ReadingWhy dont you sing EnglishTeaching Aims 1 Fast reading ,grasp the main idea of this article.2 Intensive reading, learn about the fun ways to study English. Can you sing the following English songs?Yesterday Once MoreMy heart will go onStep Situated leadingStep PreviewTo understand the important ideas from the text, we must “summarize”. Do this by answering “who, what, where, why” questions as you read.理解文章的重點(diǎn)，必須對文章加以提煉、理解文章的重點(diǎn)，必須對文章加以提煉、總結(jié)。一般需要回答是誰、干什么、在總結(jié)。一般需要回答是誰、干什么、在哪里和為什么這些問題。哪里和為什么這些問題。Who are the winners?The winner of the mensThe winner of the womensA 40-year-old man from Xian.A 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Step Test for preview1）Read Paragraph 1,2 and 3, then answer the questions.Where are the singers from?How did they perform (表現(xiàn))?They are from across China/ all over China. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable on stage. Some were able to sing English songs as well as native speakers.What was Jiangmeis opinion of singing English songs?Whats the influence (影響) of the contest?It made her more interested in learning English.It encourages people in China to speak English.Many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.2）What is this passage mainly about?Step Query and Discussion in each group.1）Tell whether the following sentences True or False.( ) 1. Many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.T( ) 2. All the singers could sing English songs very clearly and looked comfortable on stage, but none of them were able to sing as well as native speakers.F( ) 3. Both winners of the contest thought that they sang better than the other singers.( ) 4. Jiang Mei thought that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.FT( ) 5. Besides singing English songs, we can also improve our English by watching English movies, reading English books or making friends with native speakers of English.T2）Find out the fun ways to learn English in this passage.1. Singing English songs.2. Watching English movies.3. Reading English books.4. Making friends with a native speaker of English.Step Teachers questions.1） Some student in our class are not interested in studying English ,please give them some advice with the structure:Why dont you ?What about ?Youd better2 ） Have you ever tried improving your English using any of the ways mentioned in the reading? What other ways can you think of to improve your English?1. Read English newspapers.2. Practice oral English with foreigners.3. Listen to English radio.4. Watch English movies.5. Make English pen pals.6. Take part in English club.Step Check each other with the self- created test.You can check the pronunciation, spelling, meaning ,usage of the words or phrases by organizing games. Many people try to improve their English in different ways.Topic sentence(主題句主題句):For exampleencouraged1. watching2. reading3. making friends withHomework1 Read this article twice. Recite para.42 Design group homework projects and finish them with your group members .3 Design your own homework projects to solve your own questions about this article.