Unit 5 Music

Try to guess which kind does the following belong to.

Groups of people play different musical instruments together. Orchestra

Serious and traditional style Classical Music

Music of American Negro origin, very romantic. Jazz saxophone

Many people get together to sing. Choral

Music or song in the traditional style of a country Folk Music

Talking and singing, also means “Hip-Hop” Rap

Rock ’ n’ Roll Very loud sound with strong beat( 节奏感 )

Type of music that comes from the folk music of the southern and western US. Country Music

Country music JazzRock ‘n’ roll Classical Folk musicOrchestra Listen and Guess RapChoral

What famous bands do you know?

Zero point

Westlife

The flowers

The Beatles 披头士 ( 甲壳虫乐队 )

T h e M o n k e e s — t h e m o s t p o p u l a r b a n d i n t h e U S A i n — ! A big hit!

The Monkees

Do you know anything about “The Monkees”? It is a band with 4-person that was very popular in the 1960S in America and as well as a TV show of the same name and it based on “The Beatles”. The band used instruments rarely seen on TV at that time. Now it is still popular in the world today.

Reading

1.Which two musical bands were mentioned in the passage? 2.When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite? 3.When did" The Monkees" celebrate their time as a real band? The Beatles and the Monkees 1970, mid-1980s 1996

Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph Reading I- Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph Para 1 Para 3 Para 2 Para 4 How “The Monkees” was formed. The development of “The Monkees”. Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer. How musicians form bands.

(based loosely on the “Beatles”) TV organizers an advertisement one musician three actors a TV show play jokes on as well as play music Beginning

1.The TV organizers had looked for five musicians who were lovely and who could make good music. 2.Each week the group that was called “The Beatles” would play a song or two written by other musician. 3. “The Monkees” broke up in about 1970,but reunited in the 1980s. Read the third and fourth paragraphs 1. do the ”T” or “F” exercises F F T four 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 usicians okes eal ctorsretended ttractive erious nstruments roke eunited

Discussion: Suppose The Monkees are invited to China and you’ve got the chance to attend their concert, which questions will you ask after learned this passage? …

Homework 1.Write a composition about your favorite band ( words). 2.Do the exercises on the workbook.