2. Unit 11 Country music Lesson 42 American Country Music

3. John Denver American pop singer American country music Very successful made many Records broadcast his music on the radio RETURN

4. In the 1950s love Money

5. In the 1960s Anger with society Political leaders made fun of

6. In the 1990s Feeling alone in the world The value of having good friends

7. Subjects of the American Country Music TimeSubjects In the 1950s In the 1960s In the 1990s love--getting or losing a boyfriend or girl- friend, and money was also important full of anger, political leaders were not well thought of (make fun of them) feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on

8. Differences of the American Country Music In the pastToday Range ( 范围 ) Instruments Subjects Earnings Nashville,Tennesseeall over the world guitar guitar,electricale quipment modern values of the USA common feelings, the good old days X 200--400 million dollars a year

9. Discuss the following questions 1. What is meant by the modern values of the USA? 2. How popular is country music today? 3. Why did the first country singers like to sing to the guitar? 4. What did the people believe were the best things in their life? 5. Why does country music often return to the subject- “the good old days”?

10. Fill in the blanks according to the passage In the past American country music was about the modern ________ of the USA. That is to say,about money, ________ or expensive things to buy. It was also about other things,for example,love--getting or losing a ________ or ________. Young students were ________ with ________,so songs were often full of ________. ________ ________ were not well ________ ________ and the songs often ______ ______ ______ them. valuessuccess boyfriendgirlfriend angrysociety angerPoliticalleaders thoughtofmadefun of

11. Fill in the blanks Today,country music ______ ______ as much as between 200 and 400 million ______ a year. Singers come from all over the ______. A lot of them ______ on TV,too. In the past country singers sang while playing the ______. But now a lot of ________ ________ is needed for large ______. But it ______ much the same as before. One subject to which country music often ______ is “the good old days”. bringsin dollars worldappear guitar electricalequipment theatres remains returns

12. Fill in the blanks In “the good old days”, people ________ well ________ each other. They believed the best things _______ _______ were free:sunshine,________,walks in the ________ of the country, friends and music. thoughtof inlife laughingbeauty

13. Take Me Home Country Roads Almost heaven,West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains,Shenandosh River. Life is old there,older than the trees. Younger than the mountains. Grown likes a breeze. Country roads,take me home. To the place I belong. West Virginia,mountain momma. Take me home country roads. All my men ries gather round her. Miner’s lady,stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty,painted on the sky. Misty taste of moonshine,teardrop in my eye. I hear her voice,in the morning hour she call me. The radio reminds me of my home far away. And driving down the road I get a feeling. That I should have been home yesterday. Yesterday. Take me home country roads.