2. the Monkees

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. Understanding the title
The Band That Wasn’t

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Beyond