Introduction

(5 minutes)

1. The whole

class work

2. The whole

class work and

individual work

3. The whole

class work

4. The whole

class work

5. The whole

class work

1. Focus their attention

on the teacher.

2. Students look at the

picture and predict the meaning according to “like” and “music”.

They may give these

answers, such as “hobby”,

“music”...

3. Listen to 1a very

carefully. And check

whether their prediction is right. The students who get the correct

answer are very happy.

4. Listen to the teacher

and try to preview

next time.

5. Try to guess the meaning. 

It is difficult for them to guess the correct meaning without any previewing. It is OK that  they just know it may be a kind of music. And know the importance of previewing.

1. Greet students ready for

learning.

2. Play a game. Find out who is 

the person with foresee

ability.

Ask students to look at the picture carefully. And

predict “What are Jane and Li Ming talking about?”

3. Play 1a. Ask student to   

check whether their

prediction is right.

4. Tell students that previewing is very important for their study. Some students get the answer because they previewed.

5. Combining the picture with the passage, ask students to guess the meanings of “folk” and “jazz”.

Presentation

(15 minutes)

1. The whole

 class work

2. The whole

class work

3. Individual work

4. Individual work

5. Group work

and individual work

6. The whole

class work and individual work

7. Group work

1. Listen to 1a carefully. Fill in the new words according to the

pronunciation and  

the memory.

2. Read these words.

Imitate the pronunciation and intonation. Try to spell them systematically.

3. Listen to 1a carefully.

Make sure they

understand the title.

Scrap the key information.

4. Scrap the key information and write down the answers very quickly.

5. Discuss the answers in groups and hands up. Read 1a together.

6. Read 1a and underline.

Hands up to read your answers loudly. Read

these sentences together.

7. Make a dialogue like 1a, expressing their feelings about different kinds of music.

1. Teacher shows 1a on the

 screen but there’s no new words.

2. Check the answers. And

teach new words by

classifying them.

3. Play 1a again. Ask students to read the title carefully. Pay attention to the key words “hobby, used to, now, dislike”.

4. Play 1a. Stop when

coming up with the key information, and give

students some time to fill in the blanks.

5. Check the answers and ask students to read 1a together.

6. Ask students to read 1a   

and underline the sentences which can express the

feelings.

7. Ask students to make a

dialogue to express their own feelings about

different kinds of music. Remind students to follow 1a and the table in 1c.

Consolidation

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work and group work

2. The whole

class work

3. The whole

class work

4. The whole

class work

and individual work

5. Individual work

6. Group work

 and individual work

7. Group work

and individual work

1. Two students perform

while others listen to them carefully. Find out their mistakes, then correct

them.

2. Students answer A

likes pop/jazz/classical music.

3. The students who  

previewed may know something while others don’t.

4. Read 2 for the first time to try to get the main idea of the whole

passage.

5. Fill in the blanks

according to the first letter. Study “be popular with”.

6. Read Part 2 and underline the key words. Key

words help us

understand important details. Underline the key words and use them when you retell the passage.

7. Retell the passage

with the help of the key words.

1. Ask students to perform

on the platform.

2. Leave the last group of  

students on the platform. Ask others, “What kind of music does A like?”

3. Teacher asks students,

“How many things do you know about pop/jazz/

classical music?”

4. Ask student to read Part 2.

Try to get some information about different types of music with the help of the pictures.

5. Give students 2 minutes   

to fill in the blanks.

Emphasize the key point “be popular with”.

6. Check the answers. And

ask students to find out the key words of each paragraph.

7. Ask students to retell the

passage according to the key words they underlined.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1. The whole

class work and individual work

2. Group work    

and individual work

3. The whole

class work

4. Individual work

5. Group work

and individual work

6. Group work

and individual work

1. Students read the words   

individually, asking for

help when necessary.

2. Observe the rules. And

hands up to speak out  

the rules they summed .

3. Read 3a and 3b loudly   

after the tape. Try to add more words according to the rules.

4. Some volunteers read the words and phrases,

especially the group leader.

5. Students try to understand  what the teacher says, if they are not able to follow, try to read more times.

6. Pay attention to the

pronunciation of each word and sentence.

Remember to stand up quickly if the word appears.

1. Ask students to observe the   words and sentences in 3a and 3b carefully and try to read them correctly. Teacher offers 2 or 3 minutes for the students to read all the words and sentences.

2. Ask volunteers to sum up the rules. Teacher gives students some advice and emphasizes the pronunciation. Ask

students to consider the

following aspects: tongue,

teeth, mouth...

3. Play 3a and 3b and

emphasize the rules.

4. Teacher needs several

volunteers to read all the words and sentences bravely.

5. Teacher analyzes the

structure of the words in a short moment and

emphasizes,  “Stress is

important to express your  message in speaking.”

6. Organize a PK game.

Show the words on the screen. Give students

scores when they speak

the right words quickly.

Production

(7minutes)

1. The whole

class work

and group

work

2. The whole

class work

3. Individual work

1. Review 1a, 1c and 2.

Try their best to

combine them together. At the same time they should pay attention to the pronunciation. It is not very easy, so they may need help. If they can finish it well, it shows that they have a

good comprehensive

ability.

2. (1) Students try to read all the words correctly, knowing their meanings. They have to memorize their spelling after class. Try to retell the passage.

(2) Review and remember them.

3. (1) Students look up    

more information

about music and

finish writing passages after class.

(2) Students preview

Section C after class.

1. Tell students, “Just now

we studied 3 types of

music. Do you like them? Discuss with your partners. And share your ideas in class. You can get some ideas from 1a.” Try to use this tip “Stress is important to express your message. in speaking and in your  

conversations”

2. Teacher summarizes :

(1) Words List: Students

have to read and spell the following words correctly, understanding  their meanings:

folk, rock, classical,

jazz, type, quickly.

Encourage students to try to retell the passage according to these key words.

  (2) Grammar Focus：

What sweet music!

How exciting!

3. Teacher assigns homework. 

They should finish three tasks:

(1) Search the Internet

about some other types of music and know something

about Mozart.

(2) Write something about

their own opinions of different types of music.

(3) Prepare for the learning 

of Section C.

Teaching Reflection

This topic is related to students’ life. Teachers can prepare more information about music and famous stars. Usually more students like pop music. Scraping students’ character to design different types of class activity is more useful.