1、Module 3 music Aims and requirementsTo enable the students to listen and talk about likes and dislikes (especially about music and musicians),encouraging them to try the vocabulary and everyday English in this unitTo develop the students reading abilityTo help the students learn and use two grammars
2、 (adverbial clause of time and the past perfect tense) in different situationsTo help the students to write a biography of a person, using the time expressions in Grammar 1Teaching proceduresPeriod 1 Introduction ，Warming upTeaching aims: Enabling the students to 1. know some words about music 2. kn
3、ow something about three great composersstep1. Warming up by listening pieces of music and asking questionsPlay several pieces of music (music from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven will be best) to let the students listen and appreciate, then ask them: 1) Do you like music? 2) What about these pieces? 3)
4、 What is your favorite kind of music?4) Who is your favorite musician? And who is your favorite composer? step2. Warming up by showing some pictures and discussing1) Do you know who they are? 2) What kind of things are these pictures connected with, science, culture, politics, painting, drawing or m
5、usic?step3. Warming up by listening to a piece of musicGood morning, class. Today we are going to read a passage about three great musicians who are all composers. A composer is a musician who writes pieces of beautiful music for others to sing or to play. Now,lets listen to a piece of music.(the te
6、acher plays a piece of music -er quan yingyue)1. do you know what kind of music it is?2. whose work is it?3. what kind of music is it?4. what is your feeling after listening to it?Step 4 show the following pictures And make the students familiar with these new words:Piano violin saxphone drum erhu g
7、uitarstep4. now please match these musical instruments with their names.Step 5 work in groups to discuss these questions:1. which of the instruments do you like listening to?2. which famous musicians play them?3. is the chinese instruments different from the other instruments?describe the difference
8、,if there is one.Step6 summary and homework:Today weve learnt the Introduction,know something about music,and weve also learnt some new words. The homework:1.Try to instruct your favorite musician to your class orally.2.Learn the new words again, using the dictionary if necessaryPeriods 2 Reading an
9、d Vocabulary Teaching Aims:Train the students reading ability.Learn some useful words and expressions.Teaching Important Points.Help the students to understand the passage better. Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period. Teaching Difficult Points:How to help the students imp
10、rove their reading and understand the passage better. Teaching Methods:Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.Careful reading to understand the passage better. Discussion to help the students understand what theyve learned better. Teaching procedure. Step 1 Lead -in The teacher may play a
11、kind of music written by Beethoven.- What kind of music do you think it?- Who do you know wrote it ?The teacher may discuss the questions and answer them freely. T: As we know, there are various kinds of music around the world. They all have their own obvious characteristic. And also there were famo
12、us composers such as Joseph Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Today we may learn of their life from the text. Step 2 Reading comprehension. Fast reading: Read the passage quickly and choose the best title. A. Three Great Austrian Composers.B. Three Great Composer of the eighteenth Century. C. Three Grea
13、t Child Composers. Key: . Now lets read the passage again, underline new words in the text and decide whether the following statements are right or not. 1. The three composers were all born in Austria.2. Mozart had a beautiful singing voice. 3. Mozart died before his fortieth birthday.4. Beethoven o
14、nce worked at the court of a prince, who began to go deaf when he grew older.5. Beethoven had ever met Haydn, but he didnt think he taught him a lot. 6. Both Haydn and Mozart had fathers who were musicians. Key: 1. F Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. 2. F. Haydn had a good singing voice. 3. T 4.
15、F. Haydn once worked at the court of a prince, but he didnt go deaf.5. T6. F. Haydn was the son of a peasant( The teacher may begin with the T/F questions orally and this is a good time to test their listening abilities as well as their comprehension of the text. )Step 3 Read and listen to the passa
16、ge. Meanwhile, some more questions are waiting for you. 1. How did Haydn change the form of symphonies?2. How long did he work in eastern Austria?3. How many pieces of music did Mozart compose?4. How old was he when he played for the Empress of Austria?5. How long were Mozart and Haydn friends?6. Wh
17、o taught Beethoven how to play the piano?7. Did he stop composing when he became deaf? Keys: 1 He changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra. 2. 30 years. 3. More than 600 pieces of music. 4. When he was 6 , he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress of Austria.Periods
18、3, Function and GrammarTeaching aims:1 To learn grammar rules 2 To use the grammar rules for correct communication 3 To study co-operately Teaching important points: To use the correct tense and the proper conj. Teaching difficult points: To use correctly the two tenses and the three conj. Teaching
19、methods: Explanation and practice Teaching procedure: Step Lead-in by telling the class what happened to the Shenzhou As science and technology is developing rapidly, China has achieved a lot in the area of.Shenzhou launched when/while scientists,engineers and the whole nation were waiting and watch
20、ing.When I came back home from school and heard the news, I couldnt help getting exciteed. I feel proud of our country. Step Grammar 1 1 Make sentences with “when , while, come in , have a lesson” ( Here is a picture of a classroom and a student coming in) A When he came in, we were having a lesson.
21、 B When we were having a lesson, he came in. C While we were having a lesson, he came in. 2 Say the meaning of “as” in the following sentences. D As he was a child, he studied drawing. E As he grew older, he began to go deaf. F He listened to music as he walked. 当之时 随着 一边一边3 Answer the three questio
22、ns.When we talk about a single event in the past,we use when as in A .When we talk about a period of time in the past,we use when/ while / as as in B C D. We use as to refer to a progressive change as in E F .4 PracticeComplete the following sentences with “when ,while , as”(1) _she was studying at
23、school, she also sang in the school choir.(2) _he was living in Vienna, he studied music.(3) _she met bach,she was only 20 years old.(4) _he grew older, he found it more difficult to compose music(5) _he was playing in the orchestra, he met his wife.(6) _he was working in Hollywood, he became ill an
24、d died.(7) _I listened to the violin solo, I fell in love with classical music.(8) _they toured Europe for 10 years, they finnally decided to live in Austrilia. Step Grammar 2 The past perfect tense1 Read the following sentences and summarise rules, paying attention to tenses. Fill in the blanks.Aft
25、er Liping had finished doing his homework, he turned on the TV.After they had got everything ready, they began to do the experiment.Before he came to our school, he had taught English for several years.Before his letter reached me, I had received his telephone call.They had finished the project by l
26、ast month.I had left the country by the time the letter reached me. had done before did did after had done had done by did/past time2 Practice Workbook Grammar (2)(3)(4) Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets and the past simple or past perfect tense.Step 1 Game Oral practice ,pair work.
27、 Ask and answer questions using all kinds of tenses. Example:- When did you have your breakfast this morning? - At 6. - Have you prepared for the English lesson? - Yes, I have. I have finished the exercises in the workbook. 2 Watch a vedio play.Step Sum up Ask some students to make sentences using “
28、when, while, as, before, after, by”.Step Homework: Present a biography of a famous Chinese musician or composer.Periods 4 Speaking and WritingTeaching Aims:1. Knowledge and Skilla. To develop speaking ability by talking about likes and dislikes.b. To learn about some vocabulary and knowledge related
29、 to music and composers.c. To develop writing ability by presenting a biography of a famous Chinese musician or composer.d. Train the ability of collecting and dealing with information, and develop their abilities of getting new information, communication and cooperation.2.Emotion and Valuesa. To ra
30、ise students interests in science and form the right attitude towards all kinds of music.b. To help them know Chinese traditional music well and cultivate their interest in playing some Chinese instrument.3. Character-building:a. To make them know how to enjoy different kinds of music.b. Arouse thei
31、r interest of playing some kinds of instrument and enrich their leisure time.4. Cross-cultural awarenessa. To help them know the difference between China and some western countries in instruments.b. Cultivate their awareness of cultural communication through the special languagemusic.Difficulties an
32、d Importance:a. To make the students understand and grasp the vocabulary and knowledge related to music.b. To enable the students to know how to use adverbial clause of time.Teaching Method:a. Task-based methodology b. Communicative ApproachTeaching Procedures：Step 1 Pre-readingLook at the picture a
33、nd answer the following questions.1. Who is he? 2. Have you ever know something about him?Step 2 While-readinga. SkimmingRead the passage quickly, and make a note of some basic information about Ye xiaogang Name SexNationalityJobMain achievementStyle of musicSuggested answers:Name Ye xiaogangSexMale
34、NationalityChinaJobComposerMain achievementreceived many prizes, home and abroadStyle of musicmixing Chinese musical traditions with western forms and instrumentationb. Detailed readingRead the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with proper words. Find what Ye Xiaogang did or what happened to
35、him in the following years：TimeWhat he did1955From 1978 to 1983198519861996Suggested answers:TimeWhat he did1955bornFrom 1978 to 1983studied at the Central Conservatory of Music of China1985held a concert of symphonies in Beijing1986his album appeared1996played with Italian musician Enrico Rava at t
36、he Beijing International Jazz FestiveStep 3. Post-readingDiscussion. 1. Are there any similarities between Ye Xiaogang and the European composers you have read about in this module?2. Do you think it is a good idea to mix Chinese and western music?Step 4 Everyday Englisha. Listen to two people talki
37、ng about the way they listen to music and answer the questions.1. How do they listen to it?2. Are they happy with the way they listen to music?3. What does Anna offer to do for Tom?b. work in pairs. Discuss your favourite music and how you listen to it.Step 4 Guided writingWrite a short passage of a
38、 famous singer in ChinaHan Hong.The following words may help you:1. sing well successful song writer 2.born in1971 in Tibet(西藏)3. young watch her mother sing and dance4. at the age of nine professional(专业的) training in Beijing.5. in 1985 her first national prize6. write songs in 19937. song Hometown
39、 number one in ChinaHomework:1. Finish writing the biography of Han Honga famous Chinese singer.2. Finish other exercises in this module.Periods 5 culture cornerTeaching aims: Enabling the students to 1. to know sth about Ye Xiaogang2. write a biography of a famous Chinese musician or composer.Teach
40、ing steps:I. Ask some students to say something about Mozart. Give as many details as possible. II. Try to think of a Chinese musician or composer, eg. Xu Peidong. Gather these materials. 1. when, where and in what kind of family he/ she was born. 2. how he/ she spent his/ her childhood or youth. 3.
41、 about his/ her education 4. what are his/ her famous works 5. what his/ her style is / was Group work. Ask the students to discuss about the musician or composer.Then ask some students to stand up to say sth. about the musician or composer. Correct the mistakes if any.III. Cultural Corner.Ye Xiaoga
42、ng 1. Listen to the passage and try to find the answer to this question:When did his album Horizon appear? (in 1986)2. Read the passage thoroughly and make a note of the information about Ye Xiaogang. Name:_ Sex: _ Nationality:_ Job:_ Main achievements: _ Style of music: _ What he did or happened to
43、 him in the following years: 1955: _ From 1978 to 1983: _ 1985: _ 1986: _ 1996: _ 3. Check the answers with the whole class. Then ask one or two students to say sth about Ye Xiaogang with the help of the notes made. 4. Language points: 1) work as 2) leading modern composers 主要作曲家 leading article 社论
44、the leading cause 主要原因 a leading role 主角 3) mix A with B = mix A and B together mix win with water Never mix with such people. mix up 弄混，弄错 Its common to mix him up with his brother. 弄乱 mix up the papers mix up those data 4) receive many prizes 5) part ofIV. Homework: Write a short passage about the Chinese musician or composer we talked about this period.