Module 4 Reading Practice Music Born in Hong Kong.doc

教师寄语：without music, the life has no value! -nietzsche(尼采)module 4 reading practicemusic born in hong kong自主学习learning aims:u to know about cantopop and get the main idea of the passage;u to understand some difficult sentences in the text;u to improve the reading ability.task1: know some information about cantopop香港居民大约七百多万，绝大多数为华人，主要说广州话(粤语)，但英语很流行，说潮语和其他方言的人也不少。新界土著居民很多说客家话。近年普通话甚流行，一般机关和机构也鼓励应用。华语流行音乐领域出现过一种全球流行歌坛罕见的现象，那就是，一种大多数国民所听不懂的方言成为了引领流行音乐趋势的主流声音。上世纪末的十多年时间里，在中国它真实地存在，并至今让人津津乐道，这就是粤语歌曲。粤语歌曲也是香港流行乐坛的代名词，它见证了以流行音乐为代表的香港商业文化的兴衰.cantonese (n)粤语、广州话 cantopop(n)粤语流行歌曲 kelly chen陈慧琳 jackie cheung张学友 faye wong 王菲andy lau刘德华nicholas tse 谢霆锋aaron kwok郭富城 leon lai黎明 hacken lee李克勤 andy hui许志安leo ku古巨基 edmond yung梁汉文 sammi cheng郑秀文task2: write down the new words由引起，产生(v.)_繁荣，迅速发展(v.)_摩擦，抵触(n.)_ 融洽，一致(n.)_美德(n.)_传统的，按惯例的(adj.)_ 新潮的(adj.)_一致看法，共同意见(n.)_ 改头换面(n.)_ 制定预算(v.)_支票(n.)_顾问(n.)_自负的(adj.)_没有预料到的好事(n.)_速度，进度(n.)_ 严格的，严密的(adj.)_计划表，进度表(n.)_女代言人(n.)_截止时间(n.)_津贴，补助(n.)_交换(v.)_叫喊，叫嚷(v.)_养老金，退休金(n.)_离开，辞去(v.)_ 令人耳目一新的(adj.)_为付出时间，努力，金钱等(v.)_try best to get the meanings of the phrases1.arise from _2. a sign of _3. be blessed with _4.a fashion consultant _5.every three months_6.keep to_7.come out _8.far from_9.be devoted to_10.swap information _11.beg for_task3:finish the exercises on page54（课本） 四_五1_2_3_4_5_课上学习i fast reading read the passage quickly and find1)*what topics are mentioned in the passage?a. hong kong stars b. introduction of popular songs and movies c. the origin of cantopop d. peoples different opinions about pop music e. the devoted fans 2) find the topic sentence of each paragraph(1-7).para.1:_para.2:_para.3:_para.4:_para.5:_para.6:_para.7:_ii intensive readingread the passage carefully and do the following exercises:task one : true (t), false (f) or not mentioned (n)1) cantopop has spread all over the world._2)moms think it ok for their kids to watch the performances by cantopop stars because they are well behaved._3)some contopop stars are abandoned by their companies because they have released too many albums._4)cantopop stars have more fans in hong kong than in mainland._5)the writer thinks cantopop is more than a type of pop music._task two : answer the three questions.1) why is music born in hong kong booming?_2) what do the stars need to do to please the fans?_3) why do the famous singers albums sell well?_task three: finish the following exercises. 1) which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one ?the music is popular with a majority of people. _2) put the following sentence into chinese. when new albums come out , the stars are marketed like consumer products, as teenagers spend their allowance on the latest songs._当堂训练1 as well as attracting huge audiences in its hong kong home,cantopop has spread _.music born in hong kong is _.in most of the world ,pop music is a sign of _between generations.but cantopop expresses only _and _.and the _of most people is that the music is very good.their fans expect regular _.you cant budget for looking good ,you just need a blank cheque and a fashion _.as a _for their fans,nearly every cantopop singer also acts in the movies. hong kong stars work hard ,and the pace is_.some make ten movies a year ,others record four cds as well as keeping to a _ _of concerts and tv shows.the fans _their stars .online they _information about their super heroes.cantopop isnt just a type of pop music but a musical _.2 work in pairs and have a discussion:1) do you like cantopop ? why or why not?2) do you think music helps your study? why or why not?3) what will your parents think if they hea