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UNIT4LeisureTimeYouwillbeableto:1.acceptorrefuseothers’requestspolitely.2.talkaboutyourleisuretime.3.designaposter.Lookatthepictureanddiscuss:1.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourleisuretime?2.Doyouliketolistentomusicorwatchmovies?Contents1Warmingup3ReadingandWriting5LanguageinUse6MyProgressCheck4ReadingtoWriting2ListeningandSpeakingCanyourecognisethefollowingwords?1WarmingupmusicweekendcinemapreferagreeListentothepassageandtickLily’shobbies.Warmingup2×××√dancingplayingcomputergamesringingfriendsuptalkingfacetofacewatchingTVlisteningtomusicsingingvisitingalotofplaces√√×√Hello,I’mLily.Iloveridingmybike,butIdon’tcaremuchforwalking.Iloveplaying,butthinklittleofcomputergames.I’mnotinterestedinringingfriendsuponthephone,sinceIprefertalkingfacetoface.Inmysparetime,IliketowatchTV.MyfavouritemovieisHarryPotter.SometimesIlistentomusic.Ipreferlightmusicandpopmusic.However,sometimesIdobuysomeHiphopCDsbecausethistypeofmusichelpscheermeupwhenIamunhappy,butIdon’tlikesingingbecauseI’mnotgoodatsingingatall.Learnthesewordsandexpression.1ListeningandSpeakingartistremindsbofalbumstarstylerootprobablyListentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswers.2ListeningandSpeaking1.WhatisLindagoingtobuy?A.JayChou’snewbook.B.JayChou’snewalbum.C.LadyGaga’snewalbum.D.LadyGaga’snewbook.2.Mary’sfavouritestaris_______.A.JayChouB.MichaelJacksonC.LadyGagaD.WangFei3.WhatdoesLindathinkofLadyGaga?A.Sheisclever.B.Herstyleisabittoobold.C.Sheisahardworkingartist.D.Sheisasuperstar.4.WhatistherebehindeachofJayChou’ssongs?A.Amovingstory.B.Anexcitingmovie.C.Aboldlady.D.Asadstory.√√√√Mary:Hi,Linda,whatareyoudoingthisweekend?Linda:Oh,nothingmuch.ButIdohavetogoandbuyJayChou’snewalbum.Wouldyouliketocomewithme,Mary?Mary:I’dloveto,thoughmyfavouritestarisLadyGaga.Whatdoyouthinkofher?Linda:Herstyleisabittooboldforme.MyidolisJayChou,becausehissongsremindmeoftraditionalChinesestyle.Afterall,thereisamovingstorybehindeachofhissongs.Mary:WhenitcomestoLadyGaga,Idon’tagreewithyou.Infact,LadyGagaisacleverandhardworkingAmericanartist.Ifyoulistentohersongs,you’dgettoappreciateher.Linda:OK,I’lltrythem.Workinpairsandrole-playthedialogue.3ListeningandSpeakingWouldyouliketo…?I’dloveto.Whatdoyouthinkof…?Afterall,…Tips:It’sdifficulttosayexactlyhowthemusiccalled“rock”or“rockandroll”began.Itsrootsgobacktomanydifferentcountriesandmanydifferenttypesof1)_________andmusicians.Fromthe17thtothe20th2)_________,musiciansinthesouthernUnitedStatesdevelopedtwonewformsofmusic:Bluesandcountrymusic.TheBlueshasbeenusuallyplayedbyblackpeople,andcountrymusicusuallyby3)_________people.Theterm“rockandroll”probablyarosefromtheblackchurchesintheSouth,wherepeoplesangspiritualmusicanddancedtothestrong4)_________,whichtheycalled“rockingandreeling”.Atthesametime,whitesplayedcountrymusic,whichwasmostlytraditionaldancingmusicandslow5)__________thattoldsadstories.Countrysingersareusuallyaccompaniedbystringinstrumentssuchasthefiddleandguitar.centurysongsrhythmwhitemusicFillintheblankswithcorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Thenlistenandcheckyouranswers.4ListeningandSpeakingrhythmmusicwhitecenturysongWorkingroupsanddiscuss.5ListeningandSpeakingDoyouknowanysongsthatbelongtocountrymusic,rockandrollandBlues?Doyoulikethesesongsandwhy?Learnthesewordsandexpression.1ReadingandWritingTextAmeltpickupvaluenarrativefolkpolishedexistA.TheMusicGenresinAmericaReadthebeginningandtheendofthepassage.Whatdoyouthinkthepassageisabout?Chooseatitleforthepassage.Text2ReadingandWritingC.AmericanMusicB.CharacteristicsofAmericanMusicTheUnitedStatesisameltingpotofmanyethnicgroupswhohaveproduceddifferentmusicstyles.PopularmusicgenresintheUSareBlues,Jazz,Country,Rock,R&B,andHiphop,whichhavebeenlovedandpickedupworldwide.RockandRollgrewfromtheblendingofblackRhythmandBlues(R&B)withwhiteCountryandWestern.Inthepast,thestategovernmentsintheSouththoughtRockandRollwoulddestroyAmericanvaluesbyencouragingmixingoftheraces.Itwaslabelledas“rebellious,primitiveblackmusic”.RhythmandBluestracesitsrootsdirectlytoJazzandtheoldblackGospelmusic.Thenarrativeformandrichbeatofthesestylesalsoformthebasisfortoday’sRapandHiphop.ItisthismusicthatgivesthebasisoftherhythmsofmodernUSpopularmusic.ModernCountryandWesternmusichasitsrootsinthefolksongsoftheruralSouthandthecowboymusicmadepopularbythesingingcowboysofthe1930s,1940sand1950s.Inordertogainawideraudienceinthepost-Second-World-Waryears,Countrymusicbegantomovefromits“hillbillyroots”tothemorepolishedformthatexiststoday.The1980sand1990swasinfluencedbyLatinmusic.Rap,CountryandR&BhavebeenfuelledbyLatinbeats.TherhythmsofRockandRollhavebecomethedominantforceinUSmusic,andthelinesbetweenotherformshaveblurred.Musicalformsarenolongersegregatedbyracetoday,astheformshavemergedacrossthelinesofcultureintheUS.Americanmusicdoeswhatmusichasalwaysdone—bringingpeopletogether.Theeffectofthismixofmusicandculturesmaybeseeneverywhere.请点击音符查看答案Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.3ReadingandWriting1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Rap,CountryandR&BhavebeenfuelledbyLatinbeatssince1930s.B.TherootofRockandRollisthemixingofBlackRhy