MODULE 5 Western music
talk just as they do! (仿說)lingling: i like this novel. it's chinese classical novel, isn't it?betty: that's right. it's by the novelist luo guanzhong. you've heard of him, haven't you?lingling: yes, he was a chinese, wasn't he?betty: yes, he was born in taiyuan, the capital of shanxi province. he lived from 1330 to 1400. lingling: that’s a long time ago. by the way what's the name of the novel?betty: it's romance of the three kingdoms (1330).lingling: you like classical chinese novels, don't you?betty: yes, i do. but i also like western novels. you read classical chinese novels, don't you?lingling: yes, of course i do. i love them. and i also read western classical novels now and then. it's brilliant.betty: me too. i like western classical novels.lingling: who's your favourite classical novelist?betty: shakespeare. his plays are beautiful and dramatic. 4 match the words with their meanings.on page 35 in the box there are four words and four sentences. match the words with their meanings.austrian is someone who was born in austria. (2)composer is someone who writes music. (3)fan is someone who likes something a lot. (1)musician is someone who plays music. (4)5 check(√)the true sentences.you read eight sentences. some of them are false, and some of them are true. now in pairs read them and check(√)the true sentences.1 they're listening to western classical music. (√)2 lingling has heard of johann strauss. (√)3 betty doesn't like classical music.4 lingling doesn't listen to chinese pop music.5 beethoven didn't live in vienna.6 tony likes classical music.7 daming has never liked pop music. 8 daming hasn't become a fan of techno.now correct the false:number 3 is wrong. according to the conversation, betty likes classical music.number 4 is also wrong. according to the conversation, lingling listens to chinese pop music and she loves it.number 5 is wrong, too. beethoven lived in vienna.number 6 is wrong. tony doesn’t like classical music.number 7 is not correct. daming has never liked classical, but he likes pop music. number 8 isn’t correct either. daming has become a fan of techno.■pronunciation and speaking6 listen to the speaker asking a real question.sometimes we have a real question in mind. and we ask someone this question for an answer. listen to the speaker asking a real question. he likes pop, doesn't he?sometimes we ask someone a question not for an answer, but for checking information. now listen to the speaker checking information.