【教材全解】2014-2015学年高中英语外研版选修六教案：M4 Period 6.doc

Period Six Vocabulary and readingTeaching aims:1. To know about the general knowledge of the street music.2. To read and understand a little too difficult passage related to street music.Step 1. Ask the Ss to look at the photo and describe the picture.Step 2. Answer the questions.1 How does the writer feel about the music playing in the street?2 How much do people have to pay for the music in Barcelona?3 What is everyone else doing as the music man plays his organ in Paris?4 Why is there suddenly dancing in the streets in Harlem?5 Why does music echo in the London Underground?6 What is the disadvantage of recorded music?7 What is the advantage of live music?Answers to the questions:1 He likes it2 The music is free, but people can give the musicians money if they want3 A few people stop and listen, some smile and some walk past with their heads down and gangs of boys form and disappear, someone even puts a coin in the cup on the organ.4 A sound system has been placed by an open window.5 Because it is played in the tunnels.6 Music loses some of its liveliness.7 Street music gives life to everyone who listens and offers relief from the cares of the day. Step 3. Ask the Ss to work in pairs and discuss the answers to the questions.1 Do you prefer live or recorded music?2 How often do you listen to live music?3 How do you feel when you hear music on the streets?4 Do you think musicians should be allowed to play in the streets?If so, what music would you like to hear as you come to school?Period Seven Reading PracticeStep 1. Ask the Ss to read the passage and choose the best summary.1 Twelve Girls Band plays traditional music in many countries. They are well-known for their music which is used in advertisements, and two million copies of the DVDs of their performances have been sold.2 Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China who play traditional instruments but a broad variety of Chinese and international music. They are extremely popular in many countries around the world.3 Twelve Girls Band is one of Chinas most important groups of musicians. They represent Chinese traditional music all over the world, especially in the USA and Japan. Their music is full of the symbols of numerology. Answer: 2Step 2. Choose the best answers.1 The writer thinks that Twelve Girls Band is special because_(a) they combine Chinese and western music(b) they use symbols of numerology for inspiration(c) theyre very talented(d) they have a classical training2 No other group of musicians from China has_(a) sold so many DVDs of their performances(b) achieved such success in the US music charts(c) appealed to so many Asians(d) used Chinese mythology as an inspiration 3 The bands choice of music shows its love for_(a) music from all over the world.(b) Traditional musical instruments(c) Mozart and Beethoven(d) Chinese classical music 4 Although it plays live in concerts, the band_(a) shows its respect for the Chinese musical tradition(b) also sells millions of recordings, e.g. DVDs and CDs(c) prefers Chinese music(d) also plays on television 5 Chinese traditional symbols and instruments_(a) show their love for all styles of music(b) appeal to westerners(c) work well with jazz and classic songs(d) make clear the origins of the band and provide inspiration Answers: a b a b dPeriod Eight Cultural Corner Teaching aims:1. To know about the general knowledge of the Grammy Awards.2. To read and understand a little too difficult passage related to music.Important and difficult points:1. Enable the Ss to know about as much music knowledge as possible.2. Understand the authors feelings and opinions showed in the reading passage.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Pre-reading activities1. Brainstorm awards in music.2. Tell what you know about how an award is decided to and given to a person who deserves it.Step 2. Leading-inToday, well learn a most famous award in the music industry.Step 3. While-reading activitiesRead the passage and answer the following questions:1. What are the Grammy Awards given for?2. How many categories are there in the awards?3. How do they decide to whom such an award should be given?4. Why is the word called a Grammy?5. What do some people think of the award?6. Is it easy or difficult for the musicians from the rest of the world to win a Grammy prize? Why?Answers: They are given for important achievements in recorded music. There are 105 categories in the awards. The awards depend on how many votes each artist receives from members of the Recording Academy. Besides, they are given for many different reasons, not only for selling a lot of albums. Because winners receive a statuette in the shape of a gramophone, an old fashioned hi-fi system. They think the Grammys are not as important as they used to be. Its very difficult for musicians from the rest of the world to win a Grammy prize. Because there are only two awards for World Music in a separate set of awards for Latin music.Step 4. Post-reading activitiesHave a discussion on the following questions:1. In what way are the Grammys similar to the