1. American cultural movement
Part 1
What’s hip hop and how did it start?
Hip Hop
what
American cultural movement
when
started in the 1970s
where
at block parties in New York
main
aspects
breakdance, graffiti art,
DJ-ing, rapping (MC-ing) 1

2. breakdance

3. graffiti

4. DJ-ing

5. rapping (MC-ing)

6. Read Part 1 and finish Activity 3
Careful Reading
Read Part 1 and finish Activity 3
Check your Answers:
(a) block (b) MC
(c) percussion (d) reggae
(e)DJ-ing (f) Jamaica
(g)breakdancing (h) graffiti art
(i)rapping (j) soul music

7. Read part 2 again and answer the following questions.
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.
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. 7

8. Tell the difference
MC MC-ing DJ DJ-ing Rapper Rapping

9. Parts 3&4 1. Which one is NOT hip hop’s main aspect? A. Breakdance
Read parts 3 & 4 and finish the following exercises
Parts 3&4
1. Which one is NOT hip hop’s main
aspect?
A. Breakdance
B. Graffiti
C. DJ-ing and MC-ing
D. Rock music

10. 2. Which one is NOT the reason for
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.

11. 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

12. P44
1. …but Herc and other DJs made them longer by using two records on two turntables, side by side.
side by side 并排，并肩
其它由by连接的短语：day by day, little by little, one by one, step by step, etc.
注意与side相搭配的介词：
1) There are trees ___ all sides of the Ink Pond.
2) There is a pain ____my left side.
3) The girl ____my right side is our monitor.
4) Your teachers and parents will always stand
____ your side whenever you’re in trouble. on in on by