北师版英语必修2 Unit 5 Lesson 3（Extensive Reading）.ppt

Extensive Reading Teaching Objectives: To read and understand newspaper articles. To practise reading for main idea. To help students get awareness of the link between hardworking, persistence, bravery and a successful musician or singer. Resource used: Two newspaper articles lesson19 in Unit5 A song on the Internet Listen to “ Rhythm of the rain”: A newspaper article and its questions: Passage A As you explore music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own. Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music at work, and in worship. You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home. Music is also an expression of the composer. As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expressions. Music can suggest activities and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy a successful piece of music, playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music of the people and the artists of different times and places. 1. The second paragraph mainly tells us… A.?about different kinds of music B.?that music is based on the activities and feelings of people C.that music is everywhere D. that music is popular among people 2. What is the best title for this passage? A. Music B. Music and People C.Music and Its Composer D. Music That Is Familiar to Us Reading 1. Main idea 主旨大意 2. Detail information 事实细节 3. Making a conclusion 推理判断 4. Guessing the meaning of a word or a sentence 猜测词义 To which type of the reading questions do you think the questions above belong? Reading for main idea The ways of asking questions, such as The main idea of this passage is that ___ . The passage is mainly about ___ . The best title/headline for the passage is ___