Lesson 2 Blues and JazzEurope/juərəp/ n. 欧洲African /frikən/ n. 非洲人American Civil War 美国南北战争slave /sleɪv / n. 奴隶；century /sentʃʊrɪ / n. 世纪，百年；同义表达：100 years;blue /bluː / n. 蓝色；adj.蓝色的；沮丧的； jazz /dʒz / n.爵士乐； popular /pɒpjʊlə / adj.流行的，受欢迎的，大众的；（缩略式pop） express /ɪksbres / vt. 表达；n.快递；快车； 同义表达：say or tell;词形转换：1.expression n. 表达，表现，表情； 2.press vt.按，压； 3.impress vt. 留下印象；给人印象；instrument /ɪnstrʊmənt / n. 乐器，器械，工具；同义表达：facilities / vehicle / engine / tool / implement；guitar /gɪtɑː / n. 吉他；常见搭配：play the guitar 弹吉他；harmonica /hɑːmɒnɪkə / n.口琴；同义表达：mouth organ；词形比较：1.harmony /hɑːmənɪ / n. 和谐；和睦； 2.harmonic /hɑːmɒnɪk / adj. 和谐的； 3.harmonious /hɑːməʊnɪəs / adj.和谐的，和睦的； piano /pɪnəʊ / n.钢琴； pianist /pɪənɪst / n. 钢琴家，钢琴演奏者；composer /kəmpəʊzə / n. 作者，作曲家；创作者；词形转换：compose /kəmpəʊz / vt. 创作，写作；add /d / vt.增加，加起来； Louisiana /lu:izinə/ 路易斯安那州Mississippi /misisipi/ 密西西比州一、choose the main idea of it. 1. The 19th century was an important time for American music.2. Jazz is happier music than blues.3. Jazz and blues are two important types of African American music.二、Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions. 1. Why did European and American people bring Africans to America before and during the 19th century?2. Where did blues and jazz start? Task 2. Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions. 1. When did blues and jazz become very popular?2. How does a person who “sings the blues”feel?3. When do you feel like singsing the blues? 4. With which instruments did people first play the blues?5. What is the name of B.B.Kings guitar?6. Why do you think B.B.King gave his guitar a name?Blues and jazz became very popular in the twentieth century. A person who "sings the blues" feels sad. Usually, he or she lost something - a person or maybe money or a job. Blues express sad feelings sometimes in a funny way. People played blues first with only one or two instruments, for example, a guitar, a harmonica, or sometimes a piano. Sometimes they sang without any instruments. Some famous blues musicians are Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker, and B. B. King. B. B. King named his guitar "Lucille".三. Read paragraph 3 and answer the following question. 1. What is the difference between blues and jazz?Jazz came soon after blues. Composers added more musical instruments. Jazz can be happier and is often faster. Some famous jazz musicians are Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis,and Wynton Marsalis.四、 Read paragraph 4 and answer the following question. 1. Why are blues and jazz popular all over the world?Musicians who play blues and jazz change the music to express their feelings. They play the music differently each time. Today people all over the world still like to listen to blues and jazz.五、 Comprehension: True/False1.Blues and jazz come from African music.2. The American Cicil War ended in 1865.3. Jazz and blues started in the southern part of Europe.4.A person who "sings the blues" feel happy because he found something.5.If someone gives you a million dollars, you will sing blues.6..People can sing blues with no instruments.7.John Lee Hooker is a famous blues musician.8.Jazz is sometimes happier than the blues.9..Musicians play jazz and blues the same way each time.课堂练习一．单项选择( )1. Look out! Don’t get too close to the house__ window is broken.A. whose B. which C. of which D. that( )2. Tom is good at maths, so I think he is the student__ can help you to work out this problem.A. whom B. who C. which D. what( )3. Maybe she is the girl ___ I met in the street yesterday.A. whom B. which C. as D. what( )4. I am not sure whether this is the book ___my brother read the day before yesterday.A. whose B. as C. what D. which( )5. This the very plan for the summer holiday __ was suggested by his brother.A. which B. that C. when D.it( )6. Tom is no longer the person ___ he used to be.A. who B. that C. whom D. what( )7. The moment ___ I will never forget is when my English teacher gave me some advice on how to improve my writing.A. that B. whether C. what D. how( )8. Women___ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those___ don’t.A. Who; / B. /; who C. who; who D. /; /( )9.The most important thing___ we should pay special attention to is the first ___ I have said.A. Which; that B. that; which C. which; which D. that; that( )10.Which is the room ____ he stayed in last week.A. that B. which C. where D. when( )11. Mo Yan was awarded the No。
