Unit5Rhythm -Communication Workshop&Culture Corner 学案【要点探究】1.Blues started off as the music of African slaves brought to the United States.蓝调音乐起源于非洲奴隶带到美国的音乐。 Jazz grew out of blues.爵士乐起源于蓝调音乐。 Rock‘n’roll developed from fast blues.摇滚乐起源于快节奏的蓝调音乐。 start off as... grow out of...起源于…… develop from... ①This custom started off as celebrations of harvest. 这种风俗起源于对丰收的庆祝。 ②All arts grew out of necessity.一切艺术皆因需要而产生。 ③Land animals are thought to have developed from sea animals. 陆地动物被认为是由海洋动物进化而来的。2.It is closely related to the music of West Africa. 这同西部非洲音乐有着密切的联系。 be related to 和……有联系;和……有亲戚关系 ①Neighbours are closely related as the lips and teeth. 邻居就像唇齿一样相互依存。 ②We are related to Tom.我们和汤姆有亲戚关系。 拓展 relating to...关于,和……有关的 in/with relation to 关于……;就……而论 ③This is an article relating to nuclear weapons. 这是一篇关于核武器的文章。 ④He said a lot to us in/with relation to that thing. 关于那件事,他给我们说了很多。3.Improvisation happens when a musician plays unwritten music to fit the mood of the occasion.用心 爱心 专心即席创作是在音乐家为了迎合场合气氛时演奏的没有书面固定音律的音乐作品。 mood n.心情;氛围;语气 in the mood to do/for doing 有做……的心情 ①Now I am not in the mood to read.现在我没心情看书。 ②The city is in a festival mood. 全城处在一片节日氛围中。 ③I think he is a man of moods.我认为他是一个喜怒无常的人。 ④It is a little difficult for some students to learn the subjective mood in English. 对于一些学生来说,学习英语中的虚拟语气有点难。4.I would like to recommend Jim Liu to take part in the Show. 我想推荐吉姆•刘去参加这个表演大赛。 recommend...