Play the beautiful, lyric song Do, Re, Mi in the movie “The Sound of Music”.
T: Now I will play a fair-sounding song to you. Join the singing, please.
Talk about the film and the music with the students.
T: Now, children, do you like this song? Its name is Do, Re, Mi. Every time I listen to it, I can think of the moving film. Some of you must have known that this song is from a very good film. What is the name of the film? You can tell me either in English or in Chinese.
Ss: The Sound of Music.
T: Good. The film is moving, and its music is the kind of music that has great lyrics.
Then show a beautiful picture on the blackboard: A girl seems to be listening to something, with her hands supporting her face.
T: In the last unit, we learned to guess what somebody was doing. Now look at the pictures and tell me: What is the girl doing?
S1: She must be listening to music.
T: What kind of music is she listening to?
S2: She must be listening to the song.
S3: She must be listening to the song Do, Re, Mi in the movie “The Sound of Music”.
T: What kind of music do you think the girl likes?
Provide some phrases describing music such as the following:
has great lyrics, is very moving, touch people deeply,
remind one of one’s childhood, singers sing the words clearly…
S4: She must like music that has great lyrics.
S5: She must like music that is very moving.
S6: She must like music that touches people deeply
S7: She must like music that reminds her of her happy childhood.
S8: She must like music that singers sing the words clearly.
T: What kind of music do you think children like, the music that they can sing along with or the music that they can dance to?
S9: I think they like both.
T: Very good. They may like both the music that they can sing along with and the music that they can dance to. Now please read the sentences in the picture on page 44 together.
Ask the Ss to circle the sentence they agree with.
T: All these sentences describe the kinds of music each person in the picture likes to listens to. Work in pairs, circle the sentences you agree with and write your own sentences.
S10: I agree with the sentence: I love music that I can sing along with. Because in my opinion, music brings pleasure to people not only in the way of listening to it, but also in the way of singing along with it. And the most important is one can feel it while listening.
S11: I agree with the sentence: I like music that I can dance to. Because I love dancing very much.
Ask some Ss to read their sentences to the class.
Sample answers:
I prefer music that is quiet.
I like music that is comfortable to hear.
I prefer music that has clearly-pronounced words.
I like music that can be found in the movie.
I prefer music that was composed by Beethoven.
I love music that shows love to the life and people.
Step II Listening (1b: P44)
Ask the students to listen to the dialogue between Tony and Betty
T: Now let’s listen to the tape and find what kind of music Tony and Betty like. Look at 1b on P44. Tickle the kinds of music that Tony and Betty like while listening.
Ask a student to read the three headings to the class.
T: First let’s guess what kinds of music they will talk about by reading the three headings given.
Ss: Music that one can dance to, that has great lyrics and that one can sing along with.
Play the tape. And then check the answers.
Step III Oral Practice (1c: P44)
Ask the students to talk about the music they like.
T: As we all know, different people may have different ideas on the same question, and different people may have different preferences. Then talk with your partners about the kinds of music you prefer. First, who’d like to read the example in the box? OK, you two, please.
Ask two Ss to read the example first.
T: Now work with your partners, talking about music you prefer with the help of the expressions here.
Show the following.
Be awarded prizes, be full of energy, interest somebody,
known to many people, reminds somebody of, show love to …
sample dialogue 1:
S1: What kind of music do you like?
S2: I like music that is played by famous bands. What about you?
S1: I prefer music that makes me happy.
Sample dialogue 2:
S1: What kind of music do you like?