Book6Module4Music

拓展閱讀

I?TeachingContents:Threepassagesrelatedtomusic

11.TeachingAims:

?AbilityAims:Toimprovesomereadingabilitiesthroughthreepassages.

?KnowledgeAims：Tomasterexpressionsaboutmusic.

?EmotionalAims：Tolearnabouttheinfluenceofmusicandformapositiveattitudeto

life.

III.TeachingProcedures:

Step1Lead-in

Watchashortvideoandtellwhatkindofmusicitis.

Step2Passageone

Fastreading：

Howtodividethepassageinto3partsaccordingtothemainideas?

ParaFeature

ParaOrigin

ParaPopularity

Carefulreading:

1.Throughcountrymusic,peoplecanexpress.

2.Wheredoescountrymusiccomefrom?

3.Wherewascountrymusicpopularatfirst?

Discussion:

Countrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusic,throughpeoplecanexpress

.Itcomesfrom,whichwas

popularmostlyatfirst.Themusicnowispopular(全世

界).

Step3Passagetwo

ReadingTasks:

1.WhatdidShaniadoinhighschoolandaftergraduation?

2.Whydidshehavetolookafterheryoungersiblingswhenshegrewup?

3.HowmanyCDshasShaniarecordedinthePassage?

Summary:

Shania(bear)intoacommonfamilyin1965.Inhighschool,shejoined

alocalband,sheoftenperformed.After(graduate),she

continued(sing).Attheageof21,shebegantotakecareofheryounger

siblingsherownbecauseofherparents,(die)inacaraccident.

Anyway,she(manage)paythebillsbysingingeverywhere.Until

now,she(record)4CDswithmanyhitsongs.

Step4Passagethree

Whyismusicsoimportantcous?

★Listeningtomusic...

★Ifyouplayaninstrumentasakid,...

★Thereasonwhy...isthat...

★...because...

★Itisgoodto...

Step5Writing

Writing:

假設你是Tom,你的朋友李華對CountryMusic很感興趣，得知你是個鄉村音樂愛好者，特

寫信向你咨詢相關信息(起源，歌手及特點等)，請你寫封回信向她簡單介紹，100詞左右。

DearLiHua,

Umgladtoreceiveyourletter.

Yours,

Tom

學情分析

參與課堂的是高二理科重點班學生，對于英語詞匯和語法都有比較好的基礎，對英

語單詞、詞組以及語法可以較為靈活的使用，并可以組內完成適當的寫作任務。基于現實的

生活，引導學生在課堂上充分發揮主體作用，提高語言交際能力。但是大部分同學對于鄉村

音樂的特點，起源及發展，知之甚少，所以要求學生課前認真做好預習，培養自學能力，教

師在預設的任務中，注意引導，讓學生有話可說，樂于合作分享，這樣有利于他們更好地的

運用閱讀材料?，達到提高綜合運用語言能力的目的。

效果分析

通過課內觀察以及學生寫作反饋，這節課的教學效果明顯，三維目標達成度高，掌握了鄉

村音樂的特點，起源，了解了鄉村音樂歌手ShaniaTwain以及音樂的重要性。同時，課堂上，

教師更多的是強調啟發學生，留給學生一些思考的空間。學生積極主動參與到學習過程，認

真思考，小組活動效果顯著。通過本堂課的學習，學生的情感得到升華，更加熱愛音樂，學

會欣賞音樂。

教材分析

本模塊主題是音樂，在本節拓展閱讀課中，通過三篇文章帶領學生學習欣賞鄉村音樂，并

且了解鄉村音樂歌手ShaniaTwain的一些信息，以及欣賞音樂的重要性，在教學內容中，

通過各種活動拓展了學生對音樂多方面的認識，情感態度上引導學生認知音樂，熱愛音樂，

英語的歌曲也激發學生對英語的興趣。

材料如下：

Passage1Countrymusic

[1]CountrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusiciniheUnitedSlates

todaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelingsandevents?love,sadness,

goodtimes,andbadtimes.Ittellsreal-lifestoriesandsoundsthewaypeoplereally

talk.Aslifebecomesmorecomplicated,itisgoodtohearmusicaboutordinary

people.

[2]Countrymusic,sometimescalledcountry-western,comesfromtwokindsof

music.OneisthetraditionalmusicofthepeopleintheAppalachianMountainsinthe

EasternUnitedStates.Theotheristraditionalcov/boymusicfromtheWest.The

singersusuallyplayguitars,andinthe1920stheystatedusingelectricguitars.

[3]Atfirst,citypeoplesaidcountrymusicwaslowclass.Itwaspopularmostly

intheSouth.ButduringWorldWarII,thousandsofSouthernerswenttothenortheast

andMidwesttoworkinthefactories.Theytooktheirmusicwiththem.Soldiersfrom

therestofthecountrywenttoarmycampsintheSouth.Theylearnedcountrymusic.

Slowlyitbecamepopularalloverthecountry.

[4]TodaycountrymusicisalsopopulareverywhereintheUnitedStatesand

Canada--insmalltownsandinNewYorkCity,amongblackandwhiteandamong

educatedanduneducatedpeople.About1,200radiostationsbroadcastcountrymusic

twenty-fourhoursaday.EnglishstarssingitinBritishEnglish,andpeopleinother

countriessingitintheirownlanguages.Themusicthatstatedwithcowboysandpoor

southernersisnowpopularallovertheworld.

Passage2ShaniaTwain

[1]Bornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.At

IlieageofIwo,shemovedwithherinolherandIwosistersloTinimins,aLownnorlh

ofToronto.WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferent

bars,clubsandconcertstoperform（表演）.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,

withwhichsheoftenperformed.Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshe

continuedsinging.

【2】WhenShaniawas21yearsold,herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.She

hadlotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryoungersiblings（兄弟姐妹）.Takingcareof

twoteenagebrothersandasisterwasaGordianknot.Suddenlyshehadtopaythe

bills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopaythe

billsbysinginghereandthere.

[3Jin1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In

1993,sherecordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomanin

Me,whichhadeighthitsongs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,Come

onOver,wasalsopopularandshehadanotherhitsong.

[4]ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.After

finishingher2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakformperforming.InAugust

2001,theyhadalovelyson,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shania

decidedtospendmeretimeonherfamilyandstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.

Herreappearanceinthemusicworldputherfaceonmagazinecoversandcountry

musicpublications.Shealsobegantopromote（宣傳）hernewCD,UponTVshows.

Passage3BenefitsofMusic

WhetheryoufavorBeethovenorSlayer,thereisonethingIthinkwecanallagree

on:musicmakeslifebetter.

1.LisleiiingToMusicReducesStress

Alotofusturntorelaxingmusicwhenwearefeelingstressedortired.In

particular,slow,quietclassicalmusicissuggestedtohavethemostsoothingeffect.

2.ListeningToMusicImprovesEndurance

Doyouworkout?Haveyoualwaysfeltlikeyouperformbetterwhenyoulistento

music?Therehaveactuallybeenalotofresearchesdoneonthissubject.Andsure

enough,onestudyshowsthatmusiccanincreaseenduranceby15%.

3.ItCanMakeYouHealthier

Someresearchsuggeststhattherearemeasurablehealthbenefitsfromsimply

listeningtomusic.Listeningtomusiccanalsoreleasedopamine,oftenregardedas

“thepleasurechemical”.Youcouldperhapssubstitute(代替)thepleasureachieved

througheatingyourcomfortfoodsbylisteningtoyourfavoritemusic.

4.LearningtoPlayanInstrumentAsaKidMakesYouMoreSuccessfulLater

Researchshowsanoticeablerelationbetweenlearningtoplayaninstrumentasa

childandbecomingsuccessfullaterinlife.Soifyouwerealwaysupsetwithyour

parentsfbrforcingyoutoplaytheviolin一orlikeme,thepiano一takeaminutetobe

grateful.Ijustthankedmyfather.OneofmybiggestregretsthesedaysisthatInever

actuallytriedtolearntoplaythepianoproperly.

5.ItImprovesYourMemory

Theinterestingpartabouttheresearchisthatitshowsmusichelpsyourbrain

developinmultipleareas,oneofthemostsignificantbeingyourmemory.Soifyou'

retroubledbyabadmemory,learningtoplayaninstrumentissomethingyoushould

consider.

評測練習

JRWhatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

Shania(bear)intoacommonfamilyin1965.Inhighschool,shejoinedalocal

band,sheoftenperformed.After(graduate),shecontinued

(sing).Altheageof21,shebegantolakecareofheryoungersiblings____herown

becauseofherparents'(die)inacar