新教材高一教案UNIT11（第3课时）

1. Fasting reading

Have Ss read the passage as quickly as possible to find the answer to the question: How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage and what are they?

2. Careful reading

Have Ss read the passage carefully and fill in the form below according to the passage.

musical style

characteristics

Step 3. Post-reading

1. Answer the following questions:

1) Where does blues music come from?

2) What does the word “rap” mean?

2. The sentences below summarise the article. Read them and decide if they are true or false. Write the letter “T” if the sentence is true. Write “F” if it is false, and then correct the error and give the right information.

1)There are only a few styles of music in the world.

2) Blues is a new style of music.

3)Hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock.

4)Santana is a well-known Latin music artist.

5)Rappers sing the words to their music.

6)There are many Spanish-speaking people in both North and South America.

3. Discussion

       Discuss the following in groups of 4.

1) Why is Latin music so popular in the US? Is it popular in China?(Give some background of Latin music—The cup of life by Ricky Martin)

2) Is music a universal language? Can you enjoy music from other parts of the world even if you don’t understand the words? Are there any other universal languages? What about dancing, paintings and photographs?

4. Demonstration

Have some students report the result to the rest of the students.

 Homework:

1.       Read the article again and make a list of unknown words and expressions.