邓艳军教学设计Acountrymusicsongchangedherlifeforever教案

1、Unit 8 ReadingA Country Music Song Changed Her Life ForeverTeaching content: P62 2a- P63 2dTeaching time：40 minutesTeaching aims:1. To help all the students develop the reading skills-how to locate information and how to understand the meaning behind the words2. To help students to develop the aware

2、ness of cross-cultural communication- to learn about some basic facts of American country music and its cultural symbol3. To provide a platform for students to share their favorite music and their feelings about the musicDifficult point: how to understand the theme of country music, especially the “

3、good old days” and “belonging to a group”.Teaching procedures:Step 1:Lead-inT asks a question “What can make our life different?”Ss may offer different answers including “music”.Step 2: Previewing work checkingCheck the words on Exercise Book by saying the word according to the paraphrase窗体顶端·C

4、heck the words in Exercise Book by saying the word according to the paraphrase.T shows the paraphrase and Ss say the word as quickly as possible. (Number 6 and 7 are not included in Exercise Book. T adds them to check Ss' understanding of new words.)·( ) 1. forever    a. in o

5、r from the south ·( ) 2. southern b. the sound of happiness·( ) 3. success c. to make different people know one another·( ) 4. laughter d. lasting for a long time·( ) 5. introduce e. a good result·( ) 6. fan f. in or to a foreign country·( ) 7. abroad g. sb. who loves a

6、nd supports a person, sport, team ect.·窗体底端Step 3:Pre-readingLead Ss to get the main idea of the text by referring to the title and the pictureStep 4: While-reading1. Read the whole passage to get the main idea of each paragraph2. Read (Listen)the first paragraph and fill in the chart3. Read al

7、oud (by themselves) the second paragraph and answer three questions.1) . Where is country music from?It is from the southern states of American.(Nashville, Tennessee) (Line 9-10)T shows a map of the US to tell Ss where Nashville is.2) . Is country traditional or pop music?It is traditional music. (L

8、ine 9)3). What is country music about?Laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. (Line15)*T asks Ss to listen to a country song named “Take me home, country roads”.*Ss write down the missing words.*Ss get the theme of song by analyzing the lyrics and enjoy some pictures

9、 of countryside in Virginia.*T shows another two country songs and Ss get their theme”friend” and “laughter/ happiness”*T leads Ss to understand what the “good old days” are and discuss a question from a student “ What will good news be like?”4. Read(One student reads it) the third paragraph, answer

10、 the questions and check the fact sheet on page 63 1)Whats Sarahs dream?2)What will Sarah probably do in Nashville?3)What can Sarah see in the museum? * T presents a question from a student* T answers the question by showing a VCR Step 5: Post-reading*T asks Ss to sing their favorite song and talk about it. A mind-map and an example are offered.*Ss get ready for it and then give a live performanceStep 6: Moral enhanceT shares a saying about music:Life would be a mistake without music. 没有音乐，生命便是没有价值的(