TeachingPlanforUnit5Book

Teaching Plan for Unit 5 Book 2
By Wang Yanhong
Jingmen Longquan High School Teaching aims:
1.To develop the students’reading skills of scanning , skimming and
analyzing.
2.To enable the students to talk about different types of music.
3.To arouse the students’interest in music and inspire them to learn
from the success of the Monkees.
Teaching contents:
Reading passage of Unit 5 “A Band That Wasn’t”
Teaching focus
1.Reading comprehension of the passage
2.Words & expressions about music
Teaching methods
Audio-visual method; task-based teaching method; the communicative approach
Teaching procedures:
Step I Lead in
Ask the students about their music taste and get them to talk about different styles of music
1) Play the video clip of the Monkees performing.
Questions: Do you like their music?
Do you know what the name of the band is?
What kind of music do you like best?
2) Play some pieces of music for the students to tell what styles of music
they belong to.
Step II Reading
1)Fast reading
Ask the student to scan the passage and find out the answers to the following questions
Question 1: What does the band in the title refer to?
Question 2: Why is the band called “the band that wasn’t ”?
2) Reading for main idea
Ask the students to read the passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph, paying special attention to the topic sentences.
3) Reading and listening for details
Play the recording of the passage for the students to follow and discuss in groups to find out the details about the forming and rise to fame of different bands.
Task : A competition
Get the students to discuss in groups and put the important events in
the growth of the Monkees in the right order. See who can finish the task in the shortest time.
Step III Consolidation
Task : An interview
1)Ask the students to work in groups of five to practise an interview of
members of the Monkees.
2)Get some groups to present their interview in front of the class.
Step IV Homework
Write a brief introduction about “The Monkees” based on what the students have learned. They may visit the website:
/view/1361670.htm。