Lesson4Let’sDanceObjectivesTopractisereadingatextquicklytoidentifythetype/genre.Toreadatextwithgappedsentencesandbeabletocompletethegapsusingtopic,linkingandreferenceclues.Topractisevocabularyrelatedtomusicanddancing.Totalkaboutpreferencesaboutmusicanddancing.Pre-ReadingListentothemusicextractsandidentifythedancesinthebox.Example1ChinesefolkdanceKeyWordsdisco,classicalballet,Chinesefolkdance,waltz,breakdanceAnswers:1Chinesefolkdance;2classicalballet;3waltz;4breakdance;5discoSomepicturesaboutdanceListentothetapeandtelltypesofdancesmentioned.ReadingPutthesentencesbelowinthecorrectgapsinthetext.UsetheStrategiestohelpyou.a)Inthemid-1980s,breakdancingbecamepopular.b)Theyareeasytolearnandareusuallydancedincouples.c)Otherkindsoffolkdancesarethesworddanceandthecolourfulpeacockdance.d)Oneofthemostfamousballetsiscalled“SwanLake”.e)Inthe1960s,peopledancedwithouttouchingtheirpartner.Answers:53214TrueorFalse‘TheNutcracker’isafamousAmericaballet.(F)Balletareperformedbyprofessionaldancers.(T)Folkdanceareusuallypopularforonlyashorttime.(F)YanggeisperformedinChristmascelebration.(F)RumbaandCha-Chaarefolkdances.(F)African-Americanrhythmandmovementsplayanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofpopular用心爱心专心dance.(T)Populardancearetaughtfromonegenerationtoanother.(F)Post-ReadingReadthetextagainandanswerthesequestions.1Whostartedfolkdance?Ordinarypeople.2Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenfolkandpopulardances?Populardancesareusuallypopularforonlyashorttime.3Whatisaballroomdancethatcamefromfolkdance?Waltz.4WhydidalotofnewdancescomefromtheUnitedStates?Themixingofimmigrantculturesproducednewformsofdance.5Whattypeofdancingbecamepopularinthemid-1980s?Breakdancing.VocabularyMakecompoundwordsbymatchingonewordfromeachlist.AfricanknownAfrican-AmericanballAmericanballroomrockroomrockmusicartdanceartformwell1980swell-knownmidformmid-1980sfolkmusicfolkdanceMatchfourwordsfromExercise5withtheirdefinitions.1adj.knownbymanypeople2noun.atraditionaldancefromaspecificcommunity3noun.alargeroomforformalsocialdancing4noun.inthemiddleofthe1980sAnswers:1well-known;2folkdance;3ballroom;4mid-1980sSpeakingReadthisquestionnaireandthinkaboutyouranswers.Theninpairs,tellyourpartnerabout用心爱心专心yourself.DOYOUWANNADANCE?1Doyoulikedancing?2Whatkindofdancedoyoulike?3Whatkindofmusicdoyoulikedancingto?4Howwellcanyoudance?5Whatspecialdancescanyoudo?6Whatdancewouldyouliketolearn?Writing你身边最熟悉的舞蹈是什么呢?仿照课文的思路,写一篇作文,介绍一下在你所在的地方的舞蹈形式。Homework1完成作文2记忆词汇3熟读课文4预习下节内容用心爱心专心