Senior English for China
Book One
Unit 11
The sounds of the world
Teacher : wang Jianmei
No1. Middle School of Shihezi
Jazz
Classical
Rock
Folk
Light
Hip-hop
Country
Pop
Rap
Music family
 guitar
cello
Unit 11
The sounds of the world
Listen to the tape then answer
the following questions.
1.How many kinds of music are
talked about in the passage?
Six kinds of music.
2.What are they ?
blues rock jazz
Latin music
hip-hop
rap
I. Read the passage, then answer the
following questions.
1 Where does blues music come from?
The blues comes from African songs that people
used to sing when they worked and during festivals.
2 What does the word "rap" mean?
The word “rap” means to speak the song words
along with the beat .
3 Why is Latin music so popular in the US?
Is it popular in China?
Because there are many Spanish-speaking
people in the US. It is not very popular in China.
Read the passage again . Choose “ " if the
sentence is true. Choose “
" if it is false.
1(
) There are
only
a
few
styles
of
music
is a wide variety
in the world.
2(
) Blues ismusic
a new has
styleaoflong
music.
history.
3(
) Hip-hop
rap
completely
different
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much
in are
common
with blues
& rock,
from but
blues
theyand
alsorock.
have their own characteristics.
4(
) Santana is a well-known Latin music artist.
5(
) Rappers speak
sing the words to their music.
6(
) There are many Spanish-speaking people in
both North and South America.
Read the passage again ,and discuss about the form
What are their
Famous
kind Where is Where is characteristics?
it from? it popular?
singers/star
Blues
African
songs
US
A way for…
Jazz Blues music
US
Rock Blues music
US
Hiphop
US
fast/slow,
combine …
Rap
US
speak/rap
Latin South/Latin
Spanish-speaking
music America
countries
Santana
Ricky Martin
MEMORY COMPETITION
Who can answer ?
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1.What kinds of music are talked about?
2. Does blues have a long history?
3.Where does blues music come from?
4.Who brought blues to America?
5.When did the people sing the blues?
6.What is blues about ?
7.What music comes from blues?
8.What is the important characteristic of rap music?
9.Is hip-hop the same as blues and rock?
10. Where is Latin music popular?
Language points
On the radio
1. I listen to the weather forecast on / over
the radio every day.
2 . I heard the news on the radio.
.
Have … in common with
1. We have much in common with each
other.
2.Though they are brothers , they have
nothing in common with one another.
Combine
1. Is it possible to combine the two parties?
2. Some films combine education with recreation.
Variety
1. Paper has a variety of uses.
2. This shop has a variety of toys.
Along with
1. Come along with me .
2 Along with my friends, I worked day and night.
Retell the text
a world of…a brief look at…musical styles
blues..history…a way…show..comes from
slaves… African-American culture…jazz
rock…contains…have much in common
with..characteristics…hip-hop…combines
to create…rap music…rapper…along with
Latin music… traditional… spread…
popular…Spanish-speaking… a variety of
open your ears …the sounds of the world.
 Write a short passage about music.
The following questions may help you.
1. How many musical styles do you
know? What are they?
2.What are the characteristics of each
musical style ?
3.what is your favorite musical style ?
Why ?