新目標八年級下Unit 8 A country music song changed her life forever教學設計

黃家旋

教 材：新目標八年級下

單 元：Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?

Ⅰ.Teaching Objectives

After this lesson，students will be able to

1.Understand the origin of country music and the culture associated with country music.

2.Introduce country music by relating their own life stories，explaining basic information of the music type and as well as introducing the famous musicians.

3.Develop their speaking skills by making an interview.

Ⅱ.Teaching Important and Difficult Points

This lesson focuses on guiding students to learn to introduce a music type by relating their own life stories.Sentences like“It made sb.think about...”“She came to realize...”“ It brings us back to...”“It reminds us that...”Through these，students develop their speaking fluency and accuracy.

Students may find it difficult to introduce a type of music by introducing the basic information of a certain music type within limited time especially when internet access is impossible.The teacher will provide relevant information and encourage group discussion to lower the difficulty.

Ⅲ.Teaching Procedure

Step 1：Leading in（3 minutes）

1.Have Ss read the title and tell them they are going to learn a kind of music and someone’s life which has been changed by this kind of music.

2.Have Ss listen to a piece of music，then have them talk about their feelings.

Sentence pattern：The music sounds...（warm/elaxing/...）

3.Listen again and have them guess the instrument that the singer played.

4.Ask Ss to listen again and chant，then tell what they think of the lyrics.

5.Guide Ss to the feature of country music.

（Simple lyrics and very often guitars are played in the music.）

【設計意圖】本環節雖然是導入環節，但作用不僅僅是導入，一是學生從標題里明白了本課的主要內容；二是自然輸入鄉村音樂的三要素。學生一邊聆聽歌曲，一邊品味歌曲的樂器使用和歌詞含義，然后表達歌曲給自己帶來的感受。通過對一首歌的處理，讓學生明白了鄉村音樂的三要素：歌曲聽上去清新，令人放松；大多數使用吉他、小提琴或班卓伴奏；歌詞簡樸，貼近生活。

Step 2：While reading（12 minutes）

1.Read for understanding

Have Ss read and match the main idea for each paragraph.

2.Read details—country music

（1）Have Ss read Paragraph 2 and fill in the chart in the Ss’handouts.

Facts of country music（Para.2）What kind of music it is the southern states of America A famous country music place in Nashville a country Music Hall of Fame Museum A famous country music singer Garth Brooks A number of records he has sold more than 120 millions

（2）Culture note

Country music Hall of Fame Museum:The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum identifies and preserves the evolving history and traditions of country music and educates its audiences.It was built in 1961 and located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in?Nashville，Tennessee.

Nashville，Tennessee：Guide Ss to know the location of Nashville，Tennessee.

Garth Brooks：He has been the most influential country music singer in the 1990s.The number of records he sold is just second to Beatles.

3.Read for details—Music brings change

Have Ss read Para.1 and find out Sarah’s change.

Sentence drill：Have Ss listen to 2 pieces of music then have them tell the feelings the music brings to them.Use the following sentence pattens.

The music makes me think of...

I came to realize that...

4.Read for details—The value of country music

（1）Have Ss read Para.2 again to find the value of country music.

The value of country music（Para.2）1.It____________good old days，when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.2.It___________the best things in life are free，laughter，friends，family and the beauty of nature and countryside.

（2）Have Ss read these two sentences and then try to memorize them.

（3）Memory game：The group that best memorize the two sentences would be the winner.

【設計意圖】以語言習得為導向的教學，要求教師在教學中盡可能多地為學生提供語言輸入的機會，把交際作為課堂教學的中心環節，使課堂教學以意義為中心，而不是以語言形式為中心，這樣的教學才能為學生提供理想的語言輸入（蔣祖康1999）。

以上三個詳讀環節緊緊圍繞鄉村音樂這一主題，分別突破了三個要點：一是鄉村音樂的基本常識；二是鄉村音樂給主人公Sarah帶來的改變；三是鄉村音樂的價值觀。在閱讀完課文后，學生先了解了鄉村音樂的基本信息，其中穿插了3個文化常識，即Country Music Hall of Fame Museum，Garth Brooks和Nashville，使學生對這些文化名詞有了一個更深刻的認識，進而更了解鄉村音樂。教師設計的句型操練是讓學生先聽音樂，然后用句型說出音樂給他們帶來的感受，這一環節使得學生能夠更深刻地感受音樂的力量。感受過后，教師與學生一起探討鄉村音樂的價值觀，在這個環節里，既幫助學生理解了故事，了解了鄉村音樂的涵義，同時又通過操練句型和快速記憶，突破了本課的4個重點句型，即It made sb think about...；She came to realize...；It brings us back to...；It reminds us that... 這都為之后的綜合活動提供了語言支持。

Step 3：After reading（10 minutes）

1.Role play—Country music and me

Scene：Sarah and two other country music lovers are being interviewed by the school TV station.They do this so that more students will know and get to like country music.

2.Task division

A—TV host

B—Sarah

C/D—fans of country music

3.Have Ss vote for the best interview.

4.A quote about music

Share a quote with Ss.（Nothing is worth living for without music—Nietzsche〈尼采〉）.

Encourage them to enjoy music and enjoy life.

【設計意圖】交際離不開語境，口語教學也應該在真實的語境下進行。在課堂的最后，學生通過role play的形式推廣鄉村音樂，在采訪中學生運用了本課的重點句型來表達觀點、互相交流，達到了豐富和內化知識的目的。

Ⅳ.HOMEWORK

1.Write about one type of music you like or sports or arts that can change people’s mind.

The following parts should be included.

（1）the change that the music brings to you；

（2）the facts of the music；

（3）one famous singer of this type of music.

2.Optional：Listen to the songs of Garth Brooks and try to learn one.

【設計意圖】本課以鄉村音樂作為主線貫穿始終，主要包括音樂帶來的改變，鄉村音樂基本常識以及鄉村音樂的代表人物，課后作業希望學生寫作時能自然模仿這個框架，介紹自己喜歡的一種音樂類型或體育或其他藝術形式。

教學反思

筆者主要從以下三個方面對本節課進行了反思：

第一，深度解讀文本，挖掘文化內涵。本課話題是鄉村音樂，是一種具有美國民族特色的流行音樂。中國學生對這種音樂相對陌生，為了讓學生通過本課的學習能真正了解鄉村音樂文化，而不僅僅是停留在語言知識與語言技能層面，筆者在詳讀的三個環節中重點突破了鄉村音樂的基本常識和價值觀，在講解過程中對文化名詞The Country Music Hall of Fame Museum，Garth Brooks，Nashville，Tennessee等進行了鏈接介紹，抓住了培養學生對未知知識產生興趣的最佳教學時機。

第二，教學活動設計指向性明確，為教學目標的達成服務。本節課中每一個活動的設計都在確保其為教學目標的達成服務的前提下，兼顧活動的多樣性、知識性、趣味性和文化性。例如，為了讓學生在最后的采訪活動中流利運用重點句型“Itmadesb.think about...”“Shecametorealize...”“ Itbringsusbackto...”“Itremindsusthat...”來介紹鄉村音樂和Sarah的音樂經歷。從最后活動的效果來看，上臺的三個小組都能很好地使用目標語言介紹鄉村音樂，表現十分精彩。

第三，充分體現學生的主體性。首先，授課教師在展示課前一天與學生交流后，重新確定了教學目標和教學重難點，修改了活動形式，在教學設計中體現學生的主體性。其次，從時間上來看，五分之二的時間分配給學生閱讀和思考，體現了學生的主體性。再次，從課堂話語方面看，學生的個人表達和小組交流占整節課話語的三分之二，體現了學生的主體性。

本節課也存在些許不足：本單元的語法是完成時，文章中出現了許多havedone的結構，比如：Sarah hasreadalotaboutNashville，hasdonesomeresearchon....筆者沒有詳細處理，有待于再完善。