第2课时
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Listening 2 | 1. Lead-in Explore the topic of going to a concert with the following questions: 1) Have you ever been to a concert? If yes, when and where? (last month in the stadium, last year at school…) If no, any plans? 2) What kind of music would you like to listen to in a concert? (classical music, jazz, hip hop, rock and roll…) It is advisable for the teacher to play a few clips of different concerts to illustrate different music styles. | 5 min |
2. Pre-listening Step 1 Introduce the background information by asking the question: If you were going to invite your friend to go to a concert with you, what would you say? (E.g. Would you like to go to a concert with me?) Step 2 Pronounce the new vocabulary and expressions for the class to repeat and explain them one by one. (concert, classical music, bet, rock and roll, be supposed to, City Music Hall, pick sb. up) Step 3 Ask students to pay attention to what Chris and Lily are going to do. (They are going to a concert.) | 5 min | |
3. While-listening Step 1 Listen to the dialogue for the general idea and write down some key words. (tickets, concert, come with me, 8:00, City Hall, 6:00, on campus) Step 2 Listen for the second time and take notes about the music type, time and place of the concert. KEY: classical music, 8:00, City Hall Step 3 Listen for the third time and focus on the real reason why Chris invites Lily to the concert. (His elder sister was supposed to go with him but eventually couldn’t make it.) | 15 min | |
4. After-listening Pair work: Talk about the experience when you went to a concert with somebody. If you don’t have such an experience, talk about the plan for that. (You may include: what concert was/is; where the concert was/is held; who you went with/want to go with. E.g. In the first year of my university, I went to a pop music concert in the City Stadium with my roommates.) | 5 min | |
Speaking 2 | Role-play in pairs: Invite your partner to a date. Step 1 – Provide prompts for what to say. (The activities may be a concert, a football match, a movie, a dinner etc. Students are encouraged to talk about the activity they are really interested in) Step 2 – Provide prompts for how to invite, how to accept or refuse. (E.g. I was wondering if you are interested in modern art exhibition. It would be my great pleasure if you would like to go out with me for a dinner. Would you like to have a cup of coffee? It’s on me. I am more than happy to invite you to the party tonight. I would love to go with you; What a generous offer; It’s so nice of you; I don’t see why not. Oh, I’m afraid I’ve got a plan; I don’t think I will have enough time tomorrow night; I really want to but … ) Step 3 – Ask students to invite each other in turn. Step 4 – Teacher chooses some students to present their dialogue to the whole class and gives feedback on their talk. | 10 min |
Assignment | Task 1 Search for information online about a type of outdoor activity that you are interested in but have never done before. Prepare a brief introduction of the activity. (The location, what to do, the people, the time, the equipment, etc. should be included.) Task 2 Make up a dialogue with your partner inviting him or her to take part in the activity with you. (You may use the information you get from Task 1 to get your partner interested. Also, you need to decide the time and place to meet each other.) | 5 min |
Supplementary materials
1. Background information
Concert
A concert is a live performance of music in front of the audience. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, entertainment centers and parks to large multipurpose buildings, and even sports stadiums.
The types of music
Anime: a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children
Blues: melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence.
Classical: serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.
Country: a form of popular music originating in the rural southern US. It is traditionally a mixture of ballads and dance tunes played characteristically on fiddle, guitar, steel guitar, drums, and keyboard.
Electronic: music produced by electronic instruments.
Hip hop/Rap: a style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing.
Jazz: a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century.
Opera: a separate composition or set of compositions by a particular composer, usually ordered by date of publication
Pop: commercial popular music, in particular accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s and sometimes contrasted with rock, soul, or other forms of popular music.
R&B/Soul: a kind of pop music of African-American origin with a soulful vocal style featuring improvisation.
Rock and Roll: a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. Rock and roll was an amalgam of black rhythm and blues and white country music, usually based on a twelve-bar structure and an instrumentation of guitar, bass, and drums.
See the full list at https://www.musicgenreslist.com/
2. Word attack
1) bet v. risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else’s on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game. 打赌
e.g. I would be prepared to bet that what he really wanted was to settle down.
Most people would bet their life savings on this prospect.
2) cold n. a common viral infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, a sore throat, and other similar symptoms. 感冒
e.g. I caught a cold yesterday because of the bad weather.
3) be supposed to be required to do something because of the position one is in or an agreement one has made. 应当做
e.g. I was supposed to meet her at the airport, but I forgot.
4) pick sb. up an act of collecting a person. 接人
e.g. I need to pick my sister up from the train station on Friday afternoon.
3. Useful expressions
Describe a problem
1) My sister was supposed to come but her car broken down.
2) I’d love to go to your party. The only thing is I haven’t finished my schoolwork.
3) Study independently is more flexible. It’s just that I am kind of concerned that I couldn’t motivate myself to get the work done on time.
4) I hate to say that but we’re closed now. Sorry.
5) We’re all ready to be on the stage. The only catch is I couldn’t find my hat.
Give a suggestion
1) Why don’t we meet at the school gate?
2) Why not open the door for a little while?
3) Maybe you could go to ask the professor for help.
4) I think you should go to the library first.
5) How about getting some coffee before the movie begins?
6) Fancy a meal with me?
7) Any mood for a drive?
4. Extensive reading
concert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert