Read the following words and try to tell their Chinese meaning:

harpsichord court director genius impressed lose musical singer successful piece peasant talent symphony teenager

Read the passage quickly and choose the best title for it.

Three Great Austrian Composers

Three Great Composers of the Eighteenth Century

Three Great Child Composers

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Which of the composers…1 were born in Austria?

2 was born in Germany?

Listen to the tape and try to answer the following questions:

Haydn and MozartBeethoven

3 had a good singing voice?4 died before his fortieth birthday?

Haydn

Mozart5 became deaf? Beethoven6 met each other? They all met each other7 had fathers who were musicians?8 had a father who wasn’t a musician?

Haydn and Mozart

Beethoven

Name Birthplace His father His achievement

Haydn

Mozart

Beethoven

Austria

Austria

Germany

peasant

musician

orchestra conductor

The father of symphony

He changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra

He composed more than 600 pieces of music in his lifetime

Giving something wonderful to the world

singer

Work in pairs

He made them longer andfor a larger orchestra.

1. How did Haydn change the form of symphonies?

He worked in eastern Austria for 30 years.

2. How long did he work in eastern Austria?

He composed over 600 pieces of music.

3. How many pieces of music did Mozart compose?

He was six years old.

4. How old was Mozart when he played for the Empress of Austria?

They were friends for ten years.

5. How long were Mozart and Haydn friends?

6. Who taught Beethoven

how to play the piano?His father taught him.

7. Did he stop composing when he became deaf?

No, he continued composing when he became deaf.

Joseph Haydn, an Austrian ________, was born in a village and is _________ the father of the symphony. He _______ the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra. After________ music in Vienna, he went to work at the _____ of a prince in eastern Austria. Thirty years _____, he moved to London, _____ he was very successful.

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Fill in the blanks.

Another Austrian composer, Mozart,

was born in Salzburg. _______ he only

lived 35 years, he composed _________

600 pieces of music, Mozart had musical

_____ from a very early age. _________

he was 14, he had composed many

pieces for the harpsichord, piano and

violin, ________ for orchestras.

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more thanmore than

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as well asas well as

In 1781 Haydn met Mozart and was

very _________ with him. They were

friends ______ Mozart’s death.

Beethoven was born in Bonn,

Germany. When he was very young,

he learned to play the violin and the

piano _____ his father.

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untiluntil

fromfrom

In 1791, Beethoven met Haydn, who

__________ Beethoven to move to

Vienna. Beethoven became very

_______ in Austria, and stayed there

for the ___ of his life. Even after he

became _________ deaf, he ________

composing.

encouragedencouraged

popularpopular

restrest

completelycompletely continuedcontinued

Discussion :• Who is your favorite singer?

• Why do you like him or her?

• Your discussion may include his or her age, background(背景 ) and achievements（成就）

• key words: be born in; be famous for; be popular with(受到 --- 的欢迎 ) ； musical talent; be impressed with; pop music; give concerts; musical instruments(乐器 )

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Homework

• Write a short passage to introduce your favorite musician. ( including his or her birthplace,background and achievements )