课程内容
七年级英语下册Module 12 Unit 2《Vienna is the centre of European classical music!》
Some instruments (乐器）
violoncello   大提琴
piano   钢琴
organ   管风琴
saxophone   萨克斯
drum  鼓
violin  小提琴
trument   喇叭；小号
guitar   吉他
Listen and check the true sentences.
1.Many musicians came to study and work in Vienna. (√）
2.Strauss the younger played the piano,the violin and the drums at the age of six.  (×）
3.Mozart's family took him around Europe.  (√）
4.The father,Johann Strauss,died in 1791. (×）
5.Mozart wrote The Blue Danube. (×）
Read and answer the questions.
1.Where is Vienna?
It's in Austria.It is the centre of Europe.
2.What music did Johann Strauss the elder write?
He wrote music for traditional dances,called the waltz.
3.How many waltzes did Johann Strauss the younger wirte?
He wrote over 150 waltzes.
4.When was Mozart born?
He was born in 1756.
5.How old was Mozart when he died?
He was 35.
Paragraph 1
Is Vienna the capital city of Australia of Austria?
It is the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music.
Oral practice:Retell Paragraph 1.
Key words:
Vienna beautiful,old,on the River Danube,in the centre of...
the capital city of,the centre of European classical music
in the eighteenth century,came to study and work
True of false
1.Strauss the elder wrote and played the waltz and made him famous all over Europe.   (T)
2.Strauss the younger wrote over 150 waltzes.  (T)
3.Strauss the elder wrote The Blue Danube in 1687.  (F)
Paragraph 3
1.What did Mozart play when he was six years old?
He played the violin and piano.
2.Whose music do some people think is perfect?
Mozart.
Language points
1.His waltzes made him famous all over Europe.
他的华尔兹使他享誉全欧洲。
make的常见用法：
（1）make sb.do sth. 使某人做某事
make sb not do sth.  使某人不做某事
Parents always make their children learn many things.
父母总是使他们的孩子学习很多东西。
（2）make sb./sth.+adj. 使某人/物...
The bad news made him very sad.
这个坏消息使他很伤心。
all over  遍及
all over the world  全世界
all over the country  全国
all over China  全中国
We have friends all over the world.
我们的朋友遍天下。
2.Before he was...not only the piano,but also the violin.
not only...but also  意思是“不但...而且...”如：
He can not only speak Chinese but also speak English.
他不仅会说中文还会说英语。
He is not only my teacher,but also my good friend.
他不仅是我的老师还是我的好朋友。
[注意]
当not only...but also  连接两个主语的时候，谓语动词与最近的那一个主语在人称和数上保持一致。如：
Not only he but also his mother likes swimming.
他和他妈妈都喜欢游泳。
3.But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty-five.
die 作动词，意为“死，去世”，表示生命的结束，是不及物动词，强调的是瞬间动作，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。die可以用于进行时态，by dying 意为“奄奄一息的；濒死的”。如：
My grandfather died at the age of 86.
我爷爷在86岁时去世了。
Flowers soon die if they are left without wather.
如果不给花儿浇水，很快他们就会枯死。
Those trees are dying.
这些树木即将死去。
She is dying of cancer.
她将死于癌症。
与die常见的搭配：
die of/from  意为“死于...”，前者一般指由于疾病、情感、衰老等自身原因引起的死亡；后者一般指环境（主要指事故等方面的外部原因）造成的死亡。如：
The man died of cancer.
这个男人死于癌症。
The Polish president died from air crash.
波兰总统死于飞机失事。
die out 意为“灭绝”。如：
Many kind of animals have died out.
许多种动物已经灭绝了。
die的名词形式为death,意为“死亡”；其形容词形式为dead,意为“死的”，可作表语或定语，作表语时，表示状态。如：
I was surprised by his death.
他的死让我感到惊讶。
The flower has been dead for two days.
这株花已经死了两天了。
Practice
用所给词的适当形式填空
1.His grandfather has been (dead)(die)for 10 years.
2.The (death)(die)of the dog made the boy very sad.
3.The old man (died) (die)three years ago.
Writing
Use the notes to write a passage about the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai.
You can begin like this:
Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music.He was born in....
Xian Xinghai
Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers of classical and tranditional music.He was born in Macao,China in 1905 and stuied in Paris.He was famous for his song The Yellow River.He wrote is in 1939.He used traditional music,and the music describes China to the rest of the world.
Unfortunately,Xian Xinghai died young,in 1945.But he is called the People's Musician and his songs are still popular today.