unit5 Music

Unit5 MusicThe Band That Wasn’tMaker: Teachers of English group Checker：Miss Li User: Xu YingAn old saying：No pains, no gains.Teaching goals1. Target languagea.重点词汇和短语classical, folk, form, passer-by, earn, extra, instrument, pretend, hit (n.), dream of, be honest with, play jokes on, be based on, put an advertisement, or so, be serious about, break upb.重点句子1. Have you ever dreamed of being in front of thousands of people at a concert with everyone clapping and enjoyingyour singing?2. If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of being famous.3. ... bands are formed by high school students, who practise their music in someone’s home.4. They may play to passers-by in the street or subways so that they can earn some extra money.5. The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other as well as played music.6. Their music and jokes were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”.2. Ability goalsa. Enable the students to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.b. Enable the students to understand the details about the passage, and join the correct parts of the sentences togetherin Exercise 2 (page 35).3. Learning ability goalsa. Help the students to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.b. Enable the Ss to understand the details about the passage, and join the correct parts of the sentences together inExercise 2 (page 35).c. Learn about the law: 《中华人民共和国著作权法》，《音像制品管理条例》，《广播电台电视台播放录音制品支付报酬暂行办法》Teaching important pointsa. Help the students to find out the main idea of each paragraph.b. Discuss the question.Teaching requirements & methodsTask-based learning and scanningTeaching procedures & ways StepⅠ:Warming upT: Today we are going to learn Unit 5. In this unit we’ll learn something about music. First turn to page 33. Look at the pictures. Let’s listen to some music and let’s see if you can guess which music matches which pictures.Ss: ...T: Good. I’m sure you are interested in music and know a lot about some songs and famous singers. Now let’s go on with the other three questions. I’d like you to have a discussion. Then I’d like you to report you work.Allow them enough time for the discussion.2. Answer the questionsT: For the second question, are you ready for your answers?Ss: Yes.S1: I like Chinese music. Because I think Chinese music are easy to understand and it is in agreement with our culture.I like modern music. It often reflects the modern life of modern people.S2: I like Western music. Because I think their music is lively, and musicians’ voices are beautiful and pleasant. I like classical music, and they are often serious and make people inspired. I think most people like classical music, which can last long, while modern music is mainly to young people’s taste, and it may not last long.T: Good. Let’s go on with next question—How does music make you feel?S3: I think music can make me happy or sad. Listening to the music, I recall some memories or dream of beautiful life and often it makes us think a lot.T: Good. I have the same idea as you. What about next question? Any volunteer?S4: I like to listen to music, because I often feel relaxed when listening to the music. Also music tells about real life, stories, and sounds like the way people really talk. So I like music very much.此处可渗透下列法律条例：第三条著作权法所称创作，是指直接产生文学、艺术和科学作品的智力活动。

为他人创作进行组织工作，提供咨询意见、物质条件，或者进行其他辅助工作，均不视为创作。

第十三条作者身份不明的作品，由作品原件的所有人行使除署名权以外的著作权。

作者身份确定后，由作者或者其继承人行使著作权。

第十九条使用他人作品的，应当指明作者姓名、作品名称；但是，当事人另有约定或者由于作品使用方式的特性无法指明的除外。

StepⅡPre-readingGet the students to discuss the questions with their partners and then ask them to report their work. Encourage them to express their opinions freely.T: Now please look at the slide show. And discuss these questions with your partners. Then I’ll ask some students to report your work. Are you clear?Ss: Yes.1. Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? Please list them if you have.2. Which one do you like best? Why?3. Do you know anything about “The Monkees”?After the discussion.T: Now answer the first question. Who’d like to try?S1: Let me try. I’ve heard about “The Beatles”, “Simple Plan” “Nickel Back” of America and “The Zero O’clock”of China.S2: I’ve heard about “Supergrass”, a famous band in America.S3: I have heard about "Kingsmen", also a famous band in America.T: Good, you know so many famous bands. I think you must be interested in music. Now let’s come to the second question-Which band do you like best? Why?S1: I like “Supergrass” best. The musicians in the band always seem very young. It appears that they are very lazy.Also their performances often keep people laughing all the time.S2: I like “Reggae” best, for I like their performances that are full of excitement. They mainly play jazz or crazy music.S3: I like “The Beatles” best. I like their style of performances. Listening to their performances, you may feel relaxed, amused, and after their performances, you can think a lot about life.T: Very good. Let’s come to the last question. Who knows anything about "The Monkees"?S4: It is a band that was very popular in the 1960s in America. Now it is still popular in the world today. This band first sang one of my favourite songs—“Bubblegum”.S5: “The Monkees” were a 4-person band in the 1960s as well as a TV show of the same name and it modeled on “The Beatles”. The band used techniques rarely seen on TV at that time.T: Good, let’s come to the reading-The Band That Wasn’t and find more about them.StepⅢ Reading1.Fast-readingGet the Ss to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately and meanwhile help the Ss to form a good habit of reading. Teachers give the Ss a couple of minutes to look through the whole passage. Tell the Ss to read the text silently and then ask some detail questions about the text on the slide show with their partners. Teachers encourage the Ss to express their ideas.T: Now we are going to learn a passage about some bands. Read the passage quickly and find out the answers to the two questions here.Show the questions on the blackboard.1. What are the benefits if students form a band to play in the street?2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite?3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work?Allow the students several minutes to read the passage.2.Careful-readingIn this part, Ss will read the text again and try to understand the sentences and the main idea of each paragraph. And then finish the exercises in Comprehending. First let them read the passage carefully, do the exercises on their own, discuss the questions in pairs and then check the answers together.T: Read aloud and let’s do the comprehending exercises after you having read the passage.After the Ss have finished reading.T: Have you found out their best choices for Exercise 1?Ss: Yes.T: OK! Let’s check the answers. Who’d like to try?S1: I think they are lively, funny and attractive, for they modeled on the attractive performances of "The Beatles". They played music and played jokes on each other as well. Their performances must be very interesting and attractive. S2: I think they are brave, for at the beginning they did not sing or write their own songs. Though they met with difficulties, they succeeded after all.S3: I think that they are popular, and famous. Because they produced many records, some of which are still popular today. T: So we can say they are popular, lively, funny, attractive, brave, and famous.Get the students to do this exercise by themselves, and then ask them to check their answers with the whole class.T: Now it’s time to deal with Exercise 4. Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph. I’ll give you several minutes to discuss your answers in groups 4, and then let’s check the answers with the whole class.StepⅣ: DiscussionWhy is “The Monkees” still popular today?StepⅤSummarizeAsk the Ss to retell the passage, according to the following key words.1. be honest with／dream of／form a band／earn extra money／give a chance2. a band started in a different way／play jokes on ／music and jokes／be based on ／The Monkees／play instruments ／write their own music／break up／reuniteT: Look at the key words here. I’d like you to retell the passage.Allow the students enough time to prepare.StepⅥHomework1. Please collect some information about your favourite music and some famous musicians.2. Read the text fluently and pick out the sentences you appreciate.。