Unit 5 Rhythm Lesson 4 Let’s Dance
Objectives
To practise reading a text quickly to identify the type/genre.
To read a text with gapped sentences and be able to complete the gaps using topic, linking and reference clues.
To practise vocabulary related to music and dancing.
To talk about preferences about music and dancing.
Pre-Reading
Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
Example 1 Chinese folk dance
Key Words
disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance
Answers: 1 Chinese folk dance; 2 classical ballet; 3 waltz; 4 breakdance; 5 disco Some pictures about dance
Listen to the tape and tell types of dances mentioned.
Reading
Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. Use the Strategies to help you.
a) In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.
b) They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.
c) Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance.
d) One of the most famous ballets is called “Swan Lake”.
e) In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner.
Answers: 53214
True or False
‘The Nutcracker’ is a famous America ballet.( F )
Ballet are performed by professional dancers. ( T )
Folk dance are usually popular for only a short time.( F )
Yangge is performed in Christmas celebration. ( F )
Rumba and Cha-Cha are folk dances.( F )
African-American rhythm and movements play an important part in the development of popular dance. ( T )
Popular dance are taught from one generation to another.( F )
Post-Reading
Read the text again and answer these questions.
1 Who started folk dance?
Ordinary people.
2 What is the main difference between folk and popular dances?
Popular dances are usually popular for only a short time.
3 What is a ballroom dance that came from folk dance?
Waltz.
4 Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States?
The mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance.
5 What type of dancing became popular in the mid-1980s?
Breakdancing.
Vocabulary
Make compound words by matching one word from each list.
African known African-American
ball American ballroom
rock room rock music
art dance art form
well 1980s well-known
mid form mid-1980s
folk music folk dance
Match four words from Exercise 5 with their definitions.
1 adj. known by many people
2 noun. a traditional dance from a specific community
3 noun. a large room for formal social dancing