2017-2018学年高中英语 Module 3 Music Listening and vocabulary课件 外研版必修2.pptVIP

Word study album ballad band catchy complex influence lyrics solo artist slip up tune difficult to understand or explain the words of a song a slow love song CD of songs or pieces of music moving a group of pop or rock musicians a person who sings or plays music along melody, esp. a well-marked one separate power to affect sb’s actions, character or beliefs 1. Three of the Beatles played guitar. 2. The Beatles all come from different places in England. 3. Americans liked the Beatles when they toured for the first time. 4. After visiting India, the Beatles changed their instruments. 5. They sold more albums than any other rock band. Listen again and make notes about these songs and albums. Example: Love Me Do---catchy 1. Nowhere Man ____________ 2. Yesterday _____________ 3. Strawberry Fields Forever ________ 4. Let It Be ____________ Tapescript The Beatles were the most successful band in the history of popular music. The band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Starr played drums, the other three played guitar. Lennon and McCartney wrote most of the songs. All the Beatles were born in Liverpool in the north of England. During the early 1960s, the Beatles were influenced by American rock singers, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They had their first hit in 1962 with a catchy song called Love Me Do (1962). In 1964, after they had become stars in their own country, the Beatles toured the United States and were a huge success. During the mid-1960s, the Beatles were one of the bands which gave rock music a new direction. Some of their songs were quite serious, such as Nowhere Man; there were ballads such as Yesterday and more complex songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever. By the late 1960s, their music had changed completely. They had stopped writing simple songs with catchy tunes. The tunes and the lyrics had become more interesting and they had begun to use new instrument