1、Lesson 1PerformanceUnit 5 RhythmSupergirlsZx.xkA supergirls concert in BeijingSuppose you have watched the concert live on TV. Please talk about the concert with your partner.Pair work:a small talk1. Have you ever watched a supergirls concert live on TV?2. Where did they give the performance? (Beiji
2、ng)3. What did you think of the music/singing?4. How about the special effects / lighting?5. How did you find the stage design?6. What about the sound?7. How did you feel the songs/ the words?8. How did the audience react to the singers?9. How about you?(boring, brilliant, exciting, fantastic, poor,
3、 quite good, really loud)(disappointing)(extraordinary)(clear, poor)(clear, unclear)Hints:Writing:A ConcertSuppose you have watched the concert live on TV. Please write a short passage about it.Example: I saw a supergirls concert in Beijing on TV. It was a live concert. The music was You can use the
4、 following key words:Alanis Morissette阿兰妮斯阿兰妮斯莫里塞特莫里塞特 - A Canadian rock singer and song writer, who has won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock PerformanceReading:Read the concert review quickly and then match the four paragraphs with the titles:Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph
5、 4A.The end of the concertB.How the audience reactedC.The songs playedD.The start of the concertTrue or False?Reading:1. Morissette became famous since 1995.2. Morissette had a lot of dedicated fans in England, but not many went to see her concert because it was too cold.3. .”Everything But” and “Ut
6、opia” were two of her famous songs.4. The auditorium was cold and the sound system caused some problems, so a lot of people couldnt bear the concert.5. Morissette gave a wonderful performance and she was really a superstar.TFFFTZ.x.x. KReading:Read the concert review again and then answer the follow
7、ing questions:1. Did the reviewer like the concert? Why or Why not?2. How did the audience react to the singer?3. What things about the concert were not very good?4. From which album were most of the songs?5. What feelings did she show in her songs?Yes, because it was the performance of a real star.
8、They enjoyed it very much-they loved the concert.The concert hall was cold and the sound was something poor.Jagged Little PillAnger, love and joy.Reading:Read the concert review again and then find words in the text with the following meanings:1. The people who watch a concert2. records3. very4. Fro
9、m the beginning to the end5. Someone who loves and supports a famous person_audiencealbumextremelythroughoutfanReading:Read the concert review again and then make some notes:Name: _ Year to be born:_Nationality:_Most famous album: _Time to come out: _Time to become famous: _Award: _Something about h
10、er songs:Everything but_ _Uninvited: _Utopia: full of feeling, such as _Heartache: _Alanis MorissetteIn 1974CanadaJagged Little PillIn 1995In 1995Grammy AwardTells the story of someone looking for love in the wrong placesthe best rock songanger, love and joyabout the life of a superstarSomething abo
11、ut the performance in EnglandTime: _Where: _Hours: _Disadvantage:_ _The reaction of the audience: 1._2._3._ _ On a Thursday night in 2004At the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England3 hoursThe concert hall was cold.The sound system caused a few problems.There was not an empty seat anywhere in the hall.They enjoyed the concert.They knew the words and sang along to nearly every song.学科网Writing: Write an essay about a concert you ever watched or you want to plan.Discussion1.Why are pop music and rock n roll loved by many young people?2.Which performers would you like to hear at a live concert? Why?
