M8 U2 The universal language

Project

From the blues to pop

Learning aims(學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)):

1.Read the magazine article about the development of pop music over

the last one hundred years.

2 Enable the students to write about stars and popular musicians and

make a web page about a pop singer or band.

3.Students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working

together.

Important points (學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn)):

Learn how to improve the ability of reading by using the two reading techniques:1.瀏覽式2.掃描式閱讀

Difficult points (學(xué)習(xí)難點(diǎn)):

.Let students know how to finish the project well

Learning guide(方法引導(dǎo)):

Listening reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.

Teaching aids(教具)：

Multi-medium and blackboard

Learning procedures(學(xué)習(xí)過程):

Step 1 lead in

Enjoy music

Focus on the title and predict: What is this text mainly about?

___________________________________________________________

Step 2 Skimming:

Find the answers to the question.

Q: How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?

___________________________________________________

Deal with the following part.

Time types Origin Representative

Early Jazz

(early1930s-1950s) R & B Bill Haley and the Comets

the early 1950s RRock & roll develop from R&B

11960s PPop music

Step3 Scanning:

Complete the outline of this passage.

Part One : Early jazz:

Louis Armstrong was one of ___________of jazz. His strength lies in that he would _________________ as he was playing it to at the time.

Part TWO:. From R﹠B to rock and roll

R & B

Bill Haley and the Comets, a white _____, and became a hit on the pop charts. They then recorded“___________________”, which became the number one hit of 1955. “Rock Around the Clock” caused rock music to _____________________, separate style, and made it popular around the world.

Rock & roll

△ Big Joe Turner was a ______ American singer. He recorded his 1st R & R song called ________________ in 1954.

△ In order to bring rock to________ audiences, a music promoter from Memphis, Tennessee found that a white man named could sing like a black man. He turned out to become

Part Three :. 1960s pop music

The Beatles helped make ________________popular around the world. Wherever the Beatles went, large numbers of fans would welcome them.

Step Four: Discussion

How to make a webpage?

Step Five : Work in groups

Make a web page about a pop singer or band.

Step Six: Home work

1. Please review what has been learned in today’s class.

2. Please finish the exercise on Page 109.

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