外研版新标准初二英语上册第五模块课文内容

MOULE 5 Western musicUnit 1 You like western classical music, don’t you?3 listen and read.Tony: I like this music! Who's it by?Lingling: Well, I'm not sure, but Sally's school orchestra is playing it.Betty: It's by Strauss. You've heard of him, haven't you?Lingling: Yes, I have. He was German, wasn't he?Betty: No, he wasn't. He was Austrian. He was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Daming: What's it called?Betty: The Blue Danube. The Danube is the river in Vienna.Lingling: You like western classical music, don't you?Betty: Yes, I do.Lingling: Who's your favourite classical composer?Betty: Beethoven. But I also like pop music. You listen to pop music, don't you?Lingling: Yes, I love it!Betty: But Sally is a classical musician, so she doesn't like pop music, does she?Lingling: No, she doesn't. I think she'll like traditional Beijing Opera.Tony: Hmm, it's certainly very ... traditional, isn't it?Daming: I'm a fan of rap.Tony: Hey! Give us a break!Lingling: What on earth is that?Daming: Rap music.Tony: I don't believe it!Who'e it by? I'm not sure. I'm a fan of ... Give ue a break! What: on earth is that? I don't believe it!2Check (√) the true sentences.1 They're listening to western classical music. □2 Lingling has heard of Strauss. □3 Strauss was born in the capital of Australia. □4 The Blue Danube is pop music. □5 Beijing Opera is traditional music. □6 Answer the questions about the words in the box.capital composer fan musician river1 What's the capital of Shandong province? 4 How many fans of western classical2 Who's your favourite composer? music are there in your class?3 Which musicians do you like best? 5 Which river goes through Shanghai?Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music.2 Read the passage and check (√) the true sentences.Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It's the capital city of Austria and the centre'of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family.There were two composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for a classical dance—a waltz. His waltzes made him famous all over Europe.The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classical orchestra. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.1 Many composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna.2 Strauss the younger played the piano, the violin and the organ at the age of six.3 Mozart wrote his first opera at the age of 14.4 The family took Mozart around Europe.5 The father Johann Strauss died in 1791.6 Mozart wrote The Blue Danube.3 Answer the questions.I Where is Vienna?2 Which family was the most famous family of musicians in Vienna?3 What sort of music did Johann Strauss the elder write?4 What was Johann Strauss the younger's most famous piece of music?5 When was Mozart born?6 What did Mozart write in addition to operas?7 How old was Mozart when he died?8 Who do some people say was the greatest European composer?Writing4 Use the notes to write a passage about the composer Xian Xinghai.·Xian Xinghai·famous for the song The Yellow River·wrote it in 1939 in only six days·music describes China to the rest of the world·used traditional Chinese music·studied in Paris·one of the great composers of classical and traditional music·brought western and Chinese music together·born in Macao, China, 1905·songs have been popular for more than 60 years·called the People's Musician·died young, 1945Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music.He was born in ...Unit 3 Language in useShe doesn't like pop music, does she? You've heard of him, haven't you?He was German, wasn't he? You listen to pop music, don't you?It's certainly very traditional, isn't it?.1 Match the sentences in Box A with the question tags in Box B.A 1 You like rock music,B a have they?2 They sing well, b can't we?3 He has written ten new songs this year, c didn't he?4 He wrote traditional music, d do you?5 She was a musician, e don't they?6 We can practise after school, f don't you?7 You don't like this song much, g is it?8 They have never been to any concert, h hasn't he?9 This music isn't very popular, i doesn't he?10 He has a lot of CDs, j wasn't she?2 Write the missing question tags.A Sally: Hi, John! It's a lovely day, (1) ?John: Yes, it is. You're going on holiday today, (2) ?Sally: That's right. I told you last week, (3) ?John: Yes, you did. You didn't get my message last night, (4) ?Sally: No, I didn't. You didn't call me, (5) ?John: Yes, I called about eight. Maybe you didn't hear the phone.BKaty: You like blues music, (1) ?Jenny: Yes, I do. I play the guitar, so I play a lot of blues music. You can play the guitar, (2) ?Katy: No, I can't. Actually, I'm a singer. I don't play any instruments. You didn't come to my last concert, (3) ?Jenny: No. I was busy that day. Your next concert is on Saturday, (4) ?Katy: Yes, that's right. You are coming, (5) ?Jenny: Yes, of course!Now work in pairs and say whether the speaker in each case is asking a real question, or just checking information.6 Complete the passage with the words from Activities 4 and 5.Mozart was a composer . He wrote (1) music and (2) His music is difficult to play and sing. Musicians and (3) train for a long time before they can play and sing Mozart's music, but (4) and rock musicians don't train much. Their most popular instrument is the (5) . In America, black musicians often sing sad songs. They call this music the (6) Another type ofmodern music from America is (7) . This music often uses (8) and other loud instruments. We use (9) and violin to play all types of music.7 Read the passage and answer the questions.Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, the USA on January 8, 1935. In 1948 the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee.At the age of five he loved to listen to radio music. He also liked to go to his neighbourhood church and listen to the music by the black singers and musicians, called gospel. When Elvis was 16 his father bought him a guitar for his birthday. Because his father had very little money, the guitar had no strings. Elvis got a part-time job as a milkman and bought one string a month. Soin six months he could play his guitar. Lucky for him a guitar has only six strings!One day he went to a recording studio and made a song for his mother on her birthday. The manager of the studio thought Elvis was a great singer and decided to make records for him.Next Elvis Presley went on the Ed Sullivan programme and everyone loved him. Elvis had lots of hit records and became the biggest rock singer in the world.He also made lots of films. In 1968 Elvis got his own TV show and it was very popular. He went to Las Vegas and gave a very successful concert there.Around the world he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. People think he is one of the most important figures of the 20th century popular culture.Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.1 How long did Elvis live in Memphis?2 What kind of music did Elvis like when he was a young child?3 Where did he get his guitar?4 Why does the writer say Elvis was lucky because a guitar has only six strings?5 Do you think Elvis was an artist? Why?Around the worldThe orchestraAn orchestra is a large group of musicians who play classical music. The main instruments of the orchestra belong to four main categories: strings, (e.g. violins, violas, cellos), woodwind (e.g. oboes, clarinets), brass (e.g. trumpets, trombones), percussion (e.g. drums). The orchestra is led by a conductor. The conductor makes sure that everybody plays together, and shows the orchestra when to play quietly or loudly and when the musicians should stop and start playing.。