Period Six

(Integrating skills)

Step 1 Homework checking

Have the Ss talk about pop music and rock music.

Step 2 Reading

Read the text pop and rock music and complete the outline below:

Comparison	Pop music	Rock music
Why is music important to the musicians?	Music is their career. They use Music to become rich and famous.
How are some written?		One person has a strong feeling and expresses it with music, and others help build the song.
What are the songs about?	Most pop songs are simple stories About love that make people feel easy and forget about the real world.

Step 3 Discussion

Compare traditional Chinese music and modern Chinese music. Start by completing the chart below, and then write a short essay in which you compare the two styles of music.

Traditional Chinese music vs Modern Chinese music

Comparison	Traditional Chinese music	Modern Chinese music
What instruments are used?
When is the music played?
Who writes the songs?
What are the songs about?

Step 4 Writing

   In English, listening, speaking, reading and writing are the four basic skills. Ask the Ss to write an essay entitled Traditional Chinese music vs Modern Chinese music with Pop vs Rock as a guide.

Step 5 Practice

Allow the Ss enough time to write the essay then show one of the Students’ on the screen. Do some adjustments.

Step 6 Consolidation

Read the passage at Page 148 and finish the form at Page 149.

Homework:

1. Write a comparison essay according to the finished form at Page 149 with the title American music in the past vs today’s American music.

2. Review the whole unit.