1、Unit 5 Art worldIntegrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn something about five different kinds of music and their characteristics;2. extract useful information about the concerts and different kinds of music from listening
2、materials;3. invite others to a concert and share ideas about different music;4. master some listening methods and make them to be good habits.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: concert, country, cowboy, guitar, lasting, value, African, American, tonight, country music, African American,
3、 local colour, classical music, make up, in the traditional style2. New structures: It is a great day because I have learnt about different kinds of music.Would you like to go to a concert tonight?III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Understand all the new words. 2. Tell the c
4、haracteristics of different music.IV. Teaching ProceduresA Different kinds of musicStep 1 Background introduction1. Country musicT: Lets enjoy a concert. Do you know the name of the song and the singer? Yes, Take me home, country road by John Denver.T: Do you know anything about John Denver?He was a
5、 famous country singer in America. His country music is very popular. It is about country life and cowboys in America.T: What instrument did John Denver play while he was singing?Guitar.【设计意图：通过观看演唱会视频，引导学生猜测歌名、学习生词，并了解乡村音乐的特色，导入本课话题，激发学生了解不同类别音乐的兴趣。】2. Folk T: Listen to the song. Is it country musi
6、c? Whats the name of it? Who sings it? Song Zuying is a famous folk singer. Shes from Hunan. Look at the picture. She is wearing in the traditional style. We can feel strong local colour from her song. 【设计意图：folk 一词较抽象，通过宋祖英的歌及她穿着民族服装的图片，可帮助学生更好地理解 folk、local colour 和 in the traditional style。】3. Cl
7、assical musicT: Now lets enjoy another piece of music. Where can you often hear it? You all know it! Its so classical. It has been used for the wedding for many years. So it has a lasting value. This is its composer, Wagner, who had a lasting influence on music. And his music has a great value in th
8、e history of classical music.【设计意图：学生对婚礼进行曲的旋律非常熟悉，很容易理解 classical 的两层含义：经典的；古典的。通过提问引导学生了解古典音乐的特色，并通过对音乐家的介绍，帮助学生理解两个抽象的生词：lasting、value 。】4. Jazz(1) Play a piece of Jazz with the narration about Louis Armstrong. Show his picture.Narration: This is Louis Armstrong. Hes an African American. His musi
9、c has a lasting value in Jazz. He was good at making up the music while playing.(2) Listen again and complete the sentences.This is Louis Armstrong. Hes an African _. His music has a _ _ in Jazz. He is good at making up the music _ playing.Learn the new words: African, American, African American, Ja
10、zz, make up【设计意图：通过伴随爵士乐的英文旁白，可让学生复习前面呈现的生词 lasting value，认识新的生词 African、African American 、Jazz、make up，并且为本堂听力训练课热身。】5. RockPlay a video, with sentences on the PPT:The singers are playing _ music.The instruments they are using are guitars and _. The music is so _ that the fans are _. Present new wo
11、rds: rock, drum【设计意图：通过视频帮助学生直观理解生词 rock、drum ，并引导学生谈论对这段音乐的感受。由于绝大部分学生都没去过音乐会，对音乐的不同形式及其特色也不够了解，因此教师须借助视频、音频、图片等多种形式，帮助学生了解背景知识，为接下去的听说环节作充分、必要的铺垫。】T: Weve learned a lot about five kinds of music now. What are they? What are their characteristics? Please match the music with its characteristics.【设计
12、意图：灵活运用教材 A2 部份的配对练习，帮助学生归纳整理五种音乐及其特色。】Step 2 Listening 1. Part A1T: Where can you go to enjoy different kinds of music? (Go to a concert.)Heres a poster of different concerts. Read through it and tell me what we should do.Key words: Listen, complete, with the correct date and times.Listen to A1 twi
13、ce and then check the answers.【设计意图：完成 A1 部份，培养学生的听力策略：即听之前明确题目要求，抓住关键词。】2. Part A2(1) Listen to a conversation and complete the table.More questions:Who thinks rock is exciting? Whats Sandys feeling about rock?What music does Sandy like? Why?(2) Group work: Share your favourite music with your part
14、ners.What type of music do you like best? Whats your feeling about it? Which famous musician or singer do you know about it？Why do you like the music?【设计意图：从听力材料中提炼 Daniel 和 Sandy 对音乐的不同感受，以此为切入点，引导学生谈论他们感兴趣的音乐、音乐家、歌手、歌曲以及感受和原因等，为本课最后的“说”作热身。】3. Part A3T: Daniel is writing a diary. Help him complete
15、 it.Check the answers and read the diary together.B Speak up: Would you like to go to a concert?Step 1 Speaking1. Speak up(1) T: Sandy wants to invite her friend to go to the concert with her. Listen and pay attention to the wh-questions.(2) Answer the questions. Who is Sandy inviting?What concert i
16、s it?When will they go to the concert? (tonight = this evening)When will it start?Where is it held?When and where will they meet?(3) T: What other questions can you ask about a concert invitation?S: How do we get there?What concert do you like? Why?.【设计意图：设计图表，帮助学生抓住音乐会邀请的主要信息，并引导他们拓展思维，为本课的“说”提供更多素
17、材。】2. Group workT: Here are two tickets for todays concert. Now invite your partner to it. You can use this chart to help you. 【设计意图：设计五张音乐会门票，让学生仿照课本对话设计新的对话。有了前面大量信息的输入，学生可在这里顺利输出。】V. Homework1. Remember the five kinds of music and their characteristics. 2. Read Part A3 fluently and recite “Speak up”. 3. Collect information about other kinds of music. Write down their characteristics and your feelings about them.