课标人教实验版高一Module 2

Unit 5

Listening Listening

Listening P69Listening P69

Discuss these questions in groups of

four before you listen to the tape.

1. Do you often listen to music while

studying at home?

2. If you do, what kind of music do you

usually listen to? What kind of effect

does the music have on you?

Listen to the tape again and write downwhat the “Mozart effect” means to you.

__________________________________Classical music, especially Mozart, helps improve your memory.

True or False.

You can listen to any kind of classical

music if it has regular rhythms.

1.Listening to classical music

improves your memory.

2.The “Mozart effect” means

listening to Mozart’s music.

T

F

4.Scientists think the “Mozart effect” works with all kinds of music. F

3.To improve your long term memory you need to study maths. FScientists do not think that studying maths can improve your long term memory.

Scientists think it only works with classical music.

5.Listening to music makes you more

intelligent. F

Scientists think that learning a musical instrument can help your maths skills./ Listening to classical music improves your short term memory .

The “Mozart effect”Do you worry about exams? Of course , everyone does. Do you find it difficult to remember what you study? Well, everybody has trouble remembering things from time to time. Do you know music can help you remember things better?

Listening text

Scientists have shown that if you listen to classical music and especially Mozart while you are studying, it helps your memory. It is called the “Mozart effect”.It would be useful to know if the “Mozart effect” works with all kinds of music. Certainly scientists have done some experiments to find out.

They have tried playing other kinds of music (such as pop music) while students are studying, but it doesn’t work. It seems that the regular rhythms of classical music help develop one’s memory. However, this improvement only lasts for a short time.If you want to improve your intelligence, what should you do? Scientists think that learning a musical instrument is helpful,

Especially for improving maths skills. This is because maths and music both use the same part of the brain. So if you want to be good at maths, perhaps you should go to a music class!

Listen to the tape and tick the

words you hear.

mathematical, pattern, jazz, folk,

composers, choral, moving, beauty

Listening task on P72

Information on Bach

Who did he write for?

Where did he play it?

What are the features of his music?

Listen again and fill in the chart below.

God.

In the church.

Mathematical and with a special pattern.

What type of music did he write?

Why is he remembered today?

Choral music.

For the beauty of his musical patterns.

THE MUSIC OF BACH

Classical music does not have words. It

tries to describe feelings with musical

instruments. It is called classical music

because it was written at a time when

there was no pop or rock music. The

music was written to a special pattern.

Listening text

Only the cleverest composers was Bach.

He was not famous during his life, but

became very famous after his death. He

worked in a small church and had to

write new songs to sing every week. So

he composed beautiful choral music.

He also wrote music for people to listen to

as they left the church. Some of his music

is very mathematical with different parts

that repeat each other in a very peaceful

way. All his music was written for God

and some of it is very moving. He never

became rich but his music has a special

place in classical music. He is

remembered today for the beauty of

his musical patterns. You can listen

to one of his pieces of music now.