Grammar第二课时教案

Book 6 Module 4 Music born in china

Reading Practice

Goals ●

To learn something about music ●

To learn to use some expressions in the text ■Procedures

Step 1: Warming up

Now work in pairs. Look at some words about music from the passage and try your best to guess what they mean. Pay attention to the words where the stress doesn’t fall on the first syllable. Read through the words in the box and repeat them chorally and individually. Step 2. Guess the name of the instruments. Step3. Skimming. Choose the best summary

A. Twelve Girls Band plays traditional music in many countries. They are well-known for their music which is used in advertisements. B. Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China. They play traditional instruments. They charm the people in many countries around the world. C. Twelve Girls Band is one of China’s most important groups of musicians. They also charms people in the USA and Japan. Their music is full of symbols of numerology(数字命理学).

Step4. Scanning.

Task 1 . Match the main idea with each paragraph. Task 2. What’s the structure of the passage? Step5.

Detailed-reading

Read paragraph 1 and find out 1.The name of the band 2.The number of members 3.Age 4.Nationality 5.Instruments 6.Remarks Part 2

Read paragraph 2 -5 and complete the following tasks Task 1 Choose the best answer. 1. No other group of musicians from China has

. A. sold so many DVDS of their performances

B. achieved such success in the US music charters

C. appealed to so many Asians D. used Chinese mythology as an inspiration 2.

Which statement is true? The members of Twelve Girls Band are world-famous musicians .

B. In 2004 Twelve Girls Band was named International Artist of the Year at the America Golden Disc Award ceremonies.

C.Yuefang was the female chamber orchestras that played in the royal court of the Han Dynasty.

D. They perform on

modern

instruments that include the guzheng, the yangqin, the erhu, the pipa, and dizi and xiao.

Task 2 Answer the following question. Why is the Twelve Girls Band special?

They build a musical bridge between east and west.(They combine Chinese and western music. It mixes this rich tradition with classical,

folk and contemporary sounds. It is the mixture of pieces from great musicians. Para.6 Translate the sentence into Chinese. The group honours its musical heritage and shows a genuine love for all styles of music--from complex classical works to

long-lasting pop tunes. 该乐队尊崇自己的音乐遗产并表现出对

不同风格的音乐的真正的热爱—从复

杂的古典作品到经久不衰的流行乐曲。

Step5. Discussion Why is the Twelve Girls Band so popular? The Twelve Girls Band is not just simply a band, it is a represent of the perfect combination of classicality and fashion, east and west , nation and world.

Music has the function of influencing sentiment and purifying mind.音乐具有陶冶情操、净化心灵的作用

Music is the treasure of

Chinese traditional art . Music is the pride of the Chinese nation. . SO,We are proud of our country

and we are proud of a variety of music

we have.

SO,We are proud of our country

and we are proud of a variety of music

we have.

Homework Write a passage about a band or a musician you like. Say why they’re popular, what kind of music they play, and if they’re popular in other countries.