Unit 5 Music
Warming up
Do you like music? How does music make you feel?

2.Can you name any music style?
3.根据相应的英文描述给出音乐形式。
A. a type of music that people consider to be serious and that has a value that continues for a long time
B. a style of music which has a strong loud beat
C. a large group of people playing many different kinds of musical instruments together, led by a conductor
classical music
rock ’n’ roll
orchestra
D. a type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern and western U.S.
E. a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat
F. traditional music from a particular country, region, or community
rap
folk music
country music
Listen to the different kinds of music on the tape . Guess which music matches which picture.
1
2
7
4
3
8
5
6
Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some you know.
Beyond; the Beatles of the UK, Westlife
the zero o’clock of China, The 12-woman group of China; U2 ; Backstreet boys; Savage Garden; F.I.R ; the Xin band
Back Street Boy
westlife
The Beatles
Do you know the Monkees?
The Monkees —
the most popular
band in the USA
from 1966 to 1968!
A big hit!
Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.
How do most bands start?
The Monkees started in a different way.
How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.
They produced a new record in 1996
2. Most musicians get together
and
3. They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians,
(D)
(A)
(C)
Join the correct parts of the sentences together. (Ex1 on P35)
4. The first TV show
5. However, the band broke up about 1970,
(E)
(B)
1. What are the advantages if the students form a band to play in the street?
2. When did “The Monkees” break up
and when did it reunite?
3. Why was “The Monkees” successful
in their work?
1. What are the advantages if people form a band to play in the street?
They can earn some extra money and this can also give them a chance to realize their dream of being famous.
2. When did “The Monkees” break
up and when did it reunite?
“The Monkees” broke up about 1970 and it reunited in the mid-1980s.
3. Why was “The Monkees”
successful in their work?
Because they were serious
about their work and they also worked very hard.
1. A famous singer or musician usually belongs to a band.
2. If you sing karaoke, it will be easier for you to be rich and famous.
3. Many musicians form a band because of their common interest in music.
Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
F
T
4. Playing music to passers-by in the street is the first step to fame.
5. When performers make records and sell millions of copies, they are successful.
F
T
Read paragraphs 3 and 4 and fill in the blanks with proper words.
advertisement
actors
formed
touring
jokes
broadcasts
other musicians
celebrated
broke up
reunited
If we are ______ ____ ourselves, most of us have ________ ___ being famous sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and _____ a band.
honest with
dreamed of
form
Sometimes they play in the street to __________ so that they can earn some ______ money and this also gives them a _______ to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a different way.
passers-by
extra
chance
The musicians of whom the band was formed ______ _______ ____ each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely _____ ___ “The Beatles”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups.
played jokes on
based on
“The Monkees” played their own ___________ and wrote their own music. Though it ______ ___ in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.
instruments
broke up
Today we’ve learnt the passage about the band “The Monkees” and learnt something about music. Besides, we know their success lies in their hard work and their unique style of performance.
Why do you think music is so important in our daily life?
Discussion
make life more lively, interesting, colorful, make things better for people to understand and enjoy, express one’s feeling
help one forget their pain and tiredness.
develop one’s love for his country, friends, family and relatives.
help people to work together and remember things well.
1. Read the text fluently and prepare to retell the text.
2.Think about If you could start a band, what type of music you would play? why?