ViennaisthecentreofEuropeanclassicalmusic.Step1：Warming-upandLeadinTogivesomepicturesandvideosaboutStraussWaltztostudents.LetthemwatchandthentalkaboutWesternmusic.Step2：Workinpairs.LookatthepicturesofActivity1anddescribeit.Usethewordsfromtheboxtohelpmystudents.concertmusicianpianoviolinStep3：ReadthepassageofActivity2andcheck(√)thetruesentences.1.ManymusicianscametostudyandworkinVienna.2.Strausstheyoungerplayedthepiano,theviolinandthedrumsattheageofsix.3.Mozart’sfamilytookhimaroundEurope.4.Thefather,JohannStrauss,diedin1791.5.MozartwroteTheBlueDanube.Keys:1.√2.×3.√4.×5.×Step4：Answerthefollowingquestions.1.WhereisVienna?2.WhatmusicdidJohannStrausstheelderwrite?3.HowmanywaltzesdidJohannStrausstheyoungerwrite?4.WhenwasMozartborn?5.HowoldwasMozartwhenhedied?Keys:1.ItisinthecentreofEurope.2.Hewrotemusicfortraditionaldances,calledthewaltz.3.Hewroteover150waltzes.4.Hewasbornin1756.5.Hewas35.Step5：CompletethepassageofActivity4withthecorrectformofthewordsfromthebox.anotherelderEuropeanperfectpoorpopularBothStraussthe(1)______andStrausstheyoungerwrotesomevery(2)_______music.(3)_______successfulcomposerfromViennawasMozart,buthebecamevery(4)______anddiedattheageofthirty-five.ManypeoplethinkMozart’smusicis(5)_______.Allthreeweregreat(6)_________musicians.Keys:1.elder2.popular3.Another4.poor5.perfect6.EuropeanStep6：UsethenotetowriteapassageabouttheChinesecomposerXianXinghai.¤XianXinghai¤famousforthesongTheYellowRiver¤wroteitin1939inonlysixdays¤oneofthegreatcomposersofclassicalandtraditionalmusic¤borninMacao,China,1905¤diedyoung,1945¤calledthe“People’sMusician”¤usedtraditionalChinesemusic¤studiedinParis¤songsarestillpopulartodayTheycanwritelikethis,XianXinghaiisoneofthegreatcomposersofclassicalandtraditionalmusic.Hewasbornin...Step7：StudythenewwordsandexpressionsofUnit2Module12.musician,centre(=center),European,composer,century,elder,waltz,poor,perfect,piece,classical,another,dancemusicStep8：ExplainandstudytheimportantanddifficultpointsofUnit2.1.musician~music2.European~Europe3.poor~riche.g.:Thisgirlispoor,she’snotrichatall.4.theusageofword“piece“.5.theusageofexpression“ontheriver...“.e.g.:HishometownisasmallcityontheChangjiangRiver.6.theusageofword“century“.7.theusageofexpression“notonly...butalso...“.8.theusageofword“like“.e.g.:Hemovesandtalksjustlikehisfather.I’dlovetobeabletosinglikeSarahBrightman.Step9：HomeworkReviewandrecitetheimportantpointsofUnit2.
