1. How much do you know about this band? THE BAND THAT WASN’T -- Shopping

2. Replace the underlined part with the expressions in reading The Monkess, which began as a TV show, was made up of a musician and 3 actors. The band had to depend onother musicians to help them at first. During the broadcasts, what they were to do was to make fun of each other as well as pretend to sing. The humorous performances helped them become popular. To know better about them, the fans even formed clubs. Anyhow, the Monkees was a hit. rely on play jokes on get more familiar with How did the Monkees start? to Fan were familiar with the Monkees. The Monkees was familiar to fans. When a name is familiar ___ people, it is a success.

3. Example: The Monkees is ______________, because_______________________ Please use some adjectives( 形容词 ) to describe the Monkees. Support your opinion with the facts in the passage. successful

4. Most bands may start as a __________ group. To earn extra money, they may play to _________ in the street. They may be paid in cash by giving ___________ in pubs. They ______ _________ becoming millionaires! How do most bands start? passers-by performances dream of/ about earn extra money be paid in cash becoming millionaires A lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. high-school

5. 1. A lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. B. to join one thing to another A. to believe sth is important C. to join sb as a member 2. You'll be attached to this department until the end of the year. 3. Attach a recent photo to your application form. The Monkees think it important to become a real band. The Monkess attach great importance to becoming a real band.

6. development of the Monkees Attitude to music: The way of giving performances: About 1970 in the mid-1980s. in 1996. The band broke up, but happily they reunited They produced a new record

7. 1. The guards broke up the crowd by violence to make a way for the super star. 2. The concert broke up and the musicians had to wave at his fans to say goodbye. 3. The breakup of Wang Fei and Li Yapeng came as a surprise. break up 1. To end a company, a relationship, etc 2. To separate something/sb into small parts 3. stop break-up (n)

8. Title: The band that wasn’t ___________ Compared with most bands The band that wasn’t ______________ Compared with its own earlier period The band that wasn’t ____________

9. Luck is preparation meeting opportunity. Do you agree with it? Please support your opinion with the story of the Monkees. Discussion in a group of 2: Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

10. Interview: The Monkees is going to start touring this summer. Work in a group of four, one acting as a interview, the other 3 as the members of the band. Interviewer: Prepare at least 3 questions on the speciality and development of the Monkees Interviewee: Facts will support the opinion well

11. The Monkees, a light-hearted sitcom(situation comedy) starred by four young men, was first broadcast in 1966. The humorous performances soon became a great hit, with “I‘m a Believer” making it all the way to No. 1. Though made for TV, The Monkees had real-life hits and struggled to show that they were more than the “Prefab Four”. As a video-group, they would spend 12- hour days in the studio. These four young men, however, made use of every minute to practise when waiting for filming, and then wrote most of track and played many of the musical instruments for 1967’s Headquarters, which showed the critics( 批评家 ) that they had talent and musical know-how. During the performance on March15,2014, the Monkees announced they will be touring again this summer.

12. Homework Write down a comment on the Monkees, based on the passage and the additional reading.

13. Introduce your school band Rosa  Support for their dream  Things they may go through to be a successful band  Suggestions for them before success perform/ performances/performer pretend, attach importance to break up, break down, form ( phrases of it)

14. 1. The boy pretended ______ his homework, when his parents came back home. A. to do B. to be doing 2. Tom pretended___it but in fact, he knew it very well. A. not to have heard about B. not to hear about They pretended to sing. I pretend to be energetic, but to be honest, I am tired. Have a try: I pretend_________________________ I pretend I am energetic, but to be honest, I am tired.

15. break out: break in/into: break down: break through: start suddenly enter sth. by force stop working or become bad (health condition) make new and important discoveries or development 1.Fight may ______ in a band because of disagreement among members. 2.David Jones, the front man( 主唱 ) of the Monkees died on Feb 29 th 2012, because he completely __________ in health. break out broke down Reasons for their success?

16. Pick out at least 3 words or phrases to make a comment （评论） on the Monkees! attach …to… pretend break up/down/in/into/out/through be familiar with/to rely on humorous performance A big hit