授课者：常正萍

What would you like to do if you are free today? No Homework! No Class! A lot of friends! Everything you like! If

Maybe you could sing karaoke with your friends!

Unit 7 Western Culture

Warming up 1.Do you like popular music ? 2.Do you know any western pop singers ? 3.Is singing English songs a good way of learning English ?

1.What kind of music did you hear just now ? 2.Can you sing an English song ?

Reading Popular Music

Who are the four young man? John Lennon Paul McCartney George HarrisonPeter Best

Speed Reading : 1.Why did popular music develop very quickly in recent years ? 2.Who are the Beatles ? Why were they loved by young people ? 3.Has popular music changed much over the past two decades ?

Language points: 1.the here and now : 此时此刻 I’d like a piano, but here and now we have not enough room. 2.the turn of the century: 世纪之交 The story happened about the turn of the nineteen century. 3.one after the other=one after another ：一个接一个 Difficulties arose one after the other 4.(It’s) no wonder (that) : 难怪 --- It’s no wonder that he didn’t want to go. 5.contribute to : 有助于 --- Plenty of fresh air contribute to good health

Intensive reading: Task 1: Retell the development of the popular music according to Paragraphs 2-4

Task 2:Rember the famous band- the Beatles Talk about the Beatles briefly according to Para 5

Task 3: How is the popular music develop during the mid – 1980s ?

Remember: They are all famous bands.

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The Flowers Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?

A different band the Monkees

Now let’s enjoy a song sung by the Beatles

Practice1: Answer the following questions. 1.Why did popular music develop very quickly in recent years ? 2.What types of music are included in popular music ? 3.What was the new method that the record companies used to make profit ?

Practice 2: Fill in the blanks with a proper word in the text. Popular music is music of ___ ___.It has a wide_____ and is very popular. As _____ ____ grew more difficult to understand, the pop music met ____ ___ of the mass market for music Beatles was the most popular of 60’s rock groups. The Beatles were four ____ _____ from Liverpool,____.Early Beatles’songs were written in traditional forms. Their lyrics gradually became more __ and ___,and sometimes abstract. Under their ___ rock and roll became more commonly known as ____ ____. Music industry developed quickly during the med-1980s. Music video and compact disc_______ the demand for popular music.In 1982,MichaelJackon’s Thriller album made the biggest-selling record in history. Over the past few decades, pop music ___ a lot, but it continues to be the ___ music from loved by young people all over the world. the present audience serious music theneeds young man England subtletender influence rockmusic stimulate changed favorite

Discussion: How does music influence your life?

Homework: Finish Exercises on Page83