Unit Three Stevie Wonder. Sunshine in the shadow
Unit Three Stevie Wonder: Sunshine in the Shadow
冷 Background Information .tExt Analysis Language Points
❖Background Information ❖Text Analysis ❖Language Points
Background Information Stevie Wonder ☆ Composer of the famous song I Just Called to Say I Love You” ☆ Intermezzo of the film Women in red
Background Information Stevie Wonder ❖ Composer of the famous song “I Just Called to Say I Love You” ❖ Intermezzo of the film “Women in Red
Background Information .o One of the 50 greatest musicians in the world The greatest R&B singer in the history Can play a lot of instruments An optimistic person loving peace 超
Background Information ❖ One of the 50 greatest musicians in the world. ---The greatest R&B singer in the history. ---Can play a lot of instruments. ---An optimistic person, loving peace
Background Information .In 2002. he was invited to the White House to perform for president bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney .o His biggest hits include Ebony Ivory(1982) and I Just Called to Say I Love You(1984), which won an Academy Award as best original song
Background Information ❖ In 2002, he was invited to the White House to perform for President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. ❖ His biggest hits include “Ebony & Ivory”(1982) and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”(1984), which won an Academy Award as best original song
Text Analysis . Genius childhood adulthood 令 His own music after the car accident 令 Focus on more fields
Text Analysis childhood adulthood after the car accident ❖ Genius ❖ His own music ❖ Focus on more fields
Childhood &o born blind and black and poor s Heard and smelled and touched .o Love music and would pound spoons or forks on any surface that faintly resembled a drum .o Learn to play drums and harmonica and piano by himself %o With friends, he began playing rock and roll music
Childhood ❖ Born blind and black and poor ❖ Heard and smelled and touched. ❖ Love music and would pound spoons or forks on any surface that faintly resembled a drum. ❖ Learn to play drums and harmonica and piano by himself. ❖ With friends, he began playing rock and roll music
Childhood .o Ronnie White took him down to his recording company, Motown Records 8 The new name stuck and stevie morris became Little stevie Wonder His first hit ---12 years old--- called" Fingertips . Over the following years, he became one of the top recording artists at Motown, producing one hit after another
Childhood ❖ Ronnie White took him down to his recording company, Motown Records. ❖ The new name stuck and Stevie Morris became Little Stevie Wonder. ❖ His first hit --- 12 years old--- called “Fingertips” ❖ Over the following years, he became one of the top recording artists at Motown, producing one hit after another
Adulthood 冷21- he got his freedom . combined gospel, rock and roll and jazz and which used African and Latin American rhythms &o His new albums were even more popular than his early ones became a mature man and independent musical artist
Adulthood ❖ 21---he got his freedom. ❖ combined gospel, rock and roll and jazz and which used African and Latin American rhythms. ❖ His new albums were even more popular than his early ones. ❖ became a mature man and independent musical artist
After the car accident &o In august of 1973 he was involved in a serious car acciden &o Everyone waited and prayed &o He had conquered blindness and poverty. &o All he had left was his faith and strong will
After the car accident ❖ In august of 1973, he was involved in a serious car accident. ❖ Everyone waited and prayed. ❖ He had conquered blindness and poverty. ❖ All he had left was his faith and strong will