1、Unit 5 MusicReadingHave you heard about any of the famous bands in the world?List some if you have.Pre-readingBeyondMaroon 5coldplayReference words(参考词汇):song music rhythm style performanceWhich band do you like best?Why?The Monkees the most popular band in the USA from 1966 to 1968!A big hit!Readin
2、gDo you know anything about“The Monkees”?1)How many bands are mentioned in the passage?What are their names?2)Which band is“The Band That Wasnt”?2 minutesTwo.“The Beatles”and“The Monkees”.“The Monkees”.Fast reading:Answer the questionsCareful readingJoin the correct parts together.Join the correct p
3、arts together.1 They produced a new record in 19962 Most musicians get together and 3 They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians,4 The first TV shows5 However,the band broke up about 1970,A but only one person was accepted.B but reunited in the mid-1980s.C form a band
4、 because they like to write and play music.D to celebrate their time as a band.E was a big hit.Para 1:Para 2:Para 3:Para 4:Match main ideas with paragraphsHow the Monkees formed the band?Dreaming of being famous.How the Monkees became popular and developed as a real band?The common way that bands fo
5、rm.to play _to give performances _in pubs or clubsto practise music at hometo make records _in a studioin the street or subwayHow do people form a band?(Para.2)Detail-reading How were the Monkees formed and how did they develop?(Para.3&4)(based loosely on the“Beatles”)TV organizersan advertisementon
6、e musicianthree actorsa TV showplay jokes on as well as play musicBeginningbeganmusic&jokesafter a year or soin about 1970in the mid-1980sin 1996as a TV showbased on the Beatlesbroke upreunitedbecame seriousA real bandThe road to successone _ and three _musicianactors1.What does the title of the pas
7、sage mean?A.The band wasnt a famous one.B.The band was formed in a different way.C.The band didnt play their own music.D.The band wasnt supported buy his fans.Pratice Choose the best answerB2.How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning?A.Four B.Three C.Two D.One3.When did
8、 the Monkees break up and when did it reunite?A.1970;1996 B.1970;1990 C.1970;the mid-1980s D.1968;1986DC4.Which of the following is not correct about“The Monkees”?A.At first,The Monkees copied the style of The Beatles.B.They were not so popular as The Beatles.C.Their performances were really popular
9、 and attractive because of their jokes.D.They were copied by other groups and supported by their fans.BfunnyattractivelivelypopularcrazyWhat do you think of“the Monkees”?Discussion bravebrightJournalist AJournalist BMonkees Member B Monkees Member A ConsolidationYou can refer to the passage,and the
10、following expressions can be helpful for your interview.How did your band start?What are the differences between and?Why did you change to sing your own songs?Whats your future plan?What do you want to say to?SummaryTo be honest,most of us have ever dreamed of 1._(play)on the platform with many peop
11、le around us.Most musicians often meet and 2._a band because they really like to write and play their own music.Sometimes they play in the street to 3._(passer-by)so that they can earn some money and this also gives them a chance 4._(realize)their dreams.playingformpassers-byto realizeThere was once
12、 a band that 5._(start)in a different way.The music and jokes were 6._(loose)based on“The Beatles”.The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians at first,but they could only find one 7._was good enough,so they had to use actors for the other three members of the band.Their exciting 8._(perfor
13、m)were copied by other groups.“The Monkees”played their own instruments and wrote their own music.Thought it broke 9._ in 1970,it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular 10._ us today.startedlooselywhoperformancesupwithHomework1 Read the passage again and pay attention to your pronunciation.2 Underline the useful words and expressions.
