SEFC 1A Unit 11 Country Music
Lesson 42 American Country Music
I. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Reading comprehension: American Country Music
1) Help the Ss to learn information about American Country Music.
2) Develop the Ss’ reading ability, like scanning, skimming
3) Focus on the main idea of the passage.
2. Oral practice :
1) Enable the Ss to express what they learn about American Country Music.
2) Improve the Ss’ ability of exchanging ideas on Music.
3. Language points: 1) no longer 2) once more 3) be thought to be
4) make fun of 5) bring in 6) think well of
4. Sentence patterns: 1) The first country singers sang while playing the guitar.
II. Teaching Aids
1. A Computer
2. Multi-media
III. Teaching procedure Step 1 Revision 1. Retell the dialogue and begin with. Jackie is an Australian student…. Jackie is an Australian student. He is going to hear John Denver at the New Theatre on Saturday evening. He tells Yang Pei that John Denver is a successful American country music singer. He also writes songs for himself and has made lots of records. A programme of his music was broadcast on the radio last month. Yang Pei would like to go to the concert with Jackie, but he fails to buy the ticket, for it is very popular. 2. Act out a similar dialogue according the situation in Part 2. 3.An interview the partner on his/her favourite music and singers. My partner, Li Ping, likes music very much. He is so interested in music that he listens to music every day either when he’s free or when he does his homework. He prefers foreign music to Chinese Music. His Favourite singer is Michael Jackson, for he finds his songs exciting and passionate. Step 2 Presentation 1. Broadcast the song “ Take Me Home Country Roads”. And ask the Ss : 1) Who’s the singer? 2) What other songs of his do you know? (“ Leaving on a Jet Plane” “ Annie’s Song”…..) ( 1 ) |
