3L 3 Lesson 65

Television Day

Mozart

pianoguitar

flute

French horn

drum

cello violinviola

musical instruments

composer

Mozart

Bach

Wagner

Bizet

Tchaikovsky

Beethoven

Listen to the TV Commentary and fill in the blanks:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered to be one

of the greatest musicians of all time.

Mozart was born in 1756. When he was only a boy of 4, he learnt

to play the violin. He was such a talented composer that he wrote

a tremendous amount of music in his short life. People praised him for his wonderful music but no one paid him

any money. He was so poor that he couldn’t pay his bills. In the

end, he became seriously ill and died at the age of 35.

“True” “False”

1. Mozart learned to play the viola at

an early age.

2. His parents always told him to

practise.

3. He composed a large amount of

wonderful music in his life.

4. Nobody liked listening to his music,

so he was poor.

5. The great musician died of illness in

1791.

TV Commentary: Would you like to be able to play a musical instrument really well? Who wouldn't! Perhaps you are learning to play an instrument now. Perhaps your mother tells you to practice-and perhaps you don't enjoy it! We'd all like to play easily as well. Mozart could. His parents never told him to practice. They couldn't stop him! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756. He learnt to play the violin at the age of four. In his short life he wrote a tremendous amount of music. Everybody praised Mozart for his wonderful music, but nobody paid him any money. He got poorer and poorer and couldn't pay his bills. In the end he became ill and died. He was only 35 years old. He is one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Make a summary

born in 1756enjoy playingstop practisingshow a talent for tremendouspraise…forbecome seriously illin the end1971;35consider

Group Work:Brief introduction of the famous musicians inGermany, France, Spain and Japan.

Task One:Complete the passages with the expressions you’ve learned.Task Two:Make a summary.

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest musicians of all time. Much of his music was filled with great joy. However, Beethoven’s life was filled with unhappiness. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He had a difficult and miserable childhood. At the age of 4, he started to learn to play the piano.

When Beethoven was about sixteen, he went to Vienna to realize his dream. While he was there, he played for many important people, including the famous composer Mozart, who praised him for his wonderful music. Unfortunately, when Beethoven was in his late twenties, he began to lose his hearing and became totally deaf in the end. However he continued to compose music. He wrote a tremendous amount of music in his life.

Beethoven died in Vienna in 1827 when he was 57.

Listen to the summary and tell whether each statement is true or false:

1.Beethoven, the great composer had a happy childhood.

2.When he was in Vienna, he was praised by Mozart for his music.

3.He died at the age of 37.

Bizet Georges(France)

Bizet Georges, known for his opera---Carmen, is one of the world’s most talented musicians.

On October25, 1838, Bizet was born in a happy, musical family in Paris. He began to learn music at the same time he learned letters and showed a great talent for music. When he was 4 years old, his mother taught him to play the piano and he enjoyed practicing the musical instrument. By the age of ten, he had composed some wonderful pieces of music. In 1857, Bizet set off for Rome and stayed there for three years. When he returned to Paris, he began to write operas. Though his operas were not highly praised at that time, they are now considered masterpieces of all time.

On June3, 1875, the great pianist and composer died from a heart attack. He didn’t live to see his great success.

Listen to the summary and answer the questions:

1. When did Bizet’s mother teach him to play? When he was 4 years old, …

2. Where did he go in 1857? Rome.

3. Were the operas considered wonderful at that time? Not highly praised.

GranadosSpanish

GranadosGranados, born on July 27, 1867, was a Spanish pianist and

composer of classical music. He composed his music in a unique Spanish style.

When he was a 16-year-old boy, he came top in a piano competition at school. In 1887, he went to Paris for further study and returned to Barcelona two years later. By 1900, he had become one of the famous musicians in Spain. People enjoyed listening to his music and even the king praised him for his compositions.

In 1916, he was invited to perform in New York for the first time and it was a great success. Unfortunately, on the way back to Spain, he was drowned in the English Channel together with his wife.

Although he died early, the large amount of music he composed will live on and on forever.

True or False:

(If it is false, please give the right statement.)

1. The Spanish pianist and composer, Granados was born on July 27, 1876.

2. The way he composed music is a unique Spanish style.

3. The king invited him to perform in New York in 1916.

Rentarō

Taki

Rentarō Taki

Taki is one of the best-known composers of Japan.Taki was born in Tokyo on August 24, 1879. During

his childhood, he moved to many places because of his father's job. He graduated from the Tokyo Music School in 1898 and went to Germany to study music further in 1901. Unfortunately, he fell seriously ill and in 1902 he had to go back to Japan. He lived quietly in the country afterwards, but soon died on June 29th, 1903.

Although he died early, the music he composed is highly praised and still very popular in Japan.

1 When born

2 Why Germany

3 Where ill

4 When die

Raise questions like the example:

When was he born? He was born on August 24, 1879.

Happy Dictionary

Lifeline: One

Part I: Test your memory:

Listen to the music and write downthe name of the composer; the name of the opera;

Mozart; Marriage of Figaro.

Part II Choose the best answer:

1.Whose nationality is Austrian?A. Bizet B. Beethoven C. Mozart

2.Who composed the world-famous opera, Carmen? A. Bizet B. Taki C. Mozart

3.Who was praised for his wonderful music by Mozart? A. Bizet B. Beethoven C. Granados

4.Who was drowned together with his wife? A. Taki B. Mozart C. Granados

Part III: Make a brief introduction:

Peter Tchaikovsky ; best Russian composer; born on May 7, 1840 play the piano; 7show talent for music; 19; want to be a musician not very successful pay him money

go to America trip; give him confidencereturn to Russia; tremendous amounts of music; Swan Lake; “The Sleeping Beauty”unfortunately; seriously ill die ; 1893. highly praise; famous musicians

Homework:

Search the net and

make a brief

introduction of the

famous Chinese

composer,

Chen Gang.

composersomeone who writes musiccompose write (music, opera, etc)compositiona piece of music or writing

Mozart began to compose music when he was very young. The Magic Flute is one of his best-known compositions. Mozart is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

considerPeople consider him to be a talented musician.=People think that he has a talent for music.Mozart is considered to be one of the greatest musicians of all time.People consider him to be one of the greatest musicians of all time.The large amount of music he composed is considered to be a masterpiece.a tremendous amount of +U.praise---express admiration or approvalPeople praised him for his performance.His music is highly praised.

3 Lifelines

1. 50:50—Two of the four possible answers are taken away.2. Phone a friend--- speak to a friend or relative on the phone for 30 seconds to discuss the question3. Ask the audience---the audience votes on the answer.

You have only one lifeline---

Ask your group members.