1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Extensive Reading,Teaching Objectives:,To read and understand newspaper articles.,To practise reading for main idea.,To help students get awareness of the link between hardworking,persistence,bravery and a successful musician or singer.,Resource used:,Two
2、newspaper articles&lesson19 in Unit5,A song on the Internet,Listen to“Rhythm of the rain”:,What feelings does the singer show in his song?,C.Sadness and love.,A.Anger and happiness.,B.Joy and disappointment,.,c,A newspaper article and its questions:,Passage A,As you explore music,you will find much
3、that is familiar to you.You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do.You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.,Music is an expression of the people.As you explore,you will find music at work,and in worship.You will find music expresses l
4、ove of country,love of nature,and love of home.,Music is also an expression of the composer.As an artist,the composer expresses his own musical ideas.He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them.He looks for new kinds of musical expressions.,Music can suggest activities and fee
5、lings,which we all share.We can enjoy a successful piece of music,playing and singing music,dancing and listening to music of the people and the artists of different times and places.,1.,The second paragraph mainly tells us,A.about different kinds of music,B.that music is based on the activities and
6、 feelings of people,C.that music is everywhere,D.that music is popular among people,2.What is the best title for this passage?,A.Music,B.Music and People,C.Music and Its Composer,D.Music That Is Familiar to Us,Discuss what kind of questions they are related to and how to deal with them.,Reading,1.,M
7、ain idea,主旨大意,2.,Detail information,事实细节,3.,Making a conclusion,推理判断,4.,Guessing the meaning of a word or a sentence,猜测词义,To which type of the reading questions do you think the questions above belong?,Reading for main idea,The ways of asking questions,such as,The main idea of this passage is that _
8、The passage is mainly about _.,The best title/headline for the passage is _.,The topic/subject discussed in this passage is _.,From the passage we can learn that _.,The last passage is chiefly concerned with _.,Which of the following best states the theme of the passage?,How to deal with such ques
9、tions?(1),Practice:,Read the topic sentence and give a title!,1.Smoking cigarettes can be an expensive habit.,A.The Habit of Smoking Cigarettes,B.Expensive Cigarettes,C.The Expensive Habit of Smoking Cigarettes,2.Coffee is a popular drink that is served in different ways around the world.,A.A Popula
10、r Drink-Coffee,B.Coffee around the world,C.Different Ways of Serving Coffee,(,C),(,A),3.New Zealand has some industry but agriculture is more important.,A.Industry in New Zealand,B.Agriculture in New Zealand,C.Agriculture and Industry in New Zealand,4.The car was invented just a century ago.You may
11、know all kinds of cars names,but many people dont know who was the inventor of the first car.,A.how the first was made,B.who invented the first car,C.the history of the first car,(B),(,B),Discussion:,How to deal with the questions related to main idea(of a sentence or a passage),Find the topic sente
12、nce of each paragraph.,(It often lies in the firstlast sentence of each part.),Pick out the key words.,Try to get the main idea.,Pay special attention to the words:,however/but/although/yet/not only but also,for example /the most important example,first/second/next/then/last/finally,also/besides,Rea
13、ding strategies,1.,The second paragraph mainly tells us:,Music is an expression of the people.As you explore,you will find music of people at work,and in workshop,(B),So,read Passage A and answer its questions,using Reading strategies:,that music is based on the activities and feelings of people,2.,
14、What is the best title for this passage?,P1.,you will find much that is familiar to you.,P2.Music is an expression of the people.,P3.Music is also an expression of the composer(,作曲家).,P4.Music can suggest activities and feelings,Music and People,(,B),Passage B,1.,He is only 20 years old,but has alre
15、ady had five years of experience in the world entertainment.He is Edison Chan.,2.,Edison Chan has attracted much attention since joining entertainment circles.His attractive appearance has certainly helped,but hes also received help from heavyweights like the Chairman of Emperor Entertainment Albert
16、Yueng,and superstar Jackie Chan,陈龙,.,Even late movie and pop idol Leslie Cheung,张国荣,once wrote songs for him.,3.,With such support,Edison slid easily into the industry-singing,acting and filming in commercials.He soon became one of Hong Kongs most popular rising stars.His big break came with his pe
17、rformance in“Infernal Affairs”.Another milestone was“Twins Effect”,which took over 15 million Hong Kong dollars in its opening week.,4.,Edison had always dreamed of being a basketball player,but he was forced by his father to model and act from an early age.When he was 15 years old,he shot a commerc
18、ial with Hong Kong superstar Leon Lai,黎明,which attracted the attention of Emperor Entertainment.,5.,But not satisfied with acting alone,Edison has turned his hand to singing.He is finding time between shoots to make his album and music video.He said he thoroughly enjoys himself when hes busy working
19、6.,This young boy said,“I think that now I can better understand what it is to be an actor and know more about the media.I,ve,changed a lot since I first entered the circle.Therefore I will try my best to keep up a good relationship with the media.But they should know there are always some things
20、I cant say.Sometimes they can realize Im also an ordinary person.”,7,.With this“I dont care”attitude,Edison has built his career on his public image of being a cool,bad boy.,3,.,What is the best title?,A.The Secret of Edison Chans Success,B.Idol(,偶像,),of Today in Entertainment World-Edison Chan,C.I
21、Dont Care,D.Edison Chan and Media(,媒体,),(B),(C),Practise,reading Passage B and answer its questions,using Reading Strategies again:,4.,What can we learn from Chan from the last passage?,A.He wanted to be an actor as a young boy.,B.He,doesn,t like singing.,C.He,doesn,t care what the media says.,D He
22、is a bad boy.,(,C),With this“I dont care”attitude,Edison has built,his career on his pubic image of being a cool,bad boy.,Discuss what are the reasons for Edison Chans success?,His young age,His good look,The help from some famous people,His fathers hope,His own hard work,His good relationship with
23、the media,Kong Xiangdong,(,孔祥东),Lesson19 Experiment in Folk -Kong goes for folk!,Why can Kong be a world-famous musician?,-is brave enough to try something new,-has a mother who is a great music lover,-has talent,-is a hardworking man,-can persevere,until his success,-loves China,Using Reading Strategies,What kind of singers or musicians,do you want to be?,How can you be a successful singer or musician?,






