Rhythm
Performance
Part A Warm-up
1. Look at the pictures and the Key Words. What kinds of music and dance do you know? Add to the lists in the Key Words box. Key Words:
Music: classical, pop, folk, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll Dances: disco, folk dance, ballet Jazz piano in a concert hall. Strings in a classical concert. Ballet on the stage. 2. Which words can be use to discuss rhythm?
Key Words: beautiful, famous, loud, noisy, fast, exciting, electric, popular, historical,
excited, bright, traditional, sudden, important, different
Part B Reading: Performance Before you start
1. Have you ever watched a concert “live”, on TV or on video?
Key Words: The Concert Adjectives the music, the singing, the guitar, the boring, brilliant, exciting, fantastic, drums the lighting, the special effects the stage design the sound poor, quite good, really loud disappointing extraordinary clear, poor 第1页/共9页 the songs, the words Read to learn
clear, unclear 2. Read the concert review and match the four paragraphs with the titles a) the end of concert b) how the audience reacted c) the songs played d) the start of the concert 3. Read the review again and answer these questions. (1) Did the reviewer like the concert? Why or why not? (2) How did the audience react to the singer? (3) What things about the concert were not very good? (4) From which album were most of the songs? (5) What feelings did she show in her songs?
Alanis—A True Performer
Canadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, is used to being in the public eye. Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, came out in 2019 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 million copies and made her world famous. Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances on stage.
Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to see Alanis Morissette performing in concert. It was Morissette’s first performance in England since her song “Uninvited” won this year’s Grammy Award for the best rock song. The 30-year-old singer has a strong fan base in England. There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday’s event, although it was an extremely cold night. “Sure it’s cold outside, but I hope we’ll warm it up in here for you,” Morissette said to the large crowd before she started to play.
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During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her award-winning album “Jagged Little Pill”. She also played a few songs from her new album, such as “Everything But …”, which tells the story of someone looking for love in the wrong places. Morissette gave a creative and powerful performance in another song “Utopia”. Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger, while the last part expressed love and joy.
Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system caused a few problems, the audience could still enjoy the concert. Many people in the crowd were obviously long-time fans and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song. Throughout the concert, the atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette’s brilliant music and singing.
At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that she was a true performer, singing a well-known song “Heartache”. She finished the evening with a new song about the life of a superstar. While I watched and listened, I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar. Voice your opinion
4. Why are pop music and rock ‘n’ roll loved by many young people? Part C Reading: Let’s Dance Before you start
1. Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.
Key Words: disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance 2. Read the text very quickly. Where is it from?
a newspaper, a traditional encyclopedia, a magazine, a CD ROM encyclopedia.
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3. Read the text again and answer these questions. (1) Who started folk dance?
(2) What is the main difference between folk and popular dances? (3) What’s the ballroom dance that came from folk dance? (4) Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States? (5) What type of dancing became popular in the mid-1980s?
Let’s Dance
Ballet
Ballet began in Italy and France during the 15th century and is still an important art form in Western culture. Ballet tells a story with music and actions but no words. One of the most famous ballets is called “Swan Lake”. Another famous Russian ballet is called “Sleeping Beauty”. Many countries have produced ballets, including China. One well-known Chinese ballet is called “The White-haired Girl”. Folk Dance
Folk dances are traditional styles of dancing that come from ordinary people. They are usually group dances that are taught from one generation to another. China is famous for many different types of folk dances, including the dragon dance and the lion dance, which are performed during the Spring Festival. Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance.
Another well-known folk dance is the Yangge, which is often performed on special occasions. In many parts of the country, you can see people of all ages dancing in the street during festivals. They are dressed in beautiful costumes, skipping back and forth to the rhythm of loud drums. People like to watch performances of this unique folk dance.
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