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课件网) Module 4 Reading and Vocabulary Words learning breakdancing improvisation microphone percussion rap emerge soul breakthrough technique graffiti 霹雳舞 即兴演奏 麦克风，话筒 打击乐器 说唱乐 出现 灵魂 突破 技巧，手法 涂鸦，乱涂乱抹 Read and complete the following querstions. 1.What does the passage tell us A.The origin, development and success of jazz. B.The origin, development and success of disco. C.The origin, development and success of blues. D.The origin, development and success of hip hop. 2.Match the main idea of each part. (1) Part 1 A.The ways of recording. (2) Part 2 B.The reasons why hip hop became successful. (3) Part 3 C.The great change of hip hop. (4) Part 4 D.The origin of hip hop. 1. Read the passage on P44-45 and tell True (T) or False (F). 1. Read the passage on P44-45 and tell if the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1)Hip hop is an American musical band.( ) (2)DJ Herc began to play rock and disco music in New York.( ) (3)Hip hop in America is the same as in England.( ) (4) Hip Hop is the result of a combination of North American and Caribbean influences. ( ). (5)Jamaican DJs continued to play reggae music even though the audience didn’t like it. ( ) (6)Hip hop music is only produced in the United States. ( ) F F T F F F 2.Choose the best answer. (1)Why did DJs start repeating the percussion breaks in songs A.Because the audiences enjoyed dancing to this kind of music. B.Because the audiences enjoyed different kinds of music. C.Because they were the best parts of the songs. D.Because they were the souls of the songs. (2)In the sentence“Hip hop took advantage of that and...” (Paragraph 2,Part 3),“that”refers to . A.hip hop is cheap and easy B.disco music had a strong beat,and it was easy to dance to C.disco music and rock music were both in decline in the mid- 1970s D.hip hop spread across the world in the late 1980s (3)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A.New York was once the center of hip hop. B.Hip hop spread to all parts of the world in 1990s. C.Hip hop was popular after the decline of disco and rock music. D.There was a different kind of music based on hip hop in England. Fill in the blanks Hip hop is 1. American cultural movement which started in the 1970s at block parties in New York, especially in a district called the Bronx.There are four main 2. (aspect) of hip hop:breakdance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop music—DJ-ing and rapping.Rapping is also known 3. MC-ing.DJ Herc,one 4. the most popular Jamaican DJs at the time, 5. (notice) that New York audiences didn’t really like reggae music, so he started playing other kinds of music, 6. (include) rock and disco music.MCs experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches, 7. (use) rhyming words.At the same time, people started breakdancing at block parties.8. it ... ...
