1、Unit 2,Unit 2 ProjectMaking a web page,From the blues to pop,Read the article From the blues to pop and find out as much information as possible about Western pop music. The following questions will help you to collect information.,What is this text mainly about? It is about the history and developm

2、ent of pop music. How many periods can pop music be divided into according to the writer? Four periods. Early jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and 1960s pop music.,Read this article carefully again, and answer the questions. Take notes while reading, try to organize the outline of the article.,Second readi

3、ng,Early jazz,Who is considered as one of the founding fathers of jazz? Louis Armstrong.,The outline of this part：,Jazz began in _. It came from the blues, the folk songs of _. One of the major characteristics of jazz is_ _.,the USA,American black slaves,changing the music while it is being played t

4、o reflect the singers feelings,From R & B to rock and roll,R & B combined_ _ _,The fast pace of jazz and the older blues sound and replaced jazz.,_, a black American singer, is thought to be one of the first rock and roll musicians. Sam Philips, a music promoter from Memphis, Tennessee, found that a

5、 white man named _ could sing like a black man.,Big Joe Turner,Elvis Presley,1960s pop music,Which band was the most successful rock and roll band of the 1960s? The Beatles. 2. What is “Beatlemania”? The phenomenon that masses of fans of the Beatles would surround them, screaming and going crazy try

6、ing to see them.,_ were the supreme rock and roll band of the 1960s. The Beatles make _ _ popular around the world. Wherever the Beatles went, thousands of fans would surround them.,The outline of this part:,The Beatles,music,western pop,From the early 1930s to the early 1950s, traditional jazz went

7、 into a gradual decline, and was replaced by a new musical trend known as rhythm and blues. 從20世紀(jì)30年代早期到20世紀(jì)50年代早期，傳統(tǒng)的爵士樂漸漸走向沒落，被 一種叫作節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)的新音樂趨勢(shì)所取代。,Language points,decline可用作動(dòng)詞和名詞： 1) 用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)，有兩種含義。 作不及物動(dòng)詞，意為“下降，減少，衰 落，接近尾聲”等； e.g. Spending on information technology has declined. 在信息技術(shù)上的花費(fèi)已經(jīng)減少。,This

8、shows their economy is declining. 這說明他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)正在衰退。 After the war, the city declined in importance. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之后，這個(gè)城市的重要性降低了。 作及物動(dòng)詞，意為“婉言拒絕”。常用結(jié) 構(gòu)為：decline sth. , decline to do sth. e.g. She declined their invitation. 她謝絕了他們的邀請(qǐng)。,2) 用作名詞，意為“下降，減少，衰落”等。 e.g. There is a decline in real wages. 實(shí)際工資有所減少。 We are stud

9、ying the decline of ancient Rome. 我們?cè)谘芯抗帕_馬的衰落。,常用結(jié)構(gòu)： go into (a) decline/ fall into decline 開始衰落 on the decline / in decline 走下坡路, 在衰退中,請(qǐng)用decline翻譯下面的句子。 1. 公司報(bào)告其利潤(rùn)有所減少。 The company reported a small decline in its profits. 2. 歐洲一些國(guó)家的人口正在減少。 The population in some European countries is on the / in decline.,While the blues was popular, as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and