The sounds of the world教案

2. careful reading
have ss read the passage carefully and fill in the form below according to the passage.
musical style    
characteristics    
step 3. post-reading
1. answer the following questions:
1) where does blues music come from?
2) what does the word “rap” mean?
2. the sentences below summarise the article. read them and decide if they are true or false. write the letter “t” if the sentence is true. write “f” if it is false, and then correct the error and give the right information.
1)there are only a few styles of music in the world.
2) blues is a new style of music.
3)hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock.
4)santana is a well-known latin music artist.
5)rappers sing the words to their music.
6)there are many spanish-speaking people in both north and south america.
3. discussion
       discuss the following in groups of 4.
1) why is latin music so popular in the us? is it popular in china?(give some background of latin music—the cup of life by ricky martin)
2) is music a universal language? can you enjoy music from other parts of the world even if you don’t understand the words? are there any other universal languages? what about dancing, paintings and photographs?
4. demonstration
have some students report the result to the rest of the students.
 homework:
1. read the article again and make a list of unknown words and expressions.
2. write down the result of discussion 2.
period four
(post-reading and word study)
step 1 revision
have ss talk about different musical styles and their characteristics.
step 2 student-centered vocabulary learning
1. give ss a few minutes to make a list of words and expressions from the text that they want to learn.
2. ask ss to show their list to a partner and explain why they chose these words or expressions.
3. guessing meaning from context.
4. work together in pairs or in groups, making clear the words and expressions. 
5. use a dictionary.
step 3 consolidation
1. have ss guess the meaning of the following words in each sentence.
beat 1.my heart is beating faster.(跳動)
  2.the music is so fast that i can’t follow the beat. (拍子)
  3.the german team beat the japanese team 3-1 in the volleyball match. (擊敗)
pick 1.autumn is the season to pick apples. (摘)  
 2.i’ll pick you up after work. (接)
  3.the top ten pop songs for this year have been picked out. (選出)