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1、第一册新教材高一教案UNIT11（第5课时）Period Five(Grammar)Step 1 Warming-upFirst show a episode by Elvis Presley and let the Students guess who sang the song. T: Who is the man? S: (Ss probably answer) Elvis Presley.Then ask the Ss to report some information about Elvis Presley. Detailed information about Elvis Pre
2、sley:Elvis Presley is the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. He rose from humble circumstances to launch the rock and roll revolution with his manding voice and charismatic stage presence. In the words of the historical marker that stands outside the house where he was born: Presleys career as a sing
3、er and entertainer redefined popular music. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, and grew up surrounded by gospel music of the Pentecostal church. In 1948 the family moved to Memphis, where he was exposed to blues and jazz on Beale Street. After graduating from high school in
4、 1953, an 18-year-old Presley visited the Memphis Recording Service - also the home of Sun Records - to record his voice. Owner/producerSam Phillipswas struck by the plaintive emotion in Presleys vocals and subsequently teamed him with guitaristScotty Mooreand bassist Bill Black. In July 1954 the tr
5、io worked up Thats All Right and Blue Moon of Kentucky - blues and country songs, respectively - in a crackling, uptempo style that stands as the blueprint for rock and roll. After five groundbreaking singles, Presleys contract was sold to RCA Records and his career quickly took off. I Forgot to Rem
6、ember to Forget - his last single for Sun and first for RCA - went to #1 on the country charts. Heartbreak Hotel, a haunting ballad, became his first across-the-board hit, holding down the top spot for eight weeks. Presleys hip-shaking performances on a series of TV variety shows, including Ed Sulli
7、vans, generated hysteria and controversy. From blistering rockers to aching balladry, Presley captivated and liberated the teenage audience. His historic string of hits in 1956 and ?7 included Dont Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, All Shook Up and Jailhouse Rock. Presleys career momentum was int
8、errupted by a two-year Army stint in Germany, where he met his future wife, Priscilla. For much of the Sixties, he occupied himself with movie-making and soundtrack-recording. His albums of sacred songs, such as How Great Thou Art, stand out from this otherwise fallow period. Presleys standing as a
9、rock and roller was rekindled with an electrifying TV special, simply titled Elvis and broadcast on December 3, 1968. He followed this mid-career renaissance with some of the most mature and satisfying work of his career. Recording in Memphis, he cut such classic tracks as In the Ghetto, Suspicious
10、Minds and Kentucky Rain with the soulful, down-home musicians at American Studio. If the Fifties were devoted to rock and roll and the Sixties to movies, the Seventies represent the performing chapter in Presleys career. He toured constantly, performing to capacity crowds around the country until hi
11、s death. Presley died of a heart attack at Graceland, his Memphis mansion, on August 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. How big was Elvis? Statistically, he holds records for the most Top Forty hits (107), the most Top Ten hits (38), the most consecutive #1 hits (10) and the most weeks at #1 (80). As far as his stature as a cultural icon, which continues to grow even in death, writer Lester Bangs said it best: I can guarantee12345下一页 第 4 页 共 4 页