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30 years’ Rock and Roll
1 get its name
2 effect on teenagers
3 brief description of Teddy Boys, Mods,
Rockers, Hippies, Skinheads, Punk, New
Wave, Bikers, and Michael Jackson.
Chuck Berry: “roll over Beethoven
and tell Tchaikowsky the news!” in
1950s
 Rock and roll got its name
in 1950s
 It began to affect people’s
way of life.
 Especially the teenager's
attitude and clothes.
Beethoven and Tchaikowsky:
representatives of Classic music
 German composer
 Russian composer
 Even though Rock music keeps changing through the
years, the drums and electric guitar are always there.
 Most Rock fans are white people
Elvis Aron Presley ：
Love Me Tender
Heartbreak Hotel
Bill Haley: the father of rock music
Bill Haley was
called the father of
rock, founder of the
rock.
Rock & roll
1 originated in the 1940s and
1950s end of early American
pop
2 flexible bold expression and
passion music rhythm
expression of emotion, is
widely accepted by the young
people around the world.
Instruments,
general impression
Instruments
 heavy metal
 coryphaeus
 guitar
 drum-set
 keyboard
 bass
 What is your idea
about Rock and
Roll?
 Love, why? dislike,
and why?
 Any band in Korea?
Teddy Boys: wear what they like
now
Teddy Boys
 Long jackets with
velvet collars
 Drainpipe trousers
 Their shoes had very
thick rubber soles
 Their hair was swept
upwards and
backwards.
Mid-60s: the Mods and the Rocker
became the new leaders of teenage
fashion
The Mods’ scooters:
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Short hair
Smart suits
Scooters
Long green
anoraks, called
parkas, to
protect clothes.
Rockers
 They rode powerful
motor-bikes
 Long untidy hair
 Thick leather jackets
Rockers
 take purple-hearts
 alcohol
End of 60s Hippies appeared
How do Hippies get the name?
 Hip
 Drug takers in Asian
and Far East used to
lie on one hip while
smoking opium.
 Drug: marijuana
Wearing and philosophy
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Simple clothes,
 Protest against the
materialism and the
Blue jeans
military involvement of
Open sandals
US in Vietnam
Very long hair
 Belief: love and peace
Live together,
share possessions
70s-80s unemployment spread,
skinheads take revenge on
immigrants
 Short trousers, larger
boot, brace
 Racist, violent, and
proud of the fact
 race—racist:
refers to a person with a
prejudiced belief that
one race is superior to
others
Word Building: prefix and suffix
 race-racist
 Science ?
 Anti: not in favor of
against
 Anti-racism
 Antiwar movement
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 Migrant-the person move
around the world
 Immigrant –?
 Emigrant-?
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Multiracial
Multi: many
Multiracial country
Multiregion
National Front: political party, claims
Britain to be for white people only
United Kingdom:
92.1% White
4.4% Asian
2% Black
United States:
74% White
15% Hispanic/Latin
13.5% Black
Punk: American English, describe
someone who is immoral or worthless
 Clothes: rejection of
conventional style
 Songs about anarchy( a
state of lawlessness and
disorder ) and destruction
 Bad language on TV and
insult the Queen.
 Music: loud, fast and
tuneless
1980s New Wave, West Indian, Biker,
Black music mixed together and
modern music
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The most influential artist of modern
music/pop music
 Michael Jackson:
the King of Pop
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《Off The Wall》
《Thriller》
《Bad》
《Dangerous》
Question for discussion:
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How did the music genres get their names?
Teddy Boys:
Rockers:
Mods:
Hippies:
Skinhead:
Punks:
Bikers
How can you describe them?
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Teddy Boys,
Rockers,
Mods,
Hippies,
Skinhead,
Punks,
and Bikers?
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Mid-term exam
1 words and expressions(10)
Verb, adj, noun, eg: popularize, popular, popularity
2 true or false(5):
(T ) UK is the short form of “the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Island”
 (F) Louis Armstrong is a famous country music
musician.
 3 Guided Writing: design a dialogue of no less
than 10 sentences. Introduce your favorite music
to Jane,one of your friends. Marks will be awarded
for content, organization, grammar and
appropriateness. (15 points)