitarist
in the band we watched last night.
5. The children watched as the
_______ (magic) pulled a rabbit
magician
out of a hat!
Work in pairs and tell each other:
1) when you listen to music, 2)
what kind of music you listen to
and why. Use the following words
to help you.
classical, folk, jazz, traditional,
pop, rock, because, because of,
so that, so/such…that, as, since
Homework
Do the exercise on page
70 and 71.