北师大模块二 课文挖空 Unit 5 Rhythm

Unit5 Rhythm
Lesson 1 Alanis-----A True Performer
Canadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, . Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 million copies and . Since then she has made several more albums and she .
Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to s in concert. It was Morissette‟s first performance in England since her song “Uninvited”. The 30-year-old singer in England. There was not in the concert hall at last Thursday‟s event, although it was . “Sure it‟s cold outside, but I hope we‟ll in here for you,”Morissette said to the large crowd before she started to play.
During the 3-hour concert, Morissette “Jagged Little Pill”. She also played a few songs from her new album, such as “Everything But---”, which tells the story of someone . Morissette gave in another song “Utopia”. Her singing was ful; the first part of the song , while the last part .
Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system , the audience could still . Many people in the crowd were and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song. , the atmosphere inside the concert hall . Everyone by Morissette‟s brilliant music and singing.
At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that , singing a well-known song “Heartache”. She finished the evening with a new song about . While I watched and listened, I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar.
Lesson 3 Kong goes for folk!
The famous classical pianist, Kong Xiangdong, last week by . Kong explained that he tried this because . “As a musician, playing the same music in different cities of the world is ,”says Kong. He also feels that playing Chinese folk music on the piano .
Music has always been . As his mother was a great music lover, he . But it wasn‟t always easy for the young Kong Xiangdong. His mother . She had to draw piano keys on a piece of paper so that . The 5-year-old Kong would practise on the paper piano as his mother . He was made to practise the piano so much that, at times, . However, he didn‟t , and he became a great pianist. In 1986, at the age of 18, he became the youngest prize winner in Moscow‟s Tchaikovsky International Competition. He across the world. Because of Kong‟s , he became famous worldwide. But after years of performing, he felt that he had . This is and . He began and his Dream Tour Concert is the result.
Kong‟s new experiment in Chinese folk music is so important to that he even . When he arrived at his concert last week, he had Since his music style was new, he decided his hairstyle had to be new too!
Whether Kong is his appearance or his music, he is a in
music today. The concert last week was Kong‟s Dream Tour Concert is expected to run for the next two years in Beijing, Shanghai, and other main cities before going to Paris and New Y ork.
Lesson4 Let‟s Dance
Ballet
Ballet began in Italy and France during the 15th century and is in West culture. Ballet tells a story (1) Another famous Russian ballet is called “Sleeping Beauty”. Many countries have produced ballets, . One well-known Chinese ballet is called “The White-haired Girl”.
Folk Dance
Folk dances are of dancing that . They are usually group dances that . China many different types of folk dances, including the dragon dance and the lion dance, during the Spring Festival (2).
Another well-known folk dance is the Y angge, which is often . In many parts of the country, you can see people of all ages . They are , the rhythm of loud drums. People like to watch performances of this unique folk dance.
Popular Dance
Popular or social dances often , although they are usually popular for only a short time (3).
Until the eighteenth century, social dances were only . However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social dancing became more popular. Ballroom dancing, which was , became popular in Europe and North America. Central European folk dances, such as the waltz, changed and became .
In the United States, produced new forms of dance, such as tap dancing. Before the First World War, came to Europe and America, for example, the Tango and the Cha-Cha. The Argentine Tango by Carlos Gardel through his songs and films.
After the Second World War, African-American rhythm and movements Rock …n‟ roll dances were popular during the 1950s (4). Dancing in couples returned in the 1970s and 1980s with “disco” music (5) .This form of dancing is almost like acrobatics. It began .。