Lesson 4 Let’s dance

1. identify different types of dancing. 2. practise the reading strategy of making contextual connections Objectives By the end of the lesson, we will be able to

Do you like dancing? What kind of dance do you like? Why?

Pre-reading: different dances ballet Swan Lake This music was composed in 1876 by Tchaikovsky. The fairy-tale plot of Swan Lake revolves around the love between the young Prince and the beautiful Princess.

Pre-reading: different dances dragon dance lion dance Yangge folk dance

Pre-reading: different dances sword dance peacock dance

Pre-reading: different dances waltztango popular dance

rock ‘n’ roll dance breakdance is a street dane style that evolved as pat of the hip hop movement among African Ameican tap dancing disco

Pre-reading: Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box. disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance Keys: 1. Chinese folk dance 2. Classical ballet 3. Waltz 4. breakdance 5. disco

1st Reading: Answer the questions. 1. Where is the text from? * a newspaper *a traditional encyclopedia *a magazine *a CD ROM encyclopedia √ a book or set of books dealing with every branch of knowledge, usually in alphabetical order ( 常以字母顺序排列的 ) 百科全书

2nd reading: Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. a)In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. b)They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples. c)Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance. d)One of the most famous ballets is called “ Swan Lake”. e)In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner. How?

2nd reading: Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. a)In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. b)They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples. c)Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance. d)One of the most famous ballets is called “ Swan Lake”. e)In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner.

READING STRATEGIES Making Contextual Connections Read the whole text to get the general idea. Look at the missing sentences and read the paragraphs with gaps in detail. Choose the missing sentence, a) to e), from the list. Make sure the topic of the sentence matches the topic of the paragraph. (e.g. paragraph 1 and sentence d) are both about ballet. ) Make sure that the sentence fits in with the sentence before and after it. Look for time references ( e.g. 1960s), pronoun references (e.g. “they” refers to “popular or social dances” ) or contrasting ideas (“American” is contrasted with “in Europe” ).

nd reading--- Check a)In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. b)They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples. c)Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance. d)One of the most famous ballets is called “ Swan Lake”. e)In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner.

BalletFolk DancePopular Dance Origin ( 起源 ) began in _______ during the ____ century from _______from ______ Features ( 特色 ) tells a story with _____ but no _______ ______ styles of dancing, _____ dances taught from one ____ to another popular for a ____ time, ____ to learn, danced in __ Examples1.__________ 2.__________ 3.___________ 1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________ 1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4.__________ 5.__________ 6.__________ 3rd reading:

Ballet Origin ( 起源 ) began in ______________ during the ____ century Features ( 特色 ) tells a story with _________ but no _______ examples1.__________ 2._________________ 3.____________________ 4.____________________ 3rd reading Italy and France 15th music and actions words Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty The White-haired Girl The Red Detachment of Women

Folk Dance Origin ( 起源 ) from ________________ Features ( 特色 ) _________ styles of dancing, ________ dances taught from one _________ to another examples 1._________________ 2.__________________ 3.__________________ 4._________________ 5.__________________ traditional group generation the dragon dance the lion dance the sword dance the peacock dance the Yangge ordinary people 3rd reading

Popular Dance Origin ( 起源 ) from ____________ Features ( 特色 ) popular for a ________ time, _________ to learn, danced in ____________ examples 1.___________________ 2.___________________ 3.___________________ 4.___________________ 5.___________________ 6.___________________ folk dances shorteasy couples social dances; break dance ball room dancing (waltz, the Tango & the Cha-Cha) tap dancing Rock ‘n’ roll dances disco 3rd reading

BalletFolk DancePopular Dance Origin ( 起源 ) began in Italy and France during the 15 th century from ordinary peoplefrom folk dances Feature ( 特色 ) tells a story with music and actions but no words traditional styles of dancing, group dances taught from one generation to another popular for a short time, easy to learn, danced in couples examples1. Swan Lake 2.Sleeping Beauty 3. The White-haired Girl 1. the dragon dance 2. the lion dance 3. the sword dance 4. the peacock dance 5. the Yangge 1. social dances 2. ball room dancing 3. tap dancing 4. Rock ‘n’ roll dances 5. disco 6. break dance 3rd reading

Speaking What kind of dancing do you like best? Why ?

Homework 1. Ｐ７２ ＥＸ２ 2. Ｐ７５ Ｅｘ２ Learning words in groups

Unit 5 Lesson 4 Let’s dance (2) --Language Study

Review 1. describing dance: back and forth, elegant, noble, ordinary, traditional, unique 2. types of dance: ballroom dance, disco, social dance, breakdance, peacock dance, sword dance, tango dancing, waltz

Match the words with their definitions: 1)ordinary a. a weapon with a long sharp blade （刀刃） 2) tap b. a person coming into a country from abroad to make home there 3) sword c. liked by a lot of people 4) immigrant d. not unusual or special in any way 5) popular e. a gentle knock on something Review

Match the words with their definitions: 6) unique f. class or group considered to have common characteristics 7) type g. the group of people in a family at the same stage in its development 8) skip h. first in one direction and then in the other 9) generation i. having no like or equal; being the only one of its sort 10) back and forth j. jump lightly or quickly Review

adj. 独一无二的；独特的，罕见的 翻译：贝多芬的交响乐在音乐史上是独一无二的。 His _____________________ attracted many readers. 他独特的写作风格吸引了很多读者。 Word Bank unique writing styles 原文： People like to watch performances of this unique folk dance. Beethoven’s symphony is unique in music history.

Word Bank popular: 1 ）受大众喜爱的 be popluar with sb. 受 … 喜爱 / 欢迎 2 ） 多数人做的，公众的 popular vote 全民公决 3 ）通俗的，大众的 popular press 通俗报刊

Word Bank skip ： 1 ）蹦跳着走 go skipping along the path 沿着小路蹦跳着往前走 2 ）不做（某事） skip meals 不吃饭 3 ）略过，跳过 skip over the details 略过细节 skip to the last item 跳到最后一项

Practice Fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1) Grandfathers, fathers and sons belong to three different g__________ （代）. 2) The book describes the way of life of the o_______ （普通的） people of Mexico. 3) That building is u_____ （唯一的） because all the others like it were destroyed. 4) How do you feel when the late comers walk b__________ （来回） in front of you in a cinema? 5) He s______ （跳过） the dull part of the book to read the exciting part. generations ordinary unique back and forth skipped

艺术形式 （ 1 ） 在西方文化中（ 1 ） 著名的（ 1 ） 民族舞蹈 （ 2) 普通民众 （ 2) 集体舞 （ 2) 代代相传 （ 2) 因 … 而著名 （ 2) 舞龙 （ 2) 舞狮 （ 2) 在特殊场合 不同年龄的人 （ 2) 来回，往返 （ 2) 和着节奏 （ 2) art form in western culture well-known folk dance ordinary people group dances be taught from generation to generation be famous for the dragon dance the lion dance on special occasions people of all ages back and forth to the rhythm

Compound Words ( 合成词 ) 1.One well-known Chinese ballet is called “The White-haired Girl”. 2. In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. 3. Ballroom dancing, which was a formal dance in a large room, became more popular. item composed of two or more parts, written as one or two words, or joined by a hyphen

African known ball American rock room art dance well 1980s mid form folk music African-American ballroom rock music art form well-known mid-1980s folk dance P 29 Ex 5 Practice: Make compound words

1 adj. known by many people well-known folk dance 2 noun. a traditional dance from a specific community Page 29 Ex 6 Practice 3 noun. a large room for formal social dancing 4 noun. in the middle of the 1980s ballroom mid-1980s

Homework 1. P 72 Ex 3 2. Writing P33 Bulletin Board