Module 4 Music Born in America
a. have the advantage of b. take the advantage of
c. be to it’s advantage of d. take advantage of
(6) the new style soon spread to other parts of the united states. 這種風格很快就傳到了美國的其它地方。
spread to + n ……傳到了……地方
eg that the news spread to his home is not a good business.
spread解釋為“傳播”的意思時可與其它的介詞連用：
spread through / across / from … to
eg ① the illness spread through the whole village.
② the fire spread from the factory the houses nearby.
2. ask ss to translate the following phrases.
(1) cultural movement (2) block parties (3) especially
(4) four main aspects (5) come from the term … (6) the percussion breaks
(7) at the time (8) on two turntables (9) side by side
(10) at the same time (11) the moment … (12) be bored with
(13) be in decline (14) a strong beat (15) take advantage of …
(16) add their vocals (17) the next generation of … (18) the capital of hip hop
(19) spread to / across … (20) be based in … (21) a mixture of …
(22) music play on computer
suggested answers:
(1) 文化運動 (2) 街區舞會 (3) 尤其是
(3) 四個主要的元素 (5) 來源于……的術語 (6) 打擊樂
(1) 當時 (8) 在兩個唱盤上 (9) 肩并肩，一起……
(10) 同時 (11) 一……就…… (12) 對……厭煩
(13) 走下坡路 (14) 節奏強烈 (15) 利用
(16) 加進他們的聲音 (17) 下一代…… (18) 嬉蹦樂之都
(19) 傳播到某個地方 (20) 駐足在…… (21) ……的混合物
(22) 電腦上播放的音樂
3. ask ss to listen to the tape and fill in the missing words.
all you need to know about hip hop
part 1
what is hip hop and how did it start?
hip hop is an american (1) ___________________ which started in the 1970s at block parties in new york, (2) ___________________ in a district called the bronx. there are four main (3) ___________________ of hip hop: breakdance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop music – dj-ing and rapping. rapping (4) ______________________ mc-ing (coming from the term master of ceremonies). the djs at block parties in the 1970s played a lot of soul music and they (5) ________________ that people (6) __________________ the percussion breaks in the songs because they were the best parts to dance to. so they started repeating the percussion breaks. this is a (7) _________________ used by djs in jamaica. there were a lot of jamaicans in new york who (8) _____________________. at first, they played a lot of reggae.