Unit 2 The universal language,Music,Country music,Rock and roll,Blues,Jazz,Heavy metal music,Light music,Folk music,Pop music,From the blues to pop,Unit 2 Project,1. Whats this article mainly about? 2. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this article? What are they?,Fast reading,1. Whats this article mainly about? This article is about the develpoment of Western pop music. This article is about how Western music progressed from the blues to pop.,Skill 1: focus on the instructions and first paragraph/sentence,2. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this article? What are they?,Four kinds of music : early jazz; rhythm and blues (R pop music.,Skill 2: pay attention to headlines or subtitles,Part 1: Early jazz 1. The development of early jazz: . . . 2. Why did jazz spring up? Because blues lacked variety and was too sad and slow to dance to while jazz was faster and livelier. 3. Introduce Louis Armstrong,Careful reading,folk songs,blues,jazz,Louis Armstrong,Louis Armstrong, a black , is one of_of jazz. Its characteristic of him that he would _ as he was playing it to _ at the time.,the fathers,change the music,reflect his feelings,trumpet player and singer,Its characteristic of,Part 2: From R&B to rock and roll Read Part 2 carefully and complete the the two tables.,Music development,Representative singers/bands,He recorded,It caused rock music to,He had No. 1 songs,Music development,R&B,African-American music,It combined the fast pace of many kinds of jazz with the older blues sound.,the early 1950s,from R&B,Representative singers/bands,Big Joe Turner,Black,Shake, Rattle and Roll,He recorded ( ).,Billy Haley and the Comets,White,Rock Around the Clock,It caused rock music to ( ).,Elvis Presley,White,He had No. 1 songs and No.1 albums.,one of the very first rock and roll songs,be recognized as its own, separate style, and made it popular around the world.,17,10,Part 3: 1960s pop music Read the following sentences and decide whether they are true(T) or false(F). 1. Beatlemania(披头士狂） is actually some kind of mental illness. 2. In 1965, the Beatles held a concert at Shea Stadium in New York that was attended by approximately 55,000 people. 3. The Beatles broke up in 1970, but they are still very popular.,T,F,T,Beatlemania is the phenomenon that thousands of fans would surround them, screaming and going crazy trying to see them. (L44-45),L46-47,L52-53,Read the article again and finish the task-based reading.,Consolidation,roots/origins,lacking,fathers,typical/ characteristic,place,mix/ combination,L3,L7,L11,L16,L19 replace,L21 combine,worldwide,sought,contributions,founding,L31 around the world,L33,L49 pioneers,Now please apply what weve learnt to practical use.,Application,Representative singers/bands,Big Joe Turner,Black,Shake, Rattle and Roll,He recorded ( ).,one of the very first rock and roll songs,When you introduce a singer or a band, which aspects（方面） should be included?,name, nationality, time(be born,die), songs/albums, achievements/contributions, influence,etc.,Avril Lavigne/vrl lvin/,Born on 27 September 1984,in Canada, Avril shows remarkable talent in music. She is a very famous singer,composer and actress all over the world.Up till now, she has released four albums,several songs of which became hits on the rock and roll charts. With sales of 40 million records,she earns great fame and fortune. Due to her great achievements in music, she is regarded as “the Queen of Rock and Roll“. Besides, she was cast in the film Saturday Night Live.,Homework,1. Write the article regarding a singer or a band on the exercise books. 2. Preview the language points in Project.,Thank you!,