Reading

Warming up

Task 1: Can you name any music style?

Rock ’n’ RollOrchestra Country music Jazz Choral Hip-hop Pop Classical music Folk music Rap Blues

Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture. Task 2 : Practice

1. What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why? 2. Why do you like to listen to music? Task 3: Discussion

1.What kind of music do you like better Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why? Possible answer I like Chinese because I think Chinese music is easy to understand. It is our culture.

I like classical music because it is serious and make people inspired. It can last long.

2. Why do you like to listen to music? Because music can enrich my life, make me feel relaxed, pleasant, funny, happy when listening to music.

THE BAND THAT WASN’T The Monkees

Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you have. Task 4 Pre-reading Beyond; the Beatles of the UK, the zero o’clock of China, The 12- woman group of China; U2; Backstreet boys; Savage Garden.

First reading: Read the passage quickly and do Ex 1, 2 & 4 on page 34 & 35 in your books. Task 5 Comprehending

A. but only one person was accepted. B. was a big hit. C. but reunited in the mid-1980s. D. to celebrate their time as a band. E. form a band because they like to write and play music.

1.They produced a new record in Most musicians get together and 3. They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians, (D)(D) (E)(E) (A)(A)

4. The first TV show 5. However, the band broke up about 1970, (B)(B) (C)(C)

Main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Para 3 Para 2 Para 4 The Monkees started in a different way. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band. Many people want to be famous as singers or musician. This is how most bands start.

1. What are the advantages if the students form a band to play in the street? Second reading : Read and answer following questions:

2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite ? 3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work?

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 in about 1970 and it reunited in the Mid-1980.

3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work ? Because they were serious about their work and they also worked very hard.

Why do you think music is so important in our daily life? Task 6: Creative work make life more lively, interesting, colorful, make things better for people to understand and enjoy, express one’s feeling

help one forget their pain and tiredness. develop one’s love for his country, friends, family and relatives. help people to work together and remember things well.

Today we’ve learnt the passage about the band “The Monkees” and learnt something about music. Besides, we know their success lies in their hard work and their unique style of performance. Task 7: Summary

A brief introduction of “The 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. In 1996… usicians okes eal ctorsretended ttractive erious nstruments roke eunited

坐在后面的人请安静，好吗 ？ Will the people ________________please keep quiet? 我们到得太晚了，没能赶上八点的火车。 We arrived too late to catch______________ _______. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one that was good enough. 现在分词做定语修饰前面的名词 sitting at the back the train leaving at eight

or so; about 大约 注意 : or so 放在它所修饰的词后面，而 about 放在 被修饰词前。 break up 解散，散去 拆散，打碎 ( 学校 ) 放假 ( 关系 ) 破裂 break down ( 机器、发动机等 ) 出故障； （计划、谈判）失败、破裂 break out( 战争，灾难 ) 突然爆发 break in 突然闯入

1. Read the text fluently and prepare to retell the text. 2. Learn the words and expressions by heart. Task 9 : Assignment