牛津译林版高中英语选修八unit 2the universal langua

单元：Unit 2 The universal language
板块：Welcome t o the unit
Thoughts on the design:
本节课以看、说为主，通过Welcome to the unit部份所提供的四张图片，激活学生对音乐类别的了解，通过该部份相关问题的讨论，进一步激发学生的学习热情并为本单元后面更深切的学习奠定基础。

Teaching aims:
After this lesson, students will be able to tell different types of music and musical instruments and they will also be able to talk about their favorite kind of music and famous musicians.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Brainstorming (PPT4-6)
1. Show students a picture of people from different countries and ask them how they
can communicate with each other.
How do people from different countries communicate with each other? (They can speak English since it is a language used widely in the world. They can draw pictures to get their ideas across. They can also use body language to show their feelings.)
2. Get students to focus on the topic of the unit “The Universal language”.
If a language can be understood by all the people in the world, it is a universal language. So is English a universal language?(No, not everyone in the world can speak and understand English.)
What about pictures? Are they universal? (Yes. A picture can be appreciated by people all over the world.)
Is body language also universal? (Yes, body language is more or less t he same throughout the world. It is a very effective way for people speaking different languages to communicate with each other.)
3. Draw students’ attention to the unit topic—music.
There is also another kind of language which is universal. That is music. Why do we say so? (Because people all over the world can understand music)
Prepare the students with vocabulary related to music. Have them brainstorm any word related to the kind of music, people related to music and musical instruments. Kinds of music: classical music, pop music, folk music, swing music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, rap, opera …
People related to mu sic: musician, singer, composer, pianist, violinist …
Musical instru ments: guitar, piano, violin, drum …
[Explanation]
该步骤试图从人类不同的种类（语句不通顺）的一路语言引入到音乐那个话题，然后以“头脑风暴”这一活动形式，预备学生的相关辞汇。

Step 2 Free discussion (PPT7)
Have the students talk about the following topics.
1. Do you like to listen to music? What is your favorite kind of music? And why?(I
like classical music very much. It uses orchestras and many instruments cooperating to create music together. You can hear things played on instruments from all of the different families. Also, classical music tends to be slower, so it makes me feel calm when I list en to it.)
2. Do you know of any famous musicians?What do you know about them?(The musician
I like very much is Jay Chou. He sings about broken heart, urban stress and young dreams. He expresses his experiences, feelings and personality into his music, which attracts young people who have similar thoughts.)
3. Have you ever watched an opera? What do you know about Chinese and Western opera? (Yes. I w atched Chinese operas with my grandfather when I was young. A Chinese opera performance includes elements like dance, dialogue, swordplay and acrobatics. The music instruments used for Chinese opera include gongs, cymbals, drums and st ringed instruments. A character’s age, gender and personality are shown through the makeup, movements, props and color costumes. In comparison,
Western opera puts greater emphasis on music and design, conveying a story through singing and dancing.)
[Explanation]
在拥有足够的辞汇以后，激发学生讨论他们所喜欢的音乐形式和音乐家。

Step 3 Sharing information (PPT8—11)
1. Picture of Mei Lanfang
Do you know who this person is? (The great Chinese Opera master Mei Lanfang.) He once gave several successful performances in the United States. How could they be so successful? (A character’s age, gender and personality are shown through the makeup, movements, props and color costumes. They are universal. People all over the world can understand them.)
2. Picture of Louis Armstrong
Do you know who he is?(Louis Armstrong. He is one of the mos t famous jazz musicians in the United States.)
What do you know about jazz?For example, when and where did it start? (It first started in the late 19th century in the United States.)
3. Picture of Paganini
Do you know who he is? (Paganini, the famous violinist.)
What kind of musical instrument violin is? (The violin belongs to the string family. It is made of wood and uses steel strings. A violinist uses a bow pulled across the strings to create beautiful m usic.)
4. Picture of Beethoven
Who do you think the man in the picture is? What do you know about him? (He is Beethoven, a famous pianist and composer from Germany.)
What do you know about the piano? (The piano belongs to the percussion family of instrument. It consists of a keyboard attached to a wooden box, inside of which are metal strings. A piano is played by pressing the keys.)
Step 4 Homework (PPT 12)
1. Write a short passage about your favourite musician.
2. Preview the reading.
[Explanation]
介绍书上所出现的音乐形式，引导学生用英语阐释音乐。

在此阶段中，能够播放一些相关音乐。