Module 4 Music Born in America
eg ① he devoted his whole life to blues music.
② the great mother devoted all she had to teaching her children to make them good.
(12) they yell their names at concerts and beg for autographs. (para 6, l3)
beg (for)… from/ of sb 向某人乞求，乞討……
eg many beggars are begging for food from passers-by in the street.
(13) but the new talent isn’t far behind. (para 6, l8)
far behind （表示程度，進(jìn)度）遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)落后于……
【練習(xí)】 don’t go there! it’s ______ dangerous! (key: c)
a. too far b. too many c. far too d. too much
5. let ss think about their favorite pop stars. ask them why they like them and their music.
step 3. homework
1. ask ss to finish reading activities in the workbook on page 112~113.
2. ask ss to review what we have learnt today.
3. ask ss to preview reading writing.
period 6 reading and writing, module file
teaching goals:
1. to enable ss to read and write about study habits.
2. to let ss review what they have learnt in this module.
teaching procedures:
step 1. revision
check reading activities in the workbook on page 112~113.
step 2. reading and writing
purpose: to enable ss to read and write about study habits..
1. let ss talk about their favorite kind of music.
2. ask ss to read the passage quickly and finish activity 1 on page 52.
3. ask ss to discuss the questions in activity 2 and share their ideas in group members.
4. topic for ss: based on what you have discussed just now, write a description of your study habits.
one possible version:
i like listening to music when i study because i find it concentrates me on what i am doing. i prefer studying in an environment that fills with music. but for myself, i think soft music the best choose for my study. if for rock or rap, i would say “no way” because they are too noisy. if my parents heard music coming from my bedroom they would know that i was studying! i am not sure whether my scores will improve if i listen to mozart when i revise, but it sounds like a good idea.
step 3. module file
purpose: to enable ss to make a conclusion of this module and deepen what they have learned in the module.
ask ss to look at module file on page 14 and try to recall what they have learnt in the module. then tick the things they are sure that they know and put a question mark next to the points they are not sure of and a cross to what they don’t know.