Module4SectionⅠIntroductionReadingPreshyreading.ppt

Module 4 Music;1．Do you like Michael Jacksons songs and why? Can you name some of his famous songs? 2．What kind of person do you think Michael Jackson is? Is it true for him to carry out sexual abuse to a child?;　 Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. He was the seventh of nine children. He was five years old when he began singing with his brothers in a group called the Jackson 5. Michael was the star of the group — the Jackson 5. He was the lead singer and danced with great energy. His extraordinary skill and presence on stage was remarkable, especially for someone so young. ; In 1982, Jackson released Thriller. The album was not just the bestselling album of all time. It also won eight Grammy Awards and seven American Music Awards. And it helped establish the popularity of a new form of entertainment, music videos.; Michael Jackson was a huge success, but he was also a very troubled man. His behaviors and appearance became increasingly strange. He had many operations to change his face. Jackson bought a huge property in California and he had amusement park rides, a zoo and a large movie theater built for his home. Michael Jackson also went into major debt. And he suffered from injuries and illnesses that reportedly led him to take many kinds of pain-killing medicines.; In 1993, a 13-year-old boy accused him of sexual abuse. The child molestation (骚扰) case was settled out of court with Jackson reportedly paying the boy millions of dollars. But 10 years later, a similar accusation by another boy led to a criminal trial which began in 2005. A jury cleared Jackson of all charges. He called the trial the hardest thing he had ever done in his life.; Michael Jackson died on June 25th, 2009 of heart failure. He was just days away from launching a series of 50 concerts in London. Fans around the world mourned his death. Prisoners in a jail in the Philippines danced for him. Fans in Paris, France attended