By Huang Yehu

Tasks: Train the students’ reading ability. Improve the students’ communicating ability. Let the students know about the different styles of music in the world.

Lead-in Enjoy four short pieces of music. Country music Latin music Chamber pop Pop music

Listening True or False questions: F F F T T F There are only a few styles of music in the world. Blues is a new style of music. Hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock. Santana is a well-known Latin music artist. Rappers sing the words to their music. There are many Spanish-speaking people in both North and South America.

Skimming Multiple Choice A. Blues, Jazz and Rock music. B. Hip-hop music and Latin Music. C. Different Styles of Music. D. American Music A. Jazz music B. Rock music C. Blues music D. Latin music ___ C C 2.When American Music was combined with the songs sung by African slaves,_______ was born? 1.Which of the following can be used as another title for the passage?

A. American music is the best in the world. B. Africans are better musicians than any other people in the world. ___ C C. it’s a good thing that there are so many different styles of music. D. We should choose one type of music and stick to it. 3.Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with?

A. Jazz music B. Rock music C. Blues musicD. Hip-hop music ___ D A. Because it uses traditional styles from Latin America. B. Because it is popular in Spanish-speaking countries. C. Because it was born and developed in Spain. D. Because the songs are sung in Latin. ___ A 5.Why is Latin Music so called? 4.Which of the following has the shortest history?

Scanning Questions: ——Blues music comes from African songs that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals. —— To rap is to speak the words of a song along with the beat. ——Latin music is so popular in America partly because of the fact that the US has a large Spanish-speaking population, but also because of the success of such artists as Santana and Ricky Martin. 2.What does the word “rap” mean? 1.What does blues come from? 3.Why is Latin Music so popular in the US?

——Three. African music, American music and Latin music. ——Blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop and rap. 5.What does the American music contain? 4.How many different kinds of music are mentioned in the passage? What are they?

Scanning Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph: Today’s American music culture contains many different styles. Blues music has a long history. Latin Music has spread all over the world. Para1: There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world. There is a world of music out there. Para2: Para3: Para4: Para5:

Try to fill in the blanks according to the text. Some of the exciting musical ____ are being played from around the world. Blues music ___ a long history is a way for people to ____who they are and what is in their heart. _____ and rap are also enjoyed. Hip-hop ____ can be fast or slow will help people____ new things in old music,while ____ will speak along with the beat.Another important style is ____ music which has spread all over the world.And it is especially popular ___ Spanish-speaking people.There are many other interesting styles of music which will____loved by people.Please open your ____to the______ of the world. styles with showHip-hop which hear rappers Latin with be earssounds

Discussion Is music a universal language ? Can you enjoy music from other parts of the world even if you don’t understand the words? Are there any other universal languages?

Ricky MartinJohn Denver Musical style: Latin music Elvis Presley Musical style: Rock music Musical style: Country music Michael Jackson Musical style: Pop music