人教版选修十课件Unit 1 Nothing ventured,nothing gained Reading task

Readingtaskandwriting,WorkbookP55AGoodMasterRemembered,LudwigvanBeethoven,amajorcomposerofthenineteenthcentury,overcamemanypersonalproblemstoachieveartisticgreatness.,Readthepassageanddiscussthequestions:InwhatwaysdoestheservantadmireBeethoven?Headmireshispersistenceincomposingandthewaybeincludedhisfeelingsabouthisdeafnessintohismusic.,2GivetwoexamplesofhowBeethoven'sdeafnessaffectedhim.Beethoven'sdeafnessaffectedhimpersonallybecausehehadtostopbeingaconcertpianistandconcentrateoncomposingmusic.Itaffectedhimmusicallybecausehewasabletousehisemotionsinhismusicandwriteevengreatermusic.,3WhatmightBeethovenhavedoneifhehadnetgonedeaf?Ifhehadnotgonedeaf,Beethovenwouldstillhavebeenfamousasagreatpianist.4Whatwouldyouconcentrateonifyouweretogodeaf?,5ManypeoplewerefrightenedwhentheyfirstmetBeethoven.Why?Hismoodswerechangeableandcouldgrowwildandangry.Hesometimesappearedlikeawildman.Inadditionhewasoftensoinvolvedinhismusicthatheforgottobrushhishairorwearappropriateclothes.,ListeningTaskonP56,Readthesephrasesbeforelisteningtothetapeforthefirsttime.Tickthemifyouhearthemmentioned.,___FifthSymphony,FirstMovement___"Choral"Symphony___NinthSymphony___"Pastoral"Symphony___"Fate"Symphony___SunlightSonata___MoonlightSonata___FifthSymphony,ThirdMovement第五交响曲第九交响曲“命运”交响曲月光奏鸣曲“田园”交响曲“圣诞”交响曲,2Listenasecondtimeandfillinthechart.SymphonynumberNicknameWhatitisabout"Fate"SymphonyNo5Hisattitudetohisproblemofdeafness,"Pastoral"Symphony"Choral"SymphonyNo9No6LoveofnatureHopeandjoy,HOWBEETHOVENUSEDHISDEAFNESSTOMAKEGREATMUSICIn1802Beethovenbecameveryupsetwhenherealizedthathewouldneverhearaccuratelyagain.Becausehewasunabletosharehisfeelingswithothers,hepouredallhisfeelingsintohismusic.Hisfifthsymphonywasthefirstwhere,thesepowerfulfeelingswereexpressed.InthefirstmovementBeethovenintroducesastrongbeat,whichisrepeatedtomakearhythm,ithasbeendescribedas“fateknockingatthedoer”.ItshowsBeethoven’sattitudetohisproblemofdeafness.(Extractofmusicfromfifthsymphonyfirstmovement),Buthismoodchangesasthesymphonycontinues.Inthethirdmovementhisdespairwastransformedintosomethingmuchmoreexcitingandchallenging.Itisasifhewasrefusingtobedefeatedbyhisdeafness.Listentothepowerofthemusic.(Extractfromfifthsymphonythirdmovement),Beethoven'sloveofnaturewaswell-known.Thecountrysidecalmedandrelaxedhimandalsofounditswayintohismusic.Onmanyoccasionswhenhewasstrugglingtofinishapieceofmusichewouldgoforalongwalktosortouthisideas.,Hedescribedthisas"workingwhilehewalked".Thesewalksfoundtheirwayinhissixthsymphony,calledthePastoralsymphonyorcountrysidesymphony,whichisoneofhismostpopularcompositions.(Extractfromthepastoralsymphony),After1812hishearingbecamesobadthathebecameseverelyupset.Maybehefeltthatnothinggoodwouldhappentohimagain.Hismusicaloutputalmoststopped.Butstrangelyenough,thisproducedsomeofhismost,emotionalmusic.Hisninthandlastsymphony,calledthechoralsymphony,washisgreatestcomposition.HeusedapoembyaGermanpoettoexpresshisfeelingsofhopeandjoy.(ExtractfromlastmovementofBeethoven'sninthsymphony),ButBeethoven'smusicwasnotalwaysgrandandimportant.Manyofhispiecesforthepianoarepersonalandgentle.Sowewillfinishwithoneofhisbest-lovedpianopieces,theMoonlightSonata.Thefirstmovementdescribesapeaceful,quietandbeautifulmoonlightnight,whenalltroubleshavedisappearedandonlythebeautyofnatureremains.(CompleteMoonlightSonata),SPEAKINGTASKManypeoplethinkthatBeethovenwasalwaysagenius.Otherpeoplethinkhewouldneverhavebeensuchagreatcomposerbutforhisdeafness.,Step1:Inpairsdiscuss:whetheryouthinkageniusisbornorismadebycircumstances;whetheryouthinkadversitymakesonewiseornot.,Step2:Haveaclassdebate.Usetheideasandexamplesyouhavecollectedtohelpyouwithyourarguments.Beethoven'slifeBorn:1770Died:1827,Career:1795:alreadyanimportantpianist,teacherofmusic,composer,andgiverofconcerts1798:deafnessbegantointerfere1802:concentratedonlyoncomposing1817:totallydeaf1823:lastsymphonycomposed,S1:DoyouthinkBeethovenwasalwayshavebeenageniusorwashemadeintoonebycircumstances?S2:Ithinkhewasalwaysagreatmusician.Let'slookathislifebeforehewentdeaf.HewasalreadyaSamplediscussion,alreadyafamouspianistandhediddosomecomposing.Buthiscomposingwasnotthemostimportantpartofhisworkbeforehebecamedeaf.SoIthinkcircumstancesmadehimagreatcomposer.,S1:Yes,butIsupposehemustalwayshavehaditinhimtobeagreatcomposerandthedeafnessgavehimanopportunitytoconcentrateonit.Itdoesn'tmeanhewasn'tbornagenius--itjustmeanshedidnotdevelopthatskillfullyatfirst.,S2:OK.Whatotherevidenceisthere?HiscompositionsweregoodbutnotoutstandinguntiltheFifthSymphonywhenbeputallhisfeelingsabouthisdeafnessintohismusic.Itwasthisabilitytoexpresshisemotionsinmusicthatmadehimagenius.Thatwastheresultofcircumstances.,S1:Ofcourseyou'rerightbuthiscompositionswerealreadywell-known.Hehadtheability.Concentratingonitmadeitgreater.That'sall.Anywaylet'shearwhattheothershavetosayintheclassdebate,shallwe?,,WRITINGTASKWriteanewspaperarticleputtingforwardyourpointofviewaboutBeethoven.Rememberto:*beginbydescribingyourideaofagenius;,*collectyourideasaboutwhetherBeethovenfitsthisdescriptionorwhetherhebecameageniusasaresponsetodisasterinhislife.Makeeachideaanewparagraphandsetoutareasonforeach;,*finishbyrepeatingwhatyousaidinthefirstparagraph.MakeitclearwhetheryoubelieveBeethovenshowedperseverancetobecomeageniusinthefaceofterribledifficultiesorwhetherhewasaborngenius.,SomeusefulwordsandexpressionsDescribingtheeffectofdeafnessDescribingtheeffectofcomposing,lonelyaloneisolateddifferentawkwardstrangescaredterrifieddesperateperseverantreliefcalmreleasesuccessconqueringconcentratingovercomingdemonstratingshowingaccepting,SamplewritingWHATMAKESBEETHOVENAGENIUS,Myideaofageniusissomeonewhohasagreattalentbutmustdevelopthistalentthroughhardworkuntilitbecomegoodenoughtoproducetheworkofagenius.,Beethovenwascertainlyamanlikethat.Hehadgreattalentsasacomposerofmusic.Heplayedthepianoandwasafamouspianistofhisday.Hehadalsoalreadybeguntocomposebeforehe,becamedeaf.Hisdeafnessforcedhimtoconcentrateonhiscomposingandthatproducedsomeveryprofoundandimportantmusic.Itmadehimintoarealgenius.,TheperseveranceofBeethoveninthefaceofhisdeafnessmadehimintoacomposerfarmoreimportantthanhewouldhavebeenwithoutit.Indeedithasbeen,suggestedthathisterribledifficultiespushedhimintobecomingagenius.IwouldagreewiththatandsoIsuggestthatgeniusesaremadenotborn.,HOMEWORKWriteanarticleontheresearchofyouownaboutthefivepeopleonpage58,Workbook.Reviewthewholeunitandcheckyourstudies.