Module 4 Music Born in America

robert johnson a blues singer the father of rock and roll
woody guthrie a folk singer a pioneer of protest music
3. let ss fill in the blanks by themselves to learn some useful expressions.
(1) louis armstrong, _________ in 1901, was one of the most _________ artists __________ _________ _________ _________ music. his nickname was satchmo, which _________ _________ _________ “satchel mouth”, because of his large mouth.
(2) robert johnson, _________ in mississippi, wrote very _________ and sad blues songs, whose music has _________ generations of modern rock musicians. he _________ _________ record 29 songs, and _________ _________ _________ _________ white audiences.
(3) woody guthrie, known as a pioneer of _________ music, was _________ _________ a president. as he grew older, his songs became more humorous and optimistic. his belief is that it doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, …, you can do something _________ your life.
suggested answers:
(1) born, influential, in the history of, was short for
(2) born, poetic, influenced, managed to, make an impression on
(3) protest, named after, with
step 3. homework
1. ask ss to review what we have learnt today.
2. ask ss to preview reading and vocabulary.
period 2 reading and vocabulary
teaching goals:
1. to help ss improve their reading skills.
2. to let ss master some words and phrases.
3. to get ss to talk something about hip hop.
teaching procedures:
step 1. leading-in
purpose: to let ss arouse interest in learning about hip hop.
show a picture to ss and ask them to answer some questions.
(1) what are they doing in the picture?
(2) do you know what kind of dance do they dance?
suggested answers:
(1) they are dancing.     (2) it’s hip-pop.
step 2 vocabulary study
show ss some pictures and introduce some new fashionable words.
     
breakdancing    graffiti art   rapper   dj-ing
step 3 reading
purpose: to get ss to learn about hip hop.
1. ask ss read the passage quickly and try to catch the main idea of each part.
suggested answers:
part 1: hip hop is an american cultural movement which started in the 1970s at block parties in new york, especially in a district called the bronx.
part 2: mcs, another style of music known as rap was born.
part 3: there are two main reasons for the success of hip hop.
part 4: how did rap singers record their songs?
   (by the way, teacher can underline the new words and phrases in order to let ss pay more attention to them.)