[中学联盟]重庆市梁平实验中学重庆大学版高中英语必修二《Unit3 Gaining Confidence》课件（6份打包）

Country music & The Beatles Toby Keith John Denver 乡村音乐是土生土长的美国音乐，体现了浓郁的美国南方民间音乐的风格。传统的乡村音乐从19世纪的弦乐曲和传统叙事歌中发展而来，他的一个显著特点就是，不受性别和年龄限制，也不受时间地点的限制，一把吉他，外加班卓琴和口琴乐器的伴奏，歌手便可以尽情抒发他们心中的快乐和忧愁 The Beatles, 披头士乐队, 又译甲壳虫乐队, 毫无疑问是流行音乐界历史上最伟大，最有影响力，最为成功的乐队。披头士乐队对于流行音乐的革命性的发展与影响力无人可出其右，对于世界范围内摇滚的发展做出了非常巨大的贡献，影响了自60年代以后的数代摇滚乐队的音乐和思想，直接影响了摇滚乐的变革和发展，在英国，披 头士乐队更是影响了60年代至今几乎每一支乐队的形成和发展。而乐队中四名伟大的音乐家，特别是约翰·列侬(John Lennon)和保罗·麦卡特尼(Paul McCartney)，对于世界各个角落的后辈摇滚歌手及音乐创作者们的影响持续至今。披头士乐队在上个世纪六十年代引领了轰轰烈烈的，被美国称为“英国入侵(British Invasion)”的音乐文 化入侵浪潮，从根本上冲击了美国音乐的基础，彻底埋葬了“猫王”埃尔维斯·普雷斯利(Elvis Presley)的王朝，统治了美国唱片市场，并影响了此后美国本土流行音乐的发展道路. Read the following statements and make your predictions. Write B for The Beatles and CM for Country Music. Prediction ___ 1) It is a major kind of American popular music. ___ 2) They voiced young men’s emotions and the philosophy of the time. ___ 3) They were influenced by Afro-American rhythm and blues as well as Indian music and religion. CM B B ___ 4) It has a simple style and it is relaxing to listen to. ___ 5) They never copied anyone, and they created their own rich and original music. ___ 6) It commonly reflects the lives of ordinary, working-class people and covers such subjects as love and relationships, loneliness, religion, and work. CM B CM Reading Read the two passages again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Which of the following subjects is NOT covered in the lyrics country music? Love and loneliness. Good luck and poverty. Work and religion. Relationships. 2. Which of the following is true according to the first passage? Country music became popular as early as 1920s Country music has a simple style and simple lyrics The lyrics of country music contain no more than 150 words. Country music is also an important form to show American culture. 3. Which of the following cannot be found in the Beatle’s music and songs? The feelings of young people The signs of being influenced by the religion of Ind