Module 4 Music Born in America
2. ask ss to read part 1 carefully and fill in the blanks:
hip hop
what
when
where
main aspects
suggested answer:
hip hop
what american cultural movement
when started in 1970s
where at block parties in new york
main aspects breakdance, graffiti art, dj-ing, rapping (mc-ing)
3. ask ss to read part 2 carefully, and then answer the following questions.
(1) why did dj herc stop playing reggae music?
(2) how did the djs make the percussion breaks in the songs longer?
(3) what were djs who shouted during the songs called?
(4) how long were the performances of the shouting djs?
(5) apart from the djs, what else happened at block parties?
(6) what did they experiment with later?
suggested answers:
(1) because he noticed that people didn’t like it.
(2) by using two records on two turntables.
(3) mcs
(4) hours
(5) breakdancing
(6) they experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches.
4. ask ss to read part 3 & 4 carefully, and then answer the questions.
(1) what are the two reasons for the success of hip hop?
(2) how did the first generation of rappers record their music?
(3) which city was the capital of hip hop in 1985?
(4) which style of rapping soon spread to other parts of the united states?
(5) what is the new type of hip hop in england?
suggested answers:
(1) firstly it’s cheap and easy. secondly, people were bored with the pop music of the day, and hip hop took advantage of disco music and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco.
(2) they recorded the backing tracks in the studio and the rappers added their vocals later.
(3) new york
(4) the east coast rap
(5) in england, a new music form emerged, called trip hop, a mixture of jazz, hip hop and electronic music.
5. ask ss to work in groups of four. let them read the comments about hip hop music in activity 7 on page 47, and express their own ideas.
(teachers can let ss do the speaking together.)
step 4. language points
1. ask ss to discuss the important and difficult language points.
(1) the words of early blues songs often consisted of a single line repeated two or three times before changing. 早期的藍調歌曲通常包含一句要反復唱兩三遍才換的歌詞。
consist of無被動態，類似用法的詞組還有： belong to, take place, happen, come true, come out, break out, etc.
【例】this is a charity committee ________ ten members.
a. consists of b. consist of c. consisted of d. consisting of
key: d
(2) …, but herc and other djs made them longer by using two records on two turntables, side by side.