unit4- music

BOOK ONE (The Third Edition)

Unit 4

Music

Ⅰ.Aims:

Students will be able to:

1. know something about music and some great musicians;

2. understand the text and grasp the main idea;

3. master the important words, expressions and sentence structure like:

1) words: online, record, responsible, download, legally, potential, blend, avenue,

format, access

2) phrases: according to, even though, write off, take advantage of, from strength

to strength

3) sentence structures:

much +comparative degree of adj. and n. times +as…as,

be compared to/ with

4. develop the ability to complete the text-related exercises;

5. apply the knowledge of word formation to practical exercise of forming new words;

6. have conceptions on how to write in English Letters of Application and Recommendation.

Ⅱ.New Lexis:

1)online, record, phonographic, responsible, download, legally, lawmaker,

potential, therefore, blend, avenue, inch, format, benefit, illegal, access, credit, extremely, incredible, album.

2)according to, even though, as a mater of fact, write off, take advantage of , from

strength to strength

3)Co-, com-, en-,ex-,fore-, intro-, mid-

Ⅲ. Structures:

1) much +comparative deg ree of adj. and n. times +as…as

2) be compared to/ with

Ⅳ. Background information

1)Popular Music

2)Country and Western Music

3)Rock and Roll

4)Blues

5)Rap

6)Hip-Hop

7)Jazz

8)Black Gospel

9)Rhythm and Blues

10)Spiritual

11)Elvis Presley

12)The British Phonographic Industry

Ⅴ. Class presentation

Section A Listening and Speaking

Transcripts & Keys

Part A

Listen to the following sentences once and give the best responses.

1.Are there any good seats left for his performance? (B)

A.Yes, it is.

B. Well, there are some seats left.

C. No, it isn‟t.

D. OK, no problem.

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Part B

Listen to the dialogues once and answer the questions.

11.W: You play well. Did you have formal training on the piano?(A)

M: I took lessons as a child but never practice. I taught myself by copying other pianists.

Q: What did the man do as a child?

A: Took piano lessons. B. Did not like the piano.

C: Bought a piano. D. Disliked his piano teacher.

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Part C

Listen to the Passage three times and fill in each blank with a word or a short phrase that you hear.

The Man with the Horn

Louis loved jazz and he played it. he 16.remmebered all the music he heard. He began to learn to read music when he was a(n) 17.student. After he left school, he played in many 18.bands. …

Section B Text Learning

Read and Think

Think about the following 3 questions and answer them after reading the text.

1.Do you like music? What kind of music do you like?

2.Who is your favorite singer and why?

3.Do you often go to the record shop to buy your records? If not, how do you listen to music?

Read and Practice

Task 1：Decide the right choices in the following to test your understanding of the text.

1. How many times are the songs downloaded from the Internet in UK this year compared to last year? (B)

A. More than twice.

B. More tan three times.

C. One time as much as.

D. Twice.

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? (C)

A. It is clear how much downloads will cost.

B. The sales of 7-inch vinyl singles have decreased.

C. The mixture of the Internet with music is another good developing way to

musicians.

D. The traditional formats have been cancelled.

3. How can we download songs legally from the Internet? (D)

A. Download songs freely.

B. Access the web page, choose the songs you want, and you can download