1. 艺术是愉快的。 Art is ____________________.

2. 我已经发现了一些比艺术更愉快的事情。 I ______________________________ art.

3. 阳光中学正举办一个艺术节。 Sunshine Middle School is

________________________.

’ve found something more pleasant than

having an art festival

something pleasant

4. 比起流行音乐，我更喜欢乡村音乐 I _______________________________.

5. 哪部电影是你最喜欢的？ Which _______________ film?

prefer country music to pop music

is your favorite

boundary n. 边界， 疆界，界限

dividing line n.

分界线，界限

Most of the time, boundary is a

dividing line.

present vt. 颁发

winner n. 获胜者

She is presenting medals to winners.

medal n. 奖牌

composer n. 作曲家 musician n. 音乐家

Beethoven( 贝多芬 ) is a composer and

musician. He is known/famous for music.

be known/famous

for 因……而著名

instrument n.

乐器

Learning to play a musical instrument

can change your brain.

bell n. 钟，铃

central adj. 中心的，中央的Central Conservatory of Music

flow n. 流动

The actors make sounds from water by

controlling the speed of water flow.

Words review

boundary

medal

present

winner

composer

central

instrument

n. 边界，疆界，界限n. 奖牌，奖章vt. 颁发，提交n. 获胜者n. 作曲家adj. 中心的，中央的n. 乐器，工具，器械

Words review

common

object

stone

musician

control

flow

successfully

adj. 普通的，常见的n. 物品，东西n. 石头n. 音乐家vt. 控制，支配n. 流动adv. 成功地

Words review

traditional

bell

though

be known/famous for

dividing line

adj. 传统的n. 钟，铃conj. 虽然，尽管因……而著名n. 分界线，界限

Do you know Tan Dun?

Can you say something about him?

谭盾，作曲家， 1958 年生于

湖南， 1986 年毕业于中央音 乐学院研究生院，同年赴美 哥伦比亚大学攻读博士。 1988 年在美国举办了个人音 乐会。 1997 年为香港回归纪 念活动所作的《天，地，人》震

动了中国乐坛，之后凭《卧虎藏龙》获第 73 界奥斯卡最佳原创音乐奖，并获第 44 届格莱美音乐奖四项提名。 2008 年谭盾应邀担任北京奥运会音乐策划。

Let’s enjoy his music of Banquet( 夜宴）

It was played each time a medal was presented to a winner in 2008, Olympics.

What did Tan Dun do for winning an

Oscar?

Because his

music in the film

Crouching

Tiger, Hidden

Dragon.

Listen to the tape and do

the True or False exercises.

1. Tan Dun wrote music for the Beijing

2008 Olympic Games.

2. When he was very young, Tan Dun was

not interested in music.

3. Tan Dun once made music with stones

and paper.

T

F

T

4. Tan Dun wrote music for the film

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

5. Tan Dun uses the sounds of nature in

his music.

6. Different musical instruments are used

in the piece of music Water.

T

T

F

Girls read the first paragraph

quickly and answer these questions.

1. When was the award music played at

the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?

2. Is Tan Dun a world-famous actor?

Each time a medal was presented to a

winner, the award music was played.

No. He is a world-famous composer.

Boys read the second and third paragraphs. Then help Sandy complete part of the profile card.

Tan Dun

Year of birth: (1)____________________

Place of birth: (2)____________________

Interest(s) : (3)____________________

Job: (4)____________________

1958

central Hunan, Chinamusic

composer

Education: studied music at a university

in (5) _____________ went on

to study in (6) _________

Best known for: winning an (7) ______ for

the music in a film

Beijing / 1978

the USAOscar

Read the fourth paragraph. Then discuss these questions.

1. What does Tan Dun use a lot in his music?

2. What kind of musical instruments are used in the piece of music Water?

He uses the sounds of nature a lot in his music.

He does not use any musical instruments.

3. How does Tan make music in Water?

He makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow.

Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs

together and help Sandy fill the blanks.

His music : uses (8)__________________ a lot build a

bridg (9) _______________________

the sounds of nature

between the East and the West

Discuss: What does Tan Dun mean by Discuss: What does Tan Dun mean by saying “My music is to dream without saying “My music is to dream without boundaries”? Give examples if boundaries”? Give examples if necessary.necessary.1,He helped build a bridge between the East and the West.2,the past and the present, common objects and musical instruments, traditional Chinese music and modern Western music,------music without boundaries.

1,He helped build a bridge between the East and the West.2,the past and the present, common objects and musical instruments, traditional Chinese music and modern Western music,------music without boundaries.

Sandy wants to know the meanings

of some new words in the article.

Help her match the words on the

left with the meanings on the right.

Write the correct letters in the

blanks.

1. present ___2. composer ___3. central ___

4. common ___

5. control ___

6. boundary ___

a. a dividing lineb. not specialc. make something work

in the way you wantd. a person who writes

musice. in the centre of an areaf. give something to

someone, especially at an important event

f

d

b

c

e

a

Sandy is talking with Daniel about

Tan Dun. Complete their

conversation with the information

on pages 66 and 67.

Daniel: Tan Dun is one of the greatest (1)

__________ in the world.

Could you tell me more about him?

Sandy: Sure. He wrote the (2) ________

music for the Beijing 2008 Olympic

Games.

Daniel: I know he loves the sounds of (3)

_______. Have they influenced his

works?

composers

award

nature

Sandy: Yes. He uses them a lot in his

music, and in one of his works,

Water, he doesn’t use any

musical(4) _____________.

Daniel: Really? How does he make music

then?

Sandy: He makes over 50 sounds from

water by (5)___________the speed

of water(6)______.

instruments

controlling

flow

Daniel: That’s really amazing.Sandy: Yes. When he was young , he used

to make music with(7) ________ objects like stones and paper.

Daniel: Wow! His music for the Beijing Olympics must be very special! Sandy: Yes. It uses(8) __________ Chinese

music and an(9) ________ Chinese

bell, but it’s in a (10)_________ style.

common

traditional

ancientWestern

Year of birth: _________________

Place of birth: _________________

Interest: _____________________

Job: _______________________

Education: studied music at a university in ________;went on to study in ____

Best known for: winning an ____for the music in a film

1958Hunan, China

music

composer

BeijingBeijing the USAthe USA

OscarOscar

Read the article and retell sth about Tan DunRead the article and retell sth about Tan Dun

His music: uses the sound of ______a lot, and builds a bridge between the ________ and the _________

His dream: music __________

naturenature

WestWestEastEast

without boundarieswithout boundaries