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Extract 3
Example links between the prescribed text and prescribed issues
| Content | Issues |
|---|---|
| Lili is anxious to help Xiaochun to have Professor Yu as a teacher. | Divisions in society: role of education |
| Professor Yu’s appearance and attitude | Divisions in society: poverty and wealth / class issues |
| Lili successfully convinces Professor Yu to allow Xiaochun to audition. | The individual’s search for identity: value of friendship |
| Liu Cheng’s behaviour towards Professor Yu and Lili | Divisions in society: poverty and wealth / class issues |
| Liu Cheng is eager for Professor Yu to be Xiaochun’s teacher. | Divisions in society: role of education |
| The different ways in which Lili and Liu Cheng talk to Professor Yu | Urban versus rural life: values and tradition |
| Professor Yu realises that Xiaochun has potential. | The individual’s search for identity: concept of success |
Activities
- Describe Liu Cheng’s attitude when he meets Professor Yu.
- Identify the reasons why Professor Yu decides to accept Xiaochun as his student.
- How are class issues reflected in the characters of Professor Yu, Liu Cheng and Lili?
- Explain the motivation for Xiaochun’s change of mind.
- Contrast the urban and rural attitudes reflected in Lili’s and Liu Cheng’s conversations with Professor Yu.
- Explain the importance of music in this extract.
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