Teaching plan for

Unit 11 “The Sounds of the World”

Teaching Aims:

1. Train the students’ reading ability.

2. Learn different kinds of music in the world.

Teaching important points:

1. Introduce different kinds of music in the world.

2. Grasp the key information of the reading material.

Teaching methods: Multi-media courseware

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Pre-Reading (導入)

T: Do you like music?

Ss: ……..

T: Could you tell me some kinds of musical styles in the world?

Ss: ……..

T: OK, now we will listen to some kinds of music. Maybe you are familiar with them.

Listen to some kinds of music through the multi-media courseware while ask following questions:

Who is the singer/performer?

What kinds of music are they?

Do you know any characteristics of the music?

It only contains the ryhthms, there are no words in it.

It is very classical and traditional.

(Introduce some new words to the Students while asking questions.)

T: Just now, we have listened to some beautiful music. And what kinds of music do you like best?

Ss: ……..

T: Everyone has your own choice and interest. And most of you like Pop music best. Beside these kinds of music, do you know any other kinds of music in the world?

Ss: ……..

T: Yes, maybe you have heard of some other kinds of music before. Do you want know more about them?

Ss: …….

Step 2. Fast- Reading (泛讀)

T: Today, I will lead you into the sounds of world. You will surprised by the beautiful music. Please turn to Page 73, read the passage quickly and find the answers to the following questions:

How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

What are they?

Ss: ………

T: Well-done. You have got the answers. Now let’s open our ears to the sounds of world.

Step 3. Careful-Reading (精讀)

T: Where can we often listen to the music?

Ss: …….

T: Yes, we often lisen to the music on the radio or on TV. Can you tell me what kind of music you often listen to?

Ss: …….

T: Is it the only music in the world?

Ss: …….

T: So it is only a small part of all the wonderful music. And out there there are some other kinds of music. Now let’s try to discover these new sounds and rhythms.

T: First, let’s enjoy a song. Have you listen to it before? Can you guess what kind of music it is?

Ss: ………

T: Yes, it is blues music. A bit different, right? Now we’ll learn something about it. What is blues music?

Ss: ………

T: And do you know what is in people’s heart when they play the blues music? The author doesn’t tell us, but who knows? You can guess.

Ss: ……

T: Let me tell you. The blues expresses people’s emotions, which are sad and mourful. And in English, the color of “blue” stands for sad and mourful emotions. So we call this kind of music “blues”. Are you clear?

Ss: …….

T: Do you know why people are so sad and mourful?

Ss: …….

T: Yes, it has some relation with the history. Now let’s look at the listory of the blues music. Where does the blues come from?

Ss: ……

T: so it comes from African music. Let’s listen to a African song. You may find there is some similarity between them.

T: When did African people sing these songs?

Ss: …….

T: But can you tell me why the blues appeared in US?

Ss: …….

T: Yes, and because the African people were slaves in US, their lifes were very hard, and they were very sad and mourful.

T: And since then, the blues has been part of African-American culture. And still it is an important part of American culture. And does it have effect on other musical styles?

Ss: …….

T: OK, here is some information about jazz and rock. You may be interested in it.

T: Just now, we talked about blues, but today’s American culture contains many different musical styles. What are they?

Ss: …….

T: I think you maybe know something about them, right? Because they are very popular in China. Do they have relation with the blues and rock?

Ss: ………

T: But they have their own characteristics. What is the characteristic of hip-hop music?

Ss: ……...

T: Very good. Here is hip-hop song, let’s enjoy it. And there is some background information hip-hop music. It will be helpful.

T: And what about rap?

Ss: ……..

T: Here is also a song of rap. You can understand the characteristic of rap by listening to it. In the song, we can hear that the singer will speak or “rap” the word along with the beat.

T: Another important style in today’s world of music is Latin music. First let’s listen to a song. I think you will feel excited when you are listening.

T: I think all of you know this song. It is Latin music. What is Latin music?

Ss: ……..

T: But US is not a Latin American country. Why is it so popular in US?

Ss: ………

T: So not only in US but also in Spanish-speaking coutries, Latin music is very popular. And do you know the singer of that song?

Ss: …….

T: Yes, he is Ricky Matin, a very handsome man, right? Here is also another star of Latin music, Santana.

T: OK, now you have known there are many kinds of beautiful music in the world. And of course there are other interesting styles of music, such as Korean music, French music. It needs us to discover. So next time you look for a tape or a CD, open your ears to the sounds of the world!

Step 4. Post-Reading (Retelling 復述)

T：Do you like these kinds of music?

Ss: …….

T: Everyone’s choice is different. OK, now read the passage again,after that, let’s retell what we have learnt together.

(Summarize the overall structure of the passage by using the key words on the blackboard.)

Key words:

a small part discover new sounds and rhythms show a long history African songs met slaves brought to American culture jazz and rock

Contain musical styles in common with characteristics

combine sing speak beat traditional styles Latin America Spanish-speaking a wide variety