1、英语（选择性必修第一册）Unit 2 The universal languageWelcome to the unit & Reading (I)江苏省通州高级中学 季佩丽I. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. find out the key information from the two posters;2. give a brief introduction to Butterfly lovers and country music;3. appreciate the un
2、iversality of music;4. recommend a piece of Chinese music to foreign friends.II. Key competence focus1. Find out the key information from the two posters.2. Understand the relationship between music and culture.III. Predicted area of difficultyRecommend a piece of Chinese music to foreign friends.IV
3、. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Appreciation and comparison1. T leads Ss to appreciate the quote from Xian Xinghai and asks them to translate it into Chinese.2. T encourages Ss to express their understanding of “universal” from the quote.3. T asks Ss to read the two posters on page 15 and fill in the ta
4、ble. 4. T asks Ss to list the emotions evoked by two different kinds of instrumentErhu and piano. 5. T asks Ss to find out what the universal language convey. 【设计意图：引导学生通过翻译、理解、对比等活动来欣赏名人名言, 理解中外乐器、音乐的异同，体会不同的乐器和不同的音乐达到的共同目的传递文化，从而引出阅读的话题，同时也培养了学生良好的鉴赏能力以及比较文化异同的能力。】Step 2 Reading for main idea T le
5、ads Ss to focus on the title, the subjects and the first paragraphs of the two emails and fill in the blanks:Email 1: Understand _ culture through _Email 2: Understand _ culture through _【设计意图：指导学生关注题目和第一段内容，从而让学生了解电子邮件的特点，快速获取邮件的主要内容和写作目的等。这种创造性阅读的方式有助提升学生的推断力。】Step 3 Reading for organization T ask
6、s Ss to read the following paragraphs and complete the outline of the article in A1 on page 18.【设计意图：宏观理解语篇。学生通过寻找每段的主题句，分析段与段的意义联系，把握语篇脉络和逻辑关系，形成结构化知识。】Step 4 Detailed reading 1. T asks Ss to focus on paragraph 2 of the first email. T asks Ss to find out the plot of the story Butterfly Lovers. T as
7、ks Ss to find out the music features in correspondence with the story line. T asks Ss to find out the atmosphere created by the music in correspondence with the story line. T asks Ss to retell the story and find out the relationship between the story and music. (The music is used to convey the story
8、 or culture.)【设计意图：这部分内容比较重要也比较复杂，用梳理故事线，和每个故事节点上音乐特征和情感的方式能很好地帮助学生理解音乐与文化之间的关系。】2. T asks Ss to focus on paragraph 2&3 of the second email and fill in the blanks about the country music from the following aspects: History The typical instrument(s) Examples Characteristics3. T asks Ss to focus on th
9、e example here to find out the relationship between music and culture.【设计意图：这部分内容较为复杂，主要通过梳理、分析、提炼总结等高阶思维活动，提升学生思维品质。从内容上让学生更好地了解乡村音乐的相关的信息并理解音乐与文化的关系。】Step 5 Critical reading1. T asks Ss to compare two pieces of music, Butterfly Lovers and “Take Me Home, Country Roads” from the following aspects: M
10、usic type Instruments Theme2. T asks Ss to find out how the languagemusic prove universal in the two emails.【设计意图：让学生比较两个音乐作品，从而更深刻地理解本单元的主题音乐是一种无国界的语言，是传播文化的载体。】3. T asks Ss to compare two emails to find out their similarities in function. focus on the beginning and ending of the first email focus
11、on the ending of the second email reach the conclusionletters of recommendation【设计意图：这个部分聚焦两封邮件的交际目的推荐各自遇到的新的音乐形式，为读后任务及作业埋下伏笔。】Step 6 Post reading1. T asks Ss to listen to the whole piece of Butterfly Lovers and choose a section that impresses them most.2. T asks Ss to discuss with partners about t
12、he reasons.3. T asks Ss to present their detailed description of the reasons.4. T gives Ss one example for them to follow.【设计意图：让学生欣赏整部音乐作品并选择印象最深的一部分进行讨论，是将本节课所学的内容：音乐、文化联系到一起并进行输出的过程，是有一定难度的，需要小组合作完成。】V. HomeworkWrite a letter to recommend a piece of traditional Chinese music to your foreign friends.
