Reading
Warming up
What would you like to do if you are free today?
No
Homework!
No
Class!
A lot of
friends!
Everything
you like!
If
sleeping and dreaming dream of being rich
go shopping
How about dancing?
Maybe you could sing karaoke with your friends!
Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
Music
“ Music is...a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy ”
——Ludwig van Beethoven
“ 音乐是比所有智慧和哲学都更为重要的发现。”
——贝多芬
Rock ’n’ Roll
Orchestra
Country music
Jazz
Choral
Hip-hop
Pop
Classical music
Folk music
Rap
Blues
Can you name any music style?
Groups of people play different musical instruments together.
Orchestra
Serious and traditional style
Classical Music
Music of American Negro origin, very romantic.
Jazz
saxophone
Many people get together to sing.
Choral
Music or song in the traditional style of a country
Folk Music
Talking and singing, also means “Hip-Hop”
Rap
Rock ’ n’ Roll
Very loud sound with strong beat(节奏感)
Type of music that comes from the folk music of the southern and western US.
Country Music
Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture.
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2
7
4
3
8
5
6
1.Do you like music? How does music make you feel?
2. What kind of music do you like:
Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why?
Discussion
Have you heard about any of the famous bands? List some if you have.
Pre-reading
飞轮海
S.H.E.
东方神起
Backstreet Boy
Westlife
The Beatles
披头士 (甲壳虫乐队)
The Beatles
Do you know the Monkees?
The Monkees —
the most popular
band in the USA
from 1966 to 1968!
A big hit!
THE BAND THAT WASN’T
Reading
The Monkees 门基演唱组
The Monkees
Task 1 :Main idea of the passage
Task 1 :Main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.
This is how most bands start.
Paragraph 3:

Paragraph 4:
The Monkees started in a different way.
How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.
being famous
(paragraph1)
forming a band
(paragraph 2)
being famous
(paragraph1)
forming a band
(paragraph 2)
a group of
musicians
writing and
playing music
starting tours
or selling records
talented
being famous
(paragraph1)
forming a band
(paragraph 2)
a group of
musicians
writing and
playing music
starting tours
or selling records
talented
the Monkees
getting a start
(paragraph 3)
beginning as
a TV show
actors making
up of a band
Pretending
to sing
being famous
(paragraph1)
forming a band
(paragraph 2)
a group of
musicians
writing and
playing music
starting tours
or selling records
talented
the Monkees
getting a start
(paragraph 3)
beginning as
a TV show
actors making
up of a band
Pretending
to sing
managing to do
like a real band
breaking up at
about 1970
reuniting in
the mid-1980s
producing a
new record in
1996 as a
real band
serious attitude
(paragraph 4)
being famous
(paragraph1)
forming a band
(paragraph 2)
a group of
musicians
writing and
playing music
starting tours
or selling
records
talented
the Monkees
getting a start
(paragraph 3)
beginning as
a TV show
actors making
up of a band
Pretending
to sing
managing to do
like a real band
breaking up at
about 1970
reuniting in
the mid-1980s
producing a
new record in
1996 as a
real band
serious attitude
(paragraph 4)
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.
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.
Task 2 : Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
F
T
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
Task 3 : Let’s see the road to success of the Monkees.
started as a________
one __________ and three__________
_____________to sing
after one year or so
became ________about their work
(played and sang __________________________
became more ______ and sold even more ______
produced a new ________for celebrating their time as _____________
reunited
TV show
musician
actors
pretended
serious
their own music
popular
records
record
a real band
broke up
(In 1970) _____________
_____________(mid-1980s)
the road to success
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,
4. The first TV show
5. However, the band broke up about 1970,
but only one person was accepted.
but reunited in the mid-1980s.
form a band because they like to write and play music.
to celebrate their time as a band
was a big hit.
Task 4 : P35 Comprehending 1
D
E
A
B
C
Task 5 : Exercise
1. Which of the following singers or bands are mentioned in the passage?
Liu Dehua, Song Zuying and Beyond
Beyond, Song Zuying and Leon
Song Zuying, The Beatles and Liu Huan
D.Cathy, Liu Huan and the Beatles
2. How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning?
Four B. Three C. Two D. One

3. When did the Monkees break up and when did it reunite?
1970; 1996
B. 1970; 1990
C. 1970; the mid-1980s
D. 1968; 1986
4. What does the title of the passage mean?
A.The band wasn’t a famous one.
B.The band was formed in a different way.
C.The band didn’t play their own music.
D.The band wasn’t supported buy his fans.
5. Which of the following is not correct about “The Monkees”?
A.At first, The Monkees copied the style of The Beatles.
B.They were more popular than The Beatles.
C.Their performances were really popular and attractive because of their jokes.
D.They were copied by other groups and supported by their fans.
Task 6 : Retell the text
If we are ____ ____ourselves, most of us have ____ ____being famous sometimes in our live. Most musicians often meet and _____a band. Sometimes they play in the street to ________ so that they can earn some _____money and this also give them a _____ to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formed ____________ each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely __ ____ “The Beatle”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups. “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.
honest with
dreamed
form
passers-by
extra
chance
played jokes on
on
based
instruments
broke up
of