老师：Hello, everyone. Welcome to my class. Today we will start a new unit. First, let's focus on the topic of this unit, the universal language. What do you think the universal language refer to? Can we call English a universal language? In fact, we can't. In order for language to be called universal, it has to be understood by people all around the world. So in this sense, music can be regarded as the universal language. So in this class, we will focus on the topic music.
老师：Before we continue with our lesson, I'd like to draw your attention to the learning objectives. By the end of this lesson, you are supposed to acquire a general idea of different music types and then grasp the reading strategy of emails and walk out the cultures the two exchange students have Learned through music. And finally write a speech conscript introducing your favorite music.
老师：Although music is a universal language, it can be divided into different types. What types of music do you know? Please list as many types as possible. The main music types are here, pop music, rock and roll, rap, which you are quite familiar with. And we also have RMB, country music, folk, blues, jazz, classical music, and so on. Each music type has its unique characteristics. So I'd like you to guess what type of music it is according to the music and the information given.
老师：The first one, this music type is a series and has a value that lasts for a long time. It is usually played with European music instruments such as the piano and violin. One typical example is Beethoven.
老师：So what type of music it is? Yes, this is a classical music. And next one, this music type is free and expressive. During the performance, new parts can be added freely and Louis Armstrong can be called the father of this music type. What type of music it is? Yes, this is jazz. Next one, this music type is energetic. It is loud with a strong bait. And the typical examples are Beatles and Elvis Presley. What type of music it is? Yes, this is rock and roll. The unique characteristics of music can be used not only to convey feelings, but also to tell culture.
老师：So today we will read two emails by to exchange students who are discovering new music in their host countries. Before we read the two emails, I'd like you to make a prediction. According to the title and the subject line of the two emails, what aspects will be talked about in each email? Think about this. Will Alice tell us a Love Song where Harry tells us the development or the typical singers of the country music? Let's find out. Okay, please skim the emails and write down the main idea for each paragraph. Here I have a tip for you. Sometimes the main idea is the topic sentence. If there is no topic sentence, try to summarize.
老师：Now please press t
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