視聽說(4)學生用書（簡體書）

《安徽省高等學校"十一五"規劃教材?新開端英語專業基礎課系列教材:視聽說4(學生用書)》由安徽大學出版社出版。"新開端英語專業基礎課系列教材"是安徽大學外語學院陳正發教授主持的安徽省高等學校"十一五"規劃教材項目。《視聽說》是本系列教材中的一套。本套教材共分4冊，遵循以學生發展為本的理念進行編寫，強調教材內容從學生的學習興趣、生活經驗和認知水平出發，幫助學生體驗、實踐、參與、合作與交流，通過說英語、聽英語、看英語等活動，體驗英語社會與英語文化的豐富內容。教材著眼點在于強化視聽說課程的實踐性特點。

A. Background Information
EIvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20thcentury. A cultural icon （偶像）, he is widely known by the single name EIvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel （福音歌曲）, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music.Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys （格萊美獎）,he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been inducted into four music halls of fame.
B. Mind-mapping Activities
1. What else do you know about Elvis Presley and his life besides the above background information？ Are you his fan？ Can you list some of his well-known songs？ What kind of feeling can you get from his songs？ Try to share what you know and feel with your partners.
2. What do you know about the following pop music bands in Britain and the United States？Try to match the bands with the appropriate introductions.
a. The Beatles An English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.
b. The Byrds An American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The Byrds were popular and influential during the mid-1960s and into the early 1970s.
c. The Hollies An English rock group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the era.
d. The Searchers An English rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s. They were the second group from Liverpool, after the Beatles, to have a hit in the United States.
e. The Eagles An American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971. They were one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s, and broke up in 1980, but reunited in 1994.
f. The Rolling Stones An English rock band formed in 1962. First popular in the UK, they toured the US repeatedly during the early 1960s.