Music born in Hong Kong cantopop Canton Cantonese
Music born in Hong Kong cantopop
• Canton 广州(旧称)Cantonese 粤语 • Cantopop is short for Cantonese pop music (粤语流行音乐) Cantopop is music born in Hong Kong
• the kings of Cantopop
films: Øthe world 天下无贼 without thief ØInfernal Affairs 无间道 Andy Lau 刘德华
Jacky Cheung 张学友
Aaron Kwok 郭富城
Leon Lai
Øskimming Match topic sentences with each paragraph A. Cantopop is different from most of the world’s pop music. It expresses only harmony and virtue. B. The fans are devoted to their stars. C. As a bonus for their fans, nearly every Cantopop singer also acts in the movies. D. Their fans expect regular makeovers. E. Cantopop is a music empire. It has millions of fans. It must be doing something great. F. Hong Kong stars work had and the pace is hot. G. Cantopop has become one of the world’s greatest pop music and it has spread offshore. C A Para. 1____Para. 2____Para. 3_____Para. 4___ D G B E Para. 5____Para. 6____Para. 7_____ F
1. Kelly Chen 2. Jachie Cheung 3. Faye Wong 4. Andy Lau 5. Nicholas Tse 6. Hachen Lee 7. Andy Hui 8. Leo Ku 9. Edmond Yung 10. Sammi Cheng 1. 陈慧琳 2. 张学友 3. 王菲 4刘德华 5谢霆锋 6. 李克勤 7. 许志安 8. 古巨基 9. 容祖儿 10. 郑秀文
The main idea of the passage ? Textbook P 53 Ex. 3 D
1. How popular is Cantopop? (Para 1) • As well as attracting huge audiences in its Hong Kong home, Cantopop has spread offshore. 2. What are features (特点)of Cantopop? (para 2 ) • It expresses harmony and virtue, and Hong kong is blessed with the most conventional music scene in the world. The stars don’t wear fancy clothes. • It is different from anywhere else. (para 3 4 5) 3. What do stars do in order to please(v. ) fans? • They need to change image regularly and make lots of CDs and films. They are busy giving conterts and TV shows and release albums. 4. What is the fans’ attitude towards the Cantopop stars? u. They are devoted to their stars. They are crazy about their stars. They find their music clean , refreshing and easy to sing in karaoke bars.
Activity 4 and 5 on page 54
Decide which of the statements expresses the writer’s opinions. • A. doesn’t approve of Cantopop • B. is devoted to the stars of Cantopop • C. likes the music but thinks the stars make too many films • D. is very enthusiastic about Cantopop Choose the best answers in activity on Page 54. 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b
Read the passage and fill in the blanks • 1. From a region of seven million people has arisen ____some of the greatest pop music in the world. As well as • 2. _____ attracting huge audiences in its offshore Hongkong home, Cantopop has spread ____. booming • 3. Music born in Hong Kong is ______. • 4. In most of the world, pop music is a sign of friction _______between generations. But Cantopop virtue and Hong Kong expresses only harmony ______ and ______, is blessed with _______(有幸享有) the most conventional music scene in the world. • 5. They’re so neat and ______(举止文明的) well-behaved that any mom would want their kids to watch them.
• 1. From a region of seven million people has arisen some of the greatest pop music in the world. • 从一个拥有7百万人的地区产生了一些 • 界上最流行的音乐。 • arise vi arose arisen (问题等)出现,呈现 • e. g. A new difficulty has arisen.
• rise vi. rose risen 升起, 提高, 起床/身 • e. g. The warden rose from the table. • raise vt. raised 举起……, 提出…… • e. g. He raised his hand waved.
• 5. you can’t _____(把…编入预算)looking budget for good, you just need a blank cheque and a fashion consultant. Singer Kelly Chen changes her image once every three months. But she claims she isn’t _______(爱慕虚荣的). vain • 6. Andy Lau regularly ______(主演) in tough guy stars roles and romantic comedies, and their movie DVDs and VCDs sell worldwide. • 7. Last year 20 -year-old Nicholas Tse released _____(发 行) five albums, and his spokeswoman says that meet the deadline he just has to________(如期完成) abandoned. Otherwise, he will soon be ______(遗弃) by his company and his fans. When new albums _______(出版), the stars are marketed come out like consumer products, as teenagers spend their allowance on the latest songs. far from • 8. It’s ______(远非, 决不是)being a part-time job.
are devoted to (专注于)their stars. • 9. The fans _______ • 10. They yell their names at concerts and ____( beg for 索要)autographs. • 11. … and they won’t ________ for the rest of their lives. quit the concert stage
Summary • 1. be blessed with • 2. wear fancy clothes • 3. well-behaved • 4. regular makeover • 5. budget for • 6. a blank cheque • 7. a fashion consultant • 8. once every three months 9. a tight schedule 10. release 5 albums 11. meet the deadline 12. come out 13. be devoted to 14. swap information about 15. beg for autographs 16. quit the concert stage
Summary • 1. be blessed with • 2. wear fancy clothes • 3. well-behaved • 4. regular makeover • 5. budget for • 6. a blank cheque • 7. a fashion consultant • 8. once every three months 1. 有幸 2. 穿新潮的衣服 3. 行为端正的 4. 有规律的改变(着装打扮) 5. 把…编入预算 6. 空白支票 7. 时尚顾问 8. 每三个月一次
9. a tight schedule 10. release 5 albums 11. meet the deadline 12. come out 13. be devoted to 14. swap information about 15. beg for autographs 16. quit the concert stage 9. 时间很紧; 行程紧凑 10. 发行5张专辑 11. 赶上最后期限 12. 出版,发行 13. 专注,对…专一 14. 交换信息 15. 请求签名 16. 离开音乐舞台
Module 4 Music Born in America
Americans Who Changed the World of Music Louis Armstrong Robert Johnson Woody Guthrie
name Louis Armstrong Robert Johnson Woody Guthrie feature title
name Louis Armstrong Robert Johnson feature A jazz singer title A pioneer of the improvised Jazz solo A blues singer The father of rock and roll Woody Guthrie A folk singer A pioneer of protest music
Louis Armstrong
Robert Johnson
Woody Guthrie
• 2. fill in the blanks by yourselves to learn some useful expressions. born • 1) Louis Armstrong, ________in 1901, was one of the most influential in the history of ____ music. His ______artists_______ ____ was ______ short for nickname was Satchmo, which______Satchel Mouth, because of his large mouth. born • (2) Robert Johnson, ______ in Mississippi, wrote poetic and sad blues songs, whose music very_____ influenced generations of modern rock musicians. He has_______ managed to ______ record 29 songs, and _____ make an_____ impression on ______white audiences. • (3) Woody Guthrie, known as a pioneer of_____ protest music , was named after __________a president. As he grew older, his songs became more humorous and opt mist c. His belief is that it doesnt matter if you're black, white…… you can do something ______ your life with
• Homework • Revise all the words and expressions in the passage and try to make some sentences. • Finish the papers.
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