ExtensiveReadingTeachingObjectives:•Toreadandunderstandnewspaperarticles.•Topractisereadingformainidea.•Tohelpstudentsgetawarenessofthelinkbetweenhardworking,persistence,braveryandasuccessfulmusicianorsinger.Resourceused:•Twonewspaperarticles&lesson19inUnit5•AsongontheInternetListento“Rhythmoftherain”:Whatfeelingsdoesthesingershowinhissong?C.Sadnessandlove.A.Angerandhappiness.B.Joyanddisappointment.cAnewspaperarticleanditsquestions:PassageA•Asyouexploremusic,youwillfindmuchthatisfamiliartoyou.Youwillfindmusicwhichtellsofinterestingplacesandexcitingthingstodo.Youwillfindmusicwhichexpressesfeelingsthatareoftenyourown.•Musicisanexpressionofthepeople.Asyouexplore,youwillfindmusicatwork,andinworship.Youwillfindmusicexpressesloveofcountry,loveofnature,andloveofhome.•Musicisalsoanexpressionofthecomposer.Asanartist,thecomposerexpresseshisownmusicalideas.Hestudiesthematerialsofmusicanddiscoverswaysofusingthem.Helooksfornewkindsofmusicalexpressions.•Musiccansuggestactivitiesandfeelings,whichweallshare.Wecanenjoyasuccessfulpieceofmusic,playingandsingingmusic,dancingandlisteningtomusicofthepeopleandtheartistsofdifferenttimesandplaces.1.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus…•A.aboutdifferentkindsofmusic•B.thatmusicisbasedontheactivitiesandfeelingsofpeople•C.thatmusiciseverywhere•D.thatmusicispopularamongpeople2.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.MusicB.MusicandPeopleC.MusicandItsComposerD.MusicThatIsFamiliartoUsDiscusswhatkindofquestionstheyarerelatedtoandhowtodealwiththem.Reading1.Mainidea主旨大意2.Detailinformation事实细节3.Makingaconclusion推理判断4.Guessingthemeaningofawordorasentence猜测词义Towhichtypeofthereadingquestionsdoyouthinkthequestionsabovebelong?ReadingformainideaThewaysofaskingquestions,suchas•Themainideaofthispassageisthat___.•Thepassageismainlyabout___.•Thebesttitle/headlineforthepassageis___.•Thetopic/subjectdiscussedinthispassageis___.•Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___.•Thelastpassageischieflyconcernedwith___.•Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthethemeofthepassage?Howtodealwithsuchquestions?(1)Practice:Readthetopicsentenceandgiveatitle!1.Smokingcigarettescanbeanexpensivehabit.A.TheHabitofSmokingCigarettesB.ExpensiveCigarettesC.TheExpensiveHabitofSmokingCigarettes2.Coffeeisapopulardrinkthatisservedindifferentwaysaroundtheworld.A.APopularDrink---CoffeeB.CoffeearoundtheworldC.DifferentWaysofServingCoffee(C)(A)3.NewZealandhassomeindustrybutagricultureismoreimportant.A.IndustryinNewZealandB.AgricultureinNewZealandC.AgricultureandIndustryinNewZealand4.Thecarwasinventedjustacenturyago.Youmayknowallkindsofcars’names,butmanypeopledon’tknowwhowastheinventorofthefirstcar.A.howthefirstwasmadeB.whoinventedthefirstcarC.thehistoryofthefirstcar(B)(B)Discussion:Howtodealwiththequestionsrelatedtomainidea(ofasentenceorapassage)•Findthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.(Itoftenliesinthefirst\lastsentenceofeachpart.)•Pickoutthekeywords.•Trytogetthemainidea.•Payspecialattentiontothewords:however/but/although/yet/notonly…butalsoforexample/themostimportantexamplefirst/second/next/then/last/finallyalso/besidesReadingstrategies•1.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus:Musicisanexpressionofthepeople.Asyouexplore,youwillfindmusicofpeopleatwork,andinworkshop…(B)SoreadPassageAandansweritsquestions,usingReadingstrategies:thatmusicisbasedontheactivitiesandfeelingsofpeople•2.Whatisthebes...
