2017_2018学年高中英语Module4MusicSectionⅠIntroductionamp;Reading_Pre_reading教学案外研版选修.docVIP

Module 4 Music Section Ⅰ Introduction amp; Reading-Pre-reading 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 best-selling 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 frominjuries and illnesses that reportedly led him to takemany kinds of pain-killing medicines. Michael Jackson died on June 25th, 2009 of heart failure. He was just days away from launching a series of 50 concerts in London. Section_ⅠIntroduction__Reading_—_Pre-reading An Interview with Liu Fang Part 1 Liu Fang is an international music star, famous for① her work with traditional Chinese instruments. She was born in 1974 and has played the pipa since the age of six. Shes givenconcerts② since she was eleven, including③ a performance for the Queen of England during her visit to China. She graduated from④ the Shanghai Conservatory⑤ of Music, where she also studied the guzheng in 1993⑥. What is your musical training and background? My mother is a Dianju actress. Dianju is a kind of Chinese opera, which includes singing, dancing and acting⑦. When I was a child, she took me to performances⑧. I listened to music before I could speak! Wh