8b u3l2 reading by rose. music what kind of music? rock music
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8B U3L2 Reading
by Rose
music
What kind of music?What kind of music?
rock musicrock music
Word bank influence copy ( 抄写）
combine …with popular
old –fashioned fans type （种类）
start as teenage attract
Match these words and phrases
crazy being of the age 13 through 19
popular mad or foolish
teenage liked by many people
fans effect influence lover
Learn the new words
2. “You mustn’t copy others’ homework.” the teacher said to his students.
A.make something that is exactly like another thing
B.make something by oneself
1. Rock music is the most popular type of music around the world.
A. kind B. piece
Choose the best answer
3. Which kind of mobile phone is old-fashioned?
A.
B.
4. Teenage girls are crazy about that singer.
A.aged above 20
B.aged between 13 and 19
Fill in the blankscopy teenage old-fashioned be popular with type
have a good influence on start as combine…with
1. Some of the students don’t like folk songs. They think they are _____________.
2. All big trees ____________ tiny seeds.
3. This thriller movie is not suitable for ____________audience.
4. Excellent teachers will __________________ their students.
5. We must __________theory( 理论 )_________ practice.
6. The Flowers, a famous band _________ the rhythms of other songs.
7. What ________ of house would you prefer to live in?
8. Rock music _______________ young people.
old-fashioned
start as
teenage
have a good influence on
combine with
copied
is popular with
type
Match each paragraph with its main idea:
Rock music of today
The development of rock music
The birth of rock musicParagraph 4
Paragraph2&3
Paragraph 1
Questions for paragraph 1:
1. When and where did R&B music begin?
2. Who was R&B music popular with?
3. What kind of music did R&B start as?
4. What kind of music called rock’n’roll? Black music or White R&B music?
5. When did rock’n’roll become popular?
In the USA in the early 1950s.
Black Americans.
A kind of Black music.
White R&B music.
In the mid-1950s.
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks:
in the early 1950s
in the mid-1950s
R&B began in the ______ , it was very __________ with black Americans. It ________ _____ a kind of Black music.
White musicians ______ the style. A new kind of White R&B music, called _________, became very popular. Its singers ________ millions of _______ fans. The music was fast and ________.
USApopular
started as
copied
rock’n’rollattracted teenage
loud
Retell paragraph 1 with the layout:
...the most popular type of ...
In the early 1950s
It began...
...was popular with...
...started as...
In the mid-1950s
...copied...
...called rock’n’roll, became...
...attracted...
It was ...and...
Read paragraph 2&3 and judge the sentences true or false:
1. In the late 1960s, rock’n’roll became old-fashioned.
2.The Beatles, a new group from America, became popular.
3.The Beatles started by singing England style songs.
4.They didn’t develop their own style.
5.The Beatles only used one kind of instruments.
The Beatles had a very important influence on the style of popular music.
In the early 1960s, rock’n’roll became old-fashioned.
The Beatles, a new group from England, became popular.
The Beatles started by singing American style songs.
They developed their own style.
The Beatles introduced different instruments.
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The Beatles
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The Beatles
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The BeatlesGeorge Harrisonthe_______ Beatle
played the _______
wrote songs
Paul McCartneyplayed the______
played the guitar
wrote______
Ringo Starrthe _____Beatle
played the______
John Lennonthe ________Beatle
played the piano
played the mouth organ
youngestyoungest
guitarguitar
pianopiano
songssongs
oldestoldest
drumsdrums
best-knownbest-known
Complete the following passage with the italicized words and expressions in the reading passage.
The Beatles have been the most successful pop group in the world. _________of people, especially ______________, are crazy about them and their music.
A lot of the Beatles’ songs became ___________. Those songs always had strong rhythms so that people could dance to them. Though their songs became popular during the 1960s,they still have great _____________on the music of today.
The Beatles’ success story suggests that good music is never _______________.
Millions teenage fans
popular
influence
old-fashioned
Listen to the paragraph 4 ,then fill in the blanks:
Rock music has continued to ___________and develop. It has __________ ___________ music from different _________ of the world. Today, there are ________ _________ different types of rock music, and almost every country has its _______ ________ of rock music.
changecombined withparts
hundreds of
own form
Summary:
Complete the chart below.
A Brief History of Rock Music
Time Event Feature
early 1950s birth of _________ Black music
_______ developed into______ White music
______and_____
early 1960s R&B became _______;
______became popular
till the present
Has continued to change and ___________
has combined with music from______
_______________
R&B
mid-1950s rock’n’roll
fast loud
old-fashioned
The Beatles
develop different
parts of the world
conclusionearly 1950searly 1950s mid-1950smid-1950s
R&BR&B rock’n’rollrock’n’roll
rock musicrock music The BeatlesThe Beatles
till the presenttill the present early 1960searly 1960s
Retell the brief history of rock music in a group of four:
Assignment
1. Write a brief introduction to the history of rock music.
2. Surf the internet to get more information about rock music and the Beatles.