reading. warming up task 1: can you name any music style?
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ReadingReading
Warming up
Task 1:Task 1:
Can you name any music style?Can you name any music style?
Rock ’n’ Roll Orchestra
Country music Jazz
Choral Hip-hopPop
Classical musicFolk music
Rap Blues
Listen and see if you can guess
which music matches which
picture.
Task 2 : Practice
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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
1996
2. Most musicians get together
and
3. They put an advertisement in the
newspaper looking for four rock
musicians,
(D)
(E)
(A)
4. The first TV show
5. However, the band broke up
about 1970,
(B)
(C)
Main idea of each paragraph .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 s
omething about music. Besides, we k
now their success lies in their hard w
ork and their unique style of perform
ance.
Task 7: Summary
A brief introduction of “The A brief introduction of “The Monkees”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…
usiciansokes
eal
ctors retended
ttractive
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rokeeunited
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 leavingat 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 expression
s by heart.
Task 9 : Assignment