Module 4 Music Born in America-Period 2.doc

Module 4 Music Born in AmericaPeriod 2 Reading and VocabularyGoals To learn something about hip hop To learn to use some expressions in the textProcedures Step 1: Warming up Now work in pairs. Look at some words about music from the passage and try your best to guess what they mean. Pay attention to the words where the stress doesnt fall on the first syllable: graffiti, improvisation, and percussion.Read through the words in the box and repeat them chorally and individually.Step 2: Before you readRead the passage and check the true statement. You are asked to read and check individually, and then check answers with a partner. Finally Ill call back the answers from the whole class, having one student read a statement and another say whether it is true or false.For reference True statements are: 1/3/4Step 3: While you readRead part 1 again, to find the answers individually, and then check with a partner. Finally call back the answers from the whole class, having one student give the definition and another answer.For reference (a) block (b)DJ (c)percussion (d) reggae (e) DJ-ing (f) Jamaica (g) break dancing (h) graffiti (i) rapping (j) soul musicRead part 2 again and answer the questions and you are asked to do this individually, and then check with a partner. Finally Ill call back the answers from the whole class.For reference 1. Because he noticed that people didnt like it.2. By using two records on two turntables.3. MCs4. Hours 5. BreakdancingRead part 3 and 4 of the passage again. Look at the words and phrases and choose the correct meanings. You are asked to do this individually, and then check with a partner.Finally Ill call back the answers from the whole class For reference 1 (b) 2 (a ) 3 (a) 4 (a) 5 (a) 6 (b)Complete the sentences with the correct words and the whole classes are required to read through the words and repeat them chorally and individually. Pay particular attention to the words where the stress does not fall on the first syllable: electronic, percussion, record For reference1 backing track 2 percussion 3 Disco music 4 rap 5 Reggae 6 beat 7 Electronic music 8 Rock music 9 recordNowadays pop music songs become more and more popular with the young people. Unfortunately few people know the origin of the music. The following passage may give you a hand in the question.Cultural Box:*Pop music is the name for various popular, commercial music. *It originated in the U.S.A. and spread the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. *It is widely liked by the young people. The bestknown early form of pop music was “rock and roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk rock”.*Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier, and it now began to rule the music stage productions.*It is a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the works of some pop singers for example: the Beatle, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, are on a higher musical level. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.Work in groups of four. Read the following comments about hip hop music and answer the questions. Students are required to do the job in-group to do the activity. Students are asked to appoint a secretary to note the answers. At last Ill call back the answers from the secretaries in a whole-class situation. Step 4: After you readCopy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. If possible, youre required to make up sentences with them.Useful expressions from All You Know About Hip Hopconsist of, prefer to, be bored with, in decline, make an impression on sb., stare at, take advantage of, the moment, rather than, in order, come out, be devoted to, dance to, be short for, side by side,Sentences made with useful expressions from All You Know About Hip Hop 1. How many chapters does the book consist of?2. Do you prefer to dance to fast music?3. He has been bored with the past.4. His interest in computer games is now in decline.5. I made a bad impression on the boss by leaving too early.6. Its not polite to stare at the foreign visitors.7. I took advantage of the good weather to paint the wall.8. The moment I picked up the telephone, I realized that someone had dialed the wrong number.9. It was what he meant rather than what he said that annoyed me.10. Itll be quite in order for you to speak now.11. When will her new book come out?12. Most of our meetings were devoted to discussing the housing problem.13. If you cant dance to the rhythm, we can make the rhythm dance to your tune.14. UNESCO is short for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.15. The two bottles stood side by side on the table.Exercise for consolidationI. Multiple choice1. Tom, _ studying, knows nothing about what is happening.A. devoted to B. having devoted C. being devoted D. devoting to 2. The demand in workers in the factory is in_.A. influence B. imagination C. rejection D. decline3. My opinions are in _ with the aims of the projects.A. human B. harmonious C. harmony D. humor 4. The protest _ by the local people lasted only for several hours.A. made B. taken C. broken D. caught 5. Ill attend your meeting, if _.A. possibly B. possible C. Im possible D. it possible6._ I came into the office, the teacher _ the students homework.A. As, was correcting B. When, was correcting C. While, correcting D. When, corrected 7. Scientists have been making a scientific _ to the problem.A. experiment B. friction C. approach D. movement 8. Most of the countries are _ advantage of modern technology to develop economy.A. using B. carrying C. making D. taking 9. WTO _ World Trade Organization.A. is short for B. is short of C. are short for D. are short of 10. Having lost the prepared draft, I have difficulty _.A. to improvise B. in improvising C. with improvising D. to improvise 11. The beautiful scene of the West Lake made a good _ on me.A. effort B. deal C. impression D. decision 12. John shouted angrily, protesting _ the unfair treatment. A. with B. forward C. for D. against13. I know you better than_.A. he B. him C. his D. himself14. According to the _ custom, people in the country usually go out for a trip during the holidays.A. controversial B. conventional C. continental D. considerate 15. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _ I could