Lesson3ExperimentinFolkLet’senjoysomewonderfulmusic.Trytoguess

whatkindofmusictheyare;whatinstrumentsareplayed.classical(古典的),folk(民間的),pop(流行),jazz(爵士),traditional(傳統(tǒng)),rock‘n’roll(搖滾),R&B(節(jié)奏布魯斯),rap(說唱),country(鄉(xiāng)村)Whatkindofmusicdoyouknow?Itisfolkmusic.Erhuisplayed.Itisfolkmusic.Pipaisplayed.Itisfolkmusic.Guzhengisplayed.WhatinstrumentsdopeopleusuallyusewhentheyplayChinesefolkmusic?erhupipaguzhengsuonafluteshengHaveyoueverheardofChinesefolkmusicbeingplayedonthepiano?Widelyusedinclassicalandjazzmusic，pianoisoneofthemostpopularinstrumentsintheworld.Yet，KongXiangdongwantstotrysomethingnewbycombiningclassicalmusicwithChinesefolkmusic.

OneofhisfamousworksisOdetotheYellowRiver.KongisconsideredthebestandthemostactiveChinesepianist,whoismostfamousforhisenthusiasm(激情)whenplayingthepiano.WhoisKongXiangdong?Kongwasbornin

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inShanghai.Hebegantolearnthepianoataveryyoungage.WhoisKongXiangdong?In1985,whenhewas17,hewonthefirstplaceinanationalpianocompetition.WhoisKongXiangdong?In1986,attheageof18,hetookpartinthe8thMoscow’sTchaikovskyInternationalPianoCompetitionandwonthebronzemedal.WhoisKongXiangdong?WhoisKongXiangdong?InhisDreamTourConcert,heevenshavedoffallhishairandchangedhisappearancetosuithisnewmusicstyle.Today,hekeepsplayingthepianoallaroundtheworld.Pre-readingLet’slearnsomenewwords.Trytoguessthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwordsaccordingtothecontexts.1.Langlangisaworldfamouspianist.pianistn.

apersonwhoplaysthepiano鋼琴家2.Asamusician,playingthesamemusicindifferentcitiesisveryboring.musiciann.apersonwhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorwritesmusic音樂家3.Heclappedhissonontheshouldertoencouragehim.clapvt.tolightlyhitsb.withyouropenhands,usuallyinafriendlyway4.Someparentscallmeattimestoknowabouttheirchildren’sstudyandlifeatschool.attimes=sometimes

5.---Myfathersmokesalot.Iamworriedabouthishealth.---Whydon’tyouaskhimtoquitit?quitv.tostopdoingsth.;toleaveyourschool,job,etc.輕拍有時，間或停止，戒掉；辭職6.InChina,ifyouareover16,yououghttoapplyforanidentitycard.identityn.whoorwhatsb/sthisrootn.thepartofaplantthatgrowsundertheground7.Aplantdependsonitsroottogetnutrition(營養(yǎng)).身份根8.Lastweek’stalentshowwasagreatsuccess.talentn.anaturalabilitytodosthwell才干，天才10.Themagician(魔術(shù)師)transformedtherabbitintoaflower.9.Personally,Ithinkappearanceisthedecisive(決定性的)factortodecidewhetheronecansucceedornotintheentertainmentcircle.appearancen.thewaythatsb/sthlooksontheoutsidetransformvt.tochangetheform,appearanceorcharacterofsth.外貌，外觀轉(zhuǎn)換，轉(zhuǎn)化Newwords1.pianist2.musician3.clap4.attimes5.quit6.identity7.root8.talent9.appearance10.transform有時停止，辭職輕拍鋼琴家音樂家根天才，才干轉(zhuǎn)換，轉(zhuǎn)化外貌，外觀身份MatchthewordswiththeirChinesemeanings.Task1:Listentothetextcarefullyandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Payspecialattentiontothe1standthe2ndsentences.Thenmatchtheparagraphswiththefollowingtopics.WhyKongbeganexperimentinginChinesefolkmusic.Kongisapioneerinmusic.Kongchangedhishairstyletogowithhisnewmusicstyle.HowKongbecomesawell-knownpianist.KongcombinedclassicalmusicwithChinesefolkmusicinaconcert.While-readingpara2para1para4para3para5Task2:ReadPara2andfillintheform

HowKongbecomesawell-knownpianistFrombirth:affectedby____________,whoisagreat______________Before7:practisedonthe______________ashismother________the_______Attimes:thoughtabout_____________,buthedidn’t_______At18:becametheyoungest____________inMoscow’sTchaikovskyInternationalCompetitionAfterwards:hewentonto___________acrosstheworld.hismothermusicloverpaperpianoclappedrhythmgivingupquitprizewinner

winawardsTask3:Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatkindofmusicisKongmostfamousfor?2.WhydidhecombineclassicalmusicwithChinesefolkmusic?3.Howdidhefeelafteryearsofperforming?4.WhatdidhethinkofChinesefolkmusic?5.Whydidheshaveoffhishair?6.Howdidhebecomefamousworldwide?1.WhatkindofmusicisKongmostfamousfor?2.WhydidhecombineclassicalmusicwithChinesefolkmusic?3.Howdidhefeelafteryearsofperforming?Hefeltthatinsomewayshehadlosthisidentity.ReadandanswerClassicalmusic.Becausehewantedtocreatesomethingnew.4.WhatdidhethinkofChinesefolkmusic?5.Whydidheshaveoffhishair?6.Howdidhebecomefamousworldwide?Itwasbeautiful.Becausehewantedhishairstyletosuithisnewmusicstyle.ReadandanswerHistalent,hardworkandhismother’ssupport.Decideifthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.Kongisaworld-famouspianist.Heplaysnotonlyclassicalmusic,butfolkaswell.2.KongcombinedChinesefolkwiththepianobecausehewantedtomakehimselffamous.3.BecauseofKong’spersistence(堅持)andtalent,hebecameagreatpianistatlast.4.Becauseoflosinghisownidentityinsomeways,KongdecidedtorediscoverthebeautyinChinesefolkmusic.5.Kongchangedhisappearan