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Teaching Plan for Module 3 (NSEFC Book 2) Music The Second Period, Reading and Vocabulary I. Teaching Objectives 1. Language Objectives (1) Important words and phrases talent, impressed, successful, be known as…, be impressed with… (2) Important sentence patterns a. It was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna. b. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him. 2. Ability Objectives (1) Develop and improve the reading ability, such as, skimming and scanning; (2) Develop and improve oral ability. 3. Moral Objectives (1) Improve their own sense of cooperation through group activities or pair works. (2) Develop their own interest in music and enrich their own emotional or spiritual life. II. Important Points 1. Bold and free discussion of musicians. 2. Improve students’ reading ability. III. Difficult Points 1. Whether the students can actively participate in discussions or not. 2. Whether the students can deal with some difficulties in language and grammar or not. IV. Teaching Methods 1. Scanning, pair work, discussing and answering questions. 2. Teaching Aids: Blackboard, brush, chalks. V. Teaching Procedures StepⅠ  Lead-in (5 minutes) Ask some students to say something about Haydn/ Mozart/ Beethoven through showing their pictures. T: Look at the pictures, have you heard them?...And how much do you know about them ? Now which of you would like to tell us something about them? Tell us as much as you can. S: … T: Good! Now we will learn more about the three great composers. StepⅡ Scanning (5 minutes) Deal with the post-reading questions. 1. Ask students to scan the text and discuss the following questions. They can then check with a partner.  Which of the composers… a. were born in Austria? Haydn, Mozart b. was born in Germany?  Beethoven c. had a good singing voice? Haydn      d. died before his fortieth birthday?  Mozart e. became deaf?  Beethoven f. met each other?  They all met each other g. had fathers who were musicians?  Mozart, Beethoven h. had a father who wasn’t a musician?  Haydn 2.  T: Now let’s read for some specific information. Read the text and then fill in the chart. There is no need to write in complete sentences. Key words will be OK. You may work in groups. Remember you are given 3 minutes to finish it. 3 minutes later we will check the answers together.   Birth place About his father His achievements Relationship with the other two Haydn a village in Austria peasant a composer and is known as “the father of the symphony” friends Mozart in Salzburg, Austria musician composed more than 600 pieces of music friends Beethoven in Bonn, Germany musician great composer friends           Step Ⅲ Detailed - reading (25 minutes) Activity 1. Read Para 1-2 about Haydn Task 1. Important language points: (1) be known as: known by a lot of people. e.g. Chen Long is known as a gongfu film star. be known for: known by many people but it expresses reasons. e.g. The small town is known for its honey peaches all over the country. The similar phrases: be famous as/for… e.g. She was more famous as a writer than as a singer. He became internationally famous for his novels and poetry. (2) change…into…: to make sth form into another e.g. With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. (3) Having worked there for 30 years, Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful.  = After he had worked there for 30 years, Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful. Having + Ved: used as the adverbial of the time, it expressed the behavior happened before the subject sentence’s behavior. e.g.：在这住了30年他已习惯了这里的生活。 Having lived here for 30 years, he got used to the life here. = After he had lived here for 30 years, he got used to the life here. Task 2. Answer the following questions. (1) How did Haydn change the form of symphonies? He made them longer and for a lager orchestra. (2) How long did he work in eastern Austria? For 30 years. Activity 2. Read Para 3-5 about Mozart Task1. Important language point (1) talent n. a. have talent for sth. /doing sth: a natural ability to do sth well. e.g. She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. b. people or a person with a natural ability to do sth well. e.g. She is a great talent. (2) be impressed with/ by/ at… e.g. I was deeply impressed by/ with/ at his speech.      Other usage: a.“impress sth. upon/ on sb”or“impress sb. with sth” My father impressed on me the importance of work. = My father impressed me with the importance of work. b. impress sth upon/ on sth. He impressed his name on the box. Task 2. answer the following questions. (1) By the time Mozart was 14, what was he achieved? He had composed many pieces not only for orchestra, but also for harpsichord, piano and violin. (2) What was Haydn’s evaluation of Mozart? He was the greatest composer the world has known. (3) How long were Haydn and Mozart friends? They were friends for 10 years. Activity 3. Read Para 6-8 about Beethoven Task 1. Important language point. (1) It was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna. (emphatic sentence) The sentence pattern: it is/was…that/who… e.g. it is I who am wrong.= I am wrong. (2) to go deaf: to become deaf or unable to hear clearly. Task 2. Answer the following questions. (1) When Mozart met Beethoven, what did he say about him? He will give something wonderful to the world (2) Who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna? Haydn (3) When was Beethoven completely deaf? Did he stop composing music after he became deaf? The last years of his life. No. Step Ⅳ Discussion (5 minutes) Put the students into groups and let them discuss the following questions. They should appoint a secretary to notes their ideas. 1. After you have learned the passage and known some information about the three great composers, which one would you like best? Different people have different strengths. Haydn had no rich background but he studied hard and also had great achievements in music. Mozart was a musical talent and he could play many kinds of instruments. He was a big star and toured Europe giving concerts when he was still a teenager. Beethoven was a great composer. He became completely deaf, but he continued composing. He had a spirit of persistent, optimistic, confident and never give up. 2. What can you learn from Beethoven’s persistence? And what should we do when we come across a difficulty? Life is not smooth sailing. We may come across a lot of difficulties. If we want to have some achievements in our life, we must have a spirit of persistent, optimistic, confident and never give up. Just like Beethoven, only if we try our best to overcome all the difficulties, we must be successful. Step Ⅴ Summary  (4 minutes) Through the introduction of the three great composers, we have learned more knowledge about them. What have you learned about the three great composers? The passage is mainly introducing the three great composers’ birth places, fathers, achievements and relationship with other two. Step Ⅵ  Homework Assignment (1 minute) Write a composition on “A musician I like best.” VI. Blackboard Design (1) words and phrases: be known as… talent Module3 Music   Birth place father … … Haydn         Mozart         Beethoven                   draft