一、导读：

1. Plays a Quiz with the students to arouse their interest in the well-known musician.

2. Lists relevant information and encourages the students to guess the name of the musician.

二、导学&导思：

Step 1 Read the article and match the main idea to each paragraph.

Para. 1             The first-ever performance of Symphony No. 9  

Para. 2             Beethoven's attitude in face of the loss of hearing

Para. 3             Beethoven's reputation and achievements

Para. 4             Beethoven's life journey before his late twenties

Para. 5             Introduction to Symphony No. 9  

Step 2 Structure

    Part 1      Para. 1

The scene of the live ____________ by Beethoven

Beethoven         Part 2      Paras. 2–3

a remarkable life    _______________ of Beethoven

Part 3      Para. 4

____________ to Symphony No. 9

Part 4      Para. 5

Beethoven’s _______________________

Step 3 Multiple choice

1．When did Beethoven begin to lose his hearing?

A．When he was a teenager.

B．When he was twenty years old.

C．When he was about thirty.

D．Several years before his death.

2．What can’t the audience sense in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9?

A．A strong will to fight against difficulties in life.

B．A light mood towards life.

C．Low spirits when people suffer from hardships.

D．A strong determination to overcome difficulties.

3．Why did Beethoven put one end of a pencil in his mouth and the other end against the instrument?

A．To feel the notes.

B．To stay awake.

C．To make him look funny.

D．To hear the sound of music clearly.

4．What do we know about Beethoven’s Symphony No.9?

A．It was composed when he was deaf.

B．It consists of four movements.

C．It was a grand finale to his life.

D．All of the above.

5．Which of the following words can be used to describe Beethoven and his life?

①romantic　②bitter　③modest　④outgoing　⑤determined　⑥talented

A．①②④  B．②③⑤  C．②⑤⑥  D．①③⑥

三、达标导练：（10分钟）

I.单句语境填词

1. Putting ice on burns can help reduce the swelling and          (减轻) discomfort.

2. What matters is how the people who         (拥有) authority think of it.

3. Store owners are getting         (绝望的) after several months of poor sales this year.

4. Throughout the three­week production, two photographers crossed the v__________ Iceland to shoot the land, blue sky and volcanoes.

5. The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to a__________ the car and continued on foot.

II.根据课文内容填空

After  1.         (hear) the first­ever performance of the great Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.9, 2.        was his last major piece of music, a sea of people all stood, clapping and 3.         (wave) their hats and handkerchiefs to express their 4.         (appreciate) of the masterwork.

As a gifted child, Beethoven was appreciated for his piano 5.         (performance). Being a teenager, he had already enjoyed a reputation as a wonderful young musician. 6.         , in his late twenties, Beethoven started to lose his hearing, which deeply depressed 7.         (he).

Despite his darkest moments, he never abandoned hope and was determined8.         (find) a way to continue 9.         (live) a life full of music. When Beethoven presented Symphony No.9 in Vienna in 1824, it was his first time10.         stage in over ten years. Symphony No.9 has become one of the most famous and treasured pieces in the history of classical music.

四、课后巩固训练：（30分钟）

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五、反思感悟：

1. 本文的写作目的是什么？

2. 本文的结构清楚了吗？