Unit 5 Music

unit 5 music
using language
aims
to read the story about freddy and then enjoy and understand beatles’ songs.
to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing.
procedures
i. warming up by listening and writing
turn to page 37 and read these sentences before listening to the tape. then listen to the tape and decide true or false.
ii. guided reading
1. reading and translating
read more about freddy’s life and translate it into chinese paragraph by paragraph.
2. reading and underlining
next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
collocations from freddy’s life
become famous, visit britain on a tour, wait for hours to get tickets for the concerts, be confident, enjoy singing and all the congratulations, the most exciting experience, sing in a tv program called “top of the pops, wear an expensive suit, give a performance to a tv camera, go wrong, not go out without being followed everywhere, wear sunglasses, hide in railway stations, one’s personal life, become too painful for sb., pack one’s bags
3. doing exercises
now you are going to do exercises no. 3, 4 and 5 on page 38 following the article.
ex3: here are the incorrect sentences which should be crossed out.
1. freddy and his band always loved being pop stars.
2. his favorite program was “top of the pops”.
3. things went wrong because freddy and his band hid themselves.
4. they realized they had to go because they were painful.
exercise 4 answer these questions:
1. this is an open question by which students are asked about their opinions.
answers may vary.
2. answers may vary but there is information in the reading passage that may include:
--- becoming rich;
--- doing a job you want to do;
--- having many fans;
--- people enjoying your music.
3. answers may vary but information may include:
--- peaceful and quiet;
--- a private life away from crowds;
--- a personal life which others do not discuss.
exercise 5: the main idea is no. 3. this is a story about a band that became famous and did not like it. only no. 3 best summarizes the main idea, while all the others reflect just part of the main idea. at first, freddy and his band wanted to be famous, but when he became famous, they were always being followed wherever they went, which they found painful.
iii. guided writing
1.writing a letter for advice
please turn to page 38 writing. let’s read the instructions.
you and your friends want to start your own band. however, you have never played in a band before. you write an e-mail to freddy for his advice. the e-mail is started for you, but you have to finish it.