高中英语Unit5MusicWarmingupandreading教案

Unit 5 Music Period 1: Warming up and reading
Teaching Aims
◆To learn to talk about kinds of music
◆To learn to read about bands
◆To study The Attributive Clause (in/ for/ with/ by＋which/ whom)
◆To learn to write an e-mail
Procedures
I. Warming up
Warming up by describing
Good morning, class. Today we are going to talk about an interesting topic --- music. As we know, music is a kind of art of making pleasing combinations of sounds in rhythm, harmony and counterpoint. Music can produce a lively and happy atmosphere and bring people relaxation after hard work, which can reduce the tiredness. Listening to music also makes people feel happy and nice. How many do you know about music? Can you tell about different kinds of music? Now turn to page 33, look at the pictures, read the captions and listen to the different kinds of music. See if you can guess which music matches with which picture.
Warming up by discussing
Hi, everyone. Do you like music? How much do you know about music? Can you tell about the differe nt kinds of music? Please turn to page 33. Look at the pictures. Let’s listen to some music. Let’s see if you can guess which music matches with which picture.
Classical music Country
music Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rap Orchestra
Folk music
Yes, you are right. I’m sure you will really enjoy yourselves after listening to all these beautiful music. What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why? How does music make you feel? Why do you like to listen to music? Let’s discuss these questions in small groups. Try to share your opinions with one another.
II. Pre-reading
1.Thinking and saying
Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you can. For reference: I’ve heard about “The Beatles〞, “Back Street Boys〞, “The Eagles〞, “West life〞and “Pink Floyd〞.
2.Listening, talking and sharing
Let’s listen to some pieces of music from different bands. Work in grou ps of four. Tell your group mates which band you like best. Why? Then the group leader is to stand up and share the group idea with the class.
For reference: I am from Group 1. Our group likes “The Beatles〞 best. We like their style of performances. Listening to their performances, we will feel relaxed, amused, and their performances make us think a lot about life.
Do you know anything about “The Monkees〞?
For reference: “The Monkees〞 is a band that was first popular in the 1960s in America. Unlike most bands of the time, the Monkees were not formed by its members but rather by TV producers. They were a fictional band in the TV show of the same name. The band was composed of Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, an d Peter Tork. All the members had some musical experience. Let’s come to the reading --- The Band That Wasn’t and find more about them.
III. Reading
1.Reading aloud to the recording
No w please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text THE BAND THAT WASN’T.
Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.
I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.
2.Reading and underlining
Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from THE BAND THAT WASN’T
dream of doing , at a concert , with sb. clapping and enjoying …, sing karaoke , be honest, form a band, high school students, practice one’s music, first step to fame, play to passers-by, in the subway, earn some extra money, give performances in pubs or clubs , be paid in cash, make records in a studio, begin as a TV show, play jokes on…, be based loosely on…, the TV organizers, put an advertisement in a newspaper, look for rock musicians, rely on , pretend to do sth, become more serious about…, play their own instruments, produce one’s own records, start touring, break up, in the mid-1980s,celebrate one’s time as a real band
3.Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraph
Skim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the paragraph.
1st paragraph: Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.
2nd paragraph: This is how most bands start.
3rd paragraph: The Monkees started in a different way.
4th paragraph: How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.
3.Reading and transferring information
Read the text again to complete the tables, which list how people formed a band and how The Monkees was formed by the TV organizers and became a real band. How do people get to form a band?
Members High school students
Reasons They like to write and play music.
Places They practice their music in someone’s home.
Forms They may play to passers-by in the street or subway.
Results They can earn some extra money. They may also have a chance to dream of becoming famous.
How was The Monkees formed and became a real band?
The Monkees in 1968 (left to right): Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith & Davy Jones
beginning of the band It began as a TV show.
style of the performance They played jokes on each other as well as played music. first music and jokes Most of them were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles〞.
development of the band They became more serious about their work and started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. They produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music.
changes of the band The band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, which was a celebration of their time as a real band.
4. Reading and understanding difficult sentences
As you have read the text times, you can surely tell which sentences are difficult to understand. Now put your questions concerning the difficult points to me.
IV. Closing down
Closing down by doing exercises
To end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Closing down by having a discussion
Do you think the TV organizers were right to call “The Monkees〞 a band when they did not sing or write their own songs? Why?
For reference: I don’t think the TV organizers were right to call “The Monkees〞
a band when they did not sing or write their own songs because singing and writing its own songs was the basis of a band.
Do you agree that the jokes were more important than the music for this band? Give a reason.
For reference: Yes. I think it is the jokes that really attract more fans.
No. I think the purpose of forming a band is getting people to enjoy the spirit of music. It’s more important than playing jokes just to make people laugh. Closing down by retelling the form of the band The Monkees.
I shall write some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the form of the band according to these words.
For reference: begin as a TV show, the TV organizers, look for, put an advertisement in a newspaper, use actors for the other members of the band, pretend to sing。