Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to. (Period 4 Reading)
Ⅰ. Teaching Aims
1.Knowledge objects
(1)New vocabulary
sense, sadness, pain, reflect, moving, perform, lifetime, pity, in total, master, praise, recall, wound, painful
(2)Target language
a.The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain.
b.The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving pieces of music that I’ve ever heard.
c.The music was written by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893.
d.Abing’s amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime.
2.Ability objects
(1)Understand the passage about Abing and his music Erquan Yingyue.
(2)Master the reading skill, scanning, to find out the supporting details.
(3)Be able to express opinions through supporting details.
3.Moral objects
Whenever we meet difficulties, we should smile to them.
Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points
1. Understand the passage about Abing and his music Erquan Yingyue
2. Master the reading skill, scanning, to find out the supporting details.
Ⅲ.Difficult Key Points
Be able to express opinions through supporting details.
Ⅳ.Teaching Methods
The task-based language teaching method, the cooperative learning method.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids
PPT, some pictures
VI.Teaching Procedures
Step 1.Warming up
1. Listen to a piece of music before the class to prepare for the class.
2. Free talk.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1. Watch a video about Abing’s music Erquan Yingyue to get the title of the passage.
2. Learn the new words in groups by themselves to prepare for reading.
Step 3. While-reading
1. Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
2. Know what supporting details are and how important they are in one passage.
3. Know the reading skill, scanning, and apply the skill to finish some tasks.
4. Read the whole passage quickly with music.
5. Find out the supporting details in each paragraph.
Step 4.After reading
1. Have fun. Enjoy some different kinds of music to get the different feelings.
2. Writing: Express opinions about their favorite music in groups.
3. Show their opinions to the class.
Step 5. Emotional education and summary
Look at the picture of Beethoven. Think about the similarity between Beethoven and Abing. Then understand that whenever we have difficulties, we should smile to them.
VII.Blackboard Design
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
Reading Skill ad but beautiful
scanning
upporting details
mile