Writing名师教学设计1

Function, Speaking & Writing Teaching goals

教学目标

1. Target language

目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

favorite, relax, review, concert, atmosphere, highlights, music interests and

habits b. 重点句式

My favorite kind of music is...

I’ve been listening to ... for / since...

I like seeing live musical performances.

I like listening to music when...

2. Ability goals

能力目标

Enable the Ss to talk about music interests and habits. Enable the Ss to write a class survey of music and a review of a concert. 3. Learning ability goals

学能目标

Help the Ss learn how to talk about music interests and habits.

Help the Ss learn how to write a class survey and a review of a concert. Teaching important points

教学重点

Talk about music interests and write a class survey of music. Teaching difficult points

教学难点

How to write a review of a concert. Teaching methods

教学方法

Task-based activity, role-play and guided writing. Teaching aids

教具准备

Computer, a projector and some slides. Teaching procedures & ways

教学过程与方式

Step Ⅰ

Revision

Ask several Ss to tell about their understanding of some music quotes. T: Hello, everyone. What’s your favorite music quote? Call you say something

about it?

S1: My favorite quote is “Only the pure in heart can make a good soul.” I quite

agree with it. I think music, just like other forms of art, is produced with pure of

mind. If the musicians or singers care too much about fame and gain, they will

not produce any good music. And they will lose their fans at last. There have

been many such cases. So for artists, the most important thing is to keep their

mind pure and keep themselves away from the “Vanity Fair”.

S2: My favorite quote is “Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and

bring tears from the eyes of woman.” This quote vividly shows the power of

music. Good music touches the heart and soul of human being. Can you imagine

a film without music? In film production, music is largely used to heighten the

themes and atmosphere. In an epic film, symphony is usually used to express

grand historic scene and heroic spirit. While in a love story, the music will be

mild and romantic.

Step II Speaking T: Now, let’s do a group work. You are going to work in groups of four. Ask each

other questions in Exercise 1 of SPEAKING and complete the following chart. Show the following on the screen. (S=student)

Favorite kinds of music

S1

S2

S3

S4 How long have been

listening to it?

When do you listen to

music? How do you listen to

music? Why do you listen to

music? A sample chart:

Favorite kinds of music S1 rock S2 pop Since early age S3 classical Around 2 years S4 rap Not till How long have been 5 years listening to it?

recently When do you listen to Weekends On my Bedtime music? way home How do you listen to MP3 music? On the On radio cassette player After class a Music TV Why do you listen to It makes It makes It makes I like it music? me forget me

unhappy things and relieves me from pressure. T: OK. Now report the music interests and habits of your group orally by using

the expressions in Exercise 2 and the chart above. Any volunteers? S1: My favorite kind of music is rock, but Xu Ying’s favorite music is classical

music. I usually listen to rock on my MP3 while she likes listening to classical

music on a cassette player. I’ve been listening to rock for 5 years. Zhang Fei’s

favorite music is pop and she has listened to it since she was still a child.

S2: I like listening to music after class. I think music makes me relax. But Li Yao

usually listens to music at bedtime. She thinks it will make her quiet and fall

asleep soon. Li Yao likes listening to rap because she likes the rhythm of it and

she can dance to it. But I like rock. When I feel unhappy or stressed, rock always

relax. me feel because it quiet and is finger easily fall asleep –pop-ping and I can dance to it.

gets me out.

Ask all groups to present their report to let the Ss have a clear idea of the music

interests and habits of their class. Step III Writing Enable the Ss to write a reply to an email about the music interests and habits in

their class according to their activities in SPEAKING. T: Good report. Now turn to page 38. Here is a letter from an English- speaking pen friend. Read and tell me what he / she tells us about. S3: He / She tells about when and why the students in his / her class listen to

music.

T: Exactly. Do you have quite different music interests and habits or similar

ones?

Discuss with your group members and write a reply to the email and tell him /

her about when and why your classmates listen to music. A sample reply:

I am glad to receive your mail about the music interests and habits in your

class. Recently we had a music lesson and we also did a survey of music. We not

only found out when and why people listen to music, we also found out what

their favorite music are, how long they have been listening to it and how they

listen to music.

According to the result of our survey, I think we have very similar music

interests and habits. Most of our classmates like listening to music on their way

to school and home. In the evening or weekends, most of our classmates enjoy

listening to music on TV, on CD or on their MP3. Still some like listening to

music while doing their homework.

As for the reasons of listening to music, there are some differences. About

70% of our classmates listen to music in order to get relax. You know we

Chinese students have heavy study tasks and a lot of homework to do. We don’t

have much fun except listening to music. Few students in our class listen to

music in the morning to help them wake up. But I think that’s a good idea to

wake people up. I will try it tomorrow morning.

Step IV Writing and speaking (WORKBOOK) Get the Ss to read the newspaper review of a concert and answer some questions.

Then ask them to talk about a concert they have been to or seen on TV. Finally,

let them write a short report about the concert they talk about.

T: We are going to read a review of a concert. Before we read it, predict what

will be written in it. S1: I think it will tell when and where the concert was held. S2: I don’t think so. Because it is a review instead of a report, so I think it will

talk about whether it is successful or not, and what people think of it. T: OK. Let’s read it and find out what it talks about. At the same time, try to find

answers to the questions in Exercise 14.

Two minutes later. T: Who can tell us what the review talks about? S3: It tells when the concert took place, who organized it, why it was organized,

who was performing in it, what music they played and the highlights. It

comments that it was a success and the atmosphere was magical.

T: Good summary.

Sample answers to Exercise 14: 1. The concert was organized to raise money for sick children in the Welsh

Hospital. 2. It was organized by the students of the Welsh Community College.

3. It was performed by the students of the Welsh Community College. 4. At the end, some loud pop tunes were played and everyone in the hall stood up

and danced and sang. T: Do you like seeing live concerts? What was the latest concert that you saw? S1: I really want to see a live concert. But it is usually very expensive. So I have

never seen one. But I can see some concerts on TV.

S2: I like seeing live concerts. The atmosphere is magical and they make me feel

excited and convulsed. The most memorable concert for me is the concert

performed by the three top tenors in the Forbidden City. I watched it on TV. ...

T: Now work in pairs and talk with your partners about the concerts you have

been to or seen on TV. Use the expressions in Exercise 16.

A sample dialogue: S1: What is your favorite concert that you have seen or been to? S2: The concert performed by the three tenors in the Forbidden City. I watched it

on TV. It was so grand and memorable. How I wish I were able to see it live. S1: When was it held? S2: It was held in 23 June, 2001. S1: Who are the three tenors? I guess one of them should be Pavarotti.

S2: Sure. And the other two are Placido Domingo and Carreras. They are all top

tenors in the world. I really enjoy their joint concert.

S1: What sort of music did they perform? S2: They performed operas by Pietri and Puccini. It made me feel excited. I think

it was one of the greatest concerts ever performed in the Forbidden City. Many

government officials from home and abroad, celebrities, recreation and sports

stars as well as a crowd of 30000 attended the concert.

S1: A pity that I didn’t watch the concert. Pavarotti is my favorite opera tenor. T: Now, suppose you are working for your school newspaper and you are asked

to report the concert. Write a short report according to what you have talked

about.

A sample report:

Last night, the three tenors, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José

Carreras presented a concert in Beijing’s Forbidden City and fired the hearts of

the audience of about 30,000 music lovers from all over the world. It was a

moment people had waited for a long time. The concert was a great success. The

first to come on stage was José

Carreras, who opened the recital with the song

“Io conosco un giardino”, followed by Plácido Domingo who sang “Ch’ella

mi creda”

and then Pavarotti with an aria from “Tosca”. The three tenors then

took turns at singing works by Puccini, Gastaldon and Sorozábal, with Pavarotti

ending the run of solos with “Granada”.

It was an historic event and its meaning has gone beyond the concert itself.

The concert aims to promote Beijing’s bid to hold the 2008 Olympic Games.

Many government officials and recreation and sports stars also attended the

concert. Step V Homework T: During this week, we talked a lot about music. In my opinion, good music is

not limited to any type. Those that touch people’s heart and convey feelings and

emotions from the singers’ deep soul are good music. I wish you grow up

happily with the company of music. Let music be your good friend! Homework

for today: Work in groups of five and finish TASK on page 40. Next time we

meet, I will ask some groups to present your work to the class. So much for this

module, see you next time! A sample version: (A is the presenter of a TV prog-ramme; Xu, Yang, Liu and

Wang are experts on music) A: Good afternoon, everyone. I am very glad to introduce four experts on music

to you. This is Mr Wang, an expert on classical music. This is Mr Xu, a

well-known music critic. Ms Yang, a music teacher at a senior high middle

school. She has been teaching music for 8 year. And the last, Ms Liu Fang, she is

famous for her work with traditional Chinese instruments, especially the pipa and

guzheng. Welcome to our programme. Our topic today is “How to get the young

interested in classical music?” Who will be the first to speak out your opinion?

W: It is a very good idea to introduce classical music to young people. Classical

music will help pure their mind and enhance their self-cultivation. But the

problem is classical music is usually hard for them to understand and accept. So I

think we should include classical music education in their curriculum.

Y: I quite agree with you. At present, there isn’t such a lesson in senior high

school. Most students enjoy listening to pop music which I think don’t do much

good to them. They think that classical music has nothing to do with them. It

would also be a good idea to invite some famous musicians to schools and let

them give lectures and performances to students. A: Ms Liu, would you like to give lectures and per-formances to students? L: I would love to teach them about pipa and gu-zheng music if time permits.

Classical music has influenced me a lot when I was young. I benefit a lot from

my early experience with traditional Chinese music. It helps me better

understand our culture and I am proud of our country. As the young generation of

our country, I think it is necessary for them to learn something about classical

Chinese music. A: Xu, what’s your opinion?

X: In fact, there have been many concerts aimed at the young and school

students. Many young people show no interest in classical music. It’s not their

fault. I think our media don’t give them proper guidance. Most music TV and

radio programmes broadcast pop, rap, rock music. At the same time, there are

plenty of reports on pop singers and their concerts. How could you expect them

to get interested in classical music? So I think media should do something to help

the young get access to classical music and get interested in it. Don’t you agree,

A? A: Thank you for your comment. I will talk to my leader about this problem.

Thank you all for your opinions. That’s all for today’s topic. Good-bye!