Music

Which kind of music do you like best? How does music make you feel?

Listen and guess which music matches which picture.

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Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you have.

Twelve Girls Band

Jonathan Brothers

Westlife Backstreet Boys

The Beatles

Monkees

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

Fast reading Para.1People __________ being a famous singer or musician Find out the main idea of each paragraph. dream of Para.1People __________ being a famous singer or musician Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Most musicians____ and _____a band because they like to write and play music. meet form The Monkees _______ in a different way. started How did “The Monkees” _________? become popular

Para. 1. Have you dreamed of being a singer? 2. Do you think that almost everyone has ever dreamed of being famous? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of being famous.

Para. 2 How do people get to form a band? Bands may be formed by ___________ _______ who _________ their music in someone’s home. They may play to _________ in the street or subway so that they can earn money. high school students practise passers-by

Para. 3&4. root changes beginning style How was “The Monkees” formed and became a real band? beginning style root changes

Beginning: It began as a TV show. Style: The musicians played jokes on each other as well as played music. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.

Fill in the proper preposition+ whom/which to complete the following: This is the gun _____ _____ the hunter shot the antelope. The athletes ______ _______he will compete come from Greece and Czech Republic. I can remember the year _________ I became a student of Wenzhou Middle School. with which against whom in which

Root: Changes: Their music and jokes were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles” Changes: The band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s

1970 was the year____________________. Mid-1980s was the time _______________. 1996 was the year ____________________ ___________________________________. when they broke up when they reunited when they produced a new record to celebrate their former time.

Order of the development of “the Monkees” 1 The band began as a TV show 2. then they produce their own records and started touring and playing their own music. 3. the TV organizer put an ad in a newspaper looking for rock musicians 4. the organizer decided to choose one and use actors to form a fake band. 5. but the performance attracted a lot of fans. 6. at first, the band only pretended to sing. 7. after about a year, the band played their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. 1346572

How do you understand the title “The Band that wasn’t” ? The band that wasn’t a band.

T or F: Most musicians like to form a band because they enjoy playing to passers-by in the street or subway. Only the band “The Monkees” is mentioned in the text. Some bands formed by high school students earn extra money by playing to passers-by. The TV organizers had found 4 musicians who could make good music. Though the band pretended to sing at first, they were popular with the fans. The Monkees broke up in 1970 and reunited in 1980. F F T F T F

Listen to the song I’m a believer then fill in the blanks.

I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for ________ else but not for_____. ______was out to get me That’s the way it seemed. Disappointment hunted all my dreams. *Then I saw her _____,now I’m a ________ Not a trace of doubt____ _____ _____. I’m in love, I’m a________ I couldn't leave her if I tried. I thought love was _____ ___ _____a given thing, Seems the more I gave the less I got. What’s the use in trying? All ____ get is pain. When I wanted _________ I got rain. someone me Love face believer in my mind believer more or less you sunshine

________ performances Start as possibly _________ playing to _______ A common band the Monkees Fea-ture like to __________ _____________ ________ on each other ________ performances Start as possibly _________ playing to _______ ___ musician and ____ actors in a ________. Later perform in ____ or ____ became ________about work, played and sang ____________songs At last make _______ in a _______&sell produced _______ & started _____ &______ write and play their own songs played jokes humorous a three school students passers-by TV-show pubs serious clubs their own records records studio touring playing

Homework: Finish Ex3 on page 35 Finish Ex2-3 on page 36