外研社高中英语选修7 Module4 -Reading and Vocabulary

1、vocabularyvocabularydj (disk jockey)hip hopgraffitimicrophonepercussionrapreggaeturntable音乐唱片节目主持人音乐唱片节目主持人 嬉蹦乐嬉蹦乐n.涂鸦涂鸦n.麦克风，话筒麦克风，话筒n.打击乐器打击乐器n.说唱乐说唱乐n.雷盖雷盖n.转盘，唱盘转盘，唱盘vocabularyvocabularymovementmc-ingtechniquejamaicaside by sideimprovisevocalapproachn.运动运动n.司仪，节目主持司仪，节目主持n.技巧，手法技巧，手法n.牙买加牙买加并排，并

2、肩并排，并肩v.即兴演奏，即兴表演即兴演奏，即兴表演adj.嗓音的嗓音的n.方法，步骤方法，步骤be bored withdiscodeclinetake advantage ofbacking trackrapperemerge厌烦厌烦n.迪斯科迪斯科n.衰退，下降衰退，下降利用利用伴奏曲伴奏曲n.说唱乐歌手说唱乐歌手v.出现出现vocabularyvocabularyamerican music is the blend of all kinds of culture and music. on the other hand, america is a free country for t

3、he music development.mixturemixturehip hop: a type of popular music in which the subject of the songs is often politics or society and the words are spoken rather than sungbreakdancegraffitidj-ingrapping (mc-ing) to get general ideasmain ideamain ideathe passage tells us the definition, the origin,

4、the development of hip hop and the reason of its success. what is the main idea of each part?part 1part 2part 3part 4the definition and the origin of hip hop.the breakthrough of hip hop is the formation of rapping.the reason of the success of hip hop.the way of recording hip hop and the development

5、of hip hop. to solve difficult points decline n. when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality or strength:industrial declinehome cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it).a decline in the number of unemployed spread v. to (cause to) cover, reach or have

6、an effect on a wider or increasing area:the fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.the financial crisis spread beyond the us to europe and asia.whatwhenwheremainaspectsamerican cultural movementstarted in 1970sat block parties in new yorkbreakdance, graffiti art, dj-ing, rapping (mc-ing

7、) part 1 to get detail informationscanning1 which one is not hip hops main aspect? a. breakdance b. graffiti c. dj-ing and mc-ing d. rock music 2 which one is not the reason of the success of hip hop? a. people were bored with the pop music of the day. b. hip hop is cheap and easy. c. disco music an

8、d rock music were both in decline d. disco music had a strong beat.3 in the sentence “hip hop took advantage of that and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco!”, what does that mean? a. disco music b. disco and rock music being in decline c. peoples being bored with the pop music

9、 of the day d. disco music having a strong beattrue or false1 hip hop is the result of a combination of north american and caribbean influences.2 jamaican djs continued to play reggae music even though the audiences didnt like it.3 hip hop was successful because it doesnt cost a lot of money to do i

10、t.t tf ft t4 after the early recording, rap artists changed the way they recorded their songs.5 hip hop music is only produced in the united states.t tf ftrue or false1. why did dj herc stop playing reggae music? because he noticed that people didnt like it.2. how did the djs make the percussion bre

11、aks in the songs longer? by using two records on two turntables.part 23. what were djs who shouted during the songs called? mcs.4. how long were the performances of the shouting djs? hours.5. apart from the djs, what else happened at block parties? breakdancing.part 21. in decline (a) becoming more

12、popular (b) becoming less popular2. took advantage of (a) used (b) didnt use3. the next generation (a) the people who follow immediately(b) people 20 years laterparts 3&4vocabulary4. spread (a) went to other places (b) stayed in the same place5. strongly(a) affected a lot(b) didnt affected at al

13、l6. emerged(a) disappeared(b) appeared parts 3&4vocabularybacking tracks, beat, disco music, electronic music, percussion, rap, reggae, rock music, recordvocabularycomplete the sentences with the correct words.1. the instrumental music behind a singers voice is called the _ .2. drums and similar instruments are called _.3. _ is music that people dance to in clubs.4. songs that are spoken rather than sung are called _.backing trackspercussiondisco musicrap5. _ is a kind of music that comes from the caribbean.6. the _ of a song makes you