课件50张PPT。Reading and VocabularyModule 4
Music Born in AmericaWhat is hip hop? Breakdance
霹雳舞,舞蹈的一种形式。只有那些贴近地面,以头、肩、背、膝为重心,迅速旋转、翻滚的动作才叫“霹雳”。霹雳舞一开始只不过是城市青年以一种非暴力形式炫耀他们的体力的方式,后来却迅速发展成为一种街头文化。breakdancegraffiti artDJ:流行音乐播音员,流行音乐节目主持人
DJ-ing 打碟音乐/流行音乐:
打碟就是DJ用打碟机和混音台,把多首不同的电子音乐剪接得天衣无缝。一般DJ打碟都在夜店、酒吧等地方。DJ Reggae: 雷格
As a style of contemporary Caribbean music originating in Jamaica, reggae is seen as one of the most influential music in the world. The word reggae does not mean one style of music but several styles.
rapping Turntable 转盘1.Look at some words about music from the passage. Do you know what they mean?breakdancing disco DJ graffiti
hip hop improvisation microphone percussion pop rap record reggae rock soul turntable vocalsMain idea1.The passage tells us ____.
A. the definition of hip hop
B. the origin of hip hop
C. the development of hip hop
D. the reason of its success
E. the main rap artistsFast Reading 2.Read the passage and check the true statements. (Page45)His hop is the result of a combination of North American and Caribbean influences.
Jamaican DJs continued to play reggae music even though the audiences didn’t like it.T F 3. Hip hop was successful because it doesn't cost a lot of money to do it.
4. After the early recordings, rap artists changed the way they recorded their songs.
5. Hip hop music is only produced in the United States.T T F 3. Read part 1 again and find words which mean: local street
the mic (microphone) controller
when you can only hear the drummer
a typical kind of music from the CaribbeanblockDJpercussionreggaee. when you play records for dancers
f. an island in the Caribbean Sea
fast dancing which can include spinning on your headDJ-ingJamaicabreakdancingh. paintings on walls, for example
talking to a rhythmic music backing
j. a combination of rhythm and blues, gospel music and poprappinggraffitisoul musicWhy did DJ Herc stop playing reggae music?
2. How did the DJs make the percussion breaks in the songs longer?
Because he noticed that people didn’t like it.4.Read part 2 of the passage again and answer the questions. By using two records on two turntables, side by side.3. What were DJs who shouted during the songs called?
4. How long were the performances of the shouting DJs?
5. Apart from the DJs, what else happened at block parties?For hours. Breakdancing.MCs.5. Read Parts 3 and 4 of the passage again. Look at the words and phrases and choose the correct meanings.1 in decline
(a) becoming more popular
(b) becoming less popular
2 took advantage of
(a) used (b) didn’t useba3 the next generation
(a) The people who followed
immediately
(b) people 20 years later
4 spread
(a) went to other places
(b) stayed in the same place
aa5 strongly influenced (by)
(a) affected a lot (b) didn’t affect at all
6 emerged
(a) disappeared (b) appearedab6. Complete the sentences with the correct words.backing tracks beat
disco music electronic music
percussion rap
reggae rock music recordThe instrumental music behind a singer’s voice is called the _______________.
Drums and similar instruments are called ____________.
____________ is music that people dance to in clubs.backing trackspercussionDisco music 4. Songs that are spoken rather than sung are called ____.
5. ________ is a kind of music that comes from the Caribbean.
6. The _____ of a song makes you want to dance!rapReggae beat7. ________________ is produced on a computer.
8. ___________ can be very noisy.
9. Musicians _______ their songs in a studio.Electronic music Rock music recordAnyone can do it.
It’s cheap and easy.
It’s exciting.
You can make up your own words.
Breakdancing is interesting to watch... .Do you like hip hop? Why?Key words in this Passagetechnique n.技巧;技艺
technician n.技术员;技师
technology n.科技;工艺
technologist n.技术专家;工艺师
technological adj.科技的 approach v.接近;处理;对付
approachable adj.可接近的;
能达到的;易理解的;和蔼可亲的
emerge v.出现;暴露;浮现
emergence n.出现;发生;
(植)突出体
emergency n.紧急情况;突发事件Key phrases in this PassageAmerican cultural movement 美国文化运动
block parties 街区舞会
percussion breaks 打击乐
dance to 伴随...跳舞
at the time 在那时;当时
including+...=...+includedside by side 并排
experiment with 以...做实验
rhyming words 押韵词汇
the first time 第一次...(就...)
the moment 一...就...
be bored with 厌烦
of the day 当时的? 与side by side类似的短语还有:
neck and neck 并驾齐驱
head to head 交头接耳
hand in hand 手牵手
shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩
heart to heart 心心相印be in decline衰退;减少
have a strong beat节奏强烈 ?
take advantage of利用
provide...for... 为...提供...
backing track伴奏曲
有关advantage的短语:
have an advantage of 有…的优势
have an advantage over 比…有优势;胜过;优于
to one’s advantage 对某人有利
gain an advantage 取得优势
hold an advantage 占有优势be based in基于
be based on基于
spread to蔓延到;波及
spread across蔓延;席卷
spread offshore跨越海洋 1. approach
v. (在空间或时间上)接近, 靠近...
n. 道路, 方法(后跟介词to)”。1.The time is approaching when
we must leave.
2.As you approach the town the
first building you see is the
church.
3.His work is approaching
perfection. vi. 来临vt. 走近vt. 近似, 接近 4.All the approaches to the town were blocked.
5.That professor’s new approach to language teaching was considered better than anyone else’s. n. 道路n.方法, 手段 2. decline
1) Mary declined a hot drink and went into her room.
decline vi/vt. 婉言拒绝,不肯接受
2) The minister declined to comment about the progress of the peace talks.
3) She declined going camping with us this Saturday.
v. decline to do /doing sth 4) The number of tourists visiting the scenic spot declined by 10% last year.
v.下降 decline to/by
5) I wondered how long it would be before the fever began to decline.
v.减弱, 衰退7) An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
8) Industry in Britain has been on the / in decline since the 1970s.
n. 下降,衰退,衰弱构成固定短语:_______________________ 在衰退中, 在减少中。
经济衰退 .on the decline/in decline the economic decline 3.rather than 而不是;与其…不如…它连接的两个部分结构往往
是相同的。eg.
1) She is a teacher rather than an artist.
rather than后可接____或____。名词代词1.The form cannot be signed
by anyone ___ yourself.
(2011全国)
A. rather than
B. other than
C. more than
D. better than
B2.It took ___ building supplies
to construct these energy-
saving houses. It took brains,
too. (09浙江)
A. other than
B. more than
C. rather than
D. less than
B 3. It was the driver___ the
cyclist who was to blame for
the traffic accident
happening this morning in
the street.
A. other than
B. rather than
C. more than
D. beside
Brather than
Rather than _____a taxi, I would walk home.
2) Rather than _______a taxi, I enjoy walking home.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. took
taketaking连接的成份一致!Finish the exercises
in the
workbooks.