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AMusicalGeniusDoyouknowthese“geniuses”?Doyouknowanygeniuses?IsaacNewton(1643-1727)牛頓MichaelFaraday(1791-1867)法拉第PabloPicasso(1881-1973)畢加索Whoishim?SymphonyNo.9命運(yùn)交響曲LudwigvanBeethovenAMusicalGenius231Howmanypartscanbedividedinto？Para1Para2ComposingofSymphonyNo.9GeneralinformationPerformanceofSymphonyNo.9

Para3-6Matchparagraphswiththefollowingheadings.

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Careful-ReadingReadPara.1andfinishtheTimetableofBeethoven.BirthProducingsomeamazingpieces,includingninesymphonies,fivepianopieces,andanopera.In1770Beingfamousforhisskillonthepiano.ThenBeginningtolosehishearing.HighlightDeathInhistwenties

In1827Read

andanswerthequestion.Para2WhatwasBeethoven’sfeelingwhenhefinishedthesymphony?Canyoufindsomeevidence?

Careful-Readinghappyproudrelaxedexpectant

Careful-Reading：GroupWorkReadPara3-6,findout

sentencesrelatedtopeople’sreactionsandusesomeadjectivestodescribethem.LudwigvanBeethoven:BeforeBeginningAfterTheaudience:

EndBeethovenwasafraidthattheperformancewouldbeadisaster(line22)Formorethananhour,Beethovenjumpedaboutinfrontoftheorchestra,wavinghisarmswildlyintheair,andmadlyturningthepagesofhisscore.(line28~30)ButBeethovencontinuedconducting,hisheadburiedinthescore.ItwasnotuntilCarolineUnger,oneofthesingers,tookhisarmandturnedhimtofacetheaudiencethatthegreatmanrealisedhissymphonywasasuccess.(line34~37)Later,CarolinerememberedthatBeethovenwasthenottheonlyonewhogotasurprise.(line39)Beethoven’sreactiontotheperformanceAudience’sreactiontotheperformanceTheaudiencedidnothesitatetoapplaudloudlyasthefamouscomposerwalkedoutontothestageforthefirsttimein12years.Asthefinal,joyousnotesignalledtheendofthesymphony,theaudiencejumpedtotheirfeet,clappingandwavingtheirhats.Theaudiencewasshockedaswell.TimeBeethoven’sfeelingTheaudience’sfeelingBeforetheperformanceBeginningoftheperformance

EndoftheperformanceAftertheperformanceTimeBeethoven’sfeelingTheaudience’sfeelingBeforetheperformanceBeginningoftheperformance

EndoftheperformanceAftertheperformanceafraid,worriedexcited,happyexcited,enthusiastic,passionateamazed,joyousfocused,proudsurprisedshocked\ThinkandshareComparedtothegeniuswediscussedbefore,asacomposerandmusicianwhohaslosthishearing,doyouthinkBeethovenisatruegenius?1%talent+99%?=Beethoven=AmusicalGenius“enthusiastic,passionate,focused...”Thinkandsharediligent

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creative有創(chuàng)造力的passionate充滿熱情的intelligent聰明的courageous勇敢的persistent堅(jiān)持不懈的WhatqualitiesdidBeethovenpossessthatturnedhisdeafnessintoinspirationformusic?

HomeworkTaskA:Thinkaboutthe“genius”qualitiesofBeethoven.Whoisthegeniusinyourheart.Whichgoodqualitiesdoeshe/shehave.Writeapostcardtohim/her.（30-40words）GoodqualitiesExamplesDear[Name],Youareageniusbecause[quality].Forexample,you[example].Iadmireyour[talent/hardwork].Youinspireme!From,[YourName]DearBeethoven,Youareageniusbecauseyounevergaveup.Evenwhenyoulostyourhearing,youwrotebeautifulmusic.Iadmireyourstrength!From,Amy

HomeworkDear[Name],Youareatruegeniusinmyheart.Notonlybecauseofyour[achievement],butalsobecauseofyour[quality].Evenwhenyoufaced[challenge],you[howtheyovercameit].Yourstoryteachesmethat[lesson].IhopeonedayIcanbeas[adjective]asyou.Thankyouforinspiringtheworldofmine!

Sincerely,[YourName]TaskB:Thinkaboutthe“genius”qualitiesofBeethoven.Whoisthegeniusinyourheart.Whichgoodqualitiesdoeshe/shehave.Writeapostcardtohim/her.（70-100words）GoodqualitiesChallenges&howhe/sheovercomeitYourownexperienceDearEinstein,Youareatruegeniusinmyheart.Notonlybecauseofyourbrillianttheories,butalsobecauseofyourcuriosityandcreativity.Evenwhenothersdoubtedyou,youkeptexploringtheuniverse.Yours