高中第一册 ( 上 ) Unit 11
Content : Unit 11 Lesson 42
Aims. make a record , on the radio , make fun of , eat up , pop music ,
Difficult point : The first country singers sang while playing the guitar.
Important point: It was easy for them to carry a guitar on their travels.
Teaching steps :
一. Revision . A. Check the new words and expression
B. Let students listen to the American country music “ Country Road ”, and then ask them several questions :
1. Do you like this song ?
2. Can you sing it ?
3. Do you know who sang this song ?
4. Do you want to learn more about American country music ?
OK. Now let’s read the passage and answer these questions :
1) Why do we say that American Country music has become big business ?
2) Why do you think that the first country singers sang songs while playing the guitar ?
教师给学生数分钟,要求学生快速阅读课文.之后请同学回答上述问题.
二. 放课文录音,学生跟读一至两次.教师就课文内容提问,检查学生的理解程度.
1) When has country music become more and more popular ?
2) What do American song writers write about in the 1990s ?
3) What id American song writers write about in the 1950s?
4) What did song writers do in the 1960s ?
5) What do the modern values of the USA mean ?
6) Can you say something about how popular American country music is today ?
7) What is needed for large theatres at present ?
8) Has country music changed a lot today ?
三. 教师用投影打出以下表格,组织学生两人一组,利用课文中所提高的信息填写表格.
Say something about American country music
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In the 1950s |
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In the 1960s |
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In the 1990s |
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Big Business ? |
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How popular it is today |
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Something about the singers |
Where do they come from ? |
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When they sing , what musical instrument do they play ? |
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Where else do they appear ? |
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What do they believe the best things in life |
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四. 学生先在小组内交流并相互启发,补充,然后请学生根据填写的内容,用自己的语言描述美国乡村音乐.
五. 作业: 1)复述课文 2 ) 完成练习册中安排的练习.