M8 U2 The universal language
Project
From the blues to pop
Learning aims(学习目标):
1.Read the magazine article about the development of pop music over
the last one hundred years.
2 Enable the students to write about stars and popular musicians and
make a web page about a pop singer or band.
3.Students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working
together.
Important points (学习重点):
Learn how to improve the ability of reading by using the two reading techniques:1.浏览式2.扫描式阅读
Difficult points (学习难点):
.Let students know how to finish the project well
Learning guide(方法引导):
Listening reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.
Teaching aids(教具)：
Multi-medium and blackboard
Learning procedures(学习过程):
Step 1 lead in
Enjoy music
Focus on the title and predict: What is this text mainly about?
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Step 2 Skimming:
Find the answers to the question.
Q: How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?
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Deal with the following part.
Time types Origin Representative
Early Jazz
(early1930s-1950s) R & B Bill Haley and the Comets
the early 1950s RRock & roll develop from R&B
11960s PPop music
Step3 Scanning:
Complete the outline of this passage.
Part One : Early jazz:
Louis Armstrong was one of ___________of jazz. His strength lies in that he would _________________ as he was playing it to at the time.
Part TWO:. From R﹠B to rock and roll
R & B
Bill Haley and the Comets, a white _____, and became a hit on the pop charts. They then recorded“___________________”, which became the number one hit of 1955. “Rock Around the Clock” caused rock music to _____________________, separate style, and made it popular around the world.
Rock & roll
△ Big Joe Turner was a ______ American singer. He recorded his 1st R & R song called ________________ in 1954.
△ In order to bring rock to________ audiences, a music promoter from Memphis, Tennessee found that a white man named could sing like a black man. He turned out to become
Part Three :. 1960s pop music
The Beatles helped make ________________popular around the world. Wherever the Beatles went, large numbers of fans would welcome them.
Step Four: Discussion
How to make a webpage?
Step Five : Work in groups
Make a web page about a pop singer or band.
Step Six: Home work
1. Please review what has been learned in today’s class.
2. Please finish the exercise on Page 109.
教学后记
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