MusicBackgroundinformation:Student:40Juniorhighschoolstudents.Lessonduration:45mins.Teachingaims:1.Trainthestudents’readingabilityandhelpthemunderstandthecontentandthestructureofthepassagebetter.2.Learnsomeusefulwords,expressionsandsomeimportantsentences.Newwords:musician,pretend,form,earn,extra,instrument,performance,pub,studio,millionaires,actor,broadcast,humorous,passers-by,incash,playjokeson,relyon,attachto,tobehonest,dreamof,getfamiliarwith,breakup.Sentences:a.Haveyoueverdreamedofbeinginfrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert,atwhicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusic?b.Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic,mostofwhichwasbasedlooselyontheBeatles.3.Enablethestudentstosumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.4.Expresstheiropinionsbyansweringthequestions.Teachingaids:Tapes,Blackboard,PPT.Typeofthelesson:vocabulary,text-teaching,speaking.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Leadin(10mins)a.Warmup:playasongofTheMonkees.b.Greetthestudentsasusual.c.Introducethetopicofmusic.Teachershowssomepicturesaboutmusic.Studentswritedownthefamousbandsintheirmindandwhatkindofmusicdoestheylikelisteningto.Studentsvolunteertopresenttheiropinions.Teachersummarizes,andwritesdownthekeywordsonblackboard.E.g.:Famousbands:TheBeatles,BackStreetBoys,TheEagles,Westlife.Musicgroupedbyoccupation,purposeoroccasion:Folk,Disco,Punk,Soul,Reggae,Rap,Pop,ArtRock.Step2.Learnthenewwordsandusefulexpressions.(10mins)a.Studentslistentotapesaboutthetext.b.Studentslearntoreadthenewwordsafterteacherandgetprimaryknowledgeofthewords’meaning.c.Teachershowsthedetailedmeaningandtypicalexamplesaboutthenewwordsandusefulexpressionstostudents.E.g.:1*dreamof向往，梦想Sheoftendreamsofbeingateacher.*playjokeson拿某人开玩笑，与某人开玩笑Don’tplayjokesonthedisabled.*earn赚得，博得Icanlearn10000yuanamonthbybeingatranslator.Asateacher,sheearnedtherespectandadmirationofherstudents.Step3.Understandthetext.(15mins)a.Studentsskimthewholepassageandfindoutthemainideasofeachparagraph,thenspeakouttheirpersonalopinions.Suggestedanswers:Paragraph1:Dreamingofbeingfamousmusicianorsinger.Paragraph2:Howmusiciansformbands.Paragraph3:Howthebandgottheirstart.Paragraph4:How“TheMonkees”becameseriousabouttheirbusiness.b.Studentsscanthetextandvolunteertoanswerthequestionsrelatedtothetextandfindoutsomegivenstatementsaretrueorfalse.Q:Howdobandsthatareformedbyhighschoolstudentsearnsomeextramoney?A:Theymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoney.Q:Whywas“TheMonkees’successfulintheirwork?A:Becausetheywereseriousabouttheirworkandtheyalsoworkveryhard.(T)Mostmusiciansmeetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.(F)TheTVorganizershadlookedforfivemusicianswhowerelovelyandwhocouldmakegoodmusic.c.Teachershowsusefulsentenceswiththestructureandgivesdetailedexpressions.Studentslearntomakeexamplesanddosometypicalexercisesrelatedtothegrammar.E.g.:Themusicianofwhomthebandwasformedplayedjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic.=Thebandwasformedofthemusician.Themusicianplayedjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic.介词+关系代词引导定语从句先行词是物的用介词+which,先行词是人的用介词+whom.Exerciseformakingthetwosentencesintoonewiththeprepositionaheadoftherelativeclause.1.Theguitarwaslost.Theygavemanyperformanceswiththeguitar.=Theguitarwithwhichtheygavemanyperformanceswaslost.2.Theretiringteachermadeaspeech,inwhichshethankedtheclassforthegift.=Theretiringteachermadeaspeech.Inthespeech,shethankedtheclassforthegift.23.Thisisthereasonhedroppedoutofschool.(=why)forwhich4.Iwillshowyouastoreyoumaybuyallthatyouneed.(=where)inwhichStep4.Morepractice.(5mins)Discussthefollowingquestions.1.DoyouthinktheTVorganizerswererighttocalltheMonkeesabandwhentheydidnotwriteandsingtheirownsongs?Givereasons.2.Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingforsuccessfulband?Why?Afterthediscussion,studentsvolunteertoreporttheirpersonalopinions.Step5.Summaryandhomework(5mins)a.Teacherleadstudentstogooverthelessonandmakeacomprehensivesummaryofwhatwehavelearned.b.Teacherassignstudentstodotheexercisesrelatedtothewordsandthegrammarinordertohaveabetterunderstanding.Reflections:(tobewrittenimmediatelyafterthelesson).3
