3. Santana

4. music pop classical jazz raprock and roll Latin the blueslight hip - hop country folk heavy metal

5. Pre - reading 1. What kind of music do you like ? 2. When you listen to a song, do you listen to the words or the music? 3. Do you like to listen to music from other countries?

6. Fast reading 1.How many styles of music does the author write about in the passage? What are they? 2.What does the American music contain? 3.Who are the two stars of Latin music mentioned in the passage? * Three. They are African music ， American music and Latin music. * American music contains the blues, jazz, rock, hip - hop, rap and Latin music. * Santana and Ricky Martin.

7. Careful reading Read the passage carefully and choose the right answers. 1. Blues music comes from ________. A. Latin America B. North America C. Africa D. Spain 2. The blues was brought to the US by _______. A. African singers B. African artists C. African Musicians D. African slaves 3. The word “rap” in Paragraph 3 means “_______”. A. to sing and dance along with the beat. B. to peak the song words and dance along with the beat. C. to sing and rap along with the beat. D. to speak the song words and rap along with the beat.

8. 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A.Jazz, rock,hip - hop, rap and Latin music are new musical styles. B.Now blues is not popular in the US any more. C.Hip - hop, rap and Latin music are very popular in the US. D.Hip - hop and rap are completely the same as blues and rock. 5. In the US, where there are many Spanish – speaking, Latin music is a big part of the culture. The culture here refers to ______. A.African culture B. Spanish-speaking people’s culture C. Latin culture D. Spanish culture

9. Decide if the following sentences are true ( T ) or false ( F ). ( ) 1.There are only a few styles of music in the world. ( )2.Hip - hop and rap are new styles 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. F F T F T

10. Post reading Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph1:_____________________________________ Paragraph2:_____________________________________ Paragraph3:_____________________________________ _____________________________________ Paragraph4:_____________________________________ Paragraph5:_____________________________________ _____________________________________ There is a world of music out there. Blues music has a long history. Today’s American music culture contains many different styles. Latin music has spread all over the world. There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world.

11. Discussion Is music a universal language? Can you enjoy music from other parts of the world even if you don’t understand the words ?

12. Summary: Music seems to be a universal language that everybody can understand and enjoy. It forms an important part of many cultural and social activities. It has always been an important part of our life. People use music to express feelings and ideas. Music also serves to entertain and relax. As we know, music is not only colorful but also beautiful and meaningful. It is also a good way of cultivating one’s mind. Times have changed, music changes and styles come and go too, but nothing can change our love for good music.