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 dancesballet

Swan LakeThis music was composed in 1876 by Tchaikovsky.The fairy-tale plot ofSwan 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

waltz tango

popular dance

rock ‘n’ roll dancebreakdance 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, breakdanceKeys: 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

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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 STRATEGIESMaking 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” ).

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2nd 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.

Ballet Folk Dance Popular 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 __

Examples 1.__________2.__________3.___________

1.__________2.__________3.__________4.__________5.__________

1._________2._________3._________4.__________5.__________6.__________

3rd reading:

BalletOrigin( 起源 )

began in ______________during the ____ century

Features( 特色 )

tells a story with _________ but no _______

examples 1.__________2._________________3.____________________4.____________________

3rd reading

Italy and France15th

music and actionswords

Swan Lake

Sleeping BeautyThe White-haired GirlThe Red Detachment of Women

Folk DanceOrigin( 起源 )

from ________________

Features

( 特色 )_________ styles of dancing, ________ dances taught from one _________ to another

examples 1._________________2.__________________3.__________________4._________________5.__________________

traditional groupgeneration

the dragon dancethe lion dancethe sword dancethe peacock dancethe Yangge

ordinary people

3rd reading

Popular DanceOrigin( 起源 )

from ____________

Features( 特色 )

popular for a ________ time, _________ to learn, danced in ____________

examples 1.___________________2.___________________3.___________________4.___________________5.___________________6.___________________

folk dances

short easycouples

social dances;

break dance

ball room dancing (waltz, the Tango & the Cha-Cha)

tap dancingRock ‘n’ roll dances

disco

3rd reading

Ballet Folk Dance Popular Dance

Origin( 起源 )

began in Italy and Franceduring the 15th century

from ordinary people from 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

examples 1. Swan Lake2.Sleeping Beauty3. The White-haired Girl

1. the dragon dance2. the lion dance3. the sword dance4. the peacock dance5. the Yangge

1. social dances2. ball room dancing 3. tap dancing4. Rock ‘n’ roll dances 5. disco6. 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 characteristics7) type g. the group of people in a family at the same stage in its development8) skip h. first in one direction and then in the other9) generation i. having no like or equal; being the only one of its sort10) 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 Bankpopular: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 Bankskip ：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

PracticeFill 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

ordinaryunique

back and forthskipped

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 formin western culturewell-knownfolk danceordinary peoplegroup dancesbe taught from generation to generationbe famous forthe dragon dancethe lion danceon special occasionspeople of all agesback and forthto 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 knownball Americanrock roomart dancewell 1980smid formfolk music

African-Americanballroomrock musicart formwell-knownmid-1980sfolk dance

P 29 Ex 5 Practice: Make compound words

1 adj. known by many peoplewell-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