高中第一册 ( ) 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

In the 1950s

 

In the 1960s

 

In the 1990s

 

Big Business ?

 

How popular it is today

 

Something about the singers

Where do they come from ?

 

When they sing , what musical instrument do they play ?

 

Where else do they appear ?

 

What do they believe the best things in life

 

 

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.