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Unit 5

Period 1&2  Warming up & Reading

Teaching Procedures

Step 1  Revision

1) Listening and Recognizing

  Ask the Ss to listen to some pieces of music from the computer and write down the style of each piece of music belongs to.

  Music 1 : Country Roads  by John Denver  (country music)

  Music 2: Beat it   by Michael Jackson  (rock music)

  Music 3: 步步高  （folk music）

  Music 4: 老鼠爱大米 （pop music）

Music 5: 命运交响曲   (classical music)

…

2) Discussion

  What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, Classical or modern? Why?

   How does music make you feel?

   Will you listen to different style of music when you have different mood?

Mood	Music
happy
upset
calm
angry
nervous
…

3) Check the homework the day before.

Step 2   Word Power

1) Word Ladder

Complete these sentences. Then write the missing words in the puzzle on the right and find the hidden word. (WB P 70)

2) Word Building

Study the vocabulary list in the appendix and list the words with un-,dis-, -less, -ful, -ment, -ity, -en, -ern, -al , -tion. Tell what part of speech they are. This will you help English words.

3) Recognizing and Listing

   Tick （√）the words which are connected with “music”and find out the meanings of those unfamiliar ones.

 

rap   composer   piano   Mozart  performance   band    rock audience musician  singer    classical   jazz  violin

4）Discussion and Listing

Which instruments are used in pop and rock music?

Which instruments are used in classical music?

Which instruments are used in jazz?

Which instruments are used in traditional Chinese music?

Which of the instruments do you like listening to?

Is the Chinese instrument different from the other instruments? Describe the difference, if there is one.

Information Box: musical instruments Piano, violin, organ, harp, maracas, saxophone, gone, cymbals, castanets, flute, timpani, tambourine, triangle, drum, xylophone, guitar ,

Step 3  Grammar

1) Study the Rule

  Read these sentences.

a. The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other…

b. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work…

c. The musicians for whom they worked were very popular.

d. The guitar with which “The Beatles” played their first hit was lost while they were touring.

Now answer these questions.

1. If you take away the relative clauses, do the sentences still make sense? Why or why not ?

2.Why is there a relative pronoun before the relative clause?

3. Can the preposition be removed from the sentences without changing the meaning?

4. Can that replace which and whom in the sentences? Why or why not?

Look at the sentences carefully and try to think of the questions.

2) Find the rule

 Get the Ss to think of the questions above and sum up the grammar rule of preposition + the relative clause.

Tips：

类型	常用关系代词	介词选择特点/结构
单个介词+关系代词	whom, which	依从句中动词、形容词、名词与介词的固定搭配；依先行词与从句的动词关系
复杂介词+关系代词	whom, which, whose	As a result of, because of, in front of ,etc.
单个介词+关系代词+名词	which, whose	依与关系代词后的名词搭配
the + 名词+of +关系代词	whom, which	结构中的名词与后面的关系代词的所属关系
部分结构+of +关系代词	whom, which	All, both ,none, etc.; 数词+名词；the +形容词最高级/比较级

 

3) Apply the rule

 Get the Ss to describe each picture with The Attributive Clause according to the following example:

Goal: To recall the Attributive Clause they learned before, and practice orally. Learn to use relative pronouns referring to people and things correctly. To stimulate Ss creative thinking. Working together with partners can develop cooperative sense.

  1. Take me Home Country Roads is a beautiful song.

     In the song, John Denver acts as a singer.

       Take me Home Country Roads is a beautiful song 

 in which John Denver acts as a singer.

           

  2. 步步高 is a piece of famous Guangdong music.

     Flute is one of the main instruments in it.

        步步高 is a piece of famous Guangdong music

        in which flute is one of the main instruments.

  3. Talk about the musician Nie’er (聂耳).

   Nieer was born in 1912.

   Nieer was born in Kunming.

   Nieer died in 1935.

   Nieer died in Japan.

   Nieer was the composer of our national song.

      1912 is the year ______  / ______  _______ Nieer was born.

      Kunming is the place _______ / _____  _______ Nieer was born..

      1935 is the year ______  / ______  _______ Nieer died.

      Japan is the place _______ / _____  _______ Nieer died.

Step 4 Homework

1. Review the vocabulary in this unit and prepare for diction.

2. Find as many kinds of musical instruments as possible. (surf the internet)

3. Find one song for each music style

Period 4  Listening

Focus: Listening

Teaching Goals

1. To develop the Ss’ ability of listening.

2. To know something about some musicians or singers.

3. To help the Ss to get to know the functions of music and lead them to use music effectively in our life.

4. To know everything has two sides. Being a famous singer is not easy .

Important points

1. Well understand Freddy’s fairy tale through listening and reading.

2. Get to know some famous classical music composers.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1  Revision

1) Dictation (new words in the unit)

2) Review The Attributive Clause with preposition ,pictures guiding.

Step 2   Pre-listening

1) Warming-up

Have you ever wanted to be a famous singer or musician? If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of being famous. But just how do people get so famous? Now , Let’s listen to Freddy’s tale.

2) Language support

Help the Ss to know the meanings of some words or phrases in the listening passage.

Step 3 Listening

1) Listen to Freddy’s story and decide which the statements are true or false.

2)Discussion

Once the song / music is famous, the singer/ musician will also soon very popular and famous. What do you think the success of the song/ music will bring to the singer / musician?

The Ss are expected to mention something like money, honor, fame…

Will there be any side-effect bring to those famous people? Now let’s read more about Freddy’s story.

Step 4 Reading

1) Read more about Freddy’s story.

Thinking: Did Freddy really happy after being famous?

Why did they return to the lake again?

2) Discussion

What do you learn from Freddy’s story?

What do you think are the advantages of being famous? Give examples.

What do you think are the advantages of not being famous? Give examples.

Step 5  Listening

1) Warming-up

Do you like listening to music? How often?

What kind of music do you like to enjoy? Why ?

Which piece of music impresses you most? Try to express your feeling.

2) Listening and checking your understanding.

a. What is the text mainly about?

 A Many students like to listen to Mozart.

 B The one who plays instrument very well is always good at Maths.

 C Music may be helpful in study.

 D When practising playing instrument, students like to play Mozart most.

b. How many questions does the speaker asked at the beginning in the tape?

   A  1      B  2      C  3      D  4

c. Fill in the blanks

  Music may be _______ to help you. Some _________ have _________ that if you listen to ____________ music, especially Mozart, while ___________, it will ____________ your ability to ____________. This is called the “ Mozart __________.” Does it work with all kinds of music such as ________ and ____________, but they don’t seem to have the same __________. It seems that the rhythm of _________ music help __________ one’s ____________.

3) Task: functions of music

What is the function of music ?

▲Express people’s feeling

▲Make people feel relax

▲Help people forget their sadness

▲Attract people’s attention

▲Help people to remember things well

▲Make things more lively and interesting

▲Make things better for people to understand and enjoy

……

Step 6 Listening Task

1) Warming-up

Who is your musician/ composer? What do you think of him/ her?

Do you know some features of classical music?

Could you please tell us something about Mozart and Bach?

2) Listening and Filling in the form.

3) Discussion

What do you feel about the music you heard in the tape.

Step 7  Homework

1. Surf the internet or go to the library to find more information about Mozart and Bach.

2. Read Freddy’s story again and get further understanding.

Period 5  Extensive Reading

Focus: Reading

Teaching Goals

1. To develop the Ss’ ability of reading.

2. To learn more about music and musician.

Important points

1. To help the Ss understand the passages exactly.

2. To finish the relevant tasks correctly.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1  Warming up

1) Checking homework

  (group work) Ask the Ss to share their information about the famous musicians and tell how they have found the information needed.

2) Pre-reading

  Do you like reading poems for young children?

  Do you find poems easy or difficult to understand?

  Who is your favorite poet?

Step 2  Reading

1) Prediction

 Look at the four pictures on the book, and guess what will be the theme of the poem?

 Then use the imaginations to guess what may be included in the poem.

2) Listening and Reading

Get the Ss to read the poem Cat’s in the cradle. While reading, listen to the tape carefully and pay attention to the rhythm of the poem.

3) Getting the main ideas

 This song is a ballad and tells a story. Each part tells some of the story. Write down the main idea for each part.

4) Discussion

What do you feel about this poem /song ?

What is the theme of this poem?

What makes the poem so musical?

What are the difference between English poem and Chinese poem?

Step 3  Further Reading

(Provide the Ss more reading materials suitable for them to read). Here is one of the examples.

Joseph Haydn (1732 -- 1809) was an Austrian composer and is known as "the father of the symphony". Other composers had  written symphonies before Haydn, but he changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra. He was born in a village in Austria, the son of a peasant. He had a beautiful staging voice. After studying music in Vienna, Haydn went to work at the court of a prince in eastern Austria, where he became director of music. Having worked there for 30 years, Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 -- 1791) was a composer, possibly the greatest musical genius of all time. He only lived 35 years and he composed more than 600 pieces of music. Mozart  was born in Salzburg, Austria.  His father Leopold was a musician and orchestra conductor. Wolfgang had musical talent from a very early age. He learned to play the harpsichord when he was four, he started composing music when he was five, and when he was six, he played the harpsichord in a concert for the Empress of Austria. By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed many pieces for the harpsichord, piano and violin, as well as for orchestras. While he was still a teenager, Mozart was already a big star and toured Europe giving concerts. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him. "He is the greatest composer the world has known," he said. The two were friends until Mozart's death in 1791. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 -- 1827) was born in Bonn, Germany. He showed musical talent when he was very young, and learned to play the violin and piano from his father, who was a singer. Mozart met Beethoven and was impressed by him. "He will give something wonderful to the world," he said. Beethoven met Haydn in 1791, but was not impressed by the older man. After they had known each other for many years, Beethoven said, "He is a good composer, but he has taught me nothing." However, it was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna. Beethoven became very popular in the Austrian capital and stayed there for the rest of his life. As he grew older, he began to go deaf. He became completely deaf during the last years of his life, but he continued composing.

1) Pre-reading

Can you tell me some musicians?

What do you know something about Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn?

2)Skimming

Read the passage quickly and decide what the best title is.

3) Scanning

Read the passage again and answer the questions.

Which of the composers ...

1. were born in Austria?               2. became deaf?.

3.was born in Germany?              4. met each other?

5. had a good singing voice?           6. had fathers who were musicians?

7.died before his fortieth birthday?      8 .had a father who wasn't a musician?

Step 4  Reflective thinking

Is the Chinese classical music different from the foreign classical music? Describe the differences, if there are some.

Do you think it is a good idea to mix Chinese and western music?

Is music a universal language?

Can you enjoy music from other parts of the world even if you don' t understand the words?

Are there any other universal languages?

Suppose there is no music in this world, what will the world be like?

Step 5 Homework

1. Try to write a song/ poem to show your love to your parents or your love to life or friendship is priceless…

2. Try to find music in our life.

Period 6  Speaking

Focus: Speaking

Teaching Goals

1. To develop the Ss’ ability of speaking.

2. To help arouse the Ss’ wide imagination and creative thinking.

3.To foster the Ss’ ability to cooperate harmoniously.

Important points

1. The ways of giving advice or making suggestions.

2. Talking about music.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1  Song Dictation

Choose a song familiar to the Ss and ask them to dictate the words of the song while listening to it twice. Be sure to make it interesting and workable.

Step 2  Task: Finding music in our life

Get the Ss to think: Where can you find music in our life? Then ask them to list down.

∮School bells

∮Morning/eye exercises

∮In Films/TV plays

∮Rings of mobile phones

∮Dancing ball

∮concert,

∮Background music of advertisements, Radio and TV programs, webpage, games…

∮Parks, shops, street…

∮Festival/ Celebration ……

Sum up: Music is everywhere! Music is always with us!

Step 3  Task: Forming your own band

Forming your own band in groups of four. And discuss and decide the following things:

1. The name of the band.

2. What kind of band it will be. Rock band? Pop music band?

3. What kinds of instruments will be used? Who plays it ? Who sings?

4. Who will be the composer of your band?

5. Where will you pracise singing and hold performances?

Step 4  Task: Asking for and making suggestions

You are the monitor of the class, your school is going to hold a concert next month, every class should choose a song to sing , your class teacher ask you to ask for the advice of a music teacher, Lily. Now Lily is calling back.

Try to make a dialogue with your partner.

You may use the following expressions to express yourself.

Ask for suggestions	Make suggestions
Could you give me some suggestion on…? I’d like your suggestions about? What do you think I should do? What would you do if you were me?	Don’t you think it might be a good idea to…? I think you’d better… If I were you, I’d … How /What about…? Have you ever thought…?

Possible Version:

A: Hi, this is Lily. Sandy told me that you needed some advice.

B: Hi, Lily. Thank you for your calling. Sandy has told me you are an expert at music .Yes, I do need your advice. There will be a school concert next month. The class has asked me to pick a special song that will represent our class. It has to be a song that everybody likes and that shows the spirit of our class. Can you help me?

A: Hmm, that sounds difficult, but I’ll try. First of all, let’s think about what kind of music your classmates like.

B: Well, many students like pop music. Maybe we should choose a pop song?

A: Ok. What about the theme? What should the song be about?

B: I suggest it should be about friendship.

A: Well, Don’t you think it might be a good idea to choose Friendship Forever.

 Have the Ss think hard and summarize how to make suggestions and give advice and possible responses.

Step 5  Task: Your idea of music

Get the Ss to think: What is your idea of music, Try to use some adjectives to describe it, The initial letter should begin with MUSIC, like this:

M      magic ,musical

U      universal

S       skillful

I       impressive, important, imaginative

C       calm   cheerful   classical   comfortable  

Step 6  Task ：Mini Survey

Show the result of the survey the Ss did before class. Ask them two questions according to the result:

 ① Which style of music do you like best? Why?

② Which style of music is the least popular? Why?

Step 7  Homework

1. Practise ways of giving advice or making suggestions in pairs or in groups about certain situations.

2. Try to find some sayings about music.

 

Period 7   Writing & Assessment

Focus: Writing

Teaching Goals

1. To develop the Ss’ ability of writing.

2. To get to know some learning strategies.

3.To help the Ss to reflect on how and what they have learned from this unit.

Important points

1. Writing an e-mail.

2. Learning strategies.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1  Revision

Checking the homework: finding some sayings about music.

For examples:

“Without music, life is a journey through a desert.”

---Pat Conroy

“Stick to it and stay with what is true in your heart. Music is fun, and is for your spirit! Try many different styles of music, and always remember that music will never be a waste of time.”

---Robin Spielberg

Step 2  Before writing

Task: You and your friends want to start your own band. However, you have never played in a band before. You write an e-mail to Freddy for his advice. Try to use the expressions you learned. And pay attention to the writing of e-mail.

 Group discussion:

What kinds of questions should be in the e-mail?

How to persuade Freddy to help you?

How to finish the letter politely? How to thank Freddy?

 

Step 3 Writing

1)Allow the Ss enough time to write the e-mail.

2)Get the Ss to do group work: exchange their own letters and share.

3)Group assessments.

4)Presentation

Step 4  Learning strategies

Music is more than just sound. It is a way of thinking. When you listen to music, sing or play an instrument, you are also becoming better thinkers. You can learn English from songs too. While singing a song, you are learning English grammar and vocabulary. Try to use them in your everyday English conversations when it is suitable.