[00:-1.00]PRE-READING
[00:-2.00]1 What kind of music do you like?
[00:-3.00]2 When you listen to a song,do you listen to the words or the music?
[00:-4.00]3 Do you play any musical instrument?What is your favourite instrument?
[00:-5.00]4 Do you like to lesten to music from other countries?
[00:-6.00]THE SOUNDS OF THE WORLD
[00:-7.00]There is a world of music out there!
[00:-8.00]What we hear on the radio or see on TV
[00:-9.00]is only a small part of all the wonderful music that is waiting for us.
[00:10.00]Most of us probably like pop music and have our favourite performers,
[00:11.00]stars or bands,but many of us also want to discover new sounds and rhythms.
[00:12.00]Here is a brief look at some of the exciting musical styles from around the world
[00:13.00]Blues music has a long history.
[00:14.00]The blues is a way for people to show who they are and what is in their heart.
[00:15.00]People have been playing the blues for many years,
[00:16.00]but the music has kept many of its characteristics.
[00:17.00]The blues comes from African songs
[00:18.00]that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals.
[00:19.00]The African songs met American music when African slaves were brought to the US.
[00:20.00]The blues has been part of African-American culture since then,
[00:21.00]and it is still an important part of American culture.
[00:22.00]Other musical styles,like jazz and rock music,
[00:23.00]have all come from blues music.
[00:24.00]Today's American culture contains many different musical styles.
[00:25.00]People still listen to blues and rock,
[00:26.00]but they also listen to hip-hop and rap.
[00:27.00]Hip-hop and rap have much in common with blues and rock,
[00:28.00]but they also have their own characteristics.
[00:29.00]Hip-hop music often combines parts of other styles
[00:30.00]to create music that will help people hear new things in old music.
[00:31.00]Perhaps the most important characteristic of rap music
[00:32.00]is the way the artists sing.
[00:33.00]In rap music,the singer or"rapper"will speak or"rap"the words along with the beat
[00:34.00]Another important style in today's world of music is Latin music.
[00:35.00]Latin music-music that uses traditional styles from Latin America-
[00:36.00]has spread all over the world.
[00:37.00]In the US,where there are many Spanish-speaking people,
[00:38.00]Latin music is a big part of the culture.
[00:39.00]It has always been popular in Spanish-speaking countries
[00:40.00]and today stars like Santana and Ricky Martin are known throughout the world.
[00:41.00]There are of course many other interesting styles of music.
[00:42.00]There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world
[00:43.00]so the next time you look for a tape or a CD,
[00:44.00]don't just look for Chinese or American music-
[00:45.00]open your ears to the sounds of the world!
[00:46.00]There is a world of music out there!
[00:47.00]What we hear...
[00:48.00]favourite performers,stars or bands,
[00:49.00]Blues music has a long history.
[00:50.00]The blues is a way for people to show who they are and what is in their heart.
[00:51.00]The blues has been part of African-American culture since then,
[00:52.00]and it is still an important part of American culture.
[00:53.00]Today's American culture contains...
[00:54.00]People still listen to blues and rock,but they also listen to hip-hop and rap.
[00:55.00]characteristic
[00:56.00]Perhaps the most important characteristic of rap music is the way
[00:57.00]the artists sing.
[00:58.00]It has always been ...
[00:59.00]There are of course many other interesting styles of music.
[-1:00.00]There is a wide variety ...to be discovered...
[-1:-1.00]open your ears to the sounds of the world!
[-1:-2.00]POST-READING
[-1:-3.00]1 Where does blues music come from?
[-1:-4.00]2 What does the word"rap"mean?
[-1:-5.00]Blues music came
[-1:-6.00]from African music that was brought to the United States by slaves.
[-1:-7.00]To rap is to speak the words of a song along with the beat
[-1:-8.00]3 Why is Latin music so popular in the US?Is it popular in China?
[-1:-9.00]Latin music is popular in America partly because of the fact that the US has large Spanish-speaking population,
[-1:10.00]but also because of the success of such artists as Santana and Ricky Martin.
[-1:11.00]4 Is music a universal language?
[-1:12.00]Can you enjoy music from otherparts of the world even if you don't understand the words?
[-1:13.00]What about dancing,paintings and photographs.
[-1:14.00]Various answers are possible.
[-1:15.00]1(F) There are only a few styles of music in the world.
[-1:16.00]2(F) Blues is a new style of music.
[-1:17.00]3(F) Hip-hop and rap are completely different from blues and rock.
[-1:18.00]4(T) Santana is a well-known Latin music artist.
[-1:19.00]5(F) Rappers sing the words to their music.
[-1:20.00]6(T) There are many Spanish-speaking people in both Noth and South America.
[-1:21.00]INTEGRATING SKILLS
[-1:22.00]POP VERSUS ROCK
[-1:23.00]Rock and pop music are becoming more and more similar,
[-1:24.00]but there are still some important differences.
[-1:25.00]Most pop singers make music their career.
[-1:26.00]They use music to become rich and famous,
[-1:27.00]and they sing songs that will be liked by everybody.
[-1:28.00]Rock singers,on the other hand,
[-1:29.00]make music their life.
[-1:30.00]They play music to satisfy their inner desire.
[-1:31.00]They do not think how much money they can make from a song;
[-1:32.00]instead,they sing for their emotions and live for music.
[-1:33.00]Pop songs and rock songs are written in different ways.
[-1:34.00]A pop song is written in a"factory"where one person writes the words,
[-1:35.00]someone else the music,and other musicians record it.
[-1:36.00]The singer often knows little about the ideas or feelings behind the song.
[-1:37.00]The process of making rock music,however,is totally different.
[-1:38.00]The singers and musicians are all able to write music and work together in a band
[-1:39.00]When one of them has a strong feeling,
[-1:40.00]he or she expresses it with music and the others help build the song.
[-1:41.00]Because of the different ways of thinking and writing songs,
[-1:42.00]rock and pop songs also tell different stories.
[-1:43.00]Most pop songs tell simple stories about love and are written to entertain people
[-1:44.00]They are popular for a short time,but will soon be forgotten.
[-1:45.00]Rock music,on the other hand,expresses true feelings about society,
[-1:46.00]friendship and even war.
[-1:47.00]Some rock songs are also about love,but the feelings they express are deeper.
[-1:48.00]For example,love in a pop song is either good or bad,
[-1:49.00]but in a rock song it can be both good and bad at the same time.
[-1:50.00]Pop music makes people feel easy and forget about the real world;
[-1:51.00]rock music makes people think about the world and how to make their life better.
[-1:52.00]Rock and pop music are becoming...but there are still some important differences
[-1:53.00]Pop music makes people feel easy and forget about the real world |