1、Do you want to form Do you want to form your own band to your own band to take part in the take part in the music festival?music festival?Form your own band in groups of six.Form your own band in groups of six.Decide who will play what instrument Decide who will play what instrument and who will sin
2、g.Decide the name of and who will sing.Decide the name of your band and what kind of band you your band and what kind of band you will be.For example,will you be a will be.For example,will you be a rock band,or a small group of singers?rock band,or a small group of singers?Then,choose an English son
3、g for your Then,choose an English song for your“band”to perform.“band”to perform.You may find this song on the internet You may find this song on the internet or on some of your own tapes or CDs.or on some of your own tapes or CDs.Practise singing your song to the Practise singing your song to the m
4、usic and then perform to the class.music and then perform to the class.This may be just the beginning for This may be just the beginning for you and your band!you and your band!Sample dialogue:Sample dialogue:S1:S1:What music shall be performed in What music shall be performed in our band?I like fol
5、k music.What about our band?I like folk music.What about you?you?S2:S2:Id like to suggest Chinese folk Id like to suggest Chinese folk music.I like it very much.What do you music.I like it very much.What do you all think?all think?S3:S3:I dont mind what music we choose I dont mind what music we choo
6、se as long as I dont have to sing.I think we as long as I dont have to sing.I think we should pretend to play an instrument.should pretend to play an instrument.Maybe I can bring in my brothers guitar.Maybe I can bring in my brothers guitar.S4:S4:Yes.That sounds good but let me say Yes.That sounds g
7、ood but let me say that I dont like to sing in public so I that I dont like to sing in public so I think we should have a backing group think we should have a backing group that supports the main singer.What do that supports the main singer.What do you think?you think?S1:S1:Whos the best singer here
8、?Whos the best singer here?S2:S2:Im in the school choir.Im in the school choir.S3:S3:Me too.Why dont we sing a Me too.Why dont we sing a Chinese folk song together with a Chinese folk song together with a guitar and one backing singer.guitar and one backing singer.S1:S1:Its OK by me.Its OK by me.S4:
9、S4:Now all we have to do is to choose Now all we have to do is to choose the song.Lets make a list of our the song.Lets make a list of our favourites favourites Writing for practical purpose:Writing for practical purpose:Asking for adviceAsking for advice1).I would be grateful if you could 1).I woul
10、d be grateful if you could give me some advice.give me some advice.2).How can I 2).How can I Useful expressions for asking forUseful expressions for asking foradvice and suggestions.advice and suggestions.3).What can you suggest?3).What can you suggest?4).I would appreciate your reply offering 4).I
11、would appreciate your reply offering some suggestions.some suggestions.5).Do you have some good advice on 5).Do you have some good advice on 6).Does anyone has any tips on 6).Does anyone has any tips on 7).I cant decide whether 7).I cant decide whether 8).I would like to know how can I 8).I would li
12、ke to know how can I 9).I am a little bit confused.I am 9).I am a little bit confused.I am looking forward to receiving your looking forward to receiving your advice letter and thank you in advice.advice letter and thank you in advice.10).I really dont want to bother you,10).I really dont want to bo
13、ther you,but but Would you offer me some advice?Would you offer me some advice?Write an e-mail to Freddy for his Write an e-mail to Freddy for his advice on how to make your band advice on how to make your band successful.Try to use the useful successful.Try to use the useful expressions for asking
14、for advice expressions for asking for advice and suggestions we have mentioned and suggestions we have mentioned before.before.Dear Freddy:Dear Freddy:My name is Li Hua.Im beginning a band My name is Li Hua.Im beginning a band with my friends.However,we have never with my friends.However,we have nev
15、er been in a band before.Could you please been in a band before.Could you please give us some advice?I would like to give us some advice?I would like to know what music to play and we cannot know what music to play and we cannot decide.decide.Sample letterSample letter I like pop music but most of m
16、y I like pop music but most of my friends like rock n roll.Liu Mei likes friends like rock n roll.Liu Mei likes rap.How are we to decide what to play?rap.How are we to decide what to play?Do you suggest we play a little of all of Do you suggest we play a little of all of these types of music?Or shou
17、ld we only these types of music?Or should we only play one kind of music?How did you play one kind of music?How did you and your friends decide what to play?and your friends decide what to play?We hope you can give us some advice.We hope you can give us some advice.Yours hopefully,Yours hopefully,Li
18、 HuaLi HuaIn groups of four discuss these In groups of four discuss these questions and make notes of your questions and make notes of your ideas(P69).ideas(P69).1.Do you believe in the“Mozart 1.Do you believe in the“Mozart effect”?Why or why not?effect”?Why or why not?2.Have you ever experienced it
19、?2.Have you ever experienced it?Give an example.Give an example.3.Do you think it also works with 3.Do you think it also works with other kinds of music such as pop other kinds of music such as pop music?Give reasons.music?Give reasons.S S1 1:Ive never felt the“Mozart effect”,:Ive never felt the“Moz
20、art effect”,have you?have you?S S2 2:Well,I find I feel calmer if Im:Well,I find I feel calmer if Im worried about my work.It makes worried about my work.It makes me feel more optimistic.me feel more optimistic.S3:Thats interesting because I attach S3:Thats interesting because I attach great importa
21、nce to listening to great importance to listening to music.I find that I listen to a music.I find that I listen to a Sample dialogueSample dialogue particular CD when I feel sad.Music particular CD when I feel sad.Music always makes me feel more always makes me feel more confident about life and my
22、confident about life and my problems.problems.S S4 4:Is that a CD of classical music?I dont:Is that a CD of classical music?I dont appreciate that kind of music at all.I appreciate that kind of music at all.I prefer pop music.It makes me feel prefer pop music.It makes me feel more cheerful and energ
23、etic.more cheerful and energetic.S S3 3:No,actually it isnt classical music:No,actually it isnt classical music but it does change my mood.but it does change my mood.S S1 1:However,the“Mozart effect”is:However,the“Mozart effect”is supposed to improve your memory.supposed to improve your memory.Have
24、any of you noticed anything Have any of you noticed anything like that?like that?S S4 4:Not really!:Not really!S S3 3:Not really!:Not really!S S2 2:Well,I find that if I try and learn:Well,I find that if I try and learn English vocabulary while listening to English vocabulary while listening to musi
25、c,it helps me.Do you think thats music,it helps me.Do you think thats what the“Mozart effect”is?what the“Mozart effect”is?S S1 1:No,not really.However,it does seem :No,not really.However,it does seem as if we believe in the“Mozart effect”,as if we believe in the“Mozart effect”,even though none of us
26、 have even though none of us have experienced it!experienced it!Speaking task on P74Speaking task on P74Discuss which kinds of musician/singer/Discuss which kinds of musician/singer/composer/conductor you prefer.Choose composer/conductor you prefer.Choose your favourite.Write down briefly what your
27、favourite.Write down briefly what you know about him or her:why you chose you know about him or her:why you chose him/her and which part of his/her music him/her and which part of his/her music you prefer.Make notes in the chart below you prefer.Make notes in the chart below to help you remember wha
28、t you are going to help you remember what you are going to say.to say.Sample dialogueSample dialogueS1:S1:I like Chinese folk music,do you?I love I like Chinese folk music,do you?I love The Butterfly Lovers.Thats so The Butterfly Lovers.Thats so romantic and I enjoy listening to it so romantic and I
29、 enjoy listening to it so much.much.S2:S2:I like Western pop songs.The Beatles I like Western pop songs.The Beatles are one of my favourites.When I hear are one of my favourites.When I hear their music it makes me feel so happy.I their music it makes me feel so happy.I always smile.always smile.S1:I
30、 dont know their music at all.S1:I dont know their music at all.S2:S2:Well,they are a band of four young Well,they are a band of four young men called John,Paul,George and men called John,Paul,George and Ringo.I really like their songs.They Ringo.I really like their songs.They sing songs about life.
31、My favourite sing songs about life.My favourite song is song is YesterdayYesterday.It makes me feel so.It makes me feel so sad.sad.S1:S1:I didnt realize that they wrote that.I didnt realize that they wrote that.I love that song.I love that song.S2:S2:Their music has a haunting quality Their music ha
32、s a haunting quality which keeps it in your mind.The tunes which keeps it in your mind.The tunes are so pretty and the songs are so are so pretty and the songs are so different.Thats what makes their different.Thats what makes their music so interesting.music so interesting.S1:S1:I think Ill try and
33、 find some of I think Ill try and find some of their music too.I think Id enjoy their music too.I think Id enjoy listening to them to.listening to them to.S2:S2:Have we finished?Would you Have we finished?Would you like to fill in your notes and practise like to fill in your notes and practise your
34、speech now?your speech now?The Beatles The BeatlesToday I am going to talk about my favorite Today I am going to talk about my favorite Western band-the Beatles.There were Western band-the Beatles.There were four members of this band:their names four members of this band:their names were John,Paul,G
35、eorge and Ringo.The were John,Paul,George and Ringo.The song that they wrote which I really love is song that they wrote which I really love is Yesterday.It has such a beautiful tune and Yesterday.It has such a beautiful tune and always makes me feel a little sad.always makes me feel a little sad.Wr
36、iting task P74Writing task P74Sample writingSample writing I got to know their music when I saw I got to know their music when I saw them on television.They seemed so kind them on television.They seemed so kind and friendly to their fans.They had such a and friendly to their fans.They had such a goo
37、d sense of humor too.Their songs good sense of humor too.Their songs seem to talk about things that I feel seem to talk about things that I feel strongly about like growing old or being strongly about like growing old or being lonely.Their music is always so beautiful.lonely.Their music is always so
38、 beautiful.It makes me feel happy and sad at the It makes me feel happy and sad at the same time.same time.I think that they are an exceptional I think that they are an exceptional band who produced outstanding music.band who produced outstanding music.I hope you will enjoy listening to this I hope you will enjoy listening to this song which I am going to playsong which I am going to play
