1、American Country Music美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂,School: Tianjiabin Middle School Teacher: Huang Xiaoxue Name: Pemela,Background Information,American music,Classical music (Art music),Popular music,Rock,Jazz,Music from films,Country music,Classical Music,Introduction,John Denver (1943-1997) is one of the famous country

2、 music singer in American history. He wrote most of his songs himself. He made lots of records, such as Country Road.,In the 1950s,Country music,Country music,In the 1960s,Country music,In the 1990s,Check your answers in pairs,Subjects of the American Country Music In the 1950s: In the 1960s: In the

3、 1990s:,love-getting or losing a boyfriend or girlfriend, money was also thought to be important,full of anger, political leaders were not well thought of (make fun of them).,feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on (common things for everyone),1.Is American coun

4、try music about modern life? 2.When country music become more and more popular? 3.What do song writers do about the modern values of the USA? 4.What did American song writers write about in the 1950s? 5.What are the subjects for songs in the 1960s?,Questions 1,No,its about “the good old days”.,Durin

5、g the 1990s, American country music become more and more popular.,They no longer write about the modern values of the USA.,In the 1950s , American song writers wrote about love-getting or losing a boyfriend . They also wrote about money.,In the 1960s, the subjects for songs were about their anger wi

6、th society and political leaders.,Words:,value society political leader appear electrical equipment remain beauty,n. 價值，益處,n. 社會,n. 怒，憤怒,n. 領(lǐng)袖,vi. 出現(xiàn),adj. 電的,n. 設備,vi. 仍然是,n. 美麗,American Map,Differences of American Country Music,Nashville, Tennessee,all parts of the States, all over the world,guitar

7、,guitar, a lot of electrical equipment,modern values of the USA (money, success or expen- sive things to buy),the good old days (one of the subj- ects) (think well of each other; life in the open air ; sunshine ; laughing, walks in the , friends and music),200 400 million dollars a year ( big busine

8、ss),1.What is American country music about? 2.How popular is country music today? 3.Why did the first country singers like to sing to the guitar? 4.What did the people believe were the best things in their life?,Questions 2,American music is about “ the good old days ”, in which people thought well

9、of each other and people loved life in the open air.,Country music today has become big business and it brings in between 200 and 400 million dollars a year.,Because it was easy for them to carry a guitar on their travels.,They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughing, wal

10、ks in the beauty of the country, friends and music.,Phrase:,不再- 對某人生氣- 把認為是- 取笑- 在旅途中- 與從前一樣- 對評價好- 在戶外-,no longer,be angry with sb.,think to be ,make fun of,on ones travel,the same as before,think well of,in the open air,Fill in the blanks with proper propositions or adverbs,1.We thought of each ot

11、her though. We met each other the first time. 2.He was made fun because of his strange clothes. 3.I have never heard a man who ate such a big cake. 4.The sale of the house only brought about 450,000.,well,for,of,of,up,in,Sentence:,Instead they are writing once more about things that are common for e

12、veryone: feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on.,而他們現(xiàn)在再一次寫常人常事現(xiàn)在世界中 的孤獨感，交上好朋友的價值等等。,Sentence:,Singer do not just come from the States but form all over the world.,鄉(xiāng)村音樂的歌手不只是來自美國，而是來自 世界各地。,Complete the following sentences,1.Although they went to senior school, they （仍是好朋友） 2.He should be locked u