Teaching difficult points 教学难点

How to describe hip hop with the students' own words.

Teaching methods 教学方法

Scanning, skimming and discussing.

Teaching aids 教具准备

A tape recorder and a projector.

Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step I Revision

T: Good morning/afternoon, Class.

Ss: Good morning/afternoon, teacher.

T: Have you all finished your homework? Let's check the answers to the EVERYDAY ENGLISH exercises first. Ready?

After checking the students' homework. Then ask the students to report their parents' opinions on the music they listen to. This activity will enable the students to practice comparing the present and the past. So they are supposed to use the words and expressions that show comparison.

T: By the way, I think most of you like music, right?

Ss: Absolutely.

T: Who is the most popular male singer in the filed of Chinese songs? ... Do you like Jay (Zhou Jielun)?

Ss: Yeah. (enthusiastically)

T: Why do you like him?

S1: His songs are fashionable.

S2: His dancing is pretty cool.

S3: The rhythms of his songs are easy to follow.

T: It seems Jay's music is quite popular among young people. What's the type of music? ... Some of his songs belong to a very trendy music style, hip hop. I think you should have heard about it a lot. Today let's have a thorough look at hip hop.

Write the title on the Bb: All You Need to Know About Hip Hop