Powerful Music教案

stage 2 pre-stage（pre-reading, pre-listening）(9mins)
step 1(4mins) lead-in (inspire students’ desire to learn about music and stories about music)
play some pieces of music, and ask the students how they feel when they hear it.
piece 1: the music played in the advertisement of pepsi. –cool
piece 2: a light music with birds and insects singing. –relaxed
piece 3: the music played in a big shopping mall. –eager to buy.
piece 4: a song sung between lovers. –romantic
t: what do you think of music? –magic/ powerful
step2: (5mins) prediction (prepares the students for the text and inspires their desire to check if they have guessed right)
1. look at the picture; guess what may happen in the story: who? where? why? when?
2. read the title of the text and predict whether the following statements are true or false. and then make up a story in groups.
before this, teacher may use some pictures to present the new words with pictures such as power, violin, sign, sweat, tune, fellow, cabin, forehead etc. it may give some help for them to make up their story.
stage 3 while-stage (while-listening, while-reading…) (20mins)
1. skimming the text and answer the question below. (8mins)
a. put the following sentences in the correct order. (on page 35)
b. answer the questions to check if the students have got a brief idea about the text:
what did david want to do when he came to the cabin?
why didn’t the old man answer david’s question
who plays the violin?
what did the man asked david to do when david finished playing the violin?
did david get the man he wanted? when and why?
2. read the text carefully and do the exercise. (7mins)
a. guess the meaning of the words in the text (decent/ forehead/ armed/ killer/ catch sight of/ die away/ beat time/ give away etc)
b. answer questions to check if the students have got a deep understanding of the text (students are divided into several groups to discuss, questions is on page 36):
why did david feel sweat on his forehead when he crossed the room?
was david a welcome visitor? etc.
3. analyze the text. fill the, blanks. (5mins)
beginning:
conflict:
climax:
ending:
ask how the old man’s attitude towards david changed from the beginning to the end.

step 4 post-stage (10mins)
after teacher finishes the analysis of text, the students now should understand the clue and the relationship between law and violin. so in order to make students further understand the text and improve student’s language skills. here are three assignments:
assignment1: role-play (6mins)