外研版选修七-Module 4 Music Born in America -教案

Module 4 Music Born in America

Reading and Vocabulary
【Teaching aims】
1. To help Ss improve their reading skills.
2. To let Ss master some words and phrases.
3. To get Ss to talk something about hip hop.
【Teaching important and difficult points】
1. Have students master different type of music and know some famous musician
2. How to help student know different type of music
【Teaching Procedures】
Step 1. Leading-in
Purpose: To let Ss arouse interest in learning about Hip Hop.
Show a picture to Ss and ask them to answer some questions.
(1) What are they doing in the picture?
(2) Do you know what kind of dance do they dance?
Suggested Answers:
(1) They are dancing. (2)It’s hip-pop.
Step 2 Vocabulary study
Show Ss some pictures and introduce some new fashionable words.




breakdancing graffiti art rapper DJ-ing
Step 3 Reading
Purpose: To get Ss to learn about Hip Hop.
1. Ask Ss read the passage quickly and try to catch the main idea of each part.
Suggested Answers:
Part 1: Hip hop is an American cultural movement which started in the 1970s at block parties in New York, especially in a district called the Bronx.
Part 2: MCs, another style of music known as rap was born.
Part 3: There are two main reasons for the success of hip hop.
Part 4: How did rap singers record their songs?
(By the way, teacher can underline the new words and phrases in order to let Ss pay more attention to them.)
2. Ask Ss to read part 1 carefully and fill in the blanks:
Hip Hop
What
When
Where
Main aspects
Suggested Answer:
Hip Hop
What American cultural movement
When Started in 1970s
Where At block parties in New York
Main aspects Breakdance, graffiti art, DJ-ing, rapping (MC-ing)
3. Ask Ss to read Part 2 carefully, and then answer the following questions.
(1) Why did DJ Herc stop playing reggae music?
(2) How did the DJs make the percussion breaks in the songs longer?
(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?
(6) What did they experiment with later?
Suggested Answers:
(1) Because he noticed that people didn’t like it.
(2) By using two records on two turntables.
(3) MCs
(4) Hours
(5) Breakdancing
(6) They experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches.
4. Ask Ss to read Part 3 & 4 carefully, and then answer the questions.
(1) What are the two reasons for the success of hip hop?
(2) How did the first generation of rappers record their music?
(3) Which city was the capital of hip hop in 1985?
(4) Which style of rapping soon spread to other parts of the United States?
(5) What is the new type of hip hop in England?
Suggested Answers:
(1) Firstly it’s cheap and easy. Secondly, people were bored with the pop music of the day, and hip hop took advantage of disco music and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco.
(2) They recorded the backing tracks in the studio and the rappers added their vocals later.
(3) New York
(4) The East Coast rap
(5) In England, a new music form emerged, called trip hop, a mixture of jazz, hip hop and electronic music.
5. Ask Ss to work in groups of four. Let them read the comments about hip hop music in Activity 7, and express their own ideas.
(Teachers can let Ss do the speaking together.)
Step 4. Language Points
1. Ask Ss to discuss the important and difficult language points.
(1) The words of early blues songs often consisted of a single line repeated two or three times before changing. 早期的蓝调歌曲通常包含一句要反复唱两三遍才换的歌词。
consist of无被动态，类似用法的词组还有： belong to, take place, happen, come true, come out, break out, etc.
【例】This is a charity committee ________ ten members.
A. consists of B. consist of C. consisted of D. consisting of
Key: D
(2) …, but Herc and other DJs made them longer by using two records on two turntables, side by side.
side by side 肩并肩,相互扶持
E.g. ① Two children are walking side by side.
② We stand side by side with you in this competition.
※【拓展】类似的短语还有:
neck and neck “并驾齐驱地 head to head 交头接耳地
(3) They experiment with different vocal and rhythmic approaches. 他们尝试用不同的发声和奏乐方法。
◆ experiment with… 用……做实验
E.g. They are experimenting with new methods of teaching.
※【拓展】experiment的其他用法：
make/do/carry out/perform /try an experiment on/upon/in/ with 做实验(试验)，对……做实验（试验）
by experiment通过实验
E.g. They find out what foods the baby likes by experiment.
◆ approach v & n
（Teacher can present some sentences in order to review the meaning of approach.
① The time is approaching when we must leave. (vi来临)
② As you approach the town the first building you see is the church. （vt走近）
③ His work is approaching perfection. （vt 近似，接近）
④ Did he approach you about lending him some money? （vt找……商量）
⑤ He approached the difficulty with great thought. （vt着手）
⑥ Our approach drove away the wild animals. （n走近）
⑦ All the approaches to the town were blocked. （n通路）
⑧ That professor’s new approach to language teaching was considered better than anyone else’s. （n方法，手段）
(4) Disco music and rock music were both in decline in the mid-1970s. 20世纪70年代中期迪斯科和摇滚乐都在走下坡路。
be in decline 在下降中,在衰退中
The company is in decline because of falling demand.
※【拓展】decline的其他用法：
She is on the decline, and may die soon. （在下降中,在衰退中）
She declined to help me. （拒绝）
After his wife’s death, he fell into a decline. （失去力量、影响等；衰落）
Our business has gone into a decline this year.
(5) Hip hop took advantage of that and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco.
take advantage of利用
E.g. Why do you always want to take advantage of me?
※【拓展】advantage的其他词组：
1 have the advantage of sb 比某人强
E.g. You really have the advantage of me.
②… be to one’s advantage ……对某人有利
E.g. The agreement is to our advantage.
③ give sb an advantage (over) 使某人在……方面比较有利
【练习】 I think we should ________ Changjiang River, which can solve the power problem of some parts of China. (Key: D)
A. have the advantage of B. take the advantage of
C. be to it’s advantage of D. take advantage of
(6) The new style soon spread to other parts of the United States. 这种风格很快就传到了美国的其它地方。
spread to + n ……传到了……地方
E.g. That the news spread to his home is not a good business.
spread解释为“传播”的意思时可与其它的介词连用：
spread through / across / from … to
E.g.① The illness spread through the whole village.
② The fire spread from the factory the houses nearby.
2. Ask Ss to translate the following phrases.
(1) cultural movement (2) block parties (3) especially
(4) four main aspects (5) come from the term … (6) the percussion breaks
(7) at the time (8) on two turntables (9) side by side
(10) at the same time (11) the moment … (12) be bored with
(13) be in decline (14) a strong beat (15) take advantage of …
(16) add their vocals (17) the next generation of (18) the capital of hip hop
(19) spread to / across … (20) be based in … (21) a mixture of …
(22) music play on computer
Suggested Answers:
(1) 文化运动 (2) 街区舞会 (3) 尤其是
(1) 四个主要的元素 (5) 来源于……的术语 (6) 打击乐
(7)当时 (8) 在两个唱盘上 (9) 肩并肩，一起……
(10) 同时 (11) 一……就…… (12) 对……厌烦
(13) 走下坡路 (14) 节奏强烈 (15) 利用
(16) 加进他们的声音 (17) 下一代…… (18) 嬉蹦乐之都
(19) 传播到某个地方 (20) 驻足在…… (21) ……的混合物
(22) 电脑上播放的音乐
3. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and fill in the missing words.
All You Need to Know About Hip Hop
Part 1
What is hip hop and how did it start?
Hip hop is an American (1) ___________________ which started in the 1970s at block parties in New York, (2) ___________________ in a district called the Bronx. There are four main (3) ___________________ of hip hop: breakdance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop music – DJ-ing and rapping. Rapping (4) ______________________ MC-ing (coming from the term master of ceremonies). The DJs at block parties in the 1970s played a lot of soul music and they (5) ________________ that people (6) __________________ the percussion breaks in the songs because they were the best parts to dance to. So they started repeating the percussion breaks. This is a (7) _________________ used by DJs in Jamaica. There were a lot of Jamaicans in New York who (8) _____________________. At first, they played a lot of reggae.
Part 2
What was the big breakthrough?
DJ Herc, one of the most popular Jamaican DJs at the time, noticed that New York audiences didn’t really like reggae music, so he started (9) ________________ other kinds of music, (10) __________________ rock and disco music. The percussion breaks were usually short, but Herc and other DJs made them (11) _______________ by using two records on two turntables, (12) ___________________. Some of the DJs began speaking and shouting while the music played. Shouting DJs became known as MCs. And so the style of music known as rap was born.
(13) ___________________, MCs often performed for hours, repeating words and phrases and then improvising. (14) ________________, they experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches, using rhyming words, often words from African-American culture. (15) ____________________, people started breakingdancing at block parties.
Part 3
Why was hip pop so successful?
There are two main reasons. (16) _________________, it’s cheap and easy – you just need two turntables and a microphone. Anyone can be an MC, using songs which have already been recorded.
(17) ____________________, people were bored with the pop music of the day – disco music and rock music were both in decline in the mid-1970s. However, disco music had a strong beat, and it was easy to dance to. Hip hop (18) __________________ that and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco!
Part 4
How did rap singers record their song?
(19) ____________________ that rap artists recorded their music, musicians recorded the backing tracks (the music without the singing) in the studio and the rappers added their vocal later. The next generation of rappers recorded their vocals at the same time as the musicians.
New York was the capital of hip hop during the 1980s, and the style was known as East Coast rap. (20) ________________________________________________________ There were a lot of West Coast rappers based in California. In Miami, Florida, a new style developed, strongly influenced by Cuban and Puerto Rican music.
In the late 1980s, hip hop spread across the world, to Japan, India and many parts of Europe, especially France, Belgium and Italy. In England, a new music form emerged, called trip hop, a mixture of jazz, hip hop and electronic music (for example, music played on computers).
Suggested Answers:
(1) cultural movement (2) especially (3) aspects
(4) is also known as (5) noticed (6) preferred
(7) technique (8) brought the idea with them (9) playing
(10) including (11) longer (12) side by side
(13) At the beginning (14) Later (15) At the same time
(16) Firstly (17) Secondly (18) took advantage of
(19) The first time (20) The style soon spread to other parts of the United States.
Step 5. Speaking
1. Ask Ss to discuss what they have learnt in the reading passage.
2. Ask Ss to try to use their own words to retell the passage, the topic is the origins of hip hop.
Step 6. Homework
1. Ask Ss to review what we have learnt today.
2. Ask Ss to finish Activity 2,3, 5, 6.