RhythmPerformancePart A Warm-up1. Look at the pictures and the Key Words. What kinds of music and dance do you know? Add to the lists in the Key Words box.Key Words:Music: classical, pop, folk, jazz, rock ‘n’ rollDances: disco, folk dance, balletJazz piano in a concert hall.Strings in a classical concert. Ballet on the stage.2. Which words can be use to discuss rhythm?Key Words: beautiful, famous, loud, noisy, fast, exciting, electric, popular, historical,excited, bright, traditional, sudden, important, differentPart B Reading: PerformanceBefore you start1. Have you ever watched a concert “live”, on TV or on video?Read to learn2. Read the concert review and match the four paragraphs with the titlesa) the end of concert b) how the audience reacted c) the songs played d) the start of the concert3. Read the review again and answer these questions.(1) Did the reviewer like the concert? Why or why not?(2) How did the audience react to the singer?(3) What things about the concert were not very good?(4) From which album were most of the songs?(5) What feelings did she show in her songs?Alanis—A True PerformerCanadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, is used to being in the public eye. Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 million copies and made her world famous. Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performance s on stage.Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to see Alanis Morissette perform ing in concert. It was Mori ssette’s first performance in England since her song “Uninvited” won this year’s Grammy Award for the best rock song. The 30-year-old singer has a strong fan base in England. There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday’s event, although it was an extremely cold night. “Sure it’s cold outside, but I hope we’ll warm it up in here for you,” Morissette said to the large crowd before she started to play.During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her award-win ning album “Jagged Little Pill”. She also played a few songs from her new album, such as “Everything But …”, which tells the story of someone looking for love in the wrong places. Morissette gave a creative and powerful performance in another song “Utopia”. Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger, while the last part expressed love and joy.Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system caused a few problems, the audience could still enjoy the concert. Many people in the crowd were obviously long-time fans and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song. Throughout the concert, the atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impress ed by Moris sette’s brilliant music and singing.At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that she was a true performer, singing a well-known song “H eartache”. She finished the evening with a new song about the life of a superstar. While I watched and listened, I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar.Voice your opinion4. Why are pop music and rock ‘n’ roll loved by many young people?Part C Reading: Let’s DanceBefore you start1. Listen to the music extracts and identify the dances in the box.Key Words: disco, classical ballet, Chinese folk dance, waltz, breakdance2. Read the text very quickly. Where is it from?a newspaper, a traditional encyclopedia, a magazine, a CD ROM encyclopedia.3. Read the text again and answer these questions.(1) Who started folk dance?(2) What is the main difference between folk and popular dances?(3) What’s the ballroom dance that came from folk dance?(4) Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States?(5) What type of dancing became popular in the mid-1980s?Let’s DanceBalletBallet began in Italy and France during the 15th century and is still an important art form in Western culture. Ballet tells a story with music and actions but no words. One of the most famous ballets is called “Swan Lake”.Another famous Russian ballet is called “Sleeping Beauty”. Many countries have produced ballets, including China. One well-known Chinese ballet is called “The White-haired Girl”.Folk DanceFolk dances are traditional styles of dancing that come from ordinary people. They are usually group dances that are taught from one generation to another. China is famous for many different type s of folk dances, including the dragon dance and the lion dance, which are performed during the Spring Festival. Other kinds of folk dances are the sword dance and the colourful peacock dance.Another well-known folk dance is the Yangge, which is often performed on special occasions. In many parts of the country, you can see people of all ages dancing in the street during festivals. They are dressed in beautiful costume s, skip ping back and forth to the rhythm of loud drums. People like to watch performances of this unique folk dance.Popular DancePopular or special dances often come from folk dances, although they are usually popular for only a short time. They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples.Until the eighteenth century, social dances were only held in palaces or the homes of noble families. However, in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social dancing became more popular. Ballroom dancing, which was a formal dance in a large room, became popular in Europe and North America. Central European folk dances, such as the waltz, changed and became the most popular examples of ballroom dances.In the United States, the mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance, such as tap dancing. Before the First World War, new ballroom dances came to Europe and America, for example, the Tango and the Cha-Cha. The Argentine Tango was made internationally popular by Carlos Gardel through his songs and films.After the Second World War, African-American rhythm and movements became part of popular social dance. Rock ‘n’ roll dances were popular during the 1950s. In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner. Dancing in couples returned in the 1970s a nd 1980s with “disco” music. In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular. This form of dancing is almost like acrobatics. It began in the poorer parts of large American cities.课后作业（一）完成句子1. 这场火灾是由计划不周所造成的.The disaster ____________ poor planning.2. 我父亲对我强调了努力工作的重要性.My father__________________________ of hard work.3. 他的事迹使我们深受感动.We ________________________by his deeds.4. 我丈夫给孩子们穿衣服，我准备早餐。
