1、Listening and Speaking (P50-51) Unit 5 Music Warming-up When talking about music, what do you think of? Is there a piece of music, a song, a kind of musical instrument, or a musician that is very special to you? Please share with us. Look at these pictures. How many music genres do you know? Now let
2、s learn them together. Pre-listening Look at the pictures below and discuss the question: What are they doing? 1 2 conducting an orchestra playing the guqin Pre-listening Look at the pictures below and discuss the question: What are they doing? 3 4 playing the guitar singing or rapping into micropho
3、nes Match the pictures with the correct types of music. A. Chinese traditional B. classical C. country music D. hip-hop 1 2 3 4 1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ B A C D A reporter from the school newspaper is interviewing students about music. Do you like classical music? . Chinese traditional songs. classical mus
4、ic. hip-hop music. country music. dance to listen to play sing 1. The first student likes to 2. The second student likes to 3. The third student likes to While Listening Listen to the interviews. Draw lines between the words to make complete sentences. Some words will not be used. While Listening Th
5、e reporter paraphrased some of the answers the students gave him. Listen to the interviews again and complete the sentences with the words you hear. 1. A: Country music touches my heart. B: So you like music thats _ of _? 2. A: When I listen to hip-hop, I just have to move! B: So it makes you want t
6、o _? 3. A: Classical music makes me feel like Im sitting beside a quiet stream and enjoying nature. B: So to you, its _and _? full feeling dance peaceful beautiful Paraphrase When you want to explain something difficult to somebody, it is helpful to use easier words with the same meaning. This will
7、help you make it easier to understand. Listening Script Reporter: What kind of music do you like? Student 1: I like country music. I really love Billy James. Reporter: Why? Student 1: His music touches my heart. Reporter: So you like music that s full of feeling. Student 1: Yes thats what country mu
8、sic is all about. Reporter: Do you like hip-hop? Student 2: I love it! Reporter: What makes it so special to you? Student 2: When I listen to hip-hop, I just have to move! Reporter: Oh, so it makes you want to dance? Student 2: Thats right! I just cant stop. Listening Script Reporter: And what kind
9、of music do you like? Student 3: I play the piano, so I like classical music. Reporter: What do you like about it? Student 3: When I play, I get carried away. I feel like Im sitting beside a quiet stream and enjoying nature. Reporter: So, to you, its peaceful and beautiful? Student 3: Yes. Post List
10、ening Summary How to express reasons for liking music? touches my heart /soul makes me happy/want to dance gives me energy/hope helps me exercise/study sounds peaceful/beautiful reminds me of home/people I love Useful Expressions: Post Listening Discuss these questions with your classmate. 1. Do the
11、se types of music make you feel the same as the students? Why or why not? Classical music also makes me feel relaxed because I also find it peaceful and beautiful. 2. What type of music do you not like, and how does it make you feel? I dont like heavy metal music at all. Its too loud and fast. It gi
12、ves me a headache! Do you know about the following instruments? Do you love them? Why? Bagpipes wind instrument Pipa stringed instrument Interview each other about music. Use the pictures above for idea. You can talk about: Music type Reasons EXAMPLE A: What kind of music do you like? B: I like tech
13、no music. A: What makes it so special to you? B: I like to listen to it when I exercise. It gives me energy. Where words fail, music speaks. Hans Christian Andersen 1. Read the lyrics below from “Blowin in the Wind” by Bob Dylan. Notice how the plosives are pronounced. How many roads must a man wal(
14、k) down Before you call him a man? How many seas must a whi(te) dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times mus(t) the cannon balls fly Before theyre forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowinin the wind The answer is blowinin the wind. Yes, and how many years can a mounta
15、in exist Before its wash(ed) to the sea? Yes, and how many years can some people exist Before theyre allow(ed) to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he jus(t) doesn(t) see? The answer, my friend, is blowinin the wind The answer is blowinin the wind. 2. Repeat after the recording. Thank you!
