LongLivetheKing猫王.ppt

1、Lets listen to a song,外11.3 杜向宇 1104020327,Long live the king,Elvis Presley came from a very poor family. He was born on 8 January 1935 in Mississippi. Elvis loved music. He went to church every Sunday and sang with other people. When he was 13, his mother bought him a guitar. In the same year Elvis

2、 and his family moved to Memphis , Tennessee. One day in 1954 he went to a recording studio called Sun Records. He wanted to make a record for his mothers birthday. The secretary at the studio heard Elvis and she told her boss, Sam Phillips. Phillips became Elvis manager and Elvis made his first sin

3、gle Thats all right ,mama. It proved to be a great success. When it was played on the radio stations, American young people went wild. Many American parents didnt like Elvis because he made their children crazy.,In 1955 Elvis appeared on TV in New York. The following year he went to Hollywood and ma

4、de his first film Love Me Tender. In the next two years he had many hit records . Then in 1958 Elvis joined the American army and went to Germany. When he returned to the United States in the early 1960s, pop music was not the same. British groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were the new

5、 stars. Elvis was a millionaire, but he was a very lonely man. In his last years he became fat and sad. He died of a heart attack on 16 August 1977 in his house at Graceland, Memphis. But for his millions of fans throughout the world, Elvis is still the King. Shane Lyons has got more than 250 albums

6、 by Elvis and videos of all his films. He was great, says Shane. Elvis could really sing, not like these kids today with all their electronic machines. He was the King, really ,the King of Rock and Roll.,How does a person can be a king? What does “the king” refer to?,Long Live the King,Pre- reading,

7、Refers to,the king,Elvis Presley,Try to fill out the table below.,Back,1935 1948,1954,He made his first single Thats All Right, mama.,1955,He made his first film Love Me Tender.,1958,He joined the American army.,1960s,He returned but pop music was not the same.,1977,He died.,While -reading,Time,What

8、 happened?,He was born.,He got a guitar.,He was born.,In 1935 ？,He got a guitar.,In 1948 ？,In 1954 ? ? ?,He made his first single Thats All Right, mama.,He made his first film Love Me Tender.,In 1955 ？,He joined the American army.,In 1958 ？,He returned but pop music was not the same.,In 1960 ？,He di

9、ed.,In 1977 ？,Tell me,Question time!,Q1:Did Elvis come from a rich family? Q2:What did he die of? Q3:Why is Elvis still the king for his fans?,A1:No, he came from a poor family. (Para1, line1),A2:He died of a heart attack. (Para4, line1),A3:Because they think he could really sing. (Para5, line2),Tas

10、k 1:Suppose you are Elvis Presley. You are going to talk your life experience with your fan. What will you say?,Post -reading,Presley is going to join a “Talk Show” in Mianyang. Every four student a group. One student acts as Presley. The other three students are workers in “talk show”. Then we will choose the best group.,Talk Show,T