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Lesson 4 Let’s Dance
Objectives
To practise reading a text quickly to identify the type/genre.
To read a text with gapped sentences and be able to complete the gaps using topic, linking and reference clues.
To practise vocabulary related to music and dancing.
To talk about preferences about music and dancing.
Pre-Reading
Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
Example 1 Chinese folk dance
Key Words
disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance
Answers: 1 Chinese folk dance; 2 classical ballet; 3 waltz; 4 breakdance; 5 disco
Some pictures about dance
Listen to the tape and tell types of dances mentioned.
Reading
Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. Use the Strategies to help you.
a) In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.
b) They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.
c) Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance.
d) One of the most famous ballets is called “Swan Lake”.
e) In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner.
Answers: 53214
True or False
‘The Nutcracker’ is a famous America ballet.( F )
Ballet are performed by professional dancers. ( T )
Folk dance are usually popular for only a short time.( F )
Yangge is performed in Christmas celebration. ( F )
Rumba and Cha-Cha are folk dances.( F )
African-American rhythm and movements play an important part in the development of popular dance. ( T )
Popular dance are taught from one generation to another.( F )
Post-Reading
Read the text again and answer these questions.
1 Who started folk dance
Ordinary people.
2 What is the main difference between folk and popular dances
Popular dances are usually popular for only a short time.
3 What is a ballroom dance that came from folk dance
Waltz.
4 Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States
The mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance.
5 What type of dancing became popular in the mid-1980s
Breakdancing.
Vocabulary
Make compound words by matching one word from each list.
African known African-American
ball American ballroom
rock room rock music
art dance art form
well 1980s well-known
mid form mid-1980s
folk music folk dance
Match four words from Exercise 5 with their definitions.
1 adj. known by many people
2 noun. a traditional dance from a specific community
3 noun. a large room for formal social dancing
4 noun. in the middle of the 1980s
Answers: 1 well-known; 2 folk dance; 3 ballroom; 4 mid-1980s
Speaking
Read this questionnaire and think about your answers. Then in pairs, tell your partner about yourself.
DO YOU WANNA DANCE
1 Do you like dancing
2 What kind of dance do you like
3 What kind of music do you like dancing to
4 How well can you dance
5 What special dances can you do
6 What dance would you like to learn
Writing
你身边最熟悉的舞蹈是什么呢?仿照课文的思路,写一篇作文,介绍一下在你所在的地方的舞蹈形式。
Homework
1 完成作文
2 记忆词汇
3 熟读课文
4 预习下节内容
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