1. Book2 Unit5 THE BAND THAT WASN'T (reading II) 温州中学 杨冰瑶
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2. What do you think about their performance?
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3. 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
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4. 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)
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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.
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8. 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...
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9. 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
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10. 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.
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11. 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
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12. 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...
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13. 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."
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14. Homework
Use the bands mentioned as examples to analyse the reasons for success.
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