S6: Solo artist.

T: What's the meaning of band, catchy and split up?

Ss: 乐队，感人的，分裂。

T: Wonderful! Now let's come to the Listening.

Step III Listening

Task 1

Let the Ss listen to the tape for the first time and get the main idea of the material.

A sample version:

The main idea of the material:

Beatles was a famous rock music band in the 1950s &&1960s. Judging from their appearance, they were gentle and a little childish, but easy to go with. The band was founded in 1959 by four persons: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. In all, by the time they split up, they had sold 27 albums, which often went to the top of the music chart. So later the No.1 appeared, including all the top songs. The band split up in 1970, and John Lennon was killed by a crazy fan at the gate of his house in 1980. In 2001, another member George Harrison died of illness.

Task 2

Listen again and finish Activities 3 ＆ 4. Then listen once more and stop the tape when it is necessary to check the answers.

Step IV Everyday English

T: Turn to Page 28. Please look at some pictures. In the pictures there are Walkman, CD-Discman, MP3, cassette player, headphone and earphone. Which do you like listening to music on?

Choose some Ss to speak out their own answers. Then deal with Activities 2 ＆ 3. When listening, let the Ss pay more attention to the words in Activity 3.

T: Do you know why Tom and Anna used these words? What kinds of feelings do these words convey?

S: I think they are used to express feelings of excitement or strong moods.

T: Now please work in pairs. Discuss your favorite music and how you listen to it. A few minutes later, I will ask some of you to present your answers.