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!