外研版高中英语选修七教案：Module 4 教案 The Third Period Reading.doc

the third period readingteaching goals 教学目标1. target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语 dance to, aspect, breakthrough, side by side, while, experiment with, approach, the first time, the moment, be bored with, in decline, take advantage of, provide for , add, influence, apart fromb. 重点句子 the djs at block parties in the 1970s played a lot of soul music and they noticed that people preferred the percussion breaks in the songs because they were the best parts to dance to. dj herc, one of the most popular jamaican djs at the time, noticed that new york audiences didnt really like reggae music, so he started playing other kinds of music, including rock and disco music. mc dark remembered the first time he heard a rap singer. “the moment i heard it,” he said, “i knew it was a completely new kind of music.” the first time that rap artists recorded their music, musicians recorded the tracking tracks (the music without the singing) in the studio and rappers added their vocals later.2. ability goals 能力目标 enable the students to learn about the origin, development and success of hip hop. 3. learning ability goals 学能目标 help the students learn how to summarize the main idea of each part to have a general idea of the whole passage. teaching important points 教学重点enable the students to have a general idea of what hip hop is.teaching difficult points 教学难点 how to describe hip hop with the students own words. teaching methods 教学方法scanning, skimming and discussing.teaching aids 教具准备a tape recorder and a projector.teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式step i revisiont: good morning/afternoon, class.ss: good morning/afternoon, teacher. t: have you all finished your homework? lets check the answers to the everyday english exercises first. ready?after checking the students homework. then ask the students to report their parents opinions on the music they listen to. this activity will enable the students to practice comparing the present and the past. so they are supposed to use the words and expressions that show comparison. t: by the way, i think most of you like music, right?ss: absolutely.t: who is the most popular male singer in the filed of chinese songs? do you like jay (zhou jielun)?ss: yeah. (enthusiastically)t: why do you like him?s1: his songs are fashionable.s2: his dancing is pretty cool.s3: the rhythms of his songs are easy to follow.t: it seems jays music is quite popular among young people. whats the type of music? some of his songs belong to a very trendy music style, hip hop. i think you should have heard about it a lot. today lets have a thorough look at hip hop. write the title on the bb: all you need to know about hip hop step ii lead-in t: so far you have known some types of american music: gospel music, soul music, jazz and blues. now we are going to learn about another type: hip hop. before we start, id like you to guess the meanings of these words. show the following words to the students. breakdancing disco dj graffiti hip hop improvisation microphonepercussion pop rap record reggae rock soul turntable vocalss1: id like to have a try. the word “percussion” means “the striking together of two (usu. hard) objects; shock produced by this”.s2: i have got the meaning of “record”. it means “disc, magnetic tape, film, etc. on which sound has been registered”.s3: to tell you the truth, mr/ms, it is not easy for me to get all their meanings in english.t: i think so. they are terms related to music. and i will give you some help. please look at the slides.show the following slides. breakdancing an aspect of hip hop played on the streetdisco music with a strong beat and easy to dance to dj master of pop music programmegraffiti irregular paintings on wallship hop a type of pop music with words spoken along the beatimprovisation composing music while playing; microphone instrument for changing sound waves into electrical waves, as in telephones, radio, etc.percussion the striking together of two (usu. hard) objects; shock produced by this pop popular musicrap speak the words of a song along with a beatrecord disc, magnetic tape, film, etc. on which sound has been registered reggae pop music with a strong beat coming from the islands in the caribbeanrock rock and roll, a type of pop music in simple stylesoul music, a mixture of blues, gospel, and a little rock and roll. turntable a circular revolving platform vocals of, for, with or using the voiceafter check the meanings of these words, the students wont have any difficulty understanding the text.step readinglet the students read the passage and do some comprehending exercises. first let them find the main idea of each part.t: the passage is divided into four parts. do skimming and tell what each part is mainly about. after skimming, ask four students to tell the main idea of each part.suggested main idea for each part:part 1: hip hop is an american cultural movement which started in the 1970s at block parties in new york, especially in a district called the bronx.part 2: mcs, another style of music known as rap was born.part 3: there are two main reasons for the success of hip hop.part 4: how did rap singers record their songs?then deal with activity 2.t: now scan the passage and check the true statements in activity 2. after the students have finished it, check the answers. for the false ones, the teacher can ask the students to correct them. then let the students discuss some questions based on the passage.t: now read the text carefully and discuss the questions on the screen. pair work or group work. show the following questions on the screen.questions:1. why did dj herc stop playing reggae music?2. how did the djs make the percussion breaks in the songs longer?3. what were djs who shouted during the songs called?4. how long were the performances of the shouting djs?5. apart from the djs, what else happened at block parties? 6. what was the big through?7. what did they experiment with later?8. what kind of rhyming words did mcs use?9. how did mc dark star feel the first time he heard a rap singer?after discussion, check the answers. t: ok, are you ready? one student, one question. volunteers!suggested answers:1. because he noticed that new york audiences didnt really like reggae music.2. they made the percussion breaks longer by using two records on two turntables side by side.3. they were called mcs.4. they often performed for hours.5. people started breakdancing at block parties. 6. the style of music known as rap was born.7. they experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches.8. they used rhyming words from african- american culture?9. he felt it was a completely new kind of music.t: well done! this time, read through the whole passage and summarize the main idea of the text. we have known the main idea of each part. try to join them together to get the general idea of the whole passage. a sample main idea: by introducing to us its origin, the significant breakthrough, the reasons why it was successful and ways it was recorded, the writer creates a vivid picture of the development of hip hop before us. from that, we can get a general knowledge of this trendy and prosperous music style hip hop.t: what are writing characteristics of this text?s: he used four special questions: what , what , why and how to begin each paragraph. t: any advantages in this way?s: this kind of writing style is more persuasive and the readers will have a clear idea of what the text is about. step language pointst: now i will play the tape of the text to you and you listen carefully. pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. and underline the difficult sentences.the students are listening to the tape. after that, the teacher will explain the text and deal with some language problems.t: we have learned the main idea of the text. now look at here, and ill explain some difficult language focuses in detail.show the screen.1. be bored with be tired of, be fed up with, lose interest ine.g. nowadays, students are bored with piles of homework after school.2. be in decline gradual and continuous loss of strength, power, numbers, etc; become less prosperouse.g. the company is in decline because of falling demand.3. take advantage of make use of, make the best of, make the most of e.g. they took full advantage of the hotels facilities.t: ill play the tape for you again and read after it. try to follow the tape. and then read the text aloud.the teacher goes among the students, and helps them in case they have trouble in reading the text.step post-reading and practicein this step, the students will do some activities related to words and phrases. these activities will help the students learn the exact meanings of some key words and their use in sentences. t: please turn to page 46. lets do activity 3. please read part 1 of the passage again and find words which have these meanings. after the students have finished it, check the answers. t: now, lets look at activity 5. read parts 3 and 4 of the passage again. look at the words and phrases and choose the correct meanings. check the answers after the students have finished it. the teacher can ask the students to make sentences with these words and phrases. t: then lets complete the sentences with the correct words in activity 6.check the answers.step discussiont: today we have learned something about hip hop. now work in groups. discuss the following:1. the origins of hip hop (1, page 52)2. look at the photos of musicians on page 44-45. discuss the following questions. (2, page 52)1) in which way are singers and musicians today different from the ones in the past?2) do modern musicians play the same kinds of instruments as musicians in the past?3) what type of music would you like?t: who would like to give the answers?s1: let me try. from part one of reading, we know that hip hop is an american cultural movement which started in the 1970s block parties in new york, especially in a district called the bronx. t: so i think you are now able to complete the chart i