Unit 11 The sounds of the world
sample answers:
1. most of us like pop music from china or the us, but we also like to listen to other kinds of music. the world is full of interesting music styles.
2. blues music has a long history and is an important par of african-american culture and modern music. blues music has influenced and created many other music styles, such as jazz and rock.
3. modern american music is more than just blues and rock. hip-hop and rap are two music styles that have become popular.
4. latin music is an example of world music that has become part of american culture. the style comes from latin america and is important to the growing number of spanish-speaking people in the united states.
5. there are many other styles of music we can discover and enjoy if we explore the sounds of the world.
task 4 ask the student to divide the text in to three parts. help the students to get the general idea for each part.
compare different paragraphs, and try to find the relationship between them .then the whole passage can be divided in to three passage
part one : 1st most of us like the pop music from china and the us, but we also like to listen to other kinds of music. the world is full of interesting music styles.
part two: 2 -4st the author introduce several important music styles in today’s world of music such as blues, rock , hip-hop, rap and the latin music.
part three: 5st there are many other styles of music we can discover and enjoy if we explore the sounds of the world.
u period 3
iv. intensive reading: to find more specific information about music
task 1 tell the students re-read the passage carefully and find the answers to the following questions.
1) where does blues music come from?
2) what does the word “rap” mean?
suggested answers:
1. the blues comes from african songs that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals.
2. the word “rap” means “to speak the song words and tap lightly and quickly along with the beat”.
task2 present some exercises and ask the students to do it.
the sentences below summarize the article. read them and decide if they are true or false. write the letter “t” if the sentence is true. write “f” if it is false, and then correct the error and give the right information..
1) there are only a few styles of music in the world.
2) blues is a new style of music.
3) hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock.
4) santana is a well-known latin music artist.