第六单元Trouble is a Friend
教学目标
1.了解歌曲的创作背景以及歌手的信息
2.掌握歌词意思
3.掌握重要词汇以及表达法
4.能够用英语讨论提出的问题并有自己的见解
教学步骤:
一、提出问题,让学生讨论,并找学生回答。
• 1. What trouble do you often meet in your daily life?
• 2. When trouble comes to you, how do you feel?
• 3. When you feel depressed or gloomy, what will you do to relax yourself?
• 4. How do you understand “trouble is a friend”?
• 5. Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Why do you think so?
• 6. How can we take trouble as a friend?
7. How much do you know about Depression or depressive disorder?
二、播放歌曲视频,让学生对歌曲形成初步的认识
三、PPT讲解具体内容
歌曲导入
创作背景
• 在lenka的同名专辑《lenka》中,最为中国歌迷熟知的就是那首轻快的“trouble is a friend”,不过这首歌还有一段不为人知的小秘密。lenka谈到这首歌时很不好意思的说道,“其实这首歌本意就是很私人的事情,和感情有关,所以并不愿意去讲太多,让这段不开心的经历过去吧。”当然她自己也坦承:“这算我自己犯的一个错误吧,以后应该不会了”。
歌手信息
来自澳洲的Lenka,六岁时伴随吹奏小号的父亲而开口歌唱,慢慢培养出对音乐的高度兴趣。移居悉尼之后,Lenka开始学习舞蹈等表演课程,进入艺术学院加强其发声训练。2004年加入Electronic-Rock团体Decoder Ring,替短片《犹太男孩/Jewboy》编写配乐而风靡许多电影节会场,更跃登澳洲大小音乐祭典舞台。Lenka飞到美国洛杉矶寻找更多音乐灵感,同时不断于工作室里头制作自己的歌曲,2007年获得Epic Records赏识,顺利签入旗下筹备个人专辑。
词汇讲解
• 1.No matter
• 2. moan
• 3. lose control
• 4. wing
• 5. play a part
• 6. foe
• 7. sucker
• 8. charm
歌词讲解
Trouble will find you no mater where you go, oh oh. 无论你躲到哪,麻烦都会找上你,哦哦
No Matter if you're fast no matter if you're slow, oh oh.无论你是快还是慢,哦哦
The eye of the storm and the cry in the morn, oh oh.在拂晓痛哭,就像暴雨来袭,哦哦
Your fine for a while but then start to lose control.你暂时安好,但也即将失控
He's there in the dark,他就在黑暗中
He's there in my heart,他就在我心里
He waits in the winds 他在幕后等待
He's gotta play a part.他准备发威
Trouble is a friend,yeah 麻烦是个朋友.
Trouble is a friend of mine. oh oh! 麻烦是我的一个朋友,哦哦
Trouble is a friend but trouble is a foe, oh oh.麻烦是朋友,可也是魔鬼,哦哦
And no matter what I feed him he always seems to grow, oh oh.不管我怎么对待他,他似乎都在成长,哦哦
He sees what I see and he knows what I know, oh oh.他看我所看,知我所知.哦哦
So don't forget as you ease on down the road.因此即便将来安宁也别忘了他
He's there in the dark,他就在黑暗中
he's there in my heart,他就在我心里
He waits in the winds 他在幕后等待
He's gotta play a part.他准备发威
Trouble is a friend, yeah 麻烦是个朋友,耶
Trouble is a friend of mine. oh oh! 麻烦是我的一个朋友,哦哦
So don't be alarmed if he takes you by the arm.所以即便他拽住你的手臂了也别惊慌
I roll down the window, I'm a sucker for his charm .我摇下车窗,我臣服于他
Trouble is a friend, yeah 麻烦是个朋友,耶
Trouble is a friend of mine. Oh oh! 麻烦是我的一个朋友,哦哦
Oh how I hate the way he makes me feel. 哦,我痛恨他给我的感受
And how I try to make him leave; I try. 我该如何赶他离开,我尽力
Oh Oh I try! 哦哦,我尽力
But he's there in the dark, 他就在黑暗中
He's there in my heart, 他就在我心里
He waits in the winds 他在幕后等待
He's gotta play a part.他准备发威
Trouble is a friend,yeah 麻烦是个朋友,耶
Trouble is a friend of mine. oh oh! 麻烦是我的一个朋友,哦哦
So don't be alarmed if he takes you by the arm.所以即便他拽住你的手臂了也别惊慌
I roll down the window, I'm a sucker for his charm .我摇下车窗,我臣服于他
Trouble is a friend,yeah 麻烦是个朋友,耶
Trouble is a friend of mine. Oh oh! 麻烦是我的一个朋友,哦哦
Oh 哦
四、作业
将英文歌曲的歌词和重点词汇句型整理成笔记
写出对歌曲的感悟
五、总结
启发学生思考,该如何面对生活中的麻烦。从歌曲中可以知道,生活中麻烦随处可见,关键看对待麻烦的态度,它可以使你成长过程中的朋友也可以是敌人。