1. 北师大
高一 ( 2 )
Unit 5

2. Lesson 4 Let’s Dance

3. 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

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

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

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

7. Some pictures about dance

8. ballet

9. Chinese folk dance

10. waltz

11. polka

12. the Charleston

13. jitterbug

14. Break dance

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

16. 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

17. Swan Lake

18. The Yangge

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

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

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

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

26. 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.

27. 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.

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

29. African known
ball American
rock room
art dance
well s
mid form
folk music
African-American
ballroom
rock music
art form
well-known
mid-1980s
folk dance

30. 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

31. 3 noun. a large room for formal
social dancing
4 noun. in the middle of the
1980s
ballroom
mid-1980s

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

33. 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?

34. 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

35. 1 完成作文
2 记忆词汇
3 熟读课文
4 预习下节内容
Homework