Unit 3 Our hobbies
Section D
Topic 2 What sweet music!
Learning objects
What will do today?
Learn some new words and expressions.
Review exclamations.
Review expressions about music.
Survey your classmates’ hobbies of music.
Look and learn
Look and learn some new words and expressions.
Did you see this film, I Am What I Am?
It’s about a boy who performs lion dance.
You can learn a lot from it, including the culture of South China.
The music in the film is also amazing!
Look and learn
Look and learn some new words and expressions.
Of course, music always plays an important part in movies.
Some brings us comfort.
Some make us brave.
While some if full of peace.
In a word, almost every movie has its own special music.
Sound of Silence from The Graduate
Sons of Scotland from Brave Heart
Always with Me from Spirited Away
Free talk
Do you think music is important in our life?
What do you think our life will be like without music?
Life without music is like pictures without color.
Scanning
Scan the passage and find out the main idea of the passage.
Different likes of the four children.
Music makes people happy.
Different people have different tastes of music.
Everyone likes music.
Read and mark
Read quickly and mark True or False.
1.Different people have the same taste of music. ( )
2.Tom likes jazz. ( )
3.Every culture has its own special kind of drumming. ( )
4.Kangkang learns to play the piano by himself. ( )
different
F
F
hates
T
His father asked a teacher to teach him。
F
自己的 特别的
Read and complete
Read 1a and complete the table on Page 70.
Name
Like
Reason
Kangkang
Li Xiang
Tom
Wang Junfeng
It is great fun for him.
It makes him happy.
Playing the drums is exciting.
jazz music
violin music
the drums
It sounds wonderful.
piano music
Read and answer
Read 1a again and then answer the questions
1. When did Kangkang begin to play the piano?
He began to play the piano when he was eight.
2. Who taught him?
A music teacher.
3. If you are Tom, will you enjoy listening to Junfeng playing his favorite musical instrument? Why or why not?
Listen and fill
Listen and fill in the blanks.
There are all _______ of music in the world. Good music can bring people _______ and _______ of mind. Everyone ______ music but different people have different ________.
Kangkang likes _______ music because it’s great ____ for him. Li Xiang likes jazz because he thinks it ______ wonderful. Tom likes violin music best. Wang Junfeng likes _______ drums and listening to South American drumming.
Whatever the children like, music make _______ happy.
kinds
comfort
peace
loves
tastes
piano
fun
sounds
playing
them
Key points
Good music brings people comfort and peace of mind.
bring sb. sth 给某人带来某物
peace of mind 内心的平和
Different kinds of music make them happy.
make sb. + adj./n./do sth. 让某人…/当…/做某事
Group work
Make a survey about what your group members’ favorite kinds of music and the reason. Then give a report.
You can begin like this
Hello, everyone. As we all know, different people have different tastes on music. I’d like to tell you my friends’ favorite music.
…
That’s all. Thank you.
Free talk
As we know, different people have different tastes of music.
If we want to have fun listening to music together with each other, how can we realize it?
Project
We’re going to host a concert in the school. Your group is asked to design a poster for it. Discuss and decide the following items. And then design the poster together and present it to the class.
Name of the Concert
Place of the Concert
Time of the Concert
Singers to Ierform
Musical Instruments
Programs
Show time
Exclamations
Summary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
_____ sweet music !
_____ exciting !
It sounds _______ !
________ a pity !
Wonderful !
What
How
beautiful
What
Look and fill
1. _____ a cute dog!
2. _____ interesting!
3. ________ bad weather!
4. ______ carefully
he studies!
5. ______ beautiful flowers!
6. ______ delicious!
What
How
What
How
What
How
Complete the exclamations with what or how
Change sentences
What a lovely girl!
How lovely the girl is!
What beautiful flowers!
How beautiful the flowers are!
Make Exclamations
sweet
music
terrible
movie
dangerous
accident
surprising
song
Free talk
Talk about the picture with exclamations
What … !
How … !
Functions
It’s ____ to say. I don’t _______ it at all.
I ______ listening to rock music. It’s great ! I love it.
Pop music often comes and goes ________ .
They are very popular _____ young people.
hard
mind
quickly
with
hate
Summary
We learn:
Some new words and useful expressions:
peace, culture, own, south …
We can:
1. talk about our music tastes better.
2. Use exclamations more freely.
Exercises
1. _____ bad weather it is today!
A. How B. How a C . What D. What a
2.____ great pictures! Who drew them?
A. How a B. What a C. How D. What
3._______ dangerous the animals are!
A. What a B. What C. How a D. How
4 ______ water it is!
A. What a clean B. What clean C. How clean D. How clean a.
5 Look at the photo of the Smiths. __ happy they are!
A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
Homework
Read the passage in 1a aloud and fluently and finish the workbook. ( Levels A, B & C)
Give a talk about your classmate’s music tastes. ( Levels A & B )
Write a notice to tell other about our class’s concert. (Level A & B)
Optional:
Enjoy a video: the Names of the Music Genres.
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Music Genres