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

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Unit 11 Unit 11 The sounds of the world 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

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

I. Read the passage, then answer the following questions. 1 Where does blues music come from? 2 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. Because there are many Spanish-speaking people in the US. It is not very popular in China.

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

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

3.Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with? A.American music is the best in the world. B. Africans are better musicians than any other people in the world. 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. ___ C

4.Which of the following has the shortest history? A.Jazz music B. Rock music C. Blues music D. Hip-hop music ___ D 5.Why is Latin Music so called?                             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

Summary: rap jazz blues African music rock American music hip-hop Latin music

Santana Ricky Martin

Appreciation and Discussion Which one do you like better and why ? (words,rhythm,emotion,style,theme, instrument,...?) Do you think we should play more traditional music than modern music at school or more modern music than traditional music?

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