1、2. To sum up the differences and similarities between an ordinary band and the Monkees.Teaching approach:Text-based approachTeaching aids:ppt slidesTeaching procedure (Period 1: Before Reading)Stage 1 Warming-up1. T. plays a short music video by a band Queen a few minutes before the class.2. T. intr
2、oduces the topic of “music” in the new unit by asking “Do you like music? What kind of music styles do you know?3. Ss talk more about music (e.g., musicians, music instruments, different music styles etc.)4. Ss Look at the 8 pictures about different music styles (e.g., classical music, rock & roll,r
3、ap, jazz etc.) with T.s introduction & explanations.5. Ss say the names of music styles aloud after the teacher and then listen to the different music video to match the pictures one by one.6. Free talk about how students feel when listening to the different music with the teachers summary of the ta
4、lk.Stage 2 Introduction of the topic1. Ss talk about the importance of music in peoples life by Ts Q: “Do you think music is very important in peoples life, why?” reading some words by famous musicans: “Without music, life is a journey through desert.” “Most of us go to grave with our music still in
5、side us”.2. Teachers introduction of the topic “band” of the text (on P. 34) by a summary of “the importance of music”: for this, many musicians work together, what do we call the group of musicians?3. T. gets students to name some bands they have already known by Qs: “Do you know what a band is? Ca
6、n you name some famous bands?”. (e.g., Beyond, Beatles, Queen, etc.)4. Class Discussion: the differences between a “band”and a “music group”.5. T. guides Ss to define “band”. ( A band is a group of musicians who write and playpopular music together. Usually a band is made up of several members. One
7、is the lead singer, another is a guitarist, next is a bassist, the other is a drummer. They are true music lovers.)6. Ss listen to a song by a very famous band “Queen” and answer Qs: When the musicianssing their own songs, what do they look like (e.g., excited, enjoy themselves, putting their full h
8、eart in it, with passion)?7. Ss Read aloud some quotation by the famous musician Beethoven (the reason why I compose) and further understand the real meaning of music and a “band”.Stage 3 Leading in1. Ss look and say about some pictures of the band they are familiar with (e.g., Flowers, Beyond, Beat
9、les)2. Read a passage about Beatles (甲壳虫乐队) with some Qs: “Whats the music style of Beatles? ” “What do they write about in their songs?” “When did they become famous? (70s)”.3. T. indicates the students that today they are going to learn about a band (the Monkees门基乐队)that was of the same time with
10、the Beatles in the 70s last century and even once more popular than the Beatles.4. (T. plays a short video of the Monkees if necessary and ask Ss how they like theMonkees song or their style of performance and if they would like to find out why the Monkees were so popular. )Stage 4 Predicting the gi
11、st1. Ss read the title of the passage (The band that wasnt) with the question “What does the title mean?”2. Ss predict the possible contents of the passage according to the title and the pictures on Page 34 with the Q: What does the title mean? Is the Monkees a real band or not?2. Ss do fast reading
12、 (skimming the passage) to confirm their predictions (with different answers)3. Ss underline the key words to explain if the Monkees is a real band or not.3. Sum up the main idea of the text. (Main idea of the text :The Monkees was not a real band in the beginning, but later it developed into a real
13、 band.)Teaching procedure (Period 2: Reading)Pre-reading Stage Revision & warming-up1. T. guides Ss to say about what they learnt in the last period (whay music means to people, why musicians compose, what a real band is etc.)2. Ss. define a band orally (A band is a group of musicians who write and
14、play popular music together).3. Ss. talk about what they have known about the band the Monkees (It was not a band )While-reading Stage1. Skimming:(1) T. guides Ss to sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Tell the Ss that they can sum up the main idea of each paragraph by going through the topic se
15、ntences as well as the key words and phrase in each paragraph.Para. 1 Peoples dreams of being famous as singers and musicians.Para. 2 The usual way that a band is formed.Para. 3 The formation of the Monkees.Para. 4 The development of the Monkees.(2) Ss read Paragraph 2 and draw a flow chart to show
16、the formation of a band (remind the students to pay attention to verbs that indicate the formation of a band and refer to thetime indicator such as “Start”、“later”for help.(3) Ss read Paragraphs 3 & 4 about the formation and development of the Monkees and then fill in the blanks. Remind them to pay
17、attention to verbs that indicate the formation and development of the Monkees.FormationBegan as with one and three , who with each other while playing music the Beatles.Development other musicians and to sing during the broadcast;However,after a year or so,Started to sing and play ; their own record
18、s;Became more and sold more thanthe Beatles;2. Checking the answers & sharing information with peers: look at the chart and tell which part shows that the Monkees was not a real band, and which part shows that they are a real band. (Draw the students attention to the transitional word “however” that
19、 indicate the change of something. )Post-reading stage1. Discussion in pairs about the following Qs:(1) In what way do you think the Monkees is different from or similar to other bands?(2) In your opinion,what makes the Monkees successful?2. Sum up Ss discussing with the following quotations:It is n
20、o use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do. 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration lead to success.3. T. guides the students to sum up what they have learned in this lesson and evaluate their learning of the text by using the self-evaluation form.(Well, we have finished l
21、earning the text about Monkees. How do you feel about this lesson? Do you feel you learn something? Ok, what have you learned in this lesson? Can anybody tell me? Here is a self-evaluation chart. Lets see how well you have learned. How many points do you think you get?)4. Homework: Write a short pas
22、sage of about 100 words, describing your favorite band orsinging group, focusing on its formation, development and the factors for its success.Teaching aimsBy the end of the lesson,Ss will be able 1.Knowledge objectivesto know the meaning of some words and phrases related to the formation and develo
23、pment of a band ,but the usage of these are not required. For examplepopular, lively, attractive, humorous, etc.2. Skill objectivesto master two kinds of reading skills scanning, skimming.to know the difference between scanning and skimming.3. Affection objectivesto learn about what a band is.to kno
24、w some information about the Monkeesto learn about the important factors to success such as the full love of music, the hard working, the team sprit etc.portant and difficult points1. to understand what a band is.2. to master two kinds of reading skills scanning, skimming.3. to know the difference b
25、etween scanning and skimming.Teaching approachTeaching aids: PPT slidesTeaching procedure (23 minutes)Period 1:Pre-Reading (10 minutes)Stage 1Warming-up (5 minutes)1.T introduce the topic of “music” in the new unit by aski ngquestion to Ss “Whats your favoriteband? Can you sing a song of your favori
26、te band?2. T play some songs of certain famous bands and ask Ss to guess3.T give the famous bands photos by asking ”Do you know these bands? And what other songs have you heard about them?Stage2 (5 minutes)1.T give the pictures of the Mokees by asking “have you heard the bank name of the Mokees”2.T
27、give a brief introduction about the Mokees to Ss.3.T plays a short video of the Monkees if nece ssary and ask Ss how they like the Monkees song or their style of performance.Period 2:Reading1.T ask Ss to read the whole passage within 3 minutes. (3 minutes)2.T ask the reading methods the Ss have used
28、 during the reading, and whether they have heard about skimming and scanning or not. (3 minutes)3.T introduce the skimming and scanning and give a detailed introduction about them, including the difference between them, in which situation can use which method . (4 minutes)Stage 21.T ask Ss to read the passage again and try to summarize the passages main idea by skimming
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