1. Reading task on P51

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3. jazz nickname ( 绰号 ) Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

4. Louis Armstrong -- The Grandfather of Jazz

5. 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 )

6. Skipping: Complete the lifeline of Louis’ events. DateEvent 1901 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

7. 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。

8. achievements 1._____________________________ at age 12 2.____________________________ in 1917 3.Started making records in 1924 In music In other areas 1._____ in over 50 movies 2.Became a goodwill ambassador (para5) 3.Fought for __________ for all American citizens Learned to play drums & trumpet Took over a job in the best band Acted equal rights Para3-5: He was able to communicate with people from different backgrounds--- Why?

9. 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

10. Good qualities 1.Although he was poor, he never turned to crime 2.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

11. 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.

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

13. 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. achievements personalities passers-byarrested the trumpet jazz took over improved Before long recording autobiographies fame available

14. Homework : Writing Para1: introduce the topic Para2: achievements Para3: personalities Para4: summary

15. 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。

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17. 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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….

18. Para3-5: Achievements Good qualities learned to play drums & trumpet at age 12 Get a job in the best band in 1917 Started making records in 1924 Became a huge star and remained popular for almost 50 years Acted in over 50 movies Fight for equal rights for all American citizens Even though he was poor, he never turned to crime to make a living He was a great musician He loved entertaining people. He could communicate with people from different backgrounds He cared for civil rights issues. He loved a simple life despite his riches and fame. He continued to work all the time.

19. Good qualities 1.Although he was poor, he never turned to crime 2.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

20. Discussion Find out some sentences that show Louis’ good qualities. In his life In musical career In other areas

21. 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.