Book2 Unit5 THE BAND THAT WASN'T (reading II) 温州中学 杨冰瑶 2017.3.10 11/24/2018

What do you think about their performance? 11/24/2018

Main idea of each para 1. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians. 2. How most bands start. 3. The Monkees started in a different way. 4. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band. The ____________ and the _________________ of the Monkees. start development 11/24/2018

Start (para3&4) 1. Which one can’t be used to describe the Monkees during their first year? A. a TV show B. actor-musicians C. a real band D. Beatles-like music group However, after a year or so ... the Monkees started to play their own songs like a real band. (line28) 11/24/2018

Start (para3&4) The Monkees, which began as a TV show, was made up of a group of actor-musicians. What they were to do was to make fun of each other as well as pretend to sing, and the most music was based loosely on the Beatles. The band had to depend on other musicians to help them at first. Fans formed clubs to know better about them. play jokes on rely on get familar with 11/24/2018

play and sing their own songs/ produce records Development(para4) broke up new record about1970 1996 1st year mid-1980s reunite (para3&4) attitudes to music way of performance popularity a TV show a real band not so serious become serious about play jokes on rely on pretend to play and sing their own songs/ produce records get familiar with than Beatles 11/24/2018

Background (para2) The Beatles started as a group of high-school students ________ they loved to write and play their own music. At first, they played to ___________(passer-by) in the street. Later, the Beatles became popular after they gave a ____________(perform) in a club in Liverpool. Then, they produced their own record in a studio which became a great hit. because A very terrible B very popular C very serious D very interesting passers-by performance The Beatles are the best-selling and most influcial band in history with over 600 million records worldwide. 11/24/2018

Comparison purpose? The Monkees The Beatles Similarities Differences popularity... start performance... attitude suggested sentence structures: 1. A and B both... 2. In the same way, ... 3. A...On the contrary, B... 4. While A..., B... 11/24/2018

para2 To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.(line6) steps purpose high school students first step to fame play to passers-by earn some extra money give performances paid in cash become millionaires make records 11/24/2018

A care about B pay attention to C think...important Use your own words to paraphrase the sentence. To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. (line6) A care about B pay attention to C think...important A. To be honest, a lot of people care much about becoming rich and famous. B. To be honest, a lot of people pay much attention to becoming rich and famous. C. To be honest, a lot of people think becoming rich and famous very important. 11/24/2018

form, rely on, play jokes on, get familiar with, attach...to... Use the expressions in the chart to fill the blanks. form, rely on, play jokes on, get familiar with, attach...to... TF Boys is a boy band which __________ by three high-school students. The boys were discovered by a company, which ________ great importance ___ thier fresh and handsome appearance. At first, they just _________ other musicians and covered (翻唱) some songs. Later, they produced records and the fans _________________ them. Then they attended some TV shows and _______________ each other during the broadcast, which made the fans began to love their lovely personality. is formed attached to relied on got familiar with played jokes on 11/24/2018

Group Discussion 1. What result in their success? luck or ____? Take the Monkees as an example. 2. What lesson can you learn from the bands? suggested sentence structures: It is... that... Because of/ Because... ...cause... 11/24/2018

In my opinion, the success is a combination of good luck, talent and their hard work. It is luck that gives them oppotunity to show their talent. Because of talent, they achieve the first step of fame. Last but not least, hard work result in thier final achievements. As a famous saying goes, "chance favors only the prepared mind." 11/24/2018

Homework Use the bands mentioned as examples to analyse the reasons for success. ________________________________ 11/24/2018