Unit 2 The universal language Project 教学设计 2.doc

Unit 2 The universal language Project 教学案 2General inductionThe project in this unit is designed to help you practice and use English by completing a project. You are first asked to read a magazine article about the development of pop music over the last one hundred years. You are expected to take this article as your sample and do some research on a singer or a band to make a web page. The purpose of this section is to help you use what you have learnt to finish a project by working together. During the course of the project, you will discuss which singer or band you will focus on， what you will include in the project and how you can organize your web page. In order to finish the project， you are expected to know how to cooperate and work together to complete each part.Part A: Reading 1. Have you heard of the Eagles？ Its a world-famous rock & roll band. Lets first enjoy their classic “hotel California”.Like most Americans， and most bands formed in California， the Eagles came from eslewhere. Their brand of rocknroll was nurtured in the heartland， not on the fringes. Early songs from “Take it easy” to “Desperado” were dubbed “country rock”. But， as the Seventies rolled on， the Eagles soared higher and wider. “Best of my love” and “Lyineyes” were rock and pop and country and the fans took them as their own. The distance between the country and the city， the redneck and the hippie， narrowed. In the Nineties， that gap would be forever closed by another generation of country rockers.Well， are you interested in pop music？ Would you like to know more about rock music？ Lets read the passage and youll get more information.2. Read the article and find out as much information as possible about Western Pop music. Organize the outline of the article as follows:Early jazz Jazz began in the USA. After World War I， jazz was the most popular type of music. It came from the folk songs of American black slaves. The trumpet was and still is one of the most important instruments used in jazz. Louis Armstrong is seen as one of the founding fathers of jazz. Solo performance became an essential part of every jazz song.From swing music to rock and roll Swing music is a kind of jazz for dancing. It is faster than traditional jazz music. Swing music was usually played in dance halls by big bands， including a pianist， a violinist and a bassist， as well as others. RB is a kind of mixture of jazz and swing. RB included both guitar and saxophone solos. RB developed into what we know as rock and roll. Big Jon Turner， a black American singer， is thought to be one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Sam Philips， a music promoter from Memphis， Tennessee， found that a white man named Elvis Presley could sing like a black man.1960s pop music The Beatles were the most popular rock and roll band of the 1960s. The Beatles helped make Western pop music popular around the world. Wherever the Beatles went， large numbers of fans would welcome them.3. Read the article again. Underline the key words， phrases or sentences about the development of pop music.4. Please look at Parts B1 and B2 on page 109 of the Workbook.Part B1 (page 109)1 drafted 3 haircut 5 frontiers 7 pioneers2 decline 4 masses 6 waists 8 trends Part B2 (page 109)1 mentality mental 5 cataloguing catalogue2 violin violinist 6 jazzy jazz3 mixing mixture 7 university universe universal4 discriminate discrimination5. Lets turn to Parts D1 and D2 on page 111 of the Workbook.Part D1 (page 111)1 pop 4 phenomenon 7 performer 10 desire2 musician 5 affection 8 tune3 folk 6 talent 9 anchoredPageD2 (page 111)1 In recent years， great changes have taken place in the city， making it take on a new look.2 After graduating from university， he applied for many jobs， but he has not found one which suits him yet.3 In 1960， he performed on stage for the first time. Since then， his popularity has grown greatly.4 Instead of going to school， Zhang Hua joined the army.5 He is a friend that you can trust. He has never broken his promise to anyone.6 You should give up now. Trying to get him to change his opinion is a waste of your time and energy.7 Please read the signs. You are not allowed to take photos here in the palace.8 He asked for advice from his colleagues on how to exercise control over