英语歌曲语言与文化

Unit One Nostalgia 1

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 1

Part 2 Warm-up 1

Part 3 In-class Listening 2

Song A Yesterday—the Beatles 2

Song B Seasons in the Sun—the Westlife 4

Part 4 After-class Listening 9

Song A Puff—Peter,Paul＆Mary 9

Song B Yesterday Once More—the Carpenters 11

Song C Yesterday—Leona Lewis 12

Part 5 Achievement Test 16

Unit Two Country Life 19

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 19

Part 2 Warm-up 20

Part 3 In-class Listening 20

Song A Take Me Home,Country Roads—John Denver 20

Song B Jambalaya—Hank Williams 24

Part 4 After-class Listening 28

Song A Hotel California—Eagles 28

Song B Changing Partners—Patti Page 30

Song C Teardrops on My Guitar—Taylor Swift 31

Part 5 Achievement Test 34

Unit Three Sports 38

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 38

Part 2 Warm-up 39

Part 3 In-class Listening 39

Song A I Believe I Can Fly—R.Kelly 39

Song B Better Man—Robbie Williams 43

Part 4 After-class Listening 47

Song A Waving Flag—K'naan 47

Song B Hand in Hand—Koreana 50

Song C We Are the Champions—Queen 51

Part 5 Achievement Test 54

Unit Four Festival 58

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 58

Part 2 Warm-up 59

Part 3 In-class Listening 59

Song A Silent Night,Holy Night—Mahalia Jackson 59

Song B My Valentine—Martina McBride 63

Part 4 After-class Listening 66

Song A When Christmas Comes to Town—Matthew Hall＆Meagan Moore 66

Song B The Magic of the Night—Enya 68

Song C You Raise Me Up—Westlife 69

Part 5 Achievement Test 72

Unit Five Race 76

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 76

Part 2 Warm-up 77

Part 3 In-class Listening 77

Song A Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 77

Song B Love Is Color Blind—Sarah Connor 80

Part 4 After-class Listening 87

Song A Where Is the Love—the Black Eyed Peas 87

Song B Black or White—Michael Jackson 90

Song C Lonely—Nana Kwame Abrokwa 92

Part 5 Achievement Test 97

Unit Six Love 100

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 100

Part 2 Warm-up 101

Part 3 In-class Listening 101

Song A Save the Last Dance for Me—Michael Bublé 101

Song B Sealed with A Kiss—Bobby Vinton 105

Part 4 After-class Listening 108

Song A The Rose—Westlife 108

Song B When You're Gone—Avril Lavigne 110

Song C I Want It That Way—Backstreet Boys 111

Part 5 Achievement Test 115

Unit Seven Children's Song 119

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 119

Part 2 Warm-up 119

Part 3 In-class Listening 120

Song A Brahms'Lullaby—Jewel Kilcher 120

Song B Do Re Mi—Julie Andrews 125

Part 4 After-class Listening 130

Song A Under the Sea—Samuel E.Wright 130

Song B Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star—Jewel Kilcher 133

Song C Hush,Little Baby—Anonymous 134

Part 5 Achievement Test 138

Unit Eight Movie 142

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 142

Part 2 Warm-up 143

Part 3 In-class Listening 143

Song A Don't Cry for Me Argentina—Madonna 143

Song B Casablanca—Bertie Higgins 147

Part 4 After-class Listening 151

Song A Colors of the Wind—Vanessa William 151

Song B There You'll Be—Faith Hill 154

Song C When You Believe—Mariah Carey＆Whitney Houston 155

Part 5 Achievement Test 158

Unit Nine War＆Peace 162

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 162

Part 2 Warm-up 162

Part 3 In-class Listening 163

Song A Blowing in the Wind—Bob Dylan 163

Song B Heal the World—Michael Jackson 166

Part 4 After-class Listening 171

Song A Earth Song—Michael Jackson 171

Song B Tell Me Why—Declan Galbraith 175

Song C If Everyone Cared—Nickelback 177

Part 5 Achievement Test 180

Unit Ten Friendship 184

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 184

Part 2 Warm-up 185

Part 3 In-class Listening 185

Song A Auld Lang Syne—Mairi Campbell 185

Song B That's What Friends are For—Dionne Warwick＆Friends 190

Part 4 After-class Listening 193

Song A Your Friend—Declan Galbraith 193

Song B I Will Be Your Friend—Amy Grant 196

Song C I Will Be Your Friend—Michael W.Smith 197

Part 5 Achievement Test 201

Unit Eleven Charity＆Help 204

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information 204

Part 2 Warm-up 204

Part 3 In-class Listening 205

Song A Another Day in Paradise—Phil Collins 205

Song B We Are the World—Michael Jackson 209

Part 4 After-class Listening 213

Song A Do They Know It's Christmas—All Stars 213

Song B Everybody Hurts—All Stars 215

Song C The Saints Are Coming—U2＆Green Day 216

Part 5 Achievement Test 220

Unit Twelve Dreams＆Ideas 223

Part 1 Cultural Background and Related lnformation 223

Part 2 Warm-up 224

Part 3 In-class Listening 224

Song A It's My Life—Bon Jovi 224

Song B Vincent(Starry Starry Night)—Don Mclean 228

Part 4 After-class Listening 233

Song A Ordinary Miracle—Sarah McLachlan 233

Song B Here I am—Bryan Adams 235

Song C The Power of Dream—Celine Dion 236

Part 5 Achievement Test 240

Appendix Ⅰ More Songs 243

Appendix Ⅱ Keys／Answers 285

References 301