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Lesson 4 Let’s Dance
Enjoy a video
Warming up: Can you name them?
ballet dragon dance
waltz tango hip-hop dance
square dance
Words Related to Dancing
Disco
Classical ballet
Chinese folk dance
Walts Breakdancing
•beautiful•loud•noisy•fast•traditional•popular•exciting
Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
disco, classical ballet, waltz, Chinese folk dance,
breakdance
Task 1 listening
Chinese folk dance
classical ballet
waltz
disco
breakdance
1.Match the following words from the text with their definitions:
1) ordinary a. jump lightly or quickly 2) unique b. not unusual or special in any way 3) skip c. people in a group or country of a similar age, experiences or attitudes4) generation d. forwards and backwards
5) back and forth e. having no like or equal; being the only one of its sort
Vocabulary
2. Fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1) Grandfathers, fathers and sons belong to
three different __________( 代 ).2) The book describes the way of life of the
_________ (普通的) people of Mexico.3) That building is ________ (唯一
的) because all the others like it were destroyed.
4) How do you feel when the late comers walk __________ (来回) in front of you in a cinema?
5) He ______ (跳过) the dull part of the book to read the exciting part.
generations
ordinaryunique
back and forthskipped
Please read this passage quietly and quickly, trying to guess where it is from.
(1) a traditional encyclopedia
(2) a magazine
(3) a newspaper
(4) CD ROM encyclopedia
Reading Strategies:
--- making contextual connections( 利用语境,联系上下文 )1. Read the text to get a general idea.2. Look at the missing sentences and read the paragraphs with gaps in detail.3. Choose the missing sentence, a) to e), from the list. Make sure the topic of the sentence matches the topic of the paragraph.4. Make sure that the sentence fits in with the sentences before and after it. Look for time references, pronoun references or contrasting ideas.
topictopic
time references pronoun references
1
2
4
5
3
a)b)c)
d)
e)
In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colouful peacock dance.One of the most famous ballets is called “ Swan Lake”.In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner.
Task 2 Fast Reading
topic, pronoun, time
Task 3 Careful Reading
Can you find out the origin( 起源 ), features( 特色 ) and famous examples for each dance mentioned in the text?
Ballet
Folk Dance
Popular Dance
How many topics are there in the passage?
BalletOrigin( 起源 )
began in _________________during the _______ century
Features( 特色 )
tells a story with
___________________ but no
___________
Examples1.__________2._________________3.____________________
Italy and France
15th
music and actions
words
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
The White-haired Girl
Folk Dance
Origin come from ________________
Features____________ styles of dancing, _____________ dances taught from one _____________ to another
Examples
1._________________2.__________________3.__________________4._________________5.__________________
traditionalgroup
generation
the dragon dancethe lion dance
the sword dancethe peacock dance
ordinary people
the Yangge
Popular Dance
Origin come from ____________
Featurespopular for a _______ time, ______ to learn, danced in ____________
Examples
1.___________________
2. ________________________
3.___________________
4.___________________
5.___________________
6.___________________
folk dances
shorteasycouples
tap dancing
rock ‘n’ roll dancesdisco
break dance
the Tango
the Cha-Cha
1. Ballet is an important art form in Western culture.
2. China has not produced any ballets. 3. Folk dances are usually solo ( 独个 ) d
ances.4. Dragon dances and the lion dances are
folk dances in China.
TF
F
T
True or False
ever some
group
5. Popular or social dances are usually popular for a long time.
6. Ballroom dancing was a formal dance in a large room.
7.In the United States ,there only old forms of dance .
F
T
F
short
not only
Ballet Ballet began in Italy and France during __________________and is still an important ____ ______in Western culture and it tells a story with ______ and ________ but no_________. Folk dancesFolk dances are traditional styles of dances coming from ___________ people. They are usually group dances that are taught from one _____________ to____________. Popular dancesPopular dances often come from ________ dances. They were popular, including ballroom dances, Rock ’n’ roll, the Tango, the Cha-cha, disco and so on.
the 15th century
art formmusic actions
words
ordinary
generation anotherfolk
Task 4 Retelling
Do you think it is necessary to open a dance lesson in our school?
If opened ,what dance would you like to
learn?
Discussion (pair work)
In my opinion/ For my point of view,As far as I am concerned...
I think /don't think it is necessary...Because it is ....
interesting , relax , take exercise ,make friends...waste time , waste energy, difficult ...
Homework
Write a brief introduction to the type and history of a dance, using the words and phrases learned in this unit.
Thank you!