必修二Unit5Music Period1Reading

1、P eriod 1 ReadingThe General Idea of This Period :This p eriod in eludes Warming up, Readi ng and Comp rehe nding of Un it 5.lt in troduces different kinds of music and a band called “ The Monk ees .Students will enlarge their knowledge of music by liste ning to the music.Mea nwhile stude nts can le

2、ar n how The Mon kees got successful by some reading strategies such as s-kimming , scanning, and intensive reading.Students should think carefully about the outlook on society and on personal value after readi ng the story of The Monkees.Students will realize the importanee of hard work , right att

3、itude towards work, and bravery on meet ing the challe nge.Teaching Aims：1. Tra in the stude ntseadi ng ability.2. Learn some useful words , expressions and some important sentences.classical, folk , form , passer-by, earn, extra, instrument, pretend, hit, dream of, be honest with , play jokes on ,

4、be based on, put on advertisement, or so, be serious about, break upa. Have you ever dreamed of being in front of thousa nds of people at a concert , with every one clapping and enjoying your singing?b. lf we are honest with ourselves , most of us have dreamed of being famous.c. .ba nds are formed b

5、y high school stude nts who p ractise their music in some one home.d. They may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra mon ey.e. The musicia ns of whom the band was formed p layed jokes on each other as well as p layed music.f. Their music and jokes were based loo

6、sely on the band called“The Beatles” .g. Act-ors may not be able to sing so at first other musicia ns sang the songs for the p rogramme while the band p rete nded to sing them.h. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work.3. E nable the stude nts to sum up the mai

7、n idea of each p aragra ph.4. Ex press their opinion by an sweri ng the questi ons.Teaching Important Points :1. He Ip the stude nts to un dersta nd the p assage better.2. Lear n and master some imp orta nt words and p hrases in this p eriod.3. HeIp the students to understand the details of the text

8、 by helping them to answer the follow ing questi ons.Teaching Difficult Points :1. How to help the stude nts imp rove their readi ng ability and un dersta nd the p assage better.2. How to master the important Ian guage points in this p assage.3. How to help the stude nts exp ress their ideas on the

9、two questi ons.a. Do you think the TV organizers were right to call“The Monkees a band when they did notsing or write their own son gs?Why?b. Do you agree that the jokes were more important than the music for this band?Give a reas on.Teaching Methods:1. Fast readi ng to get the gen eral idea of the

10、text.2. Careful reading to understand the passage better.3. Ex plan ati on to help the stude nts master some Ian guage poin ts.4. Discussion to help the students understand better what they e learned and to use the knowledge they e learned in this period.Teaching Aids：1. A tape recorder.2. A multime

11、dia.Teaching P rocedures：Step 1 Lead-i n1. Greet the stude nts as usual.2.ln troduce the topic of music.Do you know who they are? ( The teacher shows the pi ctures of some famous sin gers.)T:SHE, Jay, Jacky Zhang, Celine Dion.Correct.So you all like liste ning to music.The n what ki nd of music do t

12、hey sing?Ss：T:S1: Pop music.T: What other kinds of music do you like listening to?S2： Rap, Classical music , folk music , Rock nRollT: Well, good job.It seems you know quite a lot about music.Now let we check whether you are really good at music.Have a look at the eight pictures.Then I play a tape t

13、o you and you will hear 8 kinds of music.After listening, you have to tell me what kind of music you hear ,clear?Let enjoy some kinds of music.Suggested an swersChoral, Country music , Rap, Folk music , Rock n Roll, Orchestra, Jazz, Classical music T: Excellent.l am sure you are interested in music

14、and know a lot about songs and music.Now Id like to have a discussion.What kinds of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical or modern?How does music make you feel?And why do you like to listen to music?l give you 5 minutes to talk with your partners.T: OK.Who is ready to share with u

15、s your opinions?S3: I like Chinese music.Because I think Chinese music is easier to understand.And I like listening to modern music , because it reflects the modern life.S4: I like Wester n music.Because I think Wester n music is lively and the sin gers voices arebeautiful.I like classical music sin

16、ce it can make me calm down if I have a bad mood.And the classical music often inspires us.lt can last I on ger tha n the moder n music.T: I enjoy your talk.Continue.Who would like to talk more?How does music make you feel?S5: I feel inspired when listening to music.When I m not having a good mood ,

17、 music can calm me down.When I listen to the beautiful music , I feel happy and recall some good memories and beautiful things in life.S6: When I am reading , I would like to listen to music , because it helps me concentrate on my readi ng.T: Well , so music can be used as the background music which

18、 helps us to be concen trated.What more?S7: I like to listen to music , because I feel relaxed when listening to music.Music tells us the real life.3.lntroduce “ The Monkees” .T: Excellent!l really enjoy your opinions and I also have learnt a lot from your ideas.So you are really music fans.Now , I

19、have a problem and I would like you to give me some advice.I want to liste n to some bands music.Would you recomme nd some bands and their famous songs for me?S1: There are several famous ban ds, like “ Beatles ” .I like their style of p erforma nces.Their famous song is “ Let it be ” .It is fantast

20、ic.Every time I listen to it , I recall the good old days with my classmates.S2: I like “ Back-street Boy ” best.The musicians in the band always seem very young and handsome.Their performances are perfect.Their famous song is “ The Call ” .The rhythm of the song is very strong and it is ofte n used

21、 as the catwalk backgro und music.S3: I like “West life ” best.Their songs are full of deep feelings.They tell us about the love between lovers, friends and parents and children.When listening to their songs , my heart is full of warm.Their famous song is “ My Love ” .It really worth liste ning.T: G

22、ood.Thank you for your recommendation.l have many choices to consider.But here I have a p hoto of a ban d.Ca n you tell me who they are?&The Monkees ” .T: Great!Can you tell more about them?S5: It is a band formed of 4 persons.They followed the style of “ The Beatles” .T: Right.Well , it seems you k

23、now little about them.It doesn matter.Now let s go on to the reading and find more information about them , “The Band That Wasnt” .Ste p 2 Skimmi ngT: First, I would like you to skim the passage about “ The Monkees ” and find out the main ideas of each p aragra ph.Time is limited to 3 minu tes.Sugge

24、sted an swersDream ing of being famous musicia n or sin ger.How musicia ns form ban ds.How the band got their start.How “ The Mon kees ” became serious about their bus in ess.P aragra ph 1:P aragra ph 2:P aragra ph 3:P aragra ph 4:Step 3 ScanningT: Now you have got the general idea about the passage

25、.For this time , I would like you to sca n the text and find out whether the follow ing stateme nts are true of false.Time is limited to 4 mi nu tes.1. Most musicia ns meet and form a band because they like to write and p lay music.2. The TV orga ni zers had looked for five musicia ns who were lovel

26、y and who cou ld make good music.3. Each week the gro up that was called“ The Beatles” would p lay a song or two written byother musicia n.4. “ The Monkees ” broke up in about 1960 , but reunited in 1980.Suggested an swer1. T2.F3.F4.TStep 4 Inten sive Readi ngAsk the students to look through the que

27、stions on the screen and read the text sile ntly.Stude nts are exp ected to find out all the an swers by themselves.T: OK , boys and girls.Now let read the text in detail and an swer the follow ing questi ons.Questi ons：1. Why do most musicia ns like to be in a band with others?2. Which two musical

28、bands are men tio ned in the p assage?3. How do bands that are formed by high school stude nts earn some extra mon ey?4. Whe n did “ The Mon kees ” break up and whe n did it reun ite?5. Why was “ The Mon kees ” successful in their work?Suggested an swers1. Because they want to write and p lay music

29、together.2. Beatles & Mo nkees3. They may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra mon ey.4. They broke up in about 1970 and it reun ited in the mid-1980.5. Because they were serious about their work and they also worked very hard.T: You ar e so smart to get all th

30、e answers right.Then let me check whether you have really un derstood the p assage.Have a look at the Ex.2 on Page 35.Try your best to review what you have learnt in your heart without looking back to the passage.And see who can get all the answers right.Time is limited to 2 mi nu tes.(After 2 minut

31、es , the teacher checks the answers)Suggested an swers1. ( D) They produced a new record in 1996 to celebrate their time as a band.2. ( E) Most musicia ns get together and form a band because they like to write and p lay music.3. (A) They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock m

32、usicians , but only one person was acce pted.4. ( B) The first TV show was a big hit.5. ( C) However, the ba nd broke up about 1970, but reu nited in the mid-1980s.Ste p 5 Retell the StoryT: Since you have read the text for three times , I guess you have totally understood the text.Now let check whe

33、ther you have comprehended the text.On the blackboard , it the summary of our readi ng text.But it not compi ete.You have to think out a proper word to fill in each blank without reading your textbook.After filling the missing words, you will have a compiete summary of the text.Now , I will give you

34、 5 minutes to do this task.being famousIf we areourselves, most of us havesometimes in our lives.Most musicia ns often meet anda ban d.Sometimes they p lay in thestreet toso that they can earn somemoney and this also gives them atorealize their dreams.There was once a band started.The musicia nsof w

35、hom the band was formedeach other as well as played music ，whosemusic and jokes were loosely“ The Beatles ” .Their exciting performances werecopied by other groups. “ The Monkees” play ed their own and wrote their ownmusic.Though itin 1970 ， itin the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.Suggested

36、 an swerhonest with ； dreamed of； form ； passers-by； extra； chanee; in a different way ； played jokes on； based on； instruments； broke up; reunitedStep 6 Lan guage Points FocusTeacher explains the imp orta nt words and exp ressi ons from the readi ng.Try to use as many examples as possible to illust

37、rate the point.After illustration ， teacher can give students some exercises to con solidate their un dersta nding.I.Have you ever dreamed of being in front of thousa nds of people at a concert ，with every one clapping and enjoying your singing?你曾否梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众，观众一边欣赏你的歌唱一边为你鼓掌？dream of向往、梦想She

38、ofte n dreams of being a teacher.她经常梦想成为一名老师。The oversea stude nts ofte n dream of his hometow n.海外的学子经常梦见自己的家乡。with复合结构构成状语He came into classroom , with a book in his left hand.他走进课室，左手拿着一本书。With the day coming near， they felt excited.那一天快要来了，他们感到很激动。2. D0 you sing Karaoke and close your eyes and p

39、 rete nd you are Coco Li or Liu Huan?你唱卡拉OK时，是否闭上眼睛装作自己就是李玟或刘欢？pretend “假装；装扮”，后面常跟不定式作宾语。He pretended not to know the facts.他佯装不知实情。He p rete nded to be readi ng an imp orta nt paper whe n the boss en tered.老板进来时他假装在看一份重要的文件。He P rete nded that he was ill so that he could stay at home.他假装病了以便能待在家里。

40、3. The musicia ns of whom the band was formed p layed jokes on each other as well as p layed music.组成乐队的音乐人除了演奏音乐曲目，还经常彼此打趣逗笑。Play jokes on : speak lightly or amusingly about sb./sth.拿某人开玩笑，与某人开玩笑。Don p lay jokes on the disabled.不要拿残疾人开玩笑。.of whom the band was formed.定语从句中把介词提前时，常用关系代词 which，whom而不用

41、关系代词that。This is the factory in which she works.这就是她工作的工厂。Mr White is the person to whom you should send e-mail.你应该发邮件给怀特先生。4. Their music and jokes were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles” . 他们的音乐和玩笑多少有点模仿“甲壳虫”乐队。为基础be based on： use something as grounds 根据，以The story is based on real lif

42、e. 故事以真实生活为蓝本。 This news report is based entirely on fact. 这篇新闻报道是完全根据实际情况写成的。Judgment should be based on facts， not on hearsay.判断应该以事实为依据，而不应该依靠道听途说。5. However ， the band broke up in about 1970 ， but reunited in the mid-1980s. 然而，“门基乐队”在 1970年左右解散了，到 80 年代中期才又重组起来。break up： make something separated

43、 using force 解散，分裂，解体，驱散The crowd started to break up when the night fell. 天快黑时人群开始散开了。The police broke up the fighting crowd. 警察驱散了打架的人群。Their marriage broke up.他们的婚姻破裂了。Step 7 DiscussionT： Lets come back to our discussion.Since now you have a complete understanding of the band “The Monkees”， I hav

44、e two questions for you.a. Do you think the TV organizers were right to call“The Monkees” a band when they didnot sing or write their own songs?b. Do you agree that the jokes were more important than the music for this band?Give a reason.T： After your discussion with your partners ， I would like you

45、 to report your discussion.Time is limited to 5 minutes.Go.(After 5 minutes. )T： OK ， who would like to be the first to give your report on the discussion?S1： Let me try.I think it was right for them to call“ The Monkees ” a band.Though theydidntsing or write their songs ， they really get people to

46、appreciate music.It ssuch a creative idea that many people become their fans.It was a band formed in an unusual way.And as it was an unusual band， I think jokes were more important than the music for the band.It was their special style.S2： No ， I don tthink it was a band.They didn twrite or sing the

47、ir own songs.How can we call it a band?I dont think jokes were more important than the music for this band.The purpose of forming a band is getting people to enjoy the spirit of their music.Its more important than playingjokes just to make people laugh.T： Good point.One more.Who would like to continue?S3： I dontthink we should call it a band either ， because singing and writ