Module4《MusicBorninAmerica》（外研版选修7）.ppt

Seeing the picture, what do you think about? Music? Yes, they are the signs of music. How much do you know about music? Maybe we can’t say a lot about it, but we all know, because of music, our world becomes very colourful. ;We may not understand some foreigners, but we can understand them through music. So we say, music is the language of the world. 　　 How many types of music do you know? ;A New Charity Album 在可怕的自然灾害面前，无论身处何方，人们都会伸出友爱之手，蕾安娜和贾斯丁·比伯出慈善唱片，为地震灾区筹款就是他们爱心的体现。 Some of the world’s top music stars are coming together in the name of charity. A special album will be released at the end of this week to raise money for victims of the recent massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. U2, Rihanna and Bon Jovi have all agreed to contribute songs to the digital-only release. ; 　The young Internet sensation Justin Bieber will also appear on the benefit album. He announced on Twitter: “Japan needs our help. . . We all need to step up. ” 　There are also rumours1 that Lady Gaga will donate a song. She has designed a special wristband2 to sell to fans, with all proceeds3 going to the relief effort. Last week she announced her fans she had raised $250, 000 (1. 7 million yuan) within the first two days of sales. ;　　Other musicians, including Lou Reed and Philip Glass, will perform at a special fund-raiser4 in New York on April 9th. 　　While ordinary people often raise money for charity by being sponsored5 to do something, it has become common for musicians to contribute their voices for a good cause. Last year more than 21 stars sang together on the single “Everybody Hurts” in aid of the Haiti earthquake. 　　Over 9, 000 people are known to have died in the recent disaster and over 12, 000 people are still missing. ;Answer the following questions. 1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph? (No more than 5 words) The most popular person. 2. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the fo