&nbs p;【教学构思】Period 1 Warming up & ReadingFocus: ReadingTeaching Goals1.To activate the Ss in learning “music”.2. To develop the Ss’ ability of reading.3. To help the Ss know something about the different styles of music.
Important points1. Enable the Ss to understand the details about the passage The Band that Wasn’t.2. Help the Ss to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Warming up1) Lead inBefore class, T plays a song I’m a believer which was sung by The Monkees, with the words of the song printed on the screen.Then tell them: This is one of my favorite music. The music is a little show. When I listen to it, it will remind of many old things. So I like it very much. What is your favorite music? And why do you like it? So your favorite music belongs to pop music/rock… What other kinds of music do you know? (classical music, pop, folk, jazz, dance, rock and roll, hip-hop, rap etc.)2) Task: Brain-stormingAsk the students to name different music styles. Show some styles of music that they are not familiar with.Classical rapRock and rollfolkpopJazzHip-hop …Step 2 Listening and Matching1)Tell Ss: we are going to listen to eight kinds of music. Here are the pictures for them. Listen to them carefully and choose the proper picture for each of them.2) Guide the Ss to sum up the Characteristics for each music style.Information Box: Knowledge about music Punk Rock这种音乐较另类，比较迷幻，也很吵，歌词一般都很颓废，很低迷，很多地下乐队都是这种风格，所以才不被承认，不过要表达的内涵还是很丰富的。 Jazz Music 爵士音乐，长盛不衰的美国音乐在酒吧常常可以听到，让人感觉韵味无穷。 Rock ’n’ roll 摇滚音乐，主要由强劲的吉他贝司和鼓演奏出来的，让人热血沸腾的音乐。 Classical Music 作为人类优秀的文化遗产，古典音乐普遍被认为是高层次的音乐风格，具有无法替代的地位。 Pop music 流行音乐，其实也是市场上所谓的大众化的主流音乐。 Blues 布鲁斯，也叫蓝调，是由黑人音乐家创作的，开始流行于30年代，国内比较少这种风格的歌手。 R&B 全名是Rhythm and Blues,节奏布鲁斯，源于Blues,但是加入了强劲的低音节奏，让人心跳加快。 Hip-hop 现在正流行的街头音乐，主要配以舞蹈，还有强劲的电子合成效果，很多年轻人都喜欢。韩国的H.O.T 就是代表。 Country music乡村音乐, 使用的乐器有吉他、斑鸠琴、鼓和小提琴。音乐本身的音域不广，但乐于受摇滚和其它音乐的影响，节奏变得非常强烈，歌词率直而真实，如平常生活中说话的形式。3) Check the answers on the computer screen.Step 3 Pre-reading1）Task :ListingHave you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some of them.Which one do you like best? Why?2) PresentationAsk the Ss to search the information about “The Monkees” before class, and now encourage them to share their information with their teammate.3) Background information and language supportIf necessary , the teacher should provide some background information about “The Monkees” , or explain some key words in the reading passage (P 35, Learning about language part 1 may be a good choice. )Step 4 While-reading1) Task: Jumbles (Fast reading)(Group work, four Ss) each student in every group is only given a part (one paragraph)of the complete article and read alone. One minute later, they exchange their own information to the other students of the same group. Then they discuss together and decide the order of the story.2) Listen and CheckListen to the tape and check the correct order of the article.Q: What is the best title of the article?3) Task : Memory Challenge Task (Scanning)(Students are given the complete pieces of the article-ask them to open their books.)Get them to read the passage in detail and then work in group raising two questions for other group to answer.(books closed)Q: What is the main idea of each paragraph?The main idea of each paragraphParagraph 1 Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer.Paragraph 2 How musician form bands.Paragraph 3 How the Monkees got their start.Paragraph 4 How the Monkees became serious about the music business.4) Reading and MatchingRead the passage again very carefully, and join the parts of the sentences together. (P 35, Part 2)More detailed questions:①Why do most musicians like to be in a band with others?②Which two musical bands are mentioned in the passage?③How do some bands formed by high school students earn extra money?④When did the Monkees break up?5) BrainstormingAsk the Ss to brainstorm as many suitable adjectives as possible to describe “The Monkees”. Then give the reasons for the choices.Step 5 Post-reading1) Language FocusGet the students to sum up the phrases of the article.Then get the Ss to play a game called “What is your dream?”. Work in pairs and tell each other your dream and what you expect to happen. Use the phrases dream of and be honest with in the sentences.2) DiscussionDo you think “The Monkees” was really a band? Why and why not?Step 6 Homework1. Read more about “The Monkees”.2. Find out some sentences in the reading passage that contain of Whom /in which attributive clauses?3. Preview “Learning about Language” and finish th