the Monkees

Main idea of each paragraph Para. 1: Many people dream of being a famous singer or musician. Para. 2: How most bands are formed. Para. 3: How the Monkees started. Para. 4: How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.

Para.1 Many people 1.Why are 3 questions used at the beginning of the passage? 2.Why is “you” used here? To attract readers. To talk directly(直接地) to readers. 3.What’s the function(功能) of the last sentence? To lead the following.

Para. 2 Most bands Members: Steps to fame: talented（有天赋的，有才华的） music lovers in a studio Steps to fame: in pubs or clubs in someone’s house in the street or subway

Para. 3 & 4 The Monkees Members: a rock musician sing&act 3 actors act play jokes on play music written by others /pretend humorous performances a group of TV show performers after a year or so play & sing songs written by themselves produce… tour… a real band good music 1970 /the mid-1980s 1996

attitude practice hard work The Monkees talent? TV show performers a real band What? attitude practice hard work No one is born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You’ve got to have a positive attitude. You’ve got to practise a lot. Attitude is everything. Practice makes perfect. The same principles(原则) apply to (适用于) your schoolwork.

Understanding the title The Band That Wasn’t

Retelling the story of the Monkees begin as play jokes on play music rely on pretend to sing humorous performance or so produce records break up reunite celebrate

If we are _______ with ourselves, most of us have ___________ being famous. Most musicians _____ a band because of the same interest in writing and playing music. They may play anywhere to _________________ as well as realize their dreams. ________,“The Monkees”, which started differently, ______ as a TV show with musicians ______ jokes and music in the program. After a year _______ they become more serious and they produced their own _______ and later became even more popular than “The Beatles” in the USA. The band once ________ and reunited. In memory of the time as a real band, they _________ a new record in 1996. honest dreamed of form earn some extra money However began playing or so records broke up produced

Homework: Write down the story of the Monkees begin as play jokes on play music rely on pretend to sing humorous or so produce records break up reunite

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