北师大 高一 ( 2 ) Unit 5

Lesson 4 Let’s Dance

Objectives 1. To practise reading a text quickly to identify the type/ genre. 2. To read a text with gapped sentences and be able to complete

the gaps using topic, linking and reference clues. 3. To practise vocabulary related to music and dancing. 4. To talk about preferences about

Pre-reading Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances. Key Words disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance

Chinese folk dance Classical ballet Breakdance Waltz Disco 2 5 3 4 1

Some pictures about dance

ballet

Chinese folk dance

waltz

polka

the Charleston

jitterbug

Break dance

Listen Listen to the tape and tell types of dances mentioned.

Types of dances Folk Dance Popular Dance Ballet the dragon dance ;the lion dance; the Yangge Social dances; ballroom dancing;tap dancing; breakdancing Swan Lake ; Sleeping Beauty;The White-haired Girl

Swan Lake

The Yangge

Reading Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. Use the Strategies to help you.

Read the text and do exercise 3 with the help of Reading Strategies. In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.

c) Other kinds of folk dances are the sword danced 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. d c b e a

True or False ‘The Nutcracker’ is a famous America ballet.( ) Ballet are performed by professional dancers. ( ) Folk dance are usually popular for only a short time.( ) F T F

Yangge is performed in Christmas celebration. ( ) Rumba and Cha-Cha are folk dances.( ) Popular dance are taught from one generation to another.( ) F F F

African-American rhythm and movements play an important part in the development of popular dance. ( ) T

Post-reading Read the text again and answer these questions. 1. Who started folk dance? Ordinary people.

2. What is the main difference between folk and popular dances? Popular dances are usually popular for only a short time. 3. What is a ballroom dance that came from folk dance? Waltz.

Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States? The mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance. 5. What type of dancing became popular in the mid-1980s? Breakdancing.

Vocabulary Make compound words by matching one word from each list.

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

Match four words from Exercise 5 with their definitions. 1 adj. known by many people well-known 2 noun. a traditional dance from a specific community folk dance

3 noun. a large room for formal social dancing 4 noun. in the middle of the 1980s ballroom mid-1980s

Speaking Read this questionnaire and think about your answers. Then in pairs, tell your partner about yourself. Do you wanna dance?

1 Do you like dancing? 2 What kind of dance do you like? 3 What kind of music do you like dancing to? 4 How well can you dance? 5 What special dances can you do? 6 What dance would you like to learn?

你身边最熟悉的舞蹈是什么呢？仿照课文的思路，写一篇作文，介绍一下在你所在的地方的舞蹈形式。 Writing

1 完成作文 2 记忆词汇 3 熟读课文 4 预习下节内容 Homework