1. The unique and dynamic sounds of the American music

2. Музыка – это универсальный язык, так как этот язык доступен каждому. Если вы хотите понять иностранца, то слушайте его родную музыку и вы увидите его настоящую душу. Вашему вниманию предлагается краткий экскурс в мир американской музыки. Но, роль простого зрителя не для вас. Вам необходимо выполнить несколько заданий при просмотре данного материала.

3. Задание №1. Заполните таблицу. Kind of musicWhen it was popular Names of singers 1. Country1920Willie Nelson 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

4. American music 1. hillbilly musichillbilly music 2.Coun try musicCoun try music 3.Music of working people 4.The marchers songsThe marchers songs 5.Anti- war songsAnti- war songs 6.Teenager s and Rock’n’RollTeenager s Rock’n’Roll 7.Sixties Rock (softer )Sixties Rock (softer ) 8.Soul 11.Latin American music 9. Disco Disco 10. RapRap

5. The British folk music The blues Hillbilly music Often sad stories of love and br oken hearts Country music

7. During the 1930s America had many economic problems. Workers expressed their troubles in the folk music of the time. Folk songs but they are more traditional and more serious. They don’t just talk about love, they about the lives of ordinary people. Woodie Guthrie was a folk-song writer during the ‘30s. He travelled around the country and wrote songs about the poor people.

11. In the 1960s the West Coast became an important centre for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became popular. The Beach Boys sang songs like “ Surfin’ USA”, “California Girls” and “Fun, Fun, Fun”. These songs made people dream about the good life in California.

15. Many people in the United States came from Spanish- speaking countries. There are many Mexican- Americans in such states as California, Texas and Arizona. Mexican folk music and dance is related to Spanish and native American folk music. The musicians wear large Mexican hats and Mexican cowboy suits with short jackets and silver decorations. After World War Two many Spanish- speaking people came to the United States from the islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba. They settled in the big cities in the east and in Florida. They brought Latin American music and instruments with them. This music is often called “salsa” Like the chili sauce, this music is “hot”. It combines Spanish music with African drums and rhythms.

16. Задание №1. Проверьте себя. Kind of musicWhen it was popularNames of singers 1.Country1920Willie Nelson 2. Music of working people 1930Woodie Guthrie 3. The marcher s songs1950Luis Armstrong 4.Anti-war songs1960Bob Dylan, Joan Baez 5.Rock and Roll1950Bill Haley and the Coments, Elvis Presley, Big Bopper, Buddy Holly 6.Sixties rock1960The Bich Boys, Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hedrix, Janis Joplin 7.Soul1960The Temptations, The Supremes 8.Disco1970Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, 9.Rap1980Planete rap, 50 Cent 10.Latin-americanAfter World War SecondRitchie Valens

17. Задание №2. Кроссворд. 1.Music which tells about sad stories of love. 2. Famous American country singer. 3. Workers expressed their troubles in this kind of music. 4. Popular black music with a strong beat for dancing.. Popular black music with a strong beat for dancing. 5. Kind of soul music. 6. Singer who sang old folk song “We shall overcome”. 7. It began with young black people in big cities.

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19. In conclusion I should say that music is the greatest occurrence in our life. From this work we can see that music don’t has limits and however it try to unite the people in the world. Someone famous said that mathematics is the universal language. I’m ready to argue – music is the universal language, because this language understands everyone. If you want understand foreigner – listen to his native music and you will see his true soul.

20. Список используемых Интернет ресурсов: http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/American popular music http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/American http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Rock and roll http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Rock http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Country music http://en.wikipedia.org./wiki/Country www.timetoast.com/the history of american music www.timetoast.com/the www.ala.org/programming/americasmusic mp3 ostrov.com. get-tune.net