高中英语校本课程“英语美文赏读”

高中英语校本教材
“英语美文赏读”
课程纲要
一、课程基本概况
1、课程名称：“英语美文赏读”
2、课程类型：校本课程（选修）
3、教学材料：选编、改编
4、授课时间：高一下学期
5、授课对象：高一学生
6、开发教师：xxx
二、课程内容：
1、课程背景：
1）高中人教版英语教材（现在学生用课本）有着丰富而鲜活的语言素材，是一套很理想的教材，但对于河口一中来自区县的优秀生群体来说，内容还显得不足，学生学力有余。

英语文化丰富且博大精深，从莎士比亚英语到如今网络英语，英语语言随着人们生活的变化、时代的进步而不断发展，如果不能充分地利用这种时代英语资源，充分开发学生潜力，既是浪费资源，也是错失教育良机。

2）新课程改革提倡国家、地方、学校三级课程，鼓励教师进行校本教研，提高使用教材和开发教材的能力。

2、课程目标：
“英语美文阅读与欣赏”课程是国家课程的校本化，旨在根据学生英语学习水平的实际情况补充适量、相当的阅读素材，弥补牛津英语教材的不足，扩大学生的阅读量和阅读视野，丰富学生的词汇，使得学生更广泛地了解英语国家的文化，在语言学习的同时，陶冶情操，提高文学素养和人文素养。

3、课程内容与任务
课程内容主要涉及六个方面，即文学作品中的神话、童话及传说，名人故事或生平介绍，不同国家、地区的社会习俗、风土人情，对于人生的看法、态度及理想，国家、地区历史及文化差异，科学与经济发展。

主要任务是通过篇章阅读,获取信息，了解相关知识，增强文化意识；掌握不同题材文章的阅读技巧,形成相应的阅读策略;掌握关键词、短语和句型，扩大词汇量，重点发展学生阅读和写作能力。

4、科目安排：18课时，每个话题（六个话题）各3课时
（1）神话传说1 Apollo / 2 The Little Match Girl /3 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
（2）人物故事1 Pop Star and Songwriter: Han Hong/2 Special Fund
in Honor of Hong Zhanhui/3 Louis Armstrong （3）社会风情 1 The Origin of Kiss/2 International Left-hander’s
Day/3 Make Sports a Kind of Culture
（4）人生态度与理想1You Are the World/2 Facing Life Positively/ 3 Honesty
（5）历史文化 1 Studying difference/2 Spring Festival’s Symbols/3
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
（6）科学与经济 1 Greenhouse Effect Occurred 5,000 Years Ago/2
China’s New “Four Great Inventions”/3 China’s
launching plans for Shenzhou 7
三、课程形式：课堂教学
1、教学方法：任务交际法
2、教具：多媒体、音像资料等
四、教学评价：
教师评价与学生评价相结合
附1)阅读自我评价表：（每节课下前学生自我评价）
Name Date 注: 优秀（A）良好（B）合格（C）待改进（D）
附2）写作自我评价表（课后）
注: 优秀（A）良好（B）合格（C）待改进（D）
Part I Myths and Tales神话传说Lesson 1 The Little Match Girl
卖火柴的小女孩
Once upon a time, a little girl tried to make a living by selling matches in the street.
It was New Year’s Eve and the snow clad streets were deserted. From brightly lit windows came the tinkle (发出清脆的声响)of laughter and the sound of singing. People were getting ready to bring in the New Year. But the poor little match seller sat sadly beside the fountain. Her ragged dress and worn scarf did not keep out the cold and she tried to keep her bare feet from touching the frozen ground. She hadn’t sold one box of matches all day and she was frightened to go home, for her father would certainly be angry. It wouldn’t be much warmer anyway, in the draughty attic (阁楼) that was her home. The little girl’s fingers were frozen with cold. If only she could light a match! But what would her father say at such a waste! Falteringly (迟疑地)she took out a match and lit it. What a nice warm flame! The little match seller cupped her hand over it, and as she did so, she magically saw in its light a big brightly burning stove.
She held out her hands to the heat, but just then the match went out and the vision faded. The night seemed blacker than before and it was getting colder. A shiver (寒噤) ran through the little girl’s thin body. After hesitating for a long time, she struck another match on the wall, and this time, the glimmer turned the wall into a great sheet of crystal. Beyond that stood a fine table laden with food and lit by a candlestick. Holding out her arms towards the plates, the little match seller seemed to pass
through the glass, but then the match went out and the magic faded. Poor thing: in just a few seconds she had caught a glimpse of everything that life had denied her: warmth and good things to eat. Her eyes were filled with tears and she lifted her gaze to the lit windows, praying that she too might know a little of such happiness.
She lit the third match and an even more wonderful thing happened. There stood a Christmas tree hung with hundreds of candles, glittering (闪烁) with tinsel (金属箔) and colored balls. “Oh. How lovely!” shouted the little match seller, holding up the match. Then, the match burned her finger and went out. The light from the Christmas candles rose higher and higher, then one of the lights fell, leaving a trail behind it. “Someone is dying,” murmured the little girl, as she remembered her beloved Granny who used to say: “When a star falls, a heart stops beating!”
Scarcely aware of what she was doing, the little match seller lit another match. This time, she saw her grandmother.
“Granny, stay with me!” she pleade d, as she lit one match after the other, so that her grandmother could not disappear like all the other visions. However, Granny did not disappear but gazed smilingly at her. Then she opened her arms and the little girl hugged her crying: “Granny, take me away with you!”
A cold day dawned and a pale sun shone on the fountain and the icy road. Close by lay the lifeless body of a little girl surrounded by spent
matches.
“Poor little thing!” exclaimed the passers-by. “She was trying to keep warm!”
But by that time, the little match seller was far away where there is neither cold, hunger nor pain.
I Aims and Demands（教学目的和要求）
To learn a story about the little match girl written by Anderson.
ⅡKey Points and Special Difficulties（重点和难点）
Key points: to grasp some useful words and expressions
deserted, fade, strike, hesitate, deny, exclaim, glimpse, aware, be frozen with, go out, strike a match, catch a glimpse of
Special difficulties:
1) to learn Inversion.
2) to learn v-ed phrases used as modifiers
ⅢTeaching Aids and Approaches（教具及教学方法）
Multi-media, Task-based approach and the integrated approach
ⅣBrief Teaching Procedures（教学过程）
Step1 Background information（背景知识）
Do you know about the great tale writer Anderson?
Can you list some of his masterpieces?
Step2 Fast reading（快速阅读）
Read the passage quickly and answer（快速阅读并回答下列问题）:
1) Why didn’t the little girl strike a match to keep herself warm?
2) What did the little girl see when the last vision appeared?
Keys（参考答案）:
1) She was afraid that her father would be angry.
2) She saw her beloved grandmother who had died.
Step3 Careful reading（细读）
1. What visions did the little match seller see? What did they mean to her?
(a big brightly burning stove→warmth; a fine table laden with food→good things to eat; a Christmas tree hung with candles→joy and happiness; her grandmother→love and care)
2. Translate the following sentences and pay attention to the underlined parts.
1) From brightly lit windows came the tinkle of laughter and the sound of singing.
2) Her ragged dress and worn scarf did not keep out the cold and she tried to keep her bare feet from touching the frozen ground.
3) Beyond that stood a fine table laden with food and lit by a candlestick.
4) Her eyes were filled with tears and she lifted her gaze to the lit
windows, praying that she too might know a little of such happiness.
5) There stood a Christmas tree hung with hundreds of candles, glittering with tinsel and colored balls.
6) Close by lay the lifeless body of a little girl surrounded by spent matches.
7) If only she could light a match!
8) A cold day dawned and a pale sun shone on the fountain and the icy road.
9) But by that time, the little match seller was far away where there is neither cold, hunger nor pain.
What characteristics do the underlined parts have? What function? (They are all v-ed phrases, which are used as modifiers.)
Step4 Key patterns(主要句型)
Analyze the sentence below:
From brightly lit windows came the tinkle of laughter and the sound of singing.
This is an inverted sentence. The subject of the sentence is “the tinkle of laughter and the sound of singing”, and “came” functions as the predicate. Find out more similar sentence structures in the passage.
(Beyond that stood a fine table laden with food and lit by a candlestick. There stood a Christmas tree hung with hundreds of candles…
Close by lay the lifeless body of a little girl surrounded by spent matches.)
Step5 Homework（作业）
Rewrite the story. (With about 200 words.)
Step6 Assessment（评价）
Words and expressions（词和短语）
1. deserted adj.冷清清的
2. draughty adj. 漏风的
3. vision n.景象
4. fade v .消逝，消失
5. strike vt. 擦（火柴）；击打
6. hesitate v. 迟疑，犹豫
7. glimpse n .v. 一瞥
8. deny v. 否定，否认
9. pray v. n. 祈祷
10. aware adj. 意识到，觉察
11. exclaim v.呼喊，惊叫
Lesson 2 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
哈米伦的吹笛人
The piper
They came from the hills And they came from the valleys and the plains They struggled in the cold
In the heat and the snow and in the rain Came to hear him play Play their minds away
*We're all following a strange melody We're all summoned by a tune We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon We're following the piper
And we dance beneath the moon for him And we dance beneath the moon
They came from the south From the west and the north and from the east They waited for the man
Like a parish is waiting for the priest Longed to hear him play Play their minds away
He gave them a dream
He seduced everybody in the land 吹笛人 阿巴合唱团
他们来自山坡 来自山谷，来自平原
他们在寒冷中挣扎 在酷热、冰雪、大雨中挣扎 只为了听他的演奏 来使他们丧失理智
我们都跟随着一段诡异的旋律 我们都受某种音调的召唤 我们都追随着吹笛人 在月光下起舞 我们都追随着吹笛人 在月光下为他起舞 在月光下起舞
他们从南方来 从西方、北方、东方前来
他们都在等他 像信徒们等待着牧师 等着听他演奏 来使他们丧失理智
他给了人们一个梦境 他诱惑着每一个人
The fire in his eyes
And the fear was a weapon in his hand So they let him play
Play their minds away 他的眼里有火在烧
恐惧便是他手里的武器于是，人们任他吹奏来使他们丧失理智
这首歌的故事背景取材自《格林童话》里的＜哈米伦的吹笛人＞。

一二八四年，哈米伦市鼠患严重，市民公开悬赏，只要有人能除去鼠患，必有重赏。

不久，来了一位吹笛人，他吹起梦幻般的音乐，全城的老鼠仿佛被催眠一般，随着笛声通通跳进了河里，鼠患于是宣告解除。

没想到事过之后，哈米伦市民却不愿信守承诺，拒绝付钱给吹笛人。

吹笛人一气之下，再度吹起有魔力的笛音，这回跟在他身后起舞的，却是全城所有的小孩，市民眼睁睁看着孩子跟着吹笛人走出城外，从此一去不返，音讯全无，但后悔也来不及了。

Once upon a time, on the banks of a great river in the north of
Germany lay a town called Hamelin. The citizens of Hamelin were honest
people who lived contentedly in their grey stone houses. The years went
by, and the town grew very rich. Then one day, an extraordinary thing
happened to disturb the peace. Hamelin had always had rats, and a lot too.
But they had never been a danger, for the cats had always solved the rat
problem in the usual way—by killing them. All at once, however, the rats
began to multiply.
In the end, a black sea of rats swarmed over the whole town. First,
they attacked the barns and storehouses then, for lack of anything better, they gnawed（啃）the wood, cloth or anything at all. The one thing they didn’t eat was metal. The terrified citizens flocked to plead with the town councilors（委员会）to free them from the plague of rats（鼠疫）. But the council had, for a long time, been sitting in the Mayor’s room, trying to think of a plan.
“What we need is an army of cats!”
But all the cats were dead.
“We’ll put down poisoned food then…”
But most of the food was already gone and no poison stopped the rats.
“It just can’t be done without help!” said the Mayor sadly.
Just then, while the citizens milled around outside, there was a loud knock at the door. “Who can that be?” the city fathers wondered uneasily, mindful of the angry crowds. They gingerly opened the door. And to their surprise, there stood a tall thin man dressed in brightly colored clothes, with a long feather in his hat, and waving a gold pipe at them.
“I’ve freed other towns of beetles and bats,” the stranger announced, “and for a thousand florins, I’ll rid you of your rats.”
“A thousand florins!”exclaimed the Mayor. “We’ll give you fifty thousand if you succeed!” At once the stranger hurried away, saying, “It’s late now, but at dawn tomorrow, there won’t be a rat left in Hamelin!”
The sun was still below the horizon, when the sound of a pipe wafted
through the streets of Hamelin. The pied piper slowly made his way through the houses and behind him flocked the rats. Out they scampered from doors, windows and gutters (沟), rats of every size, all after the piper. And as he played, the stranger marched down to the river and straight into the water, up to his middle. Behind him swarmed the rats and every one was drowned and swept away by the current.
By the time the sun was high in the sky, there was not a single rat in the town. There was even greater delight at the town hall, until the piper tried to claim his payment. “Fifty thousand florins?”exclaimed the councilors, “Never…”
“A thousand florins at least!”cried the pied piper angrily. But the Mayor broke in. “The rats are all dead now and they can never come back. So be grateful for fifty florins, or you’ll not get even that…”
His eyes flashing with anger, the pied piper pointed a threatening finger at the Mayor.
“You’ll bitterly regret ever breaking your promise,”he said, and disappeared.
A shiver of fear ran through the councilors, but the Mayor shrugged and said excitedly, “We’ve saved fifty thousand florins!”
That night, freed from the nightmare of the rats, the citizens of Hamelin slept more soundly than ever. And when the strange sound of piping wafted through the streets at dawn, only the children heard it.
Drawn as by magic, they hurried out of their homes. Again, the pied piper
paced through the town, this time, it was children of all sizes that flocked at his heels to the sound of his strange piping. The long procession soon left the town and made its way through the wood and across the forest till it reached the foot of a huge mountain. When the piper came to the dark rock, he played his pipe even louder still and a great door creaked open. Beyond lay a cave. In trooped the children behind the pied piper, and when the last child had gone into the darkness, the door creaked shut. A great landslide（山崩）came down the mountain blocking the entrance to the cave forever. Only one little lame boy escaped this fate. It was he who told the anxious citizens, searching for their children, what had happened. And no matter what people did, the mountain never gave up its victims. Many years were to pass before the merry voices of other children would ring through the streets of Hamelin but the memory of the harsh lesson lingered in everyone’s heart and was passed down from father to son through the centuries.
I Aims and Demands（教学目的和要求）
To learn a tale--The Pied Piper of Hamelin and get the students to know
the importance of honesty.
ⅡKey Points and Special Difficulties（重点和难点）
Key points: to grasp some useful expressions
all at once, free sb. from…, rid…of…, make one’s way, break in Special difficulties: to understand Inversion.
ⅢTeaching Aids and Approaches（教具及教学方法）
Multi-media, Task-based approach and the integrated approach
ⅣBrief Teaching Procedures（教学过程）
Step1 Fast reading（快速阅读）
Read the passage quickly and answer some questions（快速阅读并回答下列问题）:
1) What trouble did the citizens of Hamelin have?
2) What was the result of their breaking the promise?
Keys（参考答案）:
1) There were too many rats in the town for them to live a normal life.
2) All the children but one were drawn into the cave and killed.
Step2 Careful reading（细读）
1. What words did the author use to indicate that the plague of rats was too terrible?
(a black sea, swarmed the whole town, gnawed everything except metal, need an army of cats…)
2. Find out inverted sentences in the passage.
(…, on the banks of a great river in the north of Germany lay a town called Hamelin.
…, there stood a tall thin man dressed in brightly colored clothes…Behind him swarmed the rats….
The pied piper slowly made his way through the houses and behind him flocked the rats.
Beyond lay a cave.
In trooped the children behind the pied piper.)
3. Key expressions (要点表达)
1) all at once = all of a sudden/ suddenly 突然
2）And to their surprise, there stood a tall thin man dressed in brightly colored clothes, with a long feather in his hat, and waving a gold pipe at them.
“dressed in brightly colored clothes, with a long feather in his hat, and waving a gold pipe at them”is used to modify the subject “a tall thin man”.
3）There was even greater delight at the town hall, until the piper tried to
claim his payment.
“claim” in the sentence means “ask for”.
4) His eyes flashing with anger, the pied piper pointed a threatening finger at the Mayor.
“His eyes flashing with anger”是独立主格结构，在句中用作状语。

5) It was he who told the anxious citizens, searching for their children,
what had happened.
该句为强调句型, searching for their children为现在分词短语作定语修饰the anxious citizens。

Step3 Classroom activities（课堂活动）
Divide the class into groups of four and discuss:
What lesson can we learn from the passage?
What do you think is very important in getting along well with others? Step4. Homework（作业）
Get the students to tell the story to their family members.
Step5 Assessment（评价）
Words and expressions（词和短语）
1. multiply v.增加
2. content adj. 满足
3. swarm v.密集
4. flock v. 聚集
5. uneasily adv.不安地
6. threaten v.威胁
7. claim v.索取，索赔8. current n. 水流
9. procession n.队伍10. troop v. 群集
11. harsh adj. 严厉的12. block v. 封锁
13. all at once 突然14. rid sb. of sth.使某人摆脱……15. make one’s way 前进16. break in 插嘴，插话
Lesson 3盘古开天地
Pangu Separates Sky from Earth
China has a history longer than that of any other present-day nation, containing a plethora of myths and legends. Regarded as the "Chinese Adam" by Westerners, the first figure in China's history was named Pangu.
According to legend, in the beginning, there was only darkness and chaos, and the sky and earth were one blurred entity. This vast "egg," as the Chinese call it, was subjected to two opposing forces or principles. The interaction between the two forces the yin (passive or negative female
principle) and yang (active or positive male principle) gave birth to Pangu, causing the egg's shell to crack.
Pangu has been depicted in many ways. He sometimes appears as a dwarf with two horns on his head, clothed in skins or leaves, and holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other or the symbol of the yin and yang . Pang has also been portrayed holding the sun in one hand and the moon in the other. He is often accompanied by his companions, the four supernatural animals: the phoenix, dragon, unicorn and tortoise.
The separation of the sky and earth took 18,000 years to complete: the yang, which was light and pure, rose to become the sky; the yin , which was heavy and murky, sank to form the earth. Between the sky and earth was Pangu, who underwent nine changes every day: His wisdom greater than that of the sky and his ability greater than that of the earth. Every day the sky rose ten feet, the earth became ten feet thicker and Pangu grew ten feet taller. Another 18,000 years passed and the sky was very high; the earth, dense and Pangu, extremely tall. His body then dissolved and his head became the mountains; his breath, the wind and clouds; his voice, the thunder; his left eye, the sun and his right eye, the moon. Pangu's beard became the stars; his four limbs, the four quadrants of the globe; his blood, the rivers and his veins and muscles, the layers of the
earth. His flesh became the soil; his skin and hair, the trees and plants; his semen, pearls; his marrow, precious stones and his sweat turned into rain. All in all, Pangu and the universe became one.
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PartⅡFigure stories人物故事
Lesson 1自由斗士曼德拉
纳尔逊·曼德拉出生于南非特兰斯凯一个大酋长家庭，曾任非国大青年联盟全国书记、主席。

他成功地组织并领导了“蔑视不公正法令运动”，赢得了全体黑人的尊敬。

曼德拉曾在牢中服刑了27年，在其40年的政治生涯中获得了超过一百项奖项，其中最显著的便是1993年的诺贝尔和平奖。

被尊称为南非国父。

Nelson Mandela 纳尔逊曼德拉
University College of Fort Hare 海尔堡大学
Johannesburg 约翰内斯堡
ANC (African National Congress) Youth League 非洲人国民大会（非国大）青年联盟
South African
Afrikaner-dominated 南非白人统治的
Mandela 曼德拉
South Africa
the Nobel Peace Prize 诺贝尔奖
F.W.deKlerk 弗雷威廉姆德克勒克
South African
bio-pic 传记片
I've had a great idea for a movie, Nelson Mandela. Well, that would certainly be an interesting topic. I thought that we could start in his childhood, his life in prison and then his achievements later in life. Sounds good. Mandela was educated at a local mission school. He entered the University College of Fort Hare and quickly became active in student politics. Is that why he was kicked out of university? That's right.
I think he was a little too outspoken for his time. So then he moved to Johannesburg and finished his university education. He then entered into the study and subsequently the practice of law. I think law was a good choice of major for him. After that, he formed the ANC (African National Congress) Youth League, to transform the ANC from an elitist political
union into a more broadly-based political movement. As the apartheid policy began to reach deeper into South African life, Mandela found himself constantly in opposition to the official political line of the Afrikaner-dominated government. I guess that was the beginning of why he was sent to prison in 1962 for 27 years. Can you imagine, 27 years in solitary confinement! And most of that time was spent doing hard labour. That just shows his strength of character. Many men would have gone insane, I’m sure. During his imprisonment, Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement among South Africa's black population and among the international community that opposed apartheid. Yes, and he also rejected government offers for him to leave prison, as long as he renounced violence. Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 with F.W.deKlerk, South Africa's last white president. Their combined efforts ended apartheid in South Africa. What an amazing man! Three years after his release, South Africans of all races were allowed to vote for the first time in a national election. They selected Mandela as their president, giving him 62% of the vote. I think that this bio-pic could be our best project ever.He was banned, then arrested during the late 1950s.
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Lesson 2 Pop Star and Songwriter: Han Hong流行歌星和创作者：
韩红
Songs about Tibet are growing in popularity among
China’s pop music circles to day, and they’ve caused a lot of interest in the region. But the songs of Han Hong, a Tibetan-born young song-writer, are particularly beautiful because they’re based on her own experiences and knowledge of the culture.
Many people didn’t expect Han Hong to become a famous pop star in China, for she didn’t have the attractive look and slim figure that is usually associated with successful personalities in the pop industry. Despite discouraging comments, Han Hong has never given up her pursuit of a career in music. Now she has become famous for being one of the few all-around female musicians who not only sings well, but is a very successful songwriter.
Han Hong was born in 1971 in Xigaze, the second largest city in the Tibet after Lhasa, and was given the Tibetan name, Gesang Zhuoma. That’s why quite a number of her songs are deeply rooted with Tibetan culture and music traditions.
At the age of nine, Han Hong came to Beijing to receive professional vocal training in a children’s chorus (合唱团). This was just the start of the long way in pursuit of a professional musical career. In 1985, 14-year-old Han Hong won her first national prize in a singing competition.
Han Hong’s ambition goes far beyond just being a pop singer, though. She also writes her own music. She started composing songs in 1993,
without having had any professional training. Maybe this helped her form her own style, which has become popular with so many listeners.
Quite a number of Han Hong’s songs combine elements of classical Tibetan folk music with pop music. Her songs have thrown a light on the mysterious and rich culture of Tibet and caused a lot of interest.
The song Brilliant Rays on a Snowy Landscape (《雪域光芒》) is one of Han Hong’s early works,which conveys the vastness (广博) and beauty of Tibet. It swept various pop song billboards across China, receiving more than 20 awards.
As a pop singer in Beijing, she also tried different styles of music, such as Jazz, R&B, Rock and Roll and Latin music.
I Aims and Demands（教学目的和要求）
To learn a passage about Han Hong, one of the most popular Chinese singers and let the students know the reason for her success.
ⅡKey Points and Special Difficulties（重点和难点）
Key points:
1) to describe Han Hong
2) to grasp some useful words and expressions
pursuit, despite, personality, comment, professional, element, be based on, be associated with, be rooted with, throw a light on
Special difficulties: the characteristics of Han Hong’s songs
ⅢTeaching Aids and Approaches（教具及教学方法）
Multi-media, Task-based approach and the integrated approach Slide show
ⅣBrief Teaching Procedures（教学过程）
Step1 Background information（背景知识）
Do you like listening to pop music? Do you know about Han Hong?
Step2 Fast reading（快速阅读）
Read fast and answer the following questions（快速阅读并回答下列问
题）:
1) When and where was Han Hong born?
2) Why are Han Hong’s songs very beautiful?
3) Why are the public interested in Han’s songs?
Keys（参考答案）:
1) In 1971, in Xigaze.
2) Because they are based on her own experience and knowledge of the culture.
3) Because most of her songs combine elements of classical Tibetan folk music with pop music.
Step3 Careful reading（细读）
1. Pick up some words from the passage to describe Han Hong.
(a famous pop star, has no attractive look and slim figure, all-around female musician, sings well, very successful songwriter, never gives up her pursuit, have her own style…)
2. Pay attention to the following expressions and sentences.
1)…, for she didn’t have the attractive look and slim figure that is usually associated with successful personalities in the pop industry.
be associated with = be related to/ be linked to/ have something to do with
2) Despite discouraging comments, Han Hong has never given up her pursuit of a career in music.
This sentence means “Though the public make discouraging comments about her (not having attractive look and slim figure), she has never given up her dream to become a successful pop singer.”
3) Han Hong’s ambition goes far beyond just being a pop singer, though. This sentence means “Han Hong’s dream is not limited to becoming a pop singer. She also wants to be successful in other fields.”
4) Her songs have thrown a light on the mysterious and rich culture of Tibet and caused a lot of interest.
throw a light on = explain
Step4 Classroom activities（课堂活动）
Work in groups of four and discuss:
What has made Han Hong so successful as a famous musician?
How can we become successful in realizing our dreams?
Step5 Homework（作业）
Write a passage about Han Hong. (Around 150 words.)
Step6 Assessment（评价）
Words and expressions（词和短语）
1. popularity n. 流行
2. personality n. 性格；人物
3. despite prep.尽管，虽然
4. comment n.v.评价
5. pursuit n. 追求
6. professional adj.专业的
7. combine v. 结合，联合8. element n.要素，元素
9. mysterious adj.神秘的10. convey v.揭示
11. be based on 以……为基础12. be associated with 相联系13. thrown a light on 解释
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Lesson 3 Louis Armstrong
路易斯．阿姆斯壮
Louis “Satchmo”Armstrong (1900—1971), an African-American musician, is one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. In the 1920s, this trumpeter, singer and bandleader began exploring the
boundaries of jazz technique and style. Masters of jazz today admit their debt to this pioneer.
Armstrong’s gift was obvious from the start of his career. His earliest recordings first with a band led by his former teacher, Joe “King” Oliver, and then with his own band earned Armstrong international fame for technical originality. He freed his playing from the ordinary rhythms (节奏) of early jazz by creating musical phrases that seemed to go against the pulse of a song, only to combine them in the place later. His deep and rough voice became as special as his cornet (短号）playing, especially in his scat performances. Scat is a singing style in which meaningless syllables (音节) are repeated without preparation. Armstrong’s scat was among the earliest ever recorded.
By 1930, Armstrong had turned to more commercial, less experimental jazz. Some musicians criticized him for this. But others insisted that the real power of Armstrong’s art lay in its grace and sensitivity, fine qualities of the heart which remained in his music.
In the following years, Armstrong traveled around the world as the leading “goodwill ambassador” of American jazz music. The gentleness and great attraction of “Satchmo” filled his music and made him one of the world’s most beloved performers for over forty years.
I Aims and Demands（教学目的和要求）
To learn a passage about Armstrong, the pioneer of jazz and let the students know what contributions Armstrong made to jazz.
ⅡKey Points and Special Difficulties（重点和难点）
Key points: the contributions Armstrong made to the development of jazz Special difficulties: the reasons for his popularity
ⅢTeaching Aids and Approaches（教具及教学方法）
Multi-media, Task-based approach and the integrated approach
ⅣBrief Teaching Procedures（教学过程）
Step1 Lead-in（导入新课）
Have you ever heard about Louis Armstrong?
Step2 Fast reading（快速阅读）
Read fast and answer（快速阅读并回答下列问题）:
1) Why was Armstrong called “pioneer of jazz”?
2) Why was “Satchmo” criticized by some musicians in the 1930s?
3) What made Armstrong the “good will ambassador” of American jazz
music?
Keys（参考答案）:
1) He created musical phrases and freed his playing from the ordinary rhythms of early jazz.
2) For turning his attention away from making changes.
2) His attraction and sensitivity.
Step3 Careful reading （细读）
1. What is the passage mainly about?
(A praise of Armstrong’s contribution to jazz.)
2. Pick up some words from the passage to describe Louis Armstrong.。