Try to guess what kind of music

the following belongs to.

Guessing Game 1

Orchestra [ɔ:kɪstrə]

A large group of people playing all kinds

of musical instruments together.

Music of American Negro origin, very romantic.

Jazz

saxophone

Serious and traditional style

Classical Music

Many people get together to sing.

Choral [kɔ:rəl]

It’s a kind of traditional music from a

particular country, region or community.

Folk music

It is a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung.

Rap

Rock ’n’ Roll

It was popular in the 1950s. It has very

loud sound with strong beat.

Type of music that comes from the folk

music of the southern and western US.

Country music

Listen to the eight different kinds of music. Guess which kind of music they are.

Guessing Game 2

Classical music

Rock’n’ Roll Orchestra Rap

Folk music Jazz

Country music

Choral

1. Do you know any famous bands?

2. Which one do you like best? Why?

A band is a group of two or more musicians.

S.H.E.

Backstreet boys

F.I.R.

Westlife

Zero point

Beyond

Beatles

Do you know the Monkees?Do you know the Monkees?Do you know the Monkees?Do you know the Monkees?

The Monkees —

the most popular

band in the USA

from 1966 to 1968!

The Monkees —

the most popular

band in the USA

from 1966 to 1968!

A big hit!A big hit!

Unit 5

ReadingTHE BAND THAT WASN’T

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.

1. How many bands are mentioned in the passage? What are their names?

Two “the Beatles” “the Monkees”

Match main ideas with paragraphs

Para 1:

Para 2:

Para 3:

Para 4:

A. The Monkees started in a different way.

B. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians.C. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.

D.This is how most bands start.

1. 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 show5. 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 because they like to write and play music.

D. to celebrate their time as a band.

E. was a big hit.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

Fast reading

Read para1 and then choose the best answer.

In the author’s opinion, many people want to be part of a band because_____

A.They want to sing or play music.

B. They like famous musicians.

C. They want to became rich and famous.

D. They know a band plays an important part in society.

Read para2 and then answer some questions.

1. Why do people want to be part of a band?

Because they like to write and play their own music.

2. why do they play to passers-by in the street or subway?

Because they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

3. Why do they give performances in pubs or clubs?Because they can be paid in cash.

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.

After reading para 1 and 2 then tell (T )or

(F).

F

F

T

F

T

Read Para. 3 then answer the questions?

1.Which band was start in a different ways?

The Monkees

2. How many musicians had the TV organizers plan to find?

Four

3. How did the TV organizers looking for musicians?

They put an advertisement in a newspaper.

1.Each week the group that was called “The Beatles” would play a song or two written by other musician.

2. “The Monkees” broke up in about 1970,but reunited in the 1980s.

Read the fourth paragraphs do the ”T” or “F” exercises

F

T

Monkees

“The Monkees” was formed in 1960s in the USA. It began as a TV show. The m________ of the band played j_______ as well as played music.In fact, it wasn’t a r______ band at the very beginning. Most of the musicians were only a_______ who p___________ to sing the songs when they were on the stage. They became popular because of their a________ performances. After a year or so, they became more s________ about their work and started to play their own i____________ and write their own songs. However, the band b_____ up in about 1970 and r________ in the mid-1980s.

Summary

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being famous(paragraph1)

forming a band(paragraph 2)

Consolidation 巩固

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

skilled

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

skilled

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 toursor selling records

talented

the Monkees getting a start(paragraph 3)

beginning as a TV show

actors making up of a band

Pretending to sing

skilled

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)

Why do you think music is so important

in our daily life?

1.make life more lively, interesting,

colorful, and relax.

2.make things better for people to

understand and enjoy.

3.express one’s feeling.

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?