1. Lesson 4 Let’s Dance

2. Enjoy a video

3. Warming up: Can you name them?
ballet
dragon dance
square dance
tango
hip-hop dance
waltz

4. Words Related to Dancing
Disco
Classical ballet
Chinese folk dance
Walts
Breakdancing
beautiful
loud
noisy
fast
traditional
popular
exciting

5. Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
Task 1 listening
Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
disco, classical ballet, waltz, Chinese folk dance, breakdance

6. Chinese folk dance

7. classical ballet

8. waltz

9. disco

10. breakdance

11. Match the following words from the text with their definitions:
Vocabulary
Match the following words from the text
with their definitions:
1) ordinary a. jump lightly or quickly
2) unique b. not unusual or special in any way
3) skip c. people in a group or country of a similar
age, experiences or attitudes
4) generation d. forwards and backwards
5) back and forth e. having no like or equal; being the only
one of its sort

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

13. Please read this passage quietly and quickly, trying to guess where it is from.
(1) a traditional encyclopedia
(2) a magazine
(3) a newspaper
(4) CD ROM encyclopedia

14. Reading Strategies: --- making contextual connections(利用语境，联系上下文)
1. Read the text to get a general idea.
2. Look at the missing sentences and read the
paragraphs with gaps in detail.
3. Choose the missing sentence, a) to e), from the
list. Make sure the topic of the sentence matches the topic of the paragraph.
4. Make sure that the sentence fits in with the
sentences before and after it. Look for time
references, pronoun references or contrasting
ideas.
topic
topic
time
references
pronoun
references

15. a) 5 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1 e) 4 topic, pronoun, time
Task 2 Fast Reading
topic, pronoun, time 5 a)
In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.
They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.
Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colouful peacock dance.
One of the most famous ballets is called “ Swan Lake”.
In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner. b) 3 c) 2 d) 1 4 e)

16. Task 3 Careful Reading
How many topics are there in the passage?
Ballet
Folk Dance
Popular Dance
Can you find out the origin(起源), features(特色) and famous examples for each dance mentioned in the text?

17. Ballet Origin (起源) Features (特色) Examples began in _________________
during the _______ century
Features
(特色)
tells a story with ___________________ but no ___________
Examples
1.__________
2._________________
3.____________________
Italy and France
15th
music and actions
words
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
The White-haired Girl

18. come from ________________
Folk Dance
Origin
come from ________________
Features
____________ styles of dancing, _____________ dances taught from one _____________ to another
Examples
1._________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4._________________
5.__________________
ordinary people
traditional
group
generation
the dragon dance
the lion dance
the sword dance
the peacock dance
the Yangge

19. come from ____________
Popular Dance
Origin
come from ____________
Features
popular for a _______ time, ______ to learn, danced in ____________
Examples
1.___________________
2. ________________________
3.___________________
4.___________________
5.___________________
6.___________________
folk dances
short
easy
couples
the Tango
the Cha-Cha
tap dancing
rock ‘n’ roll dances
disco
break dance

20. True or False
1. Ballet is an important art form in Western culture.
2. China has not produced any ballets.
3. Folk dances are usually solo (独个) dances.
4. Dragon dances and the lion dances are folk dances in China.
ever
some T
group F F T

21. F T F 5. Popular or social dances are usually popular for a long time.
short
5. Popular or social dances are usually popular for a long time.
6. Ballroom dancing was a formal dance in a large room.
7.In the United States ,there only old forms of dance . F
not only T F

22. Task 4 Retelling
Ballet began in Italy and France during __________________and is still an important ____ ______in Western culture and it tells a story with ______ and ________ but no_________.
Folk dances are traditional styles of dances coming from ___________ people. They are usually group dances that are taught from one _____________ to____________.
Popular dances often come from ________ dances. They were popular, including ballroom dances, Rock ’n’ roll,
the Tango, the Cha-cha, disco and so on.
the 15th century
art
form
music
actions
words
ordinary
generation
another
folk

23. Discussion (pair work)
Do you think it is necessary to open a dance lesson in our school?
If opened ,what dance would you like to
learn?

24. In my opinion/ For my point of view,
As far as I am concerned...
I think /don't think it is necessary...
Because it is ....
interesting , relax , take exercise ,
make friends...
waste time , waste energy,
difficult ...

25. Homework
Write a brief introduction to the type and history of a dance, using the words and phrases learned in this unit.

26. Thank you!