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SB 6 Module 4 Music Music from China Designer: Chao Jing I. Teaching Aims: 1. Learn the new words and phrases in the passage by heart. charm, arena, scene, billboard, signify, symbolic, honour, heritage, draw upon, show a genuine love for…

2. Improve the students’ reading abilities through various reading activities.

3. Help the students learn more about Twelve Girls Band. II. Teaching Important Points: 1. Help the students grasp the main idea of the passage and understand it better. 2. Learn and master the important words and phrases in this period. III. Teaching Difficult Points: How to help the students fully understand the passage and improve their reading abilities. IV. Teaching Methods: 1. Fast reading to get the main idea of the passage. 2. Scanning to get the detailed information. 3. Careful reading and discussion to help the students understand the passage better. 4. Individual work, pair work and class work to make every student active in class. V. Teaching Aids: the multimedia

VI. Teaching Procedures Step 1. Greetings (3 minutes) Greet the whole class. (Welcome to our class is shown on the screen and listen to the music of Twelve Girls Band.) Step 2. Leading in (by questions) (class work, approx. 1 minutes) T: We have just heard the music played by Twelve Girls Band. (Show the photo on the screen) It sounds great. Do you know anything about it? Ss: Yes. / No.

T: If so, let’s know more about it. If not, it doesn’t matter, for today we are going to read the passage Music from China.

Step 3. Showing the new words. (2 minutes) 1.charm

B

A.

show great respect for sb./ sth. 2.billboard

D

B.

please, or attract, delight 3.draw upon

C

C.

use sth. 4.signify

E

D.

large outdoor board for advertisements 5.honor

A

E.

make sth. known, show Billboard 200 album chart

公告牌

200专辑榜

Billboard

公告牌

(美国音乐周刊) chamber orchestra

室内管弦乐团

royal court

宫廷

China Academy of Music 中国音乐学院

Chinese National Orchestra 中国国家交响乐团

Central Conservatory of Music 中央音乐学院

Take Five

《五拍》，爵士乐曲

El Condor Pasa

《山鹰之歌》，秘鲁歌曲

Step 4. Fast Reading (individual work, approx. 7 minutes) (Fast reading by finding the topic sentence to get the main idea of the passage.) Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para 1. Introduction

Para 2. The band’s influence and achievements Para 3. The origins of Twelve Girls Band Para 4. The members’

backgrounds

Para 5. The group’s appeal and their style of music

Para 6. Summary T: In the main idea, you should tell people: what, who, when, where, how…

Choose the main idea: 1.

Twelve Girls Band plays traditional music in many countries. They are well-known for their music which is used in advertisements…

2.

Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China who play traditional instruments…They are extremely popular in many countries around

the world. 3.

Twelve Girls Band is one of China’s most important groups of musicians… Their music is full of the symbols of numerology. KEY: 2 Ss: Read the passage fast and find the main idea of the passage. Step 5 Careful Reading (individual work, approx. 20 minutes) (Careful reading by choosing the best answers and answering the questions to help the students understand the passage better.) 1. Choose the best answers. Read carefully and choose the best answers. Underline the supporting sentences 1）. The writer thinks the band is special because _________. (a) they combine Chinese and western music

(b) they use symbols of numerology for inspiration (c) they’re very talented

(d) they have a classical training 2）. No other group of musicians from China has_______. (a) sold so many DVDs of their performances

(b) achieved such success in the US music charts (c) appealed to so many Asians

(d) used Chinese mythology as an inspiration 3）. The band’s choice of music shows its love for _______. (a) music from all over the world

(b) traditional musical instruments (c) Mozart and Beethoven

(d) Chinese classical music 4）. Although it plays live in concerts, the band ___. (a) shows its respect for the Chinese musical tradition

(b) also sells millions of recordings, e.g. DVDs and CDs (c) prefers Chinese music

(d) also plays on television 5）. Chinese traditional symbols and instruments ____. (a) show their love for all styles of music

(b) appeal to westerners (c) work well with jazz and classic songs (d) make clear the origins of the band and provide inspiration 2. Read the passage again and decide where these sentences go in the passage. a. Electronic keyboards and percussion add modern sounds and rhythms.

the second sentence of Paragraph1, after “before a variety of ancient musical instruments”

b. Past recipients of this honorary award include Madonna, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. at the end of Paragraph2, after “In 2004 they were named international Artist of the Year…”

c. Their music also creates a lush and original landscapes of sound which remind audiences of music from Ireland and from eastern Europe. the last sentence of Paragraph 4, after “…the pipa and the dizi and xiao”

d. The band’s first US tour drew both pleasure and respect.

the second sentence of Paragraph 5, before “American critics noticed the mixture of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven…”

3. Summary Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China. As one of the most gifted musicians in the world, the band charms people of different ages around the world. Each of them having classical training, the twelve girls perform on various traditional Chinese instruments. But they show a genuine love for all styles of music. The name of the band comes from yuefang, the female chamber orchestras of Tang Dynasty and they choose twelve members according to Chinese numerology.

Step 6. Role-playing: an interview with a member of Twelve Girls Band (pair work, approx. 10 minutes) Student A: You are a reporter of a programme about music. You’are going to interview a member of Twelve Girls Band. Think about questions to ask her. Student B: You are a member of Twelve Girls Band. Think about your opinions of your music. Step 7. Summary Step 8. Homework

(Show the following on the screen.)

Write a short passage about a band or a musician you like.

(learn to write a composition by reading) T: Thank you for your listening. May you make progress every day.