Lesson 1 Performance

Teaching aims:

To practise the vocabulary relating to concerts and performance.

To read and understand a concert review

To practise using will for decisions

To practise using time clauses with as soon as, when, before... and clause of concession with although / though

Teaching difficulties:

To practise using will for decisions

To practise using time clauses with as soon as, when, before... and clause of

Teaching Aids: computer and cassette

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

First listen to a song that is sung by Alanis ----everything

T: Now pop songs are popular with teenagers. Have you heard of the song?

What do you think of the song?

S:

T: Do you know who sing it?

S:

T: Teacher shows the picture of Alanis ---the superstar, a true performer. Do you want to know her?

S:

T: Now let's read an article about the superstar, and you will learn more information about her.

Ⅱ Reading

Read the concert review and match the four paragraphs with the titles.

a) the end of the concert para4

b) how the audience reacted para3

c) the songs played para2