师：Okay, boys and girls, are you ready for a class? Good afternoon, everyone.
生：Good afternoon, everyone.
师：Thank you. Sit down, please. Have you noticed the music I played? Have you noticed the music? What instrument is it played on? You, please.
生：I believe that is our...
师：Who do you think so? Thank you. How do you feel when listening to the music? Okay, you please.
生：Maybe a little bit sad.
师：Yes, I agree with you. Thank you. Do you know anything about the music, Hansa? Okay, you please. Use the microphone.
生：The music is called Erquan Yingyue.
师：Wow, great. What else? Okay, it doesn't matter. What else do you want to know about the music? You please.
生：What's the reason...
师：Yes. And what else? You please.
生：Why the writer wrote this song.
师：Yes. And who else? You please.
生：But I want to know when the musician wrote this music.
师：Very good. This class, we are going to read a text about this music, "Sad but Beautiful". Please read the title for me again. Thank you. Let's come into the sad but beautiful world with the writer together. Before reading, let's have a look at the title as well as the picture. Then answer my question. What can you predict from the title and the picture? You please. Use the microphone.
生：I think he is a blind man. Yeah, because in the picture in the book, I saw sunglasses.
师：You have sharp eyes. Excellent. Who else? And what else? Okay, you please.
生：I believe the musician can play many kinds of musical instruments because he has a bag on his back and he holds an erhu in his hand.
师：Good job. Is there anyone else? Okay, you please.
生：Maybe the writer is lonely because there's only him in the picture.
师：Very good. Who else? Okay, you please. Use the microphone.
生：I think this passage is mainly about his son. That is sad, but beautiful.
师：Well, then thank you very much, boys and girls. Let's begin our reading. Read and see whether your predictions are true or not. Okay, take out your paper. Please focus on the first sentence and then answer my question. What can you infer from the first sentence? Read in silence. What can you infer from it? You please.
生：I guess the writer is a foreigner.
师：Why do you think so?
生：Because it says, "Last night, one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music."
师：Do you agree with him? Well, then, thank you. Take your seat, please, boys and girls. Let's go on with paragraph No. 1. Read it in silence and then answer my question. What is sad but beautiful in paragraph 1? Is it clear? Here we go.
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师：Okay. Have you got the answer? What is the "beautiful" in paragraph No. 1? You please.
生：The piece of music called Erquan Yingyue is sad but beautiful. Yes.
师：Pardon? What's the name of the music?
生：二泉映月。
师：Yes, which sentence shows that?
生：The third sentence of the paragraph, which is "The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness."
师：Do you agree with him? Very good. Let's have a look at this sentence together. "Strangely beautiful." What's that kind of feeling? Maybe I'd like to give you some help in this way. How did the writer feel when listening to the music? Maybe you can get some help from the first paragraph, some sentences, some words, some phrases. Okay, you please.
生：I think the writer is deeply moved.
师：Good. Is that all? You please?
生：He feels deeply sad and he cried along with it as he listened.
师：These are the feelings the writer had. Yes. Okay, boys and girls, let's have a try. Close your eyes, listen. Silence, sad, painful. Try to feel along with it. Okay, open your eyes. Did you get the same feeling as the writer? A little bit, yes. How do you usually feel when listening to music? How? Okay, you please.
生：Maybe. I usually feel excited and relaxed.
师：Very good. Who else? Thank you. Please. Use the microphone.
生：I believe that whenever I listen to music, I will just follow the rhythm of the music and I will find it enjoyable.
师：Very good. These are the common feelings we usually get from music. But whenever we listen to this music, I mean, whenever we listen to Erquan Yingyue, we wanna cry. So isn't it strangely beautiful? Why could the writer write such music? Let's go on with paragraph No. 2. Read it and answer my questions. What is "sad" and what is "beautiful". Here we go. Do not get disturbed by anybody else. Just focus on your reading.
（学生阅读）
师：Okay? Who wrote this music?
生：Abing.
师：Is Abing's family name "Abing" and given name "Bin"? Of course not, this is his real name. Is that clear? Okay. Tell me what is "sad" and what is "beautiful". You please.
生：Maybe it's sad about his hard life and his experiences because his mother died when he was very young, and after that, his father died. And for several years, he was hopeless. He was hopeless.
师：Yes.
生：And also he developed a serious illness and became blind.
师：That's exactly what I want. So Abing's experience is sad. Thank you. What about "beautiful"? What is "beautiful"? You please.
生：Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments. Yes. Such as the drums, dizi and erhu. And he got married and had a home again after he lost his home.
师：Very good. Thank you very much. As we all know, when he was young, his mother died. What's worse, his father died. Not only that, he became blind and homeless. So that is to say, Abing became sadder and sadder. Did he give up? Of course not. Instead, he performed on the street for many years. Yes. To fight against his sadness, Abing became stronger and stronger. That's why it is sad but beautiful. He's strong. His mind, his spirit is beautiful. But we have something even more beautiful. Why is it so? Boys and girls, let's go on with paragraph No. 3 and then answer my question. What is even more beautiful? Let's go.
（学生阅读）
师：Okay, have you got the answer? Why is it even more beautiful? You please. That girl.
生：Well, in the last paragraph, I believe that his spectacular achievements are even more beautiful.
师：Very good. Thank you. And what else? You, please. What about you?
生：Maybe he had a considerable influence on many people who love music.
师：Good work. And who else? Maybe some words or phrases can help you from paragraph No. 3. What else? Just read it. Read them. What else? What is even more beautiful in paragraph No. 3? Can you please?
生：Because the music has become one of China's national treasures.
师：That's exactly what I want, boys and girls. These are the successful things of Abing. So we call such successful things "achievements". Among all his achievements, which one is the greatest? Okay, you please.
生：Erquan Yingyue is his greatest achievement.
师：Yes. Think it over. Not bad. Who else? You please?
生：It has become one of China's national treasures.
师：Well, then, do you agree with him? Why does Erquan Yingyue become a national treasure? Maybe you can get some help from paragraph 3. Maybe some sentences. Which sentence? Okay, you please. Which sentence? Read the sentence.
生：It said, "Its beauty not only paints a picture of Abing's own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experiences."
师：Good job. Take a seat, please. What is the meaning of the last sentence? Can you use your own words to express it? Do you like to have a try?
生：Maybe it touches people's hearts and it's a symbol of China.
师：Well, it touches people's hearts, yes. Do you think as a national treasure, touching people's hearts is enough? I'm always moved by my daughter's case. Is it a national treasure? Of course not. So what are the features that a national treasure has? You please, the girl.
生：His music is very popular.
师：Pop music and pop stars are very popular. Yes. Are they national treasures? Thank you. But actually speaking, national treasures are popular. Yes. Not only in the past, but also at present and even in the future. So that is to say it has a big influence on what? On whom? Attention, please. Yes, focus on this sentence. It has a big influence on music. And do you still remember the first sentence I have given to you? You can make some references to it. Yes. So it has a big influence on music as well as... You please.