Reading task on P51

Jay

Jackson

rap folk music

choral rock’n roll

jazz

nickname (绰号 )

Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

--The Grandfather of Jazz

Write down the paragraph number to match the main idea.

Para ____ Birth and early life

Para ____ Life achievements in music and in other areas

Para ____ What the subject is and who it is about

Para____ Musical career from 1922 to 1932

Para____ The effect of his arrest and time in a boy’s school on his future

Para____ Death and fame after death

2

5

1

4

3

6

(主题 )

Skipping: Complete the lifeline of Louis’ events.

Date Event1901

1913 (at the age of 9)

Got a job in one of the best jazz bands

1922

Began recording his music

1932

Died

Born in New Orleans

Arrested and sent to a problem boys’ school

1917

Began travelling to other cities in the USA

1924

Travelled to Europe

1971

The style (文体 ) of the passage is ___ and it is arranged in _____ order.

A. a biography (传记 ) B. a news report

C. a story

It is not just because of his achievements but also because of his personalities.

time

Para1: Why is Louis considered great?

A

他被认为是伟人不仅是因为他的成就，也是因为他的人格。

achievements

1. _____________________________ at age 122. ____________________________ in 19173. Started making records in 1924

In music

In other areas

1. _____ in over 50 movies2. Became a goodwill ambassador (para5)3. Fought for __________ for all American citizens

Learned to play drums & trumpetTook over a job in the best band

Acted

equal rights

Para3-5:

He was able to communicate with people from different backgrounds---

Why?

group work

Find out some sentences showing Louis’ good qualities (人品 ), which we can learn from him. In his life In musical career In other areas

He was a great musician and loved to entertain people. He worked hard all his life.“Although his health was not good in the last 3 years of his life, he continued playing and recording…” (Para6)

Para2,5,6

Good qualities

1.Although he was poor, he never turned to crime2.After he became rich and famous, he continued

to live a _______ life.

In life

In other areas

1.He communicated with people from _________2.He fought for _________ for American citizens.

In musical career

He was a great musician and loved to entertain people. He worked all his life.

simple

different backgrounds

equal rights

Language points

Underline the sentences in the text with the following expressions. Translate 1, 2, 3 into Chinese.

1. without a doubt, influential (Para1)

2. so… that… (Para2)

3. might have turned to crime (Para2)

4. take over (Para3)

5. entertain people (Para4)

6. available (Para6)

无疑， Louis 一直是最有影响力的爵士音乐家。Louis一贫如洗 ,以致于经常“光顾”豪华饭店外的垃圾箱。虽然和他处境一样的一些孩子为了温饱可能会走向犯罪，而 Louis却从未这样做过。我们的班长今天没来 (absent) ， Peter将接任他的工作。

Our monitor is absent today, so Peter will take over his job.

这本书一到 (available)，我就给你打电话。 (as soon as)I’ll call you as soon as the book is available.

Listening:While listening, check if you have any difficulty.

Summary : Louis is considered the grandfather of jazz, not only

because of his ____________ but also because of his ____________. Being poor, he sang on the street to earn cents from _________. At the age of 12, he was _______ and sent to a school where he learned to play drums and __________. Then he was noticed by Joy who taught him ____. In 1917, Louis ________ Joy’s job in town. Over the next few years, he _________ as a musician. __________, he became a big jazz star. As well as playing with his band and ________ his music for almost 50 years, Louis also wrote 2 ______________. He also used his ____ to help in the fight for equal rights and his popular music is still ________ today.

achievementspersonalities

passers-by arrested

the trumpetjazz took over

improvedBefore long

recordingautobiographies

fameavailable

Homework : Writing

Para1: introduce the topic

Para2: achievements

Para3: personalities

Para4: summary

Language points

Underline the sentences in the text with the following expressions. Translate 1, 2 ,3 and 6 ones.

1. without a doubt, influential (Para1)

2. so… that… (Para2)

3. might have turned to crime (Para2)

4. take over (Para3)

5. entertain people (Para4)

6. available (Para6)

无疑， Louis 一直是最有影响力的爵士音乐家。Louis一贫如洗 ,以致于经常“光顾”豪华饭店外的垃圾箱。虽然和他处境一样的一些孩子为了温饱可能会走向犯罪，而 Louis却从未这样做过。

现在，他的爵士乐跟当初一样流行，他在 1924-1971年间录制的音乐还备受人们的青睐。

John Denver

Beethoven

country music classical music

orchestra jazz

Do the following exercises.1.Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

No doubt that Louis is always considered the most important jazz musician.

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2. Translate the sentence “Louis was so poor that he … fancy restaurants” (Para2).

---------------------------------------------------------------3. Why did the US government encourage Louis to travel to other countries as an unofficial goodwill ambassador (para5)?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

One such person is Louis, who…of all time.(para1)

Louis一贫如洗 ,以致于经常“光顾”豪华饭店外的垃圾箱。

He was able to communicate with people from different backgrounds….

Para3-5:

Achievements

Good qualities

learned to play drums & trumpet at age 12Get a job in the best band in 1917Started making records in 1924Became a huge star and remained popular for almost 50 yearsActed in over 50 moviesFight for equal rights for all American citizens

Even though he was poor, he never turned to crime to make a livingHe was a great musicianHe loved entertaining people.He could communicate with people from different backgroundsHe cared for civil rights issues.He loved a simple life despite his riches and fame.He continued to work all the time.

Good qualities

1.Although he was poor, he never turned to crime2.After he became rich and famous, he continued

to live a _______ life.

In life

In other areas

1.He communicated with people from _________2.He fought for _________ for American citizens.

In musical career

He was a great musician and loved to entertain people. He worked all his life.

simple

different backgrounds

equal rights

Discussion

Find out some sentences that show Louis’ good qualities.

In his life

In musical career

In other areas

Discussion

1. What can we learn from Louis in our own life?

from how he achieved his achievements

from his good qualities

2. What part of the text do you like best? You can find some sentences.