譯林版九年級上冊英語教案 Unit 5 Art world 課時3

1、Unit 5 Art worldReading 1. Be able to guess the meanings of the new words from the context;2. Be able to understand the difficulty sentences in the context;3. Be able to catch the main idea of the whole article;4. Be able to have a better understanding of Tan Dun and his music styles.5. Be able to s

2、hare their understanding of the title “Music without boundaries”. 1. To understand the new words in the context. 2. To make a further understanding of the whole article. Step 1 Lead-in1. Enjoy a piece of music Listen to the award music for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games made by Tan Dun. Introduce the ba

3、ckground of Tans award music. 2. Guess the meaning of “composer” Questions: Who wrote the music? He writes music. He is a composer. 3. Present the following new words according to the pictures medal, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Questions: (1) What is the music for? (2) What other amazing music do

4、es he write? (3) What is he best known for? 4. Predict the points that may be read in the article： T: We will read an article about Tan Dun. But before that, lets predict what we may read about the famous composer, shall we? You can choose from the following points, or you can add your own ideas. A.

5、 Music? B. Family? C. Education?D. Achievements? E. Teachers? F. Thoughts? G. . Step 2 Fast readingRead through the article and answer the following two questions. (Skimming) 1. What is the article about? T: Is your prediction right? A. Music? B. Family? C. Education?D. Achievements? E. Teachers? F.

6、 Thoughts? G. . Answers: music, education, achievements, thoughts, interest in music2. In which paragraphs can we read about them? A. Music (Para.1, 4) C. Education (Para. 3) D. Achievements (Para. 5) F. Thoughts (Para. 6) G. music interest (Para. 2) Step 3 Further reading1. Para. 1Read the first pa

7、ragraph quickly and answer the question. T: How does the writer introduce Tan to us? S: By showing his music that we know well. 2. Para. 2 Read this part and find the answers to the questions. (scanning) (1) When and where was Tan born? (2) How did he show an interest in music when he was young?the

8、answer to Question 2: He loves the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind because, to him, the best music comes from nature. Since he had no musical instruments then, he made music with common objects like stones and paper. Help students understand the words “rushing” and “blowing” by show

9、ing pictures and listening to the sounds of rushing water and blowing wind. Understand the words “instruments” with pictures and the given context. Understand the meanings of the words “common objects”. T: He made music with common objects. What are the common objects? Oh, they are stones, leaves an

10、d paper. They are usual things. Tan could make music with usual things such as stones and paper. 3. Para. 3 T: Read this part and fill in the blanks. T: What is this part mainly about?S: It is about Tans education and Oscar award. 4. Para. 4T: Tans music is quite different from other musicians. Read

11、 Para.4 and find out what is special. S: He uses the sounds of nature in his music. His amazing piece of music Water does not use any musical instruments. Instead, he makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow. T: How can he make over 50 sounds by controlling the speed of

12、 water? Lets enjoy the video. T: What does Tan Dun say about the sounds of nature in his music? S: He says that they are the sounds of nature and they create different pictures in different minds. T: What pictures do you have in your mind while you are watching the video? T: In my mind, there are th

13、ese beautiful pictures. (show pictures) Tan mixes common objects and musical instruments together to create a new type of music, that is, music without boundaries. T: In fact, Tans music without boundaries means more. Please read Paragraph 5. 5. Para. 5T: What does this paragraph mainly tell us? Rea

14、d the paragraph carefully and answer the question.S: Tans achievement. T: What is it? S: He helped build a bridge between the East and the West. T: Can you give us an example to prove it? S: He has brought Chinese and Western music together. The music for the Beijing Olympics uses traditional Chines

15、e music and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell in a western style. (Enjoy the music once again. Sing after it and enjoy the sounds of the ancient bells.） T: Is Jasmine modern music or traditional music? S: Traditional music. T: It is not modern music. Tan successfully mixes Chinese traditional mu

16、sic and Western music together. So whats his thought of his music? S: His music is to dream without boundaries. T: Lets go on to read Para.6. 6. Para. 6 T: Read this paragraph carefully. Answer the question: What does Tan Dun mean by saying that “My music is to dream without boundaries”? Give exampl

17、es if necessary. Possible answer: He mixes different types of music together, such as the past and present, common objects and musical instruments, traditional Chinese music and modern Western music. For example, he has successfully brought Chinese and Western music together. The music for the Beijing uses traditional Chinese music and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell, though it is in a Western style. Step 4 Further underst