Unit 10 Can you play the guitar?

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Unit 10 Can you play the guitar?

Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)

Structures :

Modal verb can; Yes/no questions and short answers; Affirmative and negative statements; What questions

Target language :

Can you dance? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. What club do you want to join? I want to join the music club. I can’t sing.

What can you do? I can dance.

Vocabulary :

dance, swim, sing, play chess, paint, speak Japanese, play the guitar, art, music, guitar, drums, piano, trumpet, violin

Learning strategies : Using context; Scanning

SECTION A

Goals

To learn to use modal verb can; Yes/no questions and short answers; affirmative and negative statements; What questions
To learn to talk about abilities
To ask and answer about someone’s abilities
To learn to use can freely

Procedures

Warming up by learning about modal verb can

Modal Auxiliary

A modal auxiliary is a type of AUXILIARY VERB. These auxiliaries express meanings such as permission (may), obligation (must), prediction (will, shall), ability (can), etc.

Can

Modal Use	1. Present 2. Past 3. Future	Negative Forms	You can also use:
can general ability	1. I can speak Chinese 2. SHIFTS TO "COULD" I could speak Chinese when I was a kid. 3. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" I will be able to speak Chinese by the time I finish my course.	1. I can't speak Swahili. 2. SHIFTS TO "COULD" I couldn't speak Swahili. 3. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" I won't be able to speak Swahili.	to be able
can ability during a specific event	1. With a burst of adrenaline, people can pick up cars. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" With a sudden burst of adrenaline, he was able to lift the car off the child's leg. 3. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" With a sudden burst of adrenaline, he will be able to lift the car.	1. People can't pick up cars. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" Even the weight lifter, couldn't lift the car off the child's leg. 3. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" Even three men working together won't be able to lift the car.	to be able
can opportunity	1. I have some free time. I can help her now. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" I had some free time yesterday. I was able to help her at that time. 3. I'll have some free time tomorrow. I can help her then.	1. I don't have any time. I can't help her now. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ABLE TO" I didn't have time yesterday. I wasn't able to help her at that time. 3. I won't have any time later. I can't help her then.	to be able
can permission	1. I can drive Susan's car when she is out of town. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ALLOWED" I was allowed to drive Susan's car while she was out of town last week. 3. I can drive Susan's car while she is out of town next week.	1. I can't drive Susan's car when she is out of town. 2. SHIFTS TO "BE ALLOWED" I wasn't allowed to drive Susan's car while she was out of town last week. 3. I can't drive Susan's car while she is out of town next week.	may
can request	Can I have a glass of water? Can you give me a lift to school? (Requests usually refer to the near future.)	Can't I have a glass of water? Can't you give me a lift to school? (Requests usually refer to the near future.)	could may
can possibility / impossibility	Anyone can become rich and famous if they know the right people. Learning a language can be a real challenge. (This use is usually a generalization or an supposition.)	It can't cost more than a dollar or two. You can't be 45! I thought you were about 18 years old. (This use is usually a generalization or an supposition.)	could

Warming up by discussing

A: What’s this? B: It’s a piano. A: What color is it? B: It’s black.

A: What’s this? B: It’s a violin. A: What color is it? B: It’s red.

A: What’s this? B: It’s a guitar. A: What color is it? B: It’s white.

sing, dance, swim, paint, play chess, play the guitar, speak English

1.dance a 2.swim e 3.sing f 4.play chess b 5.paint d 6.speak English c 7.play the guitar g

1b Listening and numbering

Let’s look at and say each of the conversation.

A: Can you swim? B: No, I can’t.

A: I want to join the art club. B: Can you paint? A: Yes, I can.

A: I want to join the music club. B: Oh, can you sing? A: Yes, I can.

Now listen to the conversations and write a number 1 next to the first conversation you hear, a number 2 next to the second one you hear, and a number 3 next to the third one you hear,

Answers: 2,3,1 (from left to right)

Read the tapescript to darken the modal verb can.

1c Doing pairwork

Let’s look at the conversations and practice them again.

Girl: Can you swim? Boy: No, I can’t.

Girl: I want to join the art club. Boy: Can you paint? Girl: Yes, I can.

Girl: I want to join the music club. Boy: Oh, can you sing? Girl: Yes, I can.

Work in pairs to make up a new conversation. You can use the vocabulary from 1a. Then practice the conversation in front of the classroom.

A: Can you swim? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you swim? B: Yes, I can.

2a Listening and circling

Look at the picture. Do you like playing football? Yes, I do.

Do you want to join a club? What other kinds of clubs do you know? Let’s look at the clubs’ names and read them.

English club b. art club c. music club d. chess club e. swimming club

Good. Here are two conversations talking about the clubs. Please listen and circle each club you hear on the recording.

Tapescript

to want play club do can’t

Next, look at the conversation on the right

David: What club do you want to join? Lisa: We want to join the chess club.

David: Can you play chess? Lisa: No, I can’t.

Joe: I can.

A: What club do you want to join? B: I want to join the art club.

A: What club do you want to join? B: I want to join the English club.

A: What club do you want to join? B: I want to join the music club.

A: What club do you want to join? B: I want to join the basketball club.

A: What club do you want to join? B: I want to join the swimming club.

3a Putting in order

Look at the sentences. They are in the wrong order.



Names	Can	Can’t
Wen Li	sing	dance
Zhang Hong	play the guitar	paint
Zhao Na	swim	play the piano

You will interview 3 students about their abilities. Ask each student what he or she can do. Write it on a piece of paper. Later you will tell the class about these three students.

A: Can you play the guitar? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you play it well? B: No, I can’t.

Report:

××× can ..., he/she can... well. ××× can ..., but he/she can’t... well. ××× can’t....

A: Can you teach children? B: Yes, I can./ No, I can’t. A: Can you help kids with their swimming?

B: Yes, I can. /No, I can’t. A: Can you…? B: Yes, I can. /No, I can’t.

A: Can you…? B: Yes, I can. /No, I can’t. A: Good. Come and join us!

Then report it to the class.

××× can do this job. Because he/she can…

xxx can’t do this job. Because he/she can’t…

Closing down by asking and answering

A: Can you dance? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you swim? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you sing? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you play chess? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you paint? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you speak English? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you play the guitar? B: Yes, I can.

SECTION B

Goals

To learn about some common musical instruments
Learn to talk about abilities to do things
Learn to read passages containing the target language
To learn to write posters for a sports day or the music festival

Procedures

Warming up by asking and answering

drums piano guitar trumpet violin

Answers: drums 3 trumpet 5 piano 1 violin 2 guitar 4

1b Doing pairwork

A: Can you play the guitar? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you the drums? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you play the piano? B: Yes, I can.

A: Can you trumpet? B: No, I can’t.

A: Can you play the violin? B: Yes, I can.

2a Listening and circling

Please read these words after me.

violin sing dance trumpet drums piano paint

Next I’ll ask you to listen to a conversation. You will circle each word you hear mentioned.

Tapescript
Teacher: I want some students for the school concert. What can you do, Bill? Can you sing? Bill: No, I can't. But I can play the guitar.
Name	Can	Can’t
Bill		sing
Jennifer
Victor


Name	Can	Can’t
Bill	play the guitar	sing
Jennifer	sing; play the drums	play the piano
Victor	play the piano	dance; sing

A: What can Bill do? B: He can play the guitar.

A: What can’t Bill do? B: He can’t sing.

A: Can Bill play the guitar? B: Yes, he can, but he can’t sing.

Then ask and answer questions in pairs.

3a Reading and underling

This is an ad for school musical festival. Please call attention to the advertisement. Wang Hong, read it to the class, please.

Musicians Wanted for school music festival

Are you a musician? Can you sing? Can you dance? Can you play the piano，the trumpet, the drums, or the guitar?

Then you can be in our school music festival. Please call

Zhang Heng at 622-6033.

3b Filling in the blanks

Let’s pay attention to the poster. Please read the words on the poster, saying blank each time you come to an empty write-on-line.

Musicians Wanted for Rock Band

We want two good musicians for our rock band. Can you __the__? ___you __? ___you ___ the ___?

Please call Bill at 790-4230.

Ok. Wang Bin, read the eight words to the class.

guitar can√ play can drums sing can play

Good. Work with your partner and write the eight words from the box in the correct blanks in the speech bubble. Please say the sentences out loud if that will help you decide on the correct answer.

Answers:

(1)Can (4)Can (7)play (2)play (5)sing (8)drums (3)guitar (6)Can

(Answers 3 and 8 may be reversed.)

3c Writing

Reread the ads in 3a and 3b. Now, can you write your own ad? Please use these ads to write your own ad for a sports day. Then read your completed ads to the class.



Name	What can you do?
Li Xin	Chinese kung fu
Wen Li	sing
LI Li	dance
Ma Yan	play the guitar

You can ask and answer questions like this:

What can you do, Li Xin? I can do Chinese kung fu. What can you do? I can …

dance swim sing play chess paint speak show join music art club violin trumpet drum guitar piano can can’t

And tick the words and letters you know. (Be sure the students can pronounce the letters and words correctly.)

2 Writing

Please write five more new words in your vocab-builder.

Reading and filling

A student and the teacher are having a conversation. Please read the conversation.

A: Hi, can I help you? B: Yes, please. I want to join the art club.

A: Good. May I know your name? B: Jones.

A: What’s your first name? B: Cindy.

A: How old are you? B: Twelve.

A: Can you draw? B: Yes, a little. I want to learn about art.

A: Do you have an e-mail address? B: Yes, it’s cindyj@pep.com.cn.

A: Great. Thanks a lot. B: Thank you.

Then fill in the card individually.

Just for fun!

Let’s go on to learn about some of the English songs.

The Seasons（季节）; This Is The Way（这个是这种方式）; Three Blind Mice（三只失明的老鼠）; Three Blue Pigeons（三只蓝色的鸽子）; Three Little Kittens（三只小猫）; Tikkabilla Jive（啼咔比拉摇摆舞）; Two Little Blackbirds（两只黑色的小鸟）; Under The Spreading Chestnut Tree（在这棵张开的栗子树下）; Walking, Walking（走，走） ; We Wish You A Merry Christmas（我们祝你圣诞快乐）; What's This?（这个是什么？）; Who Stole The Cookies From The Cookies Jar?（谁从饼干罐里面偷走了饼干？）; Winter Cheer（冬天的快乐）; Yankee Doodle（洋基．嘟得儿）

Part 2: Teaching Resources (第二部分:教学资源)

I.Background readings——Musical instruments

Musical instruments are things used to make music. Anything that somehow produces sound can be considered a musical instrument, but the term generally means items that are specifically for making music.

Musical instruments can be divided by type into: wind, percussion, string, keyboard

An orchestra uses musical instruments like:

Flute (a wind instrument) ; Drums (a percussion instrument) ; Violin (a string instrument) ; guitar (a string instrument) ; Piano (a keyboard instrument)

II. Word studies

join

vt. 1. 结合；联合 put or bring together; combine; fasten: The two pieces of wood are joined together with nails. 两块木头用钉子钉在一起。2. 参加 come into the company of: He joined the army when he was 16. 他参军时刚十六岁。3. 成为……的一员 become a member of: Amanda has joined the tennis club. 阿曼达加入了网球俱乐部。

dance

vi. 跳舞 move the body usually to music: That music always makes me want to dance. 听到这支乐曲我就想跳舞。

vt. 伴随音乐跳（某种舞） to move to the music of (a type of dance) : They danced a waltz. 他们跳华尔兹舞。

n.[C] 舞蹈 moving to music: Her dance delighted everyone. 她的舞蹈使人人高兴。

swim

vi. 游；游泳；浮 move one's body through the water: Can you swim across the lake? 你能游过这个湖吗？

v n. 游泳（可指动作，距离或时间） sing

vi. 唱；歌唱 make music with your voice: I played the piano while Mary sang. 玛丽唱歌我弹钢琴。

教案集锦

Unit 10 Can you play the guitar?

发布时间:2014-2-27 20:35:56 浏览次数：179

SECTION A

Goals

Procedures

Modal Auxiliary

Can

Musical instruments can be divided by type into: wind, percussion, string, keyboard

An orchestra uses musical instruments like:

Flute (a wind instrument) ; Drums (a percussion instrument) ; Violin (a string instrument) ; guitar (a string instrument) ; Piano (a keyboard instrument)

II. Word studies