Reading and vocabulary module4.ppt

Contents 2. … She taught me to play the yueqin. Who taught her to play? 5. The same is true of my second instrument. What is true about the second instrument? Read Part 2 of the passage and choose the correct answers. 1. Traditional singing is ___. (a) the most important influence on Liu Fang’s style (b) not such an important influence 2. When people listen to her playing, ___. (a) they also hear her singing (b) they think they can hear singing 3. Liu Fang thinks that ___. (a) Chinese music is like the Chinese language (b) Chinese music and language use the same tones 4. Chinese classical pieces often have poetic titles, ___. (a) which is understandable (b) which is very surprising 5. Empty spaces in Chinese paintings ___. (a) are like the silent parts of Chinese music (b) mean the pictures have no life Read Part 3 of the passage and answer the questions. 3. What does she want to do with other musicians? Work with them. 4. What is her ambition regarding Chinese music? She wants to compose her own music, and introduce classical pipa / guzheng music everywhere. She likes to ________ musical styles from east and west. What is the ____ of the piece she played? 3. I like listening to __________ Chinese folk songs. 4. It’s a great _________ to play an instrument like the pipa. 5. Sometimes there is a long ______ in the middle of the piece. 6. I like the way she _________ classical pieces. 1. a musician who performs alone 2. a way of doing something, for example, playing an instrument 3. another word for melody 4. an event where musicians play 5. all the pieces of music that a musician can play 6. a school where musicians study Do exercise 4-6 on page 110. combine title challenge combine interpret silence title traditional Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. traditional challenge silence interprets soloist technique tune concert