Using language----

Speaking & Writing

Unit 5 Music

制作老师 : 李胜文

This song is a ballad and tells a

story. Each part tells some of the

story. Write down the main idea

for each part.

P73 Reading task

1. When his son is growing up, his

father is often away and very busy.

But the son wants to copy his father.

2. At ten the father is too busy to play

with his son, but the son still wants

to copy his father.

3. Home from college the son is too busy

to talk to his father.

4. Now the father is old and retired, he

finds his son is too busy to see him. He

now realizes that his son has grown up

just like him.

Do you want to form

your own band to

take part in the

music festival?

Form your own band in groups of six.

Decide who will play what instrument

and who will sing. Decide the name of

your band and what kind of band you

will be. For example, will you be a

rock band, or a small group of

singers? Then, choose an English song

for your “band” to perform.

You may find this song on the

internet or on some of your own tapes

or CDs. Practise singing your song to

the music and then perform to the

class. This may be just the beginning

for you and your band!

Making suggestions

I’d like to suggest…. How/ What about…? Let’s…. Let me say that…. What do you think…? What if we…? Why don’t we…? I think we should…. Maybe we could….

Sample dialogue:S1: What music shall be performed in

our band? I like folk music. What

about you?

S2: I’d like to suggest Chinese folk

music. I like it very much. What do you

all think?

S3: I don’t mind what music we choose as long as I don’t have to sing. I think we should pretend to play an instrument. Maybe I can bring in my brother’s guitar.S4: Yes. That sounds good but let me say that I don’t like to sing in public so I think we should have a backing group that supports the main singer. What do you think?

S1: Who’s the best singer here?

S2: I’m in the school choir.

S3: Me too. Why don’t we sing a

Chinese folk song together with a

guitar and one backing singer.

S1: It’s OK by me.

S4: Now all we have to do is to choose

the song. Let’s make a list of our

favourites …

Writing

How to organize the letter?

Part 1 Explain the situation.

Part 2 Ask question(s).

Part 3 Politely ask for help.

Writing for practical purpose:

Asking for advice

1). I would be grateful if you could

give me some advice.

2). How can I …

Useful expressions for asking for

advice and suggestions.

3). What can you suggest?

4). I would appreciate your reply offering

some suggestions.

5). Do you have some good advice on …

6). Does anyone has any tips on …

7). I can’t decide whether …

8). I would like to know how can I …

9). I am a little bit confused. I am

looking forward to receiving your

advice letter and thank you in advice.

10). I really don’t want to bother you,

but …

Would you offer me some advice?

Write an e-mail to Freddy for his

advice on how to make your band

successful. Try to use the useful

expressions for asking for advice

and suggestions we have mentioned

before.

Dear Freddy:

My name is Li Hua. I’m beginning a band

with my friends. However, we have never

been in a band before. Could you please

give us some advice? I would like to know

what music to play and we cannot decide.

Sample letter

I like pop music but most of my friends

like rock ‘n’ roll. Liu Mei likes rap. How

are we to decide what to play? Do you sug

gest we play a little of all of these types of

music? Or should we only play one kind o

f music? How did you and your friends de

cide what to play?

We hope you can give us some advice.

Yours hopefully,Li Hua

The BeatlesI have been collecting the songs of the Beatles for a long time now. I first saw them on the television and I was at once attracted by their attractive personalities and the fun they seemed to have. Actually, that is funny in one way because my favourite song is “Yesterday”

Writing task P74 Sample writing

which is very sad. However, not all their songs are like that. Some are funny, others are cheerful and express original ideas and have lovely tunes. They seemed able to combine and ability to communicate with young people and describe their hopes and fears. I am sure that their music will still be remembered many years from now.

They were the most famous band of the

1960s and it is still possible to enjoy and

admire their songs even today.

Homework

1. Revise and summary the language items learned in this unit.

2. Write letter to ask for advice.

3. Try to write a short passage to introduce a musician/ singer /composer / conductor.

Unit 5