Unit 5 MusicPeriod 1 (reading)Teaching aims:Students will be able to:Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Understand the details about the passage.Procedures:Step 1Warming-upBefore the class begins, let the Ss enjoy “Im a believer” played by “The Beatles”.Let the Ss enjoy some different kinds of music on the tape and ask them to match the music with the right picture.Step 2Pre-readingTalk about the famous bands in the world. (P33 Pre-reading)Ask the Ss: Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you have. Then the teacher will show the Ss some pictures of some famous bands like “The Beatles”, “Backstreet Boys”, “West Life” and “Zero Oclock” on the screen and ask the Ss to name the bands and tell the teacher where they come from. Ask the Ss: Which one do you like best? Why?Ask the Ss: Dou you know anything about “The Monkees”? Then the teacher will show the Ss two pictures of “The Monkees” and say: If you want to know more about “The Monkees”, please turn to Page33 and lets come to Reading “The Band That Wasnt”.Step 3While-readingFirst reading: read the passage again then answer the following questions:Why do most musicians like to be in a band with others?Which two musical bands are mentioned in the passage?How do some bands formed by high school students earn extra money?When did the “Monkees” break up and when did it reunite?Second reading: get the main idea of each paragraph. (Finish P35, Ex 2)Step 4Post-readingGive the Ss the following adjectives “popular, lively, funny, foolish, attractive, brave, crazy, noisy, classical, rich, honest, famous” and ask them to choose the ones that they think best describe “The Monkees” and give their reasons. (Finish P35 Ex 3)(The teacher will first ask the Ss to discuss in pairs and encourage the Ss to express their opinions. There is no definite answer.)Step 5DiscussionDiscuss the following topics in groups of four.What can we learn from “The Monkees”?If you are to form your own band, what will you do?(After discussion, ask the Ss to express their own opinion.)Step 6Summary Today we have enjoyed some beautiful music and learn something about some famous bands. Remember: Success lies in hard work.Step 7HomeworkRetell the text.Collect some information about your favorite music.Period2（vocabulary & grammar）Teaching aims:Students will be able to:Use the important words and expressions from warming up and readingUse the attributive clause led by “prep. + which / whom ”.Procedures:Step1Vocabulary study:Discover useful words and expressionsTurn to page 35 and do exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 first. Check your answers with your classmates. (Finish P36 Ex 3)Step 2Grammar studyUnderline five sentences in the reading passage that contain “prep.+ which/ whom” attributive clauses.Discover the structure “prep.+which/ whom” by sorting out the messagesComplete the passage using attributive clauses(Finish P37 Ex 3)Play a game of definitions. P37 Ex 4.Period 3（Listening, reading and talking）Teaching aims: Students will be able to:make suggestionstalk about preferenceProcedures: Step 1Listening & WritingPreparation for listening to “Freddy, the frog”Read the directions and the statements. Make sure the students know what they mean and what they are asked to do. Turn to page 38 and read these sentences before listening to the tape. Then listen to the tape and decide true or false.Step 2Reading Read more about Freddys life and summarize the main idea of the story in one sentence. (A possible version: this is a story about a band that became famous and did not like it.)Underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from Freddys life: become famous, visit Britain on a tour, wait for hours to get tickets for the concerts, be confident, enjoy singing and all the congratulations, the most exciting experience, sing in a TV program called “Top of the Pops, wear an expensive suit, give a performance to a TV camera, go wrong, not go out without being followed everywhere, wear sunglasses, hide in railway stations, ones personal life, become too painful for sb., pack ones bagsStep 3DiscussionIn small groups imagine you are Freddy and his group and you are back at the lake. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being famous. Ask them make a list of their ideasAsk some groups to act their conversations.Step 4Homework Develop your ideas into a short passage.Period 4（speaking & writing）Teaching aims:Students will be able to:write a letter for advicetalk about music: forming a bandmake suggestions and talk about preference properlyProcedure: Step 1Speaking (Group work)BrainstormDo you know what a band is? What is your favorite band? How many people is a band usually formed? speaking