Unit 5

Unit 5 Music

No Class! If Everything you like! A lot of friends! What would you like to do if you are free today? No Homework! No Class! If Everything you like! A lot of friends!

How about dancing?

Sing karaoke with your friends!

Let’s guess what it is. choral

pop music

country music

rock music

jazz

classical music

orchestra

Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture.

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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 country music rap folk music

Discussion 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?

Do you know any famous bands in the world? List some if you do. Beyond; The Beatles; Pink U2; Backstreet boys; Savage Garden CN Blue; Paramore…

Westlife Back Street Boys

The Beatles

Do you know the Monkees?

A big hit! The Monkees — the most popular band in the USA from 1966 to 1968!

Read the text quickly, try to get the main idea about the text. 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.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together. 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.

(D) 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, (C) (A) (E) (B)

Answer the following questions. 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.

Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 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. 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. The Monkees Not a real band A real band TV organizers put an ____________ in a newspaper to find four musicians. They played and sang their own songs. Three _______ and one musician _______ the band. They produced records and started _______ and playing their own music. advertisement actors formed touring

The Monkees Not a real band A real band They played _____ on each other as well as played music. They _________ about 1970. They pretended to sing during the __________. They ________ in the mid-1980s. They played and sang songs written by ______________. In 1996, they produced a new record, with which they __________ their former time. broke up jokes reunited broadcasts other musicians celebrated

Complete the passage. 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 The Monkees played their own ___________ and wrote their own music. Though the band _____ ___ in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. instruments broke up

Pair work In groups of four, choose the adjectives that you think best describe the Monkees. Give your reasons for the choice. Then write down two or three sentences using the adjectives you have chosen to sum up your ideas.

popular, lively, funny, foolish, attractive, brave, intelligent, bright, crazy, noisy, classical, humorous, honest, famous, smart, determined Example: The Monkees seem lively and funny because they play jokes on each other.

Speaking In groups, discuss the following questions. 1. Do you think the TV organizers were right to call the Monkees a band when they did not write or sing their own songs? Give reasons. 2. In your opinion, what is the most important thing for a successful band? Why?

1. Read the text fluently and retell the text. 2. Think about If you could start a band, what type of music you would play? why?