1、Unit 5Music 教材背景链接,Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.John Erskine,American educator音乐是唯一不能用及表达卑鄙的或讽刺的事物的语言。美国教育家厄斯金J.In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brains.Victor Hugo,French writer音乐要用心灵去听,用头脑去感觉。法国作家雨果V.,遥滚乐简单、有力、直白,特别是它那强烈的节奏,与青少
2、年精力充沛、好动的特性相吻合。你喜欢摇滚乐吗?你知道它的发展历史吗?下面让我们来简单了解一下。Rock and roll摇滚乐Rock and roll came from jazz and the blues during the 1950s.One of the first rock and rollsongs was Bill Haleys“Rock around the Clock”One of the first very famous rock and roll,singers was Elvis Presley.Others were Buddy Holly and Chuck
3、Berry.Now almost every country has many rock and roll bands and singers.Sometimes performers call their music by different names,like “rap” or “punk”They sing and play mixtures of rock and roll and talking or other sounds.Rap and punk both came from rock and roll,or rock music.Some fans who like roc
4、k music think that classical music is boring.Many fans play rock music very loudly.They forget about the people who enjoy soft music.Loud music can make these people nervous.Many fans also like to dance to rock and roll.,When rock and roll was new,people had only records to play the music at home.Af
5、ter that,people used cassette tapes(盒式磁带)and records.Now we listen to music on compact discs(often called CDs)Most modern bands and singers pay companies to make videos of their songs.With videos,fans can see the performers at the same time that they listen to the music.Making a recording and the video that goes with it is very expensive.,Task:1Who were Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry?2Do you like rock and roll?Why?,