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Types of music

Classical Jazz Pop Rock Dance Folk music

POP VERSUS ROCK

Pop and rock music are becoming more and more similar，but there are some important differences.Most pop singers make music their career. They use music to become rich and famous, and they sing songs that will be liked by everybody. Rock singers, on the other hand, make music their life. They play music to satisfy their inner(内心的)desire. They do not think how much money they can make from a song: instead, they sing for their feelings and live for music.

on the other hand 另一方面

例句：Blessings on the other hand extend love from one to another.

在另一方面，祝福他人，让爱从你扩展到别人。

拓展：on the one hand 一方面

e.g. On one hand, I am your teacher, and on the other hand, I am also your friend.

一方面我是你的老师，另一方面，我也是你的朋友。

satisfy v. 满足

例句：The meat didn’t satisfy the need of this tiger. 肉不能满足这只老虎的需要。

instead adv. 代替，相反 A＋instead＋B：

Lee Hom didn’t study medicine. _____, he became a pop singer

我没有出国读书，反而我留在了中国教书

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我昨天没有去学校，我去了网吧

我的弟弟没有买那本漫画(comic book)，他把钱存了起来

make money 赚钱

例句：He is eager to make money. 他急切地想赚钱。 拓展：

⑴make a face 做鬼脸

e.g. Jimmy always makes faces in the classroom. 吉米总爱在教室里做鬼脸。 ⑵make up one’s mind 下决心

e.g. I made up my mind to make money. 我下决心要赚钱。

Pop songs and rock songs are written in different ways. A pop song is written in a “factory” where one person writes the words,someone else writes music, other musicians record it. The singer often knows little about the ideas and the feelings of the song.The process of making rock music, however, is different. The singers and musicians are all able to write music and work together in a band. When one of them has a strong feeling, he or she expresses it with music and the others help build the song.

record v. 记录，录音 n. 记录

例句：My speech was recorded on a tape.我的演讲录在录音带上。 拓展：

⑴hold the record 保持记录

e.g. He held the record for the 100 meters. 他保持着100米的记录。 ⑵set up/break a record 创造/打破一个记录

e.g. He set up a new record in the Olympic Games. 他在奥运会上创造了一个新的记录。

People in music

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Because of the different ways of thinking and writing songs, rock and pop songs also tell different stories. Most pop songs tell simple stories about love. They are popular for a short time, but will soon be forgotten. Rock music, on the other hand, expresses true feelings about society, life, friendship and even war. Some rock songs are also about love, but the feelings they express are deeper. For example, love in a pop song is either good or bad, but in a rock song it can be both good and bad at the same time. Pop music makes people feel easy and forget about the real world; rock music makes people think about the world and how to make their life better.

句型：either…or…

Either you or I am going to attend the meeting. 或者你或者我去参加那个会议。

She's the kind of person you either love or hate We can either eat now or after the movie Either you leave now or I call the police! 拓展：neither…nor…既不…也不…

e.g. Xiaoqiang is neither brave nor handsome. 小强既不勇敢也不英俊。

He spoke neither English nor German...

Words and Expressions

中考词汇及短语

similar ['similə] adj. 同样的，相似的 satisfy ['sætisfai] v. 满足

instead [in'sted] adv. 代替，相反

record [ri'kɔ:d] v. 记录，标明，录音 n. 唱片，记录 simple ['simpl] adj. 简单的 easy ['i:zi] adj. 舒适的，简单的

扩展词汇及短语

versus ['və:səs] n. 与…相对 career[kə'riə] n. 职业 desire[di'zaiə] n. 渴望

process[prəu'ses] n. 过程 band[bænd] n. 乐队

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After Reading

III.Use the words to complete the sentences. The first letter has been given. 1．There was no milk in the kitchen and we had some juice i___________. 2．This book is s___________ to that one in writing style. 3．It is by no means easy to s___________ everyone.

4．She decided to give up her c___________ after she got married. 5．I am filled with d___________ to go back home.

6．We are told that the broadcast was r___________, not live. 7．Learning a foreign language is a slow p___________.

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