SadbutBeautifulUnit9

SectionB2a-2eSadbutBeautifulWhatcanyoupredictfromthetitleandthepicture?Pre-readingPredictingWhile-readingWhatcanyouinferfromthissentence?

LastnightoneofmyChinesefriendstookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.Thepiecewhichwasplayedontheerhuespeciallymovedme.Themusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.Thepiecehadasimplename,ErquanYingyue(MoonReflectedonSecondSpring),butitwasoneofthemostmovingpiecesofmusicthatIhaveeverheard.TheerhusoundedsosadthatIalmostcriedalongwithitasIlistened.LaterIlookedupthehistoryofErquanYingyue,andIbegantounderstandthesadnessinthemusic.

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LastnightoneofmyChinesefriendstookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.Thepiecewhichwasplayedontheerhuespeciallymovedme.Themusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.Thepiecehadasimplename,ErquanYingyue(MoonReflectedonSecondSpring),butitwasoneofthemostmovingpiecesofmusicthatIhaveeverheard.TheerhusoundedsosadthatIalmostcriedalongwithitasIlistened.LaterIlookedupthehistoryofErquanYingyue,andIbegantounderstandthesadnessinthemusic.

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LastnightoneofmyChinesefriendstookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.Thepiecewhichwasplayedontheerhuespeciallymovedme.Themusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.Thepiecehadasimplename,ErquanYingyue(MoonReflectedonSecondSpring),butitwasoneofthemostmovingpiecesofmusicthatIhaveeverheard.TheerhusoundedsosadthatIalmostcriedalongwithitasIlistened.LaterIlookedupthehistoryofErquanYingyue,andIbegantounderstandthesadnessinthemusic.

While-readingParagraph1Howdoyouusuallyfeelwhenlisteningtomusic?Howdidthewriterfeelwhenlisteningtothemusic?While-readingThemusicwaswrittenbyAbing,afolkmusicianwhowasborninthecityofWuxiin1893.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Abing’sfathertaughthimtoplaymanymusicalinstruments,suchasthedrums,dizianderhu,andbyage17,Abingwasknownforhismusicalability.However,afterhisfatherdied,Abing’slifegrewworse.Hewasverypoor.Notonlythat,hedevelopedaseriousillnessandbecameblind.Forseveralyears,hehadnohome.Helivedonthestreetsandplayedmusictomakemoney.EvenafterAbinggotmarriedandhadahomeagain,hecontinuedtosingandplayonthestreets.Heperformedinthiswayformanyyears.Whatissad?Paragraph2Whatisbeautiful?sadsadsadsadstrongsadstrongsadbeautifulWhile-readingAbing'samazingmusicalskillsmadehimverypopularduringhislifetime.Bytheendofhislife,hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.ManyofthesewerewrittenbyAbinghimself.Itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear,buthispopularitycontinuestothisday.Today,Abing'sErquanYingyueisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.IthasbecomeoneofChina'snationaltreasures.ItssadbeautynotonlypaintsapictureofAbing'sownlifebutalsomakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownsadorpainfulexperiences.Whatisevenmorebeautiful?Paragraph3While-readingWhydoesErquanYingyuebecomeanationaltreasure?Abing'samazingmusicalskillsmadehimverypopularduringhislifetime.Bytheendofhislife,hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.ManyofthesewerewrittenbyAbinghimself.Itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear,buthispopularitycontinuestothisday.Today,Abing'sErquanYingyueisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.IthasbecomeoneofChina'snationaltreasures.ItssadbeautynotonlypaintsapictureofAbing'sownlifebutalsomakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownsadorpainfulexperiences.Ittouchespeople’shearts.While-readingWhydoesErquanYingyuebecomeanationaltreasure?Abing'samazingmusicalskillsmadehimverypopularduringhislifetime.Bytheendofhislife,hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.ManyofthesewerewrittenbyAbinghimself.Itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear,buthispopularitycontinuestothisday.Today,Abing'sErquanYingyueisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.IthasbecomeoneofChina'snationaltreasures.ItssadbeautynotonlypaintsapictureofAbing'sownlifebutalsomakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownsadorpainfulexperiences.Ittouchespeople’shearts.While-readingWhydoesErquanYingyuebecomeanationaltreasure?Allthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.LastnightoneofmyChinesefriendstookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.While-readingWhydoesErquanYingyuebecomeanationaltreasure?Ittouchespeople’shearts.Ithasagreatinfluenceonmusicandpeoplearoundtheworld.ItisthesymbolofChina.While-readingAbing'samazingmusicalskillsmadehimverypopularduringhislifetime.Bytheendofhislife,hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.ManyofthesewerewrittenbyAbinghimself.Itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear,buthispopularitycontinuestothisday.Today,Abing'sErquanYingyueisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumastersplayandpraise.IthasbecomeoneofChina'snationaltreasures.ItssadbeautynotonlypaintsapictureofAbing'sownlifebutalsomakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownsadorpainfulexperiences.Isthereanythingsad?Paragraph3MainideaSupportingdetailsThemusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.ItwasoneofthemostmovingpiecesofmusicI’veeverheard.The

erhumusicsoundedsosadthatIalmostcriedalongwithitasIlistened.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasateenager.Hewaspoorandhomeless.Hedevelopedanillnessandbecameblind.Heplayedmusiconthestreetstomakemoney.Heperformedinthiswayformanyyears.Hecouldplayover600pieces,andhewrotemanyofthemhimself.Erhumastersstillplayandpraisehismusictoday.ErquanYingyuehasbecomeoneofChina’snationaltreasures.While-readingSummarizethemainideas.Thenlistthesupportingdetails.NOTINGSUPPORTINGDETAILSSupportingdetailscanbeexamples,reasons,opinionsorotherdetailedinformationineachparagraph.MainideaSupportingdetailsIwasmovedbyapieceofmusicnamedErquanYingyueThemusicwasstrangelybeautiful,butunderthebeautyIsensedastrongsadnessandpain.Abinglivedaveryhardlife.Hisparentsdied.Hewaspoorandhomeless.Hedevelopedanillnessandbecameblind.Heplayedmusiconthestreetstomakemoney.Abing’smusicalskillsmadehimvery

popular.Hecouldplayover600piecesofmusic.Erhumastersstillplayandpraisehismusictoday.IthasbecomeoneofChina’snationaltreasures.While-readingSummarizethemainideas.Thenlistthesupportingdetails.Post-readingWhatissadbutbeautiful?Post-readingStudentAisaforeignvisitorwhoisinterestedinAbingandhismusic.StudentBisaChinesestudentwhoknowsaboutAbing.Usetheinformationinthepassagetomakeaconversation.A:WhatkindofmusicalinstrumentsdidAbingplay?B:Hecouldplaymanyinstruments,butheisbestknownforplayingtheerhu.A:...B:...Feedback1.Doyouunderstandwhatissadbutbeautiful?

A.Yes.

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C.I’mnotsure.2.