Vocabulary DJ (disk jockey) hip hop graffiti microphone percussion rap reggae turntable 音乐唱片节目主持人 嬉蹦乐 n. 涂鸦 n. 麦克风，话筒 n. 打击乐器 n. 说唱乐 n. 雷盖 n. 转盘，唱盘

Vocabulary movement MC-ing technique Jamaica side by side improvise vocal approach n. 运动 n. 司仪，节目主持 n. 技巧，手法 n. 牙买加 并排，并肩 v. 即兴演奏，即兴表演 adj. 嗓音的 n. 方法，步骤

be bored with disco decline take advantage of backing track rapper emerge 厌烦 n. 迪斯科 n. 衰退，下降 利用 伴奏曲 n. 说唱乐歌手 v. 出现 Vocabulary

American music is the blend of all kinds of culture and music. On the other hand, America is a free country for the music development.

hip hop: a type of popular music in which the subject of the songs is often politics or society and the words are spoken rather than sung

breakdance

graffiti

DJ-ing

rapping (MC-ing)

A Famous American Rap Singer

A rap singer being awarded a prize

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Main idea The passage tells us the definition, the origin, the development of hip hop and the reason of its success.

What is the main idea of each part? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The definition and the origin of hip hop. The breakthrough of hip hop is the formation of rapping. The reason of the success of hip hop. The way of recording hip hop and the development of hip hop.

To solve difficult points

⊙ dance v. 1 to move the body and feet to music: What sort of music do you like dancing to? Who was she dancing with at the party last night? Can you dance the tango? 2 to move quickly and lightly: She watched the sunlight dancing on the water's surface.

⊙ experiment v. to try something in order to discover what it is like: Things would never change if people weren't prepared to experiment. The school is experimenting with new teaching methods. Experimenting on mice can give us an idea of the effect of the disease on humans.

⊙ bored adj. feeling tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do: It was a cold, wet day and the children were bored. He was getting bored with/of doing the same thing every day.

⊙ decline n. when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality or strength: industrial decline Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it). a decline in the number of unemployed She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.

⊙ spread v. to (cause to) cover, reach or have an effect on a wider or increasing area: The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind. It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body. The redundancies are spread across the clothing, banking and building industries. The AIDS virus is spread through contact with blood and other body fluids. The financial crisis spread beyond the US to Europe and Asia.

Hip Hop what when where main aspects American cultural movement started in 1970s at block parties in New York breakdance, graffiti art, DJ-ing, rapping (MC-ing) Part 1

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Scanning 1 Which one is NOT hip hop’s main aspect? A. Breakdance B. Graffiti C. DJ-ing and MC-ing D. Rock music

2 Which one is NOT the reason of the success of hip hop? A. People were bored with the pop music of the day. B. Hip hop is cheap and easy. C. Disco music and rock music were both in decline D. Disco music had a strong beat.

3 In the sentence “Hip hop took advantage of that and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco!”, what does that mean? A. disco music B. disco and rock music being in decline C. people’s being bored with the pop music of the day D. disco music having a strong beat

True or false 1 Hip hop is the result of a combination of North American and Caribbean influences. 2 Jamaican DJs continued to play reggae music even though the audiences didn’t like it. 3 Hip hop was successful because it doesn’t cost a lot of money to do it. T F T

4 After the early recording, rap artists changed the way they recorded their songs. 5 Hip hop music is only produced in the United States. T F True or false

1.Why did DJ Herc stop playing reggae music? Because he noticed that people didn’t like it. 2. How did the DJs make the percussion breaks in the songs longer? By using two records on two turntables. Part 2

3.What were DJs who shouted during the songs called? MCs. 4. How long were the performances of the shouting DJs? Hours. 5. Apart from the DJs, what else happened at block parties? Breakdancing. Part 2

1.in decline (a) becoming more popular (b) becoming less popular 2.took advantage of (a) used (b) didn’t use 3. the next generation (a) the people who follow immediately (b) people 20 years later Parts 3&4 Vocabulary

4. spread (a) went to other places (b) stayed in the same place 5. strongly (a) affected a lot (b) didn’t affected at all 6.emerged (a) disappeared (b) appeared Parts 3&4 Vocabulary

backing tracks, beat, disco music, electronic music, percussion, rap, reggae, rock music, record Vocabulary Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. The instrumental music behind a singer’s voice is called the ____________. 2. Drums and similar instruments are called __________. 3. ___________ is music that people dance to in clubs. 4. Songs that are spoken rather than sung are called ____. backing tracks percussion Disco music rap

5. ______ is a kind of music that comes from the Caribbean. 6. The ____ of a song makes you want to dance! 7. ______________ is produced on a computer. 8. __________ can be very noisy. 9. Musicians ______ their songs in a studio. Electronic music Rock music record Reggae beat

Write a short passage about hip hop and show your opinions about it. Then share with your classmates tomorrow.