学 海 无 涯 Period 5 Speaking The General Idea of This Period This period aims at getting the students express themselves what they think of some kinds of music and musicians Teaching Aim Enable the students to express what they think of some kind of music and some musicians Teaching Important and Difficult Points 1 How to express their feelings towards different kinds of music 2 How to express their dislikes or likes Teaching Methods 1 Group work to practise speaking 2 Task based activity Teaching Aid A projector some slides and a multi media computer Teaching Procedures Step 1 Revision Check students application form for Inter school music festival Interview different groups to see who play what instrument and who sing Step 2 Warming up Task one Choose a manager Suppose the students now have been admitted to take part in the Music Festival They get a big hit in the festival and their performances are enjoyed by many people Then they get the reward successfully Now they have to find a manager to handle their business Ask them to choose one person to be their manager They are also needed to tell the reason why they would like him her to be the manager for their band T So you have been admitted to take part in the Music Festival Then what you need now is a good and trusted manager Who would you like to be your manager S1 I would choose my good friend Lily as our band s manager Because she is patient and considerate she can organize our performance well S2 I would prefer my mother to be the manager for our band Because she is my mother we can totally depend on her and trust her S3 I would prefer us to be the manager for our own band Because we know ourselves best we can arrange our schedule properly We know what we can do and what we like to do Step 3 Task two Make a list of the songs to play Group work T Since you have picked up the most suitable manager for your band your manager has arranged your music careers successfully Now you are the super stars And you have got many fans In order to make your band more famous your recording company advises your band to hold a concert in Tianhe Sport Center First you have to decide what songs to play Make a list of ten songs you will like to play You would prefer the classical music folk music rock n roll rap or country music You are also required to sort them out Possible answers No Song Music kind 1 Voices of spring Classical music 学 海 无 涯 2 Bring me to life Pop music 3 My heart will go on Pop music 4 Rhythm Nation Rock n roll 5 Miss you much Pop music 6 That s why you go away Pop music 7 Lemon tree Pop music 8 I swear Pop music 9 Right here waiting Pop music 10 Save the best for last Pop music Step 4 Production and Presentation Ask some groups to come to platform to show their lists to the class and give a presentation why they choose these songs or this kind or music T OK who would like to show us your list And why do you choose this kind of music to play S1 We choose pop music to play because we think pop music tells about simple but strong human feelings and events love sadness good times and bad times S2 We choose rock music since we think rock music can call up our excitement Life needs excitement Step 5 Task three Invite a performance guest to your concert Group work T Usually it may be a little dull for your band to play during the whole concert Just see the concert of other singers or band Twins invited Joey to give a performances in their concert Now your recording company wants your band to choose a performance guest to give a performance in your concert like the famous classical pianist Kong Xiangdong the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette the Beatles Mozart Beethoven and Back Street Boys Who is your favourite musician and which parts of his her music do you prefer The useful expressions are given to help the students in their talk I prefer I like because My favourite musician is I am fond of Why do you prefer I hate I enjoy listening to I love is great is wonderful I can t stand I don t like very much is awful is dreadful After 5 minutes discussion ask some students to give their opinions T OK who would like to share with us your opinions S1 Our favourite musician is John Mayer so we will invite him as our performance guest We think he is dedicated and most of his works consist of solo acoustic energetic earnest songs 学 海 无 涯 S2 We are fond of Janet Jackson Her song Miss You Much is wonderful S3 We prefer Ah Du He voice is great We think we have the same feelings as the singer Step 6 Homework Find out a famous singer or musician You may go to the Internet or the library or even teen magazines to find the information Discover what is unique about this person and why he she loves music Step 7 The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 5 Music Period 5 Personal Information Name Age Sex Job Band Famous songs Step 8 Record after Teaching