【人教版】高中英语必修二第5单元PeriodⅠ单元预习课课件.ppt

Period Ⅰ　单元预习课 Music There are two important kinds of music in the world—one is written down and the other is not.Many people earn their living by writing music.They write songs for pop stars and music for films and TV plays.They usually write exact instructions how the music is to be played. Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another.At first it was never written down.People learnt the songs from their families，relatives，neighbors and friends in the same village.These songs were about country life, the seasons，animals and plants，and about love and sadness in peoples lives. Early performers used to learn hundreds of songs by heart.At festivals they used to act and sing in praise of heroes who lived long ago.This was at a time when there was no radio，TV or cinema.Many of the country people could neither read nor write.In this way，stories were passed on from one person to another.This contin－ues in some countries even today. In some parts of the world nowadays，you often see musicians performing in the streets to passers－by.They put a cap on the ground in front of them，so that people who like the music can drop coins into it. In Africa most music is folk music.It plays an important part in peoples lives，especially at festivals and weddings，when people dance all night long. Indian music is not written down.There is a basic pattern of notes which the musicians follow.But a lot of modern music is also written.India produces more films than any other country in the world.It produces musicals，too，that is，films with music，and millions of records are sold every year. Jazz was born in the USA around 1890.It came from work songs sung by black people and had its roots in Africa.Jazz started developing in the 1920s in the southern states.Soon it was played by white musicians，too，and reached other parts of the USA. 1．instructions　　　　指示；说明 2．relatives 亲戚；亲属 3．passers－by 过路人 4．pattern 模式 5．musical 音乐喜剧 1．How did early performers learn the songs? ____________