Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
court, director, genius, symphony, talent, compose, album, catchy, be known as, change ... into ..., be impressed with, go deaf
b. 重点句式
Other composers had written symphonies before Haydn, but ... P22
Having worked there for 30 years, Haydn moved to ... P22
By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed ... P23
While he was still a teenager, Mozart was ... P23
After they had known each other for many years, Beethoven said ... P23
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the Ss to talk about some world-famous composers.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the Ss learn how to talk about some famous composers in the world.
Teaching important points教学重点
Get the Ss to learn something about Joseph Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
Background of the three famous composers and different types of music.
Teaching methods教学方法
Fast reading, listening, comparison and discussion.
Teaching aids教具准备
A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
Check the answers to the exercises about vocabulary in the WORKBOOK on Page 80.
Step II Pre-reading
T: Have you ever listened to famous piano music?
Ss: Yes. We have listened to the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven.
T: Then how much do you know about Beethoven?
Ss: We only know he is a gifted musician and when he was over thirty years old, he went deaf.
T: Besides Beethoven, which musicians do you know?
Ss: Mozart and Chopin.
T: Good. Please look at the three pictures on the screen; do you know who they are?
Show the pictures of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on the screen.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
Joseph Haydn
(1732-1809)
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
S1: They were Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
T: Then do you know what they are famous for?
S2: Joseph Haydn is known as “the father of the symphony”. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known for his musical genius. And Beethoven is famous for his world-class piano pieces.
T: How much do you know about their background?
S3: Haydn was born in a village in Austria, the son of a peasant. He had a beautiful voice. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. By the time he was four, he had composed many pieces for the harpsichord, piano and violin, as well as for orchestras. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. He showed musical talent when he was very young, and learned to play the violin and piano from his father.
T: Good. They are all world-class musicians. They brought beautiful music to the world. If you want to know more about them, let’s do some reading.
Step III Reading
Task 1 Fast reading
Read the text quickly to get the main idea and choose the best title.
T: Please open your books and turn to Page 22. Now read the text as quickly as possible to get the main idea of the text and do Activity 2. I will give you ten minutes.
Ten minutes later.
T: OK! Time’s up. Who would like to tell me the main idea of the text?
S1: Let me have a try. This text tells of three great musicians who did great contributions to the world.
T: You have done a good job. Then who would like to tell me which the best title of the text should be?
S2: I choose the second one: Three Great Composers of the Eighteenth Century
T: You are right.
Task 2 Careful reading
Let the Ss read the text again and then finish Activities 3 ＆ 4 on Page 23.
T: This time please read the text carefully. After that, deal with Activities 3 ＆ 4. I will give you five minutes.
Five minutes later.
T: Have you finished?
Ss: Yes.
Check the answers.
Task 3 Language points
1. ... but he changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra.
“Change ... into ... ”means “turn ... into ...”.
2. After studying music in Vienna, Haydn went to work at the court of a prince in eastern Austria, where he became director of music.
The word “where” introduces the attributive clause and modifies “Austria”.
3. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him.
“Be impressed with” means “have a favorable effect on sb”.
4. However, it was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna.
“It was ... who ... ”is the pattern of emphasis. The subject of the sentence is stressed, and the original order is: Haydn encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna.
5. As he grew older, he began to go deaf.
“Go deaf” means “become unable to hear at all or to hear well”. Here the word “go” is a link verb, and it is equal to the word “become”.
Task 4 Discussion
Let the Ss read through Questions 2 ＆ 3 in Activity 5. Then put them into groups of four to discuss these two questions. After that, ask some Ss to present their answers.
T: Turn to Page 24 and read through the Questions 2 ＆ 3 in Activity 5. Please discuss them in groups of four. I will give you six minutes.
Six minutes later.
T: Have you finished?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK! Do you think it is important to know something about classical music?
S: I think it is necessary. Nowadays more and more people begin to listen to pop music. Many of them think classical music is too difficult to understand, so they don’t get touch with classical music. In fact, listening to classical music is a pleasure. While you listen to it, you can feel something the composer wants to convey. If you know something about classical music, you will try your best to understand the content of the pieces. And thus the treasures these famous musicians left to us will be made use of.
T: Very good. Do you think Chinese classical music is different from European classical music? If so, can you explain how?
S: I think Chinese classical music is quite different from European classical music. Perhaps it is caused by the different cultures they belong to.
Step IV Post-reading
Task 1 Text retelling
Ask the Ss to retell the text using about 150 words.
A sample version:
Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer and is known as “the father of the symphony”. He changed the symphony into a long piece for a large orchestra. He was the son of a peasant. Having worked in eastern Austria for 30 years, Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was possibly the greatest musical genius of all time. He was born in Salzburg, Austria. Wolfgang had musical talent from a very early age. By the time he was 14, Mozart had composed many pieces for the harpsichord, piano and violin, as well as for orchestras. Haydn met Mozart in 1781 and was very impressed with him.
Ludwig van Beethoven showed musical talent when he was very young and learned to play the violin and piano from his father. Beethoven met Haydn in 1791, but was not impressed by the older man. However, it was Haydn who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna. As he grew older, he began to go deaf.
Task 2 Writing techniques of the text
T: Now let’s analyze the writing techniques of the text. Who would like to tell us its writing characteristics?
S1: Let me have a try. First, the excellent beginning of the personal introduction can arouse the readers’ strong curiosity and interest. Second, the text has a very good structure of the personal introduction. Their background, their achievements and their experiences are well organized.
T: Thank you. Then what is the writing style?
S2: This text is a personal introduction. In each part of the text, the author introduces their birthplaces, their achievements, their musical backgrounds and their deaths, etc.
T: Good. The last question: What is the purpose of the writer to write the text?
S3: The text serves as a good example on how to write a personal introduction. In addition, the author speaks highly of the three famous composers.
T: You did a good job.
Step V Homework
1. Listen to, read and retell the text.
2. Prepare for the language study.
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