Unit 11 Country musicUnit 11 Country musicLesson 42 American Country MusicLesson 42 American Country Music

November 30, 2001

Lesson 42 American Country MusicLesson 42 American Country Music

Teaching procedures:Step 1 Revision

Step 2 Presentation

Step 3 Reading & Comprehension

Step 4 Consolidation

Step 5 Homework

John Denver

American Country MusicAmerican Country Music

American music includes classical(古典 ) music and popular music.American country music is also called country and western music, which belongs to popular music. It comes from early traditional (传统 ) style of nation in Scotland, Ireland and England. It is also influenced(影响 ) by western music and rock music.

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American Country MusicAmerican Country Music

. Country music is played by some musical instruments, such as guitar, drum and violin, etc.

Today,country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the States, because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times and bad times. And now it is popular all over the world.

Watch the video and discuss the questionsWatch the video and discuss the questions

1. Is American country music about modern life?

2. When did country music become more and more popular?

3. What do song writers do about the modern values of the USA?

Subjects of the American Country MusicSubjects of the American Country Music

Time Subjects

In the 1950s

In the 1960s

In the 1990s

love--getting or losing a boyfriend or girl-friend, and money was also important

full of anger, political leaders were not well thought of (make fun of them)

feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on

Differences of the American Country MusicDifferences of the American Country Music

In the past Today

Range(范围 )

Instruments

Subjects

Earnings

Nashville,Tennessee all over the world

guitar guitar,electricalequipment

modern values of the USA

common feelings, the good old days

X200--400 million dollars a year

True or False statementsTrue or False statements

1. During the 1990s,American country music has become more and more popular. ( )

2. Song writers are still writing about the modern values of the USA. ( )

3. In the 1960s,American country music was often full of joy with the society. ( )

4. Country music remains much the same as before. ( )

5. In “the good old days” people thought well of each other.

( )

True

False

False

True

True

Discuss the following questionsDiscuss the following questions

1. What is meant by the modern values of the USA?

2. How popular is country music today?

3. Why did the first country singers like to sing to the guitar?

4. What did the people believe were the best things in their life?

5. Why does country music often return to the subject- “the good old days”?

Watch the video again and then fill in the blanksWatch the video again and then fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks according to the passageaccording to the passage

In the past American country music was about the modern

________ of the USA. That is to say,about money, ________

or expensive things to buy. It was also about other things,for

example,love--getting or losing a ________ or ________ .

Young students were ________ with ________ ,so songs

were often full of ________ . ________ ________ were not

well ________ ________ and the songs often ______ ______

______ them.

values success

boyfriend girlfriend

angry society

anger Political leadersthought of made fun

of

Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks

Today,country music ______ ______ as much as between

200 and 400 million ______ a year. Singers come from all

over the ______ . A lot of them ______ on TV,too.

In the past country singers sang while playing the ______ .

But now a lot of ________ ________ is needed for large

______ .

But it ______ much the same as before. One subject to

which country music often ______ is “the good old days”.

brings in

dollars

world appearguitar

electrical equipment

theatresremains

returns

Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks

In “the good old days”, people ________ well ________

each other. They believed the best things _______ _______

were free:sunshine,________ ,walks in the ________ of the

country, friends and music.

thought of

in lifelaughing beauty

Let’s sing:“Take me home,country roads”Let’s sing:“Take me home,country roads”

HomeworkHomework

1. Supplementary reading:

John Denver

2. Writing：My Favorite Singer

Thank you!