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Lesson 1
My Discovery of Dance
Unit 5 Art
掌握重点短语:fall in love with, beat of the music, put effort into, a sense of achievement, under the lights, perform a movement。(学习理解)
感受舞蹈作为艺术形式的魅力;理解艺术可以表达情感、讲述故事;体会坚持与热爱带来的成长。(应用实践)
掌握阅读策略:skimming(找主旨)、scanning(定位细节);学会利用 timeline 梳理人物经历。(迁移创新)
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学习目标
Lead-in
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Exercise
Contents
Language points
Summary&homework
01 Lead - in
Watch a video
02 Pre-reading
Activate and Share
What did you like about it?
I have seen the dance Tea Picker. The most touching thing for me is how the tea-picking girls perform beautifully on the stage. I think dance can show us the beauty of life.
What can dance bring us?
1 Think of a dance performance you have seen.
Read and understand
2 Read the text and find out about Wu Tingting’s experience with dance.
Understanding a story’s main idea
Look at what the character did, how he/she felt, and what he/she has learnt to find the story’s intended message.
Skill Bulider
03 While-reading
On a big stage against the background of a golden field, a group of dancers were rolling, jumping and bouncing off the floors to the beat of the music, telling a story of harvest and joy. It was like magic. I started dancing along with the music. That was what I remembered at the age of four. From then on, I fell in love with dance.
When I attended my first dance lesson, I realised dancing was beautiful, but the training was boring. I was told to practise the same movement hundreds of times. It was no easy thing for a young child like me. At times I considered giving up. But once I did a movement perfectly, all my negative feelings disappeared. My first performance was unforgettable. It was a great success under the lights showing the beauty of dance to a large audience. It gave me a great sense of achievement.
Later, I joined the dance team at my junior high school. We trained twice a week. I tried to understand the message of every dance, and put my feelings into each movement I practised. I felt the power of dance for telling stories. I could express both my emotions and thoughts while dancing. In Grade 8, I performed a dance on my own, Just Look at the Cloud, at the arts festival on the stage of our city theatre.
Learning dancing has taught me more than movements. It has shown me the importance of putting efforts into what we love. Dance also gives me a chance to understand the world better and express myself in a different way. I enjoy dancing and I will bring its beauty and joy to more people.
Fast reading
1 How did Wu Tingting become interested in dance?
2 What has dance brought her?
Read quickly and answer the questions.
At the age of four, she watched a wonderful dance show. It amazed her and she fell in love with dance.
Dance teaches her to keep working hard for what she loves. It helps her express herself and understand the world better.
Careful reading
3 Read the text again and complete the timeline of Wu Tingting’s dance journey.
fell in love with dance
training was boring; thought of giving up
a great sense of achievement
put her feelings into every movement
putting efforts into what we love
dance lets her express herself and understand the world better
Work in pairs
4 Use your notes in Activity 3 to talk about Wu Tingting’s dance journey with a partner.
Yes. When did she fall in love with dance?
Do you know Wu Tingting’s dance journey?
What about her first dance class?
At the age of 4. She watched dancers on the stage and loved dance.
How was her first performance?
She found training boring, but she kept practising.
What did she do in junior high school?
It was a great success. It gave her a strong sense of achievement.
What did she learn from dance?
She joined the school dance team and put feelings into dancing.
She learns to work hard for what she loves. Dance also helps her express herself.
Careful reading
Analyse and Appreciate
Question: What type of the passage is it?
A. A notice
B. A personal story (narrative)
C. A news report
D. An advertisement
Careful reading
Analyse and Appreciate
5 What does Wu Tingting learn at each stage? Take notes in the space given below.
She discovers the beauty of dance and falls in love with it.
She learns to keep trying. Success brings her a great sense of achievement.
She learns to express her true feelings through dance.
Careful reading
Think and Share How do you understand the title My Discovery of Dance?
Think and Share
What does she discover at first?
What else does she discover along the way?
I think “discovery” means…
Not only… but also…
Careful reading
Think and Share
The word “discovery” has two meanings. On one hand, it refers to the first time she meets dance and loves it when she is four. On the other hand, during years of training, she discovers the beauty of dance and finds a way to express her inner feelings. She also discovers persistence brings success.
Think and Share How do you understand the title My Discovery of Dance?
04 Post-reading
At the age of six, I watched a gymnastics competition. The gymnasts were doing floor exercises to the
1 ____________. I was fascinated and I 2 ____________ with gymnastics at once. I attended a training course, but the lessons were hard for me. I found it difficult to bend my body into the right shapes. However, I didn’t give up. I 3 ____________ my training. With the help of my gymnastics teacher, I made progress.
Every time I 4 _____________________ perfectly, I felt 5 _____________________.
Two years later, I entered my first gymnastics competition. I was nervous when I stood 6 ____________ in front of the crowd. However, when the music started, I felt calmer and concentrated on doing each movement well. When I finished, I heard cheers from the audience and I was proud.
Focus on language
Complete the text with the correct form of the expressions in the box.
Vocabulary in Use
• beat of the music • perform a movement • fall in love
• put effort into • a sense of achievement • under the lights
beat of the music
fell in love
put effort into
performed a movement
a sense of achievement
under the lights
Grammar Discovery
Study the sentences carefully. What do the underlined words mean? What part of speech follows them? Then, complete the My Discovery box.
Quantifiers
1 It was no easy thing for a young child like me.
2 I tried to understand the message of every dance, and put my feelings into each movement.
3 I could express both my emotions and thoughts while dancing.
What do these words tell us?
What kind of words come after them?
Grammar Discovery
We can use quantifiers to ________________________.
Common quantifiers are ________________________.
We often use quantifiers before ________________________.
My Discovery
talk about the amount or number of things(表示事物的数量)
no, every, each, both
nouns(名词)
Study the sentences carefully. What do the underlined words mean? What part of speech follows them? Then, complete the My Discovery box.
Quantifiers
Language points
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However, I didn’t give up. I put effort into my training.
知识点:put effort into (doing) sth
努力投入……;付出精力做某事
例句:If you put effort into your study, you will make progress.
e exam
Language points
2
Every time I performed a movement perfectly, I felt a sense of achievement.
知识点:perform (v.)
讲解:performance(n.) 表演;performer(n.) 表演者
例句:She can perform every movement beautifully.
e exam
Language points
3
It was no easy thing for a young child like me.
知识点: no + 名词
= not a/an + 名词 /not any + 名词
讲解:no 置于名词前,表示 “没有”
例句:There is no time to wait.
e exam
Express yourself
Speaking What is your favourite form of art? What have you learnt from it? Discuss with a partner.
YOUR IDEA
How do you understand dance as a form of art?
To me, dance ________________________.
a way to show our feelings
a special form of art.
It lets people express emotions without words.
more than movements.
It carries our thoughts and tells stories.
05 Exercise
e exam
1. If you want to make progress, you need to ______ your training every day.
A. fall in love with B. put effort into
C. concentrate to D. perform a movement
2. The little girl ______ music when she first watched a concert.
A. falls in love with B. fell in love with C. falls in love D. fell in love
3. ______ drawing and singing are great forms of art. I enjoy them very much.
A. Every B. Each C. Both D. No
单项选择。
e exam
He ________________________ painting after visiting the art museum.(爱上)
You will get ________________________ when you succeed.(成就感)
We should ________________________ practising every day if we want to dance well.(投入精力)
根据汉语提示完成句子。
fell in love with
a sense of achievement
put effort into
06 Summary
e exam
Lesson 1 My Discovery of Dance
Unit 1 Art
Key phrases
fall in love with; put effort into; perform a movement;
a sense of achievement; concentrate on doing; under the lights
Grammar — Quantifiers
✅ no, each, every, both
✅ both … and … 两者都
06 Homework
1.抄写本课 6 个核心短语各 2 遍,结合短语自主造 1 个英文句子
fall in love with; put effort into; a sense of achievement;
concentrate on doing; under the lights; both … and …
2.完成课堂配套【根据汉语提示完成句子】习题,并订正、熟读。
3.准备 3–5 句话,介绍自己最喜欢的一种艺术形式(参考口语句型)。
Thank you!
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