1、Unit 5 MusicUsing language高一人教新课标版必修二Listening,reading and speaking1.How your life would change if you became famous overnight.Think about the advantages and disadvantages of being famous.Make a list.p dip p tadpolep lilyp confidentp grown-upp knock intop feel downp appreciate2.Make sure you know th
2、e meaning of the following words.This story is about a singer who joined a band and became a singer.3.Listen to the story of“Freddy the Frog(1)”once and then write down the main ideas.4.Listen to the tape and decide which are true and which are false.1.Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.FFreddy
3、 in the story remains a frog.2.He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly.TTHe swims towards the musicians because he feels lonely.The song is about loneliness.They sang with a fine deep sound.4.Freddy thought he could sing as
4、 well as the other singing frogs.5.Freddy was very confident about his singing.FFHe wanted to join in and make friends with the other frogs.Freddy was shy about his singing and asks them politely if he can join in.6.He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.THe joined in because he w
5、anted the other frogs to be his friends.FREDDY,THE FROGFreddy the frog dipped his long,thin legs into the water.Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he was now.Listening textHe smiled to himself.Then suddenly he heard a fine deep sound that carried f
6、ar into the darkness of the quiet night.Freddy looked up.“Other frogs!I must try and find them,”he thought.“It is so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.”He began to swim slowly towards the sound.Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily pad.On it sat three confident frogs and they were playing i
7、nstruments.Freddy climbed onto the leaf.“Can I sing with you?”he asked quietly.“Of course,”they said.He opened his mouth wide and began:Help!I need somebody,Help!Not just anybody.Help!You know I need someone,Help!When I was young and so much younger then today,I never needed anybodys help in any way
8、.But now those days are gone.Im not so self-assured!Now I find Ive changed my mind.Ive opened up the door.Help me if you can,Im feeling down.And I do appreciate you being round.Help me get my feet back on the ground.Wont you please,please help me!FREDDY THE FROG()Reading Hello,everyone.My name is Fr
9、eddy.When Freddy was young,he was a little tadpole.As time went by quickly,he soon became a frog.One day,Freddy sat on the water lily leaf and dipped his long,thin legs into the water.Suddenly,he heard some music across the lake.Then what would happen?We formed a band and soon we became famous and w
10、ent to Britain to give performances.Then what would happen in Britain?We would succeed or fail?Read FREDDY THE FROG(II)and summarize the main idea of the story in one sentence.Freddy and his bands life was greatly influenced after they became famous,so they chose to go back to the lake.Did Freddy an
11、d his band get a great success in Britain?Yes,they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.1.Freddy was now quite confident when he went into the hall.be confident+从句对有信心 be confident of(about,in)对有信心Language pointsHe is quite confident that hell pass the driving text.Dont be too conf
12、ident in your own opinion.Tom is confident of his ability to overcome the difficulty.2.He had to go to London,wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.performance n.表演 performer n.表演者 perform v.表演,履行,执行,表现They put on a performance last night.What play will be performed tomorrow?P
13、erform your promise.The car performs well on hills.One should perform ones duties.3.Then things went wrong,Freddy and his band could not go out without being followed.go wrong 出了毛病 =Something is wrong with =There is something wrong with My watch went wrong yesterday.Whats wrong with you?He was done
14、wrong.他受了冤枉。Express your opinion on the following questions.What do you think are the advantages of being famous?What are the advantages of not being famous?Do you think you would enjoy being famous?DiscussionDo you want to form your own band to take part in the music festival?Speaking and writingFo
15、rm your own band in groups of six.Decide who will play what instrument and who will sing.Decide the name of your band and what kind of band you will be.For example,will you be a rock band,or a small group of singers?Then,choose an English song for your“band”to perform.You may find this song on the i
16、nternet or on some of your own tapes or CDs.Practise singing your song to the musicand then perform to the class.This may be just the beginning for you and your band!S1:Right.Now lets decide who should do what in our band.Who would like to do lead vocals?Thats our main singer.S2:Why not you?You have
17、 a lovelysinging voice.Ive head you sing before.But youll have to play lead guitar too.You can do it!Sample dialogueS1:Well,all right.Can you help me out on guitar and vocals?S2:Sure,I can.What do the rest of you think?Ss:Yes,we agree.S1:So how about you,Ma Xin?Do you think you can try bass guitar?S
18、3:Im not sure.What does that mean?S4:It means you keep the beat,or rhythm,for them on a guitar.S3:OK.I can give it a try.S5:What about me?What can I do?S1:Every band needs someone to play the drums.S5:Great!I like to hit things to make noise!S4:OK.What will we call ourselves?S2:How about The Chopsti
19、cks.We work together.S3:Nope,I dont like it.How about We Er Hu?Get it?S5:Thats silly.Why not name the band The Silk Shirts?S3:Yeah,we all like silk clothes!Ss:Sure,so The Silk Shirt it is.S1:Fine.Now lets decide what song well play.Writing for practical purpose:Asking for advice1)I would be grateful
20、 if you could give me some advice.2)How can I 1.Useful expressions for asking for advice and suggestions.Writing3)What can you suggest?4)I would appreciate your reply offering some suggestions.5)Do you have some good advice on 6)Does anyone has any tips on 7)I cant decide whether 8)I would like to k
21、now how can I 9)I am a little bit confused.I am looking forward to receiving your advice letter and thank you in advice.10)I really dont want to bother you,but Would you offer me some advice?2.You and your friends want to start your own band.However,you have never played in a band before.You write a
22、n e-mail to Freddy for his advice.The e-mail is started for you,but you have to finish it.Dear Freddy:My name is Li Hua.Im beginning a band with my friends.However,we have never been in a band before.Can you please give us some advice?I would like to know what music to play and we cannot decide.Samp
23、le letter 1I like pop music but most of my friends like rock and roll.Liu Mei likes rap.How are we to decide what to play?Do you suggest we play a little of all of these types of music?Or should we only play one kind of music?How did you and your friends decide what to play?I would also like to know
24、 how to choose a name for our band.I like the name The Chopsticks because that means working together.Wang Jun wants us to be called The Legs because there are four of us like the legs of a chair.What do you think?Yours sincerely,Li HuaDear Freddy,My name is Zhou Yufei.Im starting a band with some f
25、riends.However,we have never been in a band before.Could you please give us some advice?I would like to know what we should consider when choosing a place to practice our music.Sample letter 2Should we practise where others can see and hear us?Should we invite our friends to listen to us and give us
26、 suggestions?Should we find a quiet place where we will not bother others with our noise?You see,Freddy,Im worried that we wont be able to find a suitable placeThe place where we live doesnt have any empty rooms or buildings for us to practise in.Nor is there a park close to us where we can practise
27、.What should we do,in your opinion?Any advice will be a big help.Thanks.Sincerely yours,Zhou YufeiHomeworkFind out a famous singer or musician.You may go to the Internet or the library,or even teen magazines to find the information.Discover what is unique about this person and why he/she loves music.
