新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)Lesson42

1、lesson42 Not very musical As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a

2、long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and moder

3、n pop songs. The snake, however, continued to dance slowly. Jazza music genre that originated（起源） at the beginning of the 20th centuryin the early 20th century jazz has spawned（產(chǎn)生） a variety of subgenres（亞種）Louis Armstrongan American jazz trumpeter(吹小號(hào)的人) and singer from New Orleansin the 1960s, he

4、was widely regarded as a profound（深切） influence on popular music in general.a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream（主流） in the 1950sThe sound of rock often revolves around（使用） the electric guitar, a back beatRockbeatles an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960one of the most co

5、mmercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music Read the text and find answers to these questions:What did we watch in a square in Old Delhi?Did he have a long pipeand two large baskets?Did he play a tune What did the snake in one of the baskets do?Did the snake c

6、harmer play modern tunes?Did the snake continue to dance slowly?Did it know the difference between Indian music and jazz ? Listen again, and read aloud after the speaker.Think about how the writer organizes the story and try to retell it.long walk-market-Old Delhi-stopped-square-a restsnake charmer-baskets-other side-went to have a looksaw us-picked up-opened-basketsbegan to play-snake rose out-began-follo