Senior English for China Book One Unit 11 The sounds of the world

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Unit 11 The sounds of the world

Listen to the tape then answer the following questions. 1.How many kinds of music are talked about in the passage? 2.What are they ? Six kinds of music. blues rock jazz hip-hop rap Latin music

I. Read the passage, then answer the following questions. 1 Where does blues music come from? 2 What does the word "rap" mean? 3 Why is Latin music so popular in the US? Is it popular in China? The blues comes from African songs that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals. The word “rap” means to speak the song words along with the beat . Because there are many Spanish-speaking people in the US. It is not very popular in China.

music has a long history. Read the passage again . Choose “ " if the sentence is true. Choose “ " if it is false. 1 ( ) There are only a few styles of music in the world. 2 ( ) Blues is a new style of music. 3 ( ) Hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock. 4 ( ) Santana is a well-known Latin music artist. 5 ( ) Rappers sing the words to their music. 6 ( ) There are many Spanish-speaking people in both North and South America. is a wide variety music has a long history. They have much in common with blues & rock, but they also have their own characteristics. speak

What are their characteristics? Read the passage again ,and discuss about the form kind Where is it from? Where is it popular? What are their characteristics? Famous singers/star African songs Blues US A way for… Jazz Blues music US Blues music US Rock Hip- hop fast/slow, combine … US Rap US speak/rap Latin music South/Latin America Santana Ricky Martin Spanish-speaking countries

MEMORY COMPETITION 5.When did the people sing the blues? Who can answer ? --------------------------------- 1.What kinds of music are talked about? 2. Does blues have a long history? 3.Where does blues music come from? 4.Who brought blues to America? 5.When did the people sing the blues? 6.What is blues about ? 7.What music comes from blues? 8.What is the important characteristic of rap music? 9.Is hip-hop the same as blues and rock? 10. Where is Latin music popular?

Language points On the radio 1. I listen to the weather forecast on / over the radio every day. 2 . I heard the news on the radio.                            . Have … in common with We have much in common with each other. 2.Though they are brothers , they have nothing in common with one another.

Combine Variety Along with Is it possible to combine the two parties? 2. Some films combine education with recreation. Variety Paper has a variety of uses.                             2. This shop has a variety of toys. Along with 1. Come along with me . 2 Along with my friends, I worked day and night.

Retell the text a world of…a brief look at…musical styles blues..history…a way…show..comes from slaves… African-American culture…jazz rock…contains…have much in common with..characteristics…hip-hop…combines to create…rap music…rapper…along with Latin music… traditional… spread… popular…Spanish-speaking… a variety of open your ears …the sounds of the world.

Homework Write a short passage about music. The following questions may help you. 1. How many musical styles do you know? What are they? 2.What are the characteristics of each musical style ? 3.what is your favorite musical style ? Why ?

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