音樂主題優(yōu)質(zhì)課 文章選取 劉愛華

1、music is a common language of the whole world. 音樂是人類共同的語言1extensive reading on musicpassage 1: _ (about 357 words )閱讀導(dǎo)入：我們都知道音樂能令我們身心愉悅，科學(xué)研究也表明如此。我們一起來 看看吧。music has a special power to move us and influence our emotions. it is believed that music benefits the individual in a variety of ways. music b

2、enefits our emotional andquality of life benefits “music is a bridgeyoungfor people to connect with others. through music, we can introduce children to the richness and diversity of the human society - daniel a. carp, eastman kodak company chairman and ceo.music education opens doors that help child

3、ren pass from school into the world around them-a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. the future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music. - gerald ford, former president, united states of america.word bank:physic

4、al health, enhance s our spiritual experience and our enjoyment of life. everyone enjoys some type of music and almost everyone at some time in their life wishes they could play a musical instrument. learning to play an instrument can enhance intellectual development, as well as aiding in the develo

5、pment of teamwork skills.over the last few years, research has proven the benefits of music. below are just a few examples of this research.s ocial benefits secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (alcohol, tobacco, ille

6、gal drugs). -texas commission on drug and alcohol abuse report.t he college board identifies the arts as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study in order to succeed in college.scholastic benefits data from the national education study showed that music participants received

7、 more academic honors and awards than non-music students, and thatindividual adj.個(gè)人的；個(gè)別的n. 個(gè)人；個(gè)體aid v. 幫助,促進(jìn)identify v. 識別；確定 abstract adj.抽象的reading activities:enhance v. 提高，增強(qiáng)intellectual adj. 智力的；有才智的 current adj. 現(xiàn)在的；最近的scholastic adj.學(xué)業(yè)的，學(xué)校的 diversity n.多樣化；多元化the percentage of music participan

8、ts receiving as and bs was higher than the percentage on non-participants receiving those grades.intellectual benefits music can have a real effect on various parts of the brain, with studies showing that some parts in the brain, such as memory and vision, can light up in response to music. a resear

9、ch team exploring the link between music and intelligence reported that music training can dramatically enhance childrens abstract reasoning skills, the skills necessary for learning math and science.1. give a title to this passage. (no more than 5 words) _ 2. according to passage 1, in what ways ca

10、n music bring benefits to us?_ 3. how to express the following expressions in english?音樂在多方面對個(gè)人有益。促進(jìn)智力發(fā)展1music is a common language of the whole world. 音樂是人類共同的語言2提高兒童的抽象推理能力passage 2: music teacher in boston offers life lessons to the young(about 333words)閱讀導(dǎo)入：音樂給我們的生活帶來很多好處。25 歲的瑞克.艾格勒對音樂的敬仰使他 開始

11、從事用音樂為社會服務(wù)的職業(yè)。25-year-old rick aggeler, who discovered early in life that music is magic says, music made me feel like anything was possible.at the age of seven, a medical condition required him to have a brain operation. it also prevented him from playing sports. so his mother suggested that he lea

12、rn to play drums instead. i started playing drums with ronit glick. she was my elementary teacher. i remember just the joy it brought to me. it was my favorite thing. rick recalls.rick aggeler graduated from the berklee college of music in boston, massachusetts, in 2007. while there, he volunteered

13、as a music teacher at a youth center in boston,where he helped create a small music club, which quickly grew. young people come to the music clubhouse after school and during summer break. the club provides a safe environment to learn to play instruments and to perform together in bands. the club ev

14、en has its own recording studio.the club has release d two album s. super hero is one of the songs from the second album, because of you. 14-year-old javon martin who joined the music clubhouse three years ago says: it has impact ed my life in a big way because i never thought i would be doing this.

15、 we now give shows. im on the radio. people are actually starting to see me as an artist.the music clubhouse opened three years ago and has served almost five hundred young people. rick aggeler says preparing and performing is good for them. i can see what it does for them, and it just develops conf

16、idence. its also an escape. we have a lot of challenges in life. we can rap about it and kind of let it out a little bit.rick aggeler says he is happy but not surprised by the results of the music clubhouse. as much fun as i do have drumming and performing live; its definitely more rewarding and mor

17、e fun, watching these kids grow up and develop.word bank:release _ album n. 專輯，唱片impact _ challenge _rewarding adj. 值得的 ,有意義的,令人滿意的reading activities:1. finish your word bank. (try to guess the meaning according to the context.)2. what does music mean for rick aggeler? /what does music bring to rick

18、 aggeler? 3. how to understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?explain it in your own words.2music is a common language of the whole world. 音樂是人類共同的語言“as much fun as i do have drumming and performing live, its definitely morerewarding and more fun, watching these kids grow up and develop.”3sentences appreciation:1. where theres music, there can be love.2. music is a common language of the whole worl