Unit2TheuniversallanguageProject教案（牛津版选修8）.doc

PAGE  PAGE - 4 - will focus on, what you will include in the project and how you can organize your web page. In order to finish the project, you are expected to know how to cooperate and work together to complete each part. Part A: Reading 1. Have you heard of the Eagles? It’s a world-famous rock roll band. Let’s first enjoy their classic “hotel California”. Like most Americans, and most bands formed in California, the Eagles came from eslewhere. Their brand of rocknroll was nurtured in the heartland, not on the fringes. Early songs from “Take it easy” to “Desperado” were dubbed “country rock”. But, as the Seventies rolled on, the Eagles soared higher and wider. “Best of my love” and “Lyineyes” were rock and pop and country and the fans took them as their own.. The distance between the country and the city, the redneck and the hippie, narrowed. In the Nineties, that gap would be forever closed by another generation of country rockers. Well, are you interested in pop music? Would you like to know more about rock music? Let’s read the passage and you’ll get more information. 2. Read the article and find out as much information as possible about Western Pop music. Organize the outline of the article as follows: Early jazz ● Jazz began in the USA. ● After World War I, jazz was the most popular type of music. ● It came from the folk songs of American black slaves. ● The trumpet was and still is one of the most important instruments used in jazz. ● Louis Armstrong is seen as one of the founding fathers of jazz. ● Solo performance became an essential part of every jazz song. From swing music to rock and roll ● Swing music is a kind of jazz for dancing. ● It is faster than traditional jazz music. ● Swing music was usually played in dance halls by ‘big bands’, including a pianist, a violinist and a bassist, as well as others. ● R﹠B is a kind of mixture of jazz and swing. ● R﹠B included both guitar and saxophone solos. ● R﹠B developed into what we know as rock and