1、 Lesson 17PERFORMANCEAlanis-a True PerformerIn this lesson we will.1.Warm-upI.Study the new words together;II.Watch a concert of Jay and give comments on it.2.ReadingI.Read the passage quickly and try to find out the topics of each paragraph;II.Listen and find sth about Alanis and the concert;III.An
2、swer some detailed questions.3.DiscussionI.Show pictures of some pop music stars;II.Discuss the reasons why pop music is loved by teenagers.Key wordsclear,unclear unclearthe songs/wordsclear,poorthe soundextraordinarythe stage designthe stage design（舞（舞台设计）台设计）disappointingthe lighting,the the light
3、ing,the special effectsspecial effects（特技）（特技）boring,brilliant,exciting,fantastic,poor,quite good,loudthe music,the music,the singingthe singing（歌声）（歌声）the piano/drumsthe piano/drums（鼓）（鼓）Adjectives The concertAlanis Morissette(阿兰尼丝.莫里塞特）Paragraph 1a)the end of the concert b)how the audience reacted
4、c)the songs playedd)the start of the concertParagraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Read the concert review（评论）and match the 4 paragraphs with the titles.Before start,put a number to each paragraph.Task oneSth about AlanisNationalityProfessionHer most famous album How old is she?(age)Sth about the performa
5、nce:Time:Place:Weather:Length:Songs:Atmosphere:Canadasinger,songwriterJagged Little30 years oldlast Thursday nightThe Corn Exchange in Cambridgeextremely cold3 hoursJagged little Pill,Everything But,Utopiaextremely excitingTask Two1 Did the reviewer like the concert?Why or why not?2 How did the audi
6、ence react to the singer?3What things about the concert were not very good?4From which part were most of the songs?5 What feelings did she show in her songs?Read the review again and answer these questions.Task Three:Yes,because it was the performance of a real star.They enjoyed it very much.The con
7、cert hall was cold and the sound was sometimes poor.Anger,love and joy.Jagged little Pill Find words in the text with the following meanings:1 The people who watch a concert(para3)2 Records(Intro)3.very(para.3)4.From the beginning to the end(para.3)5.Someone who loves and supports a famous person(pa
8、ra1)Task Four1.audience Assignment Five Voice your opinion Why is pop music loved by many young people?From their appearance（外貌）From their attitude towards work（工作态度）From their musicThe pop music singers arebeautiful,handsome,good-looking,fashionable.attractiveTheir music arebeautiful,fantastic,wonderful,attractiveTheir attitude towards work/lifehard-working,kind,Homework:(1)Dictation;(2)Finish the exercises of lesson 17(guidance book)
