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1、高二英语导学案Unit2TheuniversallanguageWelcometotheunit一、话题背景导读（正确用“T”错误用“F”）MusicispartofeverycultureonEarth.Manypeoplefeelthatmusicmakeslifeworthliving.Wecanmakemusicourselvesifweplayaninstrumentorsing.WecanhearmusiconCDsandonradioortelevision.Musicgivesuspleasure.Itcancheerusup,exciteus,orsootheus.WHATI
2、SMUSIC?Musiccanbehappy,sad,romantic,sleepy,spine-tingling,healing—allkindsofthings.Butwhatisit?Somepeopledefineitasanartfularrangementofsoundsacrosstime.Ourearsinterpretthesesoundsasloudorsoft,highorlow,rapidandshort,orslowandsmooth.Thesoundsneedtocontinueforatimeinsomesortofpatterntobecomemusic.Mus
3、ic,likelanguage,isauniquelyhumanformofcommunication.Aswithlanguage,therearemanydifferentkinds.InNorthAmerica,peoplelistentojazz,rock,classical,folk,country,andmanyotherkindsofmusic.Eachkindofmusichasitsownrulesand“speaks”tousinitsownway.Whatwethinkofasmusicdependsonwherewelive.WhatAmericansareusedto
4、listeningtomightsoundstrangetosomeonefromanotherculture,andviceversa.Itmightnotevensoundlikemusic.InIndonesia,gamelanorchestrasplaymusicongongs,drums,andxylophones.Thesearen’ttheinstrumentsyou’dfindinatypicalorchestrainNorthAmerica.Today,moderncommunicationsmakeitpossibleforustolistentomusicfromallo
5、vertheworld.Musicfromonepartoftheworldinfluencesmusicfromanotherpart.Forexample,gamelanmusicfromIndonesiainfluenced20th-centuryAmericancomposerssuchasJohnCage.WHOINVENTEDMUSIC?Nooneknowsforsurewhenmusicbegan.Perhapswhilepeoplewereworking,theybegantochantorsingtomaketheworkgofaster.Peoplewhowererepea
6、tingmovements—pickingcropsorrowingboats,forexample—couldsingorchantintimetothework.NavajoIndians,forexample,hadcorn-grindingsongs.Manyculturesdevelopedworksongs.Overtime,peopledevelopedmusicalinstruments.Theymighthavestartedbyclappingtheirhandsandstampingtheirfeet.Sticksandobjectsthatrattledcouldhav
7、ereplacedthehumanbodyasearlyinstruments.Bothinstrumentsandmusicbecamemorecomplexwithtime.Today,manyculturesdividemusicintoartmusicandmusicofthepeople.Artmusic,whichwecallclassicalmusic,ismorecomplicat
