轻松听 轻松说 (下册)Unit2 entertainment-T资料.docVIP

UNIT 2 I want to have some fun! Entertainment Part One: Listening Section A Conversation One M: Would you like to listen to _________ of American country music? It’s got John Denver singing “Country Roads.” W: Sure, I’d love to. John Denver is very popular in China. But can you tell me what’s the difference _______________________? M: In country music, many songs are about _________. W: So, I suppose, the words are simple and express __________________? M: Well, people who really like country music say so. W: What about the style of singing, and the music itself? It’s different from other American music, isn’t it? M: In some ways, yes. The tradition was of singer with one instrument — originally a dulcimer, __________. Then when radios and records became popular in the 1920’s, they began using country singers commercially. Now country music is performed by ______________________. W: Oh, I see. Can we say that country music is a development of American folk music? M: Well, let’s say it’s a development from folk music. Today, it is commercial, not folk. The center of country music is Nashville, Tennessee, where many people make a living producing ______________ and so on. W: By the way, can you tell me more about John Denver? M: Well, he’s a professional _____________. Take his song “Country Roads” for example. The subject is traditional: Take me back to my home in the southern mountains and actually country music started in the south. Let’s listen to John Denver’s music now. M: Would you like to listen to my album of American country music? It’s got John Denver singing “Country Roads.” W: Sure, I’d love to. John Denver is very popular in China. But can you tell me what’s the difference between country music and pop music? M: In country music, many songs are about home and family. W: So, I suppose, the words are simple and express real and honest feelings? M: Well, people who really like country music say so. W: What abo