1、ProceduresI. Warming up Warming up by describingGood morning, class. Today we are going to talk about an interesting topic - music. As we know, music is a kind of art of making pleasing combinations of sounds in rhythm, harmony and counterpoint. Music can produce a lively and happy atmosphere and br
2、ing people relaxation after hard work, which can reduce the tiredness. Listening to music also makes people feel happy and nice. How many do you know about music? Can you tell about different kinds of music? Now turn to page 33, look at the pictures, read the captions and listen to the different kin
3、ds of music. See if you can guess which music matches with which picture.Warming up by discussingHi, everyone. Do you like music? How much do you know about music? Can you tell about the different kinds of music? Please turn to page 33. Look at the pictures. Lets listen to some music. Lets see if yo
4、u can guess which music matches with which picture. Classical music Country music Rock n Roll Rap Orchestra Folk music Yes, you are right. Im sure you will really enjoy yourselves after listening to all these beautiful music. What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical or mo
5、dern? Why? How does music make you feel? Why do you like to listen to music? Lets discuss these questions in small groups. Try to share your opinions with one another. II. Pre-reading1.Thinking and sayingHave you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you can.For reference: I
6、ve heard about “The Beatles”, “Back Street Boys”, “The Eagles”, “West life” and “Pink Floyd”.2.Listening, talking and sharingLets listen to some pieces of music from different bands. Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates which band you like best. Why? Then the group leader is to stand up and
7、 share the group idea with the class. I am from Group 1. Our group likes “The Beatles” best. We like their style of performances. Listening to their performances, we will feel relaxed, amused, and their performances make us think a lot about life.Do you know anything about “The Monkees”? “The Monkee
8、s” is a band that was first popular in the 1960s in America. Unlike most bands of the time, the Monkees were not formed by its members but rather by TV producers. They were a fictional band in the TV show of the same name. The band was composed of Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Peter T
9、ork. All the members had some musical experience. Lets come to the reading - The Band That Wasnt and find more about them.III. Reading1.Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text THE BAND THAT WASNT. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and
10、 the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.2.Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from THE BAND THAT W
11、ASNTdream of doing , at a concert , with sb. clapping and enjoying , sing karaoke , be honest with oneself, get to form a band, high school students, practice ones music, play to passers-by, in the subway, earn some extra money, begin as a TV show, play jokes on, be based loosely on, the TV organize
12、rs, make good music, put an advertisement in a newspaper, look for rock musicians, pretend to do sth., the attractive performances, be copied by, support them fiercely, become more serious about, play their own instruments, produce ones own records, start touring, break up, in the mid-1980s, a celeb
13、ration of ones time as a real band 3.Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraphSkim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the paragraph. 1st paragraph: How do people get to form a band? 2nd paragrap
14、h: Most musicians meet and form a band. 3rd paragraph: One band started as a TV show.4th paragraph: “The Monkees” became even more popular than “The Beatles”.3.Reading and transferring informationRead the text again to complete the tables, which list how people formed a band and how The Monkees was
15、formed by the TV organizers and became a real band. How do people get to form a band?MembersHigh school studentsReasonsThey like to write and play music.PlacesThey practice their music in someones home.FormsThey may play to passers-by in the street or subway.ResultsThey can earn some extra money. Th
16、ey may also have a chance to dream of becoming famous.How was The Monkees formed and became a real band?The Monkees in 1968 （left to right）: Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith & Davy Jonesbeginning of the band It began as a TV show. style of the performanceThey played jokes on each other as well
17、 as played music.first music and jokesMost of them were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”.development of the bandThey became more serious about their work and started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. They produced their own records and started to
18、uring and playing their own music.changes of the bandThe band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, which was a celebration of their time as a real band.4. Reading and understanding difficult sentencesAs you have read the text times, you can surel
19、y tell which sentences are difficult to understand. Now put your questions concerning the difficult points to me. IV. Closing downClosing down by doing exercisesTo end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Closing down by having a discussionDo you think the TV organ
20、izers were right to call “The Monkees” a band when they did not sing or write their own songs? I dont think the TV organizers were right to call “The Monkees” a band when they did not sing or write their own songs because singing and writing its own songs was the basis of a band. Do you agree that t
21、he jokes were more important than the music for this band? Give a reason. Yes. I think it is the jokes that really attract more fans.No. I think the purpose of forming a band is getting people to enjoy the spirit of music. Its more important than playing jokes just to make people laugh.Closing down
22、by retelling the form of the band The Monkees.I shall write some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the form of the band according to these words. begin as a TV show, the TV organizers, look for, put an advertisement in a newspaper, use actors for the other members of the band
23、, pretend to singPeriod 2: A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language（The Attributive Clause （in/ for/ with/ bywhich/ whom）.To help students learn about the Attributive Clause with a preposition in front.To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions.To help stude
24、nts discover and learn to use some useful structures.I. Warming upWarming up by discovering useful words and expressionsTurn to page 35 and do exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 first. Check your answers against your classmates. II. Learning about grammar1.Reading and thinkingTurn to page 34 and read with me
25、the text of THE BAND THAT WASNt. As you read on, pay attention to The Attributive Clause （in/ for/ with/ bywhich/ whom）, that is, the attributive clauses with a preposition ahead of the relative pronoun shown in the sentences. The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other as w
26、ell as played music. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, “The Monkees” started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band.2.Doing exercises No. 1 and 2 on page 35Turn to page 34. Look at the two sentences:The musicians of whom
27、 the band was formed played jokes on each other as well as played music. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, “The Monkees” started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. Pay attention to the structure: preposition + relat
28、ive pronoun. Usually only two relative pronouns - which and whom- can be used in the Attributive Clause, with a preposition put before the clause. That cant be used. Look at the screen. Here are more examples on this kind of structure. 1.This is the reason for which he left his hometown. （=why）2.Ill
29、 never forget the day on which we stayed together. （=when）3.This is the girl from whom I learned the news.4.The person to whom I spoke just now is the manager that I told you about. 5.Ill show you a store in which you may buy all that you need.（=where）6.I dont like the way in which you laughed at he
30、r.（=that）Now go on to do Exercise No. 2 on page 36, that is, to sort out the sentences. III. Ready used materials for The Attributive Clause （in/ for/ with/ bywhich/ whom） In formal styles we often put a preposition before the relative pronouns which and whom:The rate at which a material heats up depends on its chemical composition.In the novel by Peters, on which the film is based, the main character is a teenager.An actor with whom Gelson had previously worked contacted him about the role.Her many friends, among whom I like to be considered,
