1、Book 2 Unit 5 MusicvReadingS.H.E.Do you know these bands at home and abroad?Twins F.I.RThe flowersMaydayThe 12-woman group of ChinaThe BeatlesWest life The MonkeesCan you ask some questions to predict what the passage is about?vWhat is the name of the band?vHow does it become famous?vWhat is its sty

2、le?1) How many bands are mentioned in the passage? What are their names?2) Which band is “The Band That Wasnt”? 2 minutesTwo. “The Beatles” and “The Monkees”.“The Monkees”.Fast reading: Answer the questionsRead the text as quickly as you can and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph1:Pa

3、ragraph two:Paragraph three:Paragraph four:Reading-I-skimming (3m)Read the text as quickly as you can and find out what each paragraph is mainly about.Paragraph1:Dreaming of being famous musician or singer.Paragraph 2:How musicians form bands.Paragraph 3:How the band got their start.Paragraph 4:How

4、the Monkees became serious about their business.Reading-I-skimming (3m)Careful readingparagraph main ideas1234This is how most bands startThe monkees started in a different wayHow the monkees became popular and how they developed ad a real bandMany people want to be famous as singers or musicians1.

5、How do most people form a band?Put the following steps in right order.Musicians get together and play music at home.Play music in the street or subway.Give performance in the pubs or clubsMake records._Detailed readingStep 1 Step 2Step 3Step 4to play _to give performances _in pubs or clubsto practis

6、e music at hometo make records _in a studioin the street or subwayHow do people form a band ? (Para.2)Careful-readingMembers Reasons Places Forms Results High school students They like to write and play music. They practice their music in someones home.They may play to passers-by in the street or su

7、bway.They can earn some extra money.They may also have a chance to dream of becoming famous.Why the names of Song Zuying and Liu Huan are mentioned in P1?A. Because that they are very famous. B. Because they can sing very well. C. The text only want us to know them. D. The text is giving us some exa

8、mples of the famous singers that we might want to be like. 2.How was the Monkees formed and became a real band?beginning of the band style of the performance (表演方式)first music and jokesdevelopment of the bandchanges of the bandHow was the Monkees formed and became a real band?beginning of the bandst

9、yle of the performance (表演方式)first music and jokes They played jokes on each other as well as played music.It began as a TV show.Most of them were based loosely on the band called “the Beatles”. development of the bandchanges of the bandThey became more serious about their work and started to play t

10、heir own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. They produced their own records and Started touring and playing their own music.The band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, which was a celebration of their time as a real band.Wh

11、ich group can put the steps in the right order in the shortest time? How were the Monkees formed and how did they develop? (Para. 3&4) (based loosely on the “Beatles”)TV organizers an advertisement one musician three actorsa TV show play jokes on as well as play musicBeginningTo find four musici

12、ansAdvertised in a newspaperHad to use actorsRelied on other musiciansPretended to singSang songs by othersSang their own songsProduced their own recordsBroke up, then reunited Produced a new recordPut the steps in the right orderTo find four musiciansAdvertised in a newspaperHad to use actorsRelied

13、 on other musiciansPretended to singSang songs by othersSang their own songsProduced their own recordsBroke up, then reunited Produced a new recordto play in the street or subwayThe band that wasntto perform in pubs and clubsto make records in a studioto practise music at homeThe band that isbeganmu

14、sic&jokesafter a year or soin about 1970in the mid-1980sin 1996as a TV showbased on the Beatlesbroke upreunitedbecame seriousA real bandThe road to successThe road to successone _ and three _ musicianactors1.Join the correct parts of the sentences together. 1 They produced a new record in 19962

15、Most musicians get together and 3 They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians, 4 The first TV shows5 However, the band broke up about 1970,A but only one person was accepted.B but reunited in the mid-1980s.C form a band because they like to write and play music.D to ce

16、lebrate their time as a band.E was a big hit.scanning ReadingTrue or false questions(1) The band began as a TV show. (2). The TV organizers had looked for five musicians who were lovely and who could make good music. (3). Each week the group that was called “The Monkees” would play a song or two wri

17、tten by themselves.(4) The band broke up in 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s.(5) In 1996, they produced a new record to celebrate their time as band .TFFTT6.The writer believes that most of us have dreamed of being a famous musician or singer.7.Bands in American are all formed by high school stud

18、ents.8.It was The Beatles that started in a different way.9.It was hard for the TV organizers to look for good rock musicians.10.At first, The Monkees didnt play their own songs.11. The Monkees was as popular as The Beatles.True or FalseTFFTTF1.In Para.1, which of the following singers or bands are

19、mentioned in the passage?A.Liu Dehua, Coco Li and BeyondB.Beyond, Coco Li and LeonC.Song Zuying,the Beatles and Liu HuanD. Cathy, Liu Huan and the Beatles Task 6Task 62. Many musicians meet and form a bandbecause_ (para.2)A.they like moneyB.they like to write and play their own musicC.It is easier t

20、o be rich and famous.3. The Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band in or so. (Para.4)A. one year B. two years C. three years D. four years.skimming reading4.How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning? A. Four B. Three C. Two D. One5.When did th

21、e Monkees break up and when did it reunite?A1970; 1996 B. 1970; 1990C. 1970; the mid-1980s D. 1968; 19866.Which of the following statements is true?A. All the bands are formed because they like to write and play music.B. The Monkees played songs written by other musicians for many years.C. The Beatl

22、es is more popular than the Monkees.D. Forming bands for high school students can realize their dream of becoming famous.7. What does the title of the passage mean?A.The band wasnt a famous one.B.The band was formed in a different way.C.The band didnt play their own music.D.The band wasnt supported

23、buy his fans.Choose the best answer. B 8. Which of the following is not correct about “The Monkees”?A. At first, The Monkees copied the style of The Beatles.B.They were not so popular as The Beatles.C.Their performances were really popular and attractive because of their jokes.D.They were copied by

24、other groups and supported by their fans.B 1.Why do most musicians like to be in a band with others?2.Which two musical bands are mentioned in the passage?3.How do bands that are formed by high school students earn some extra money?4.When did the Monkees break up?5.Do you think the TV organizers wer

25、e right to call “The Monkees” a band when they did not sing or write their own songs? Why?6. Why do many musicians practise in someones house or play to passers-by?Answer the following questions:Reading-III-detailed reading (5m)Answer the following questions:1.Why do most musicians like to be in a b

26、and with others?Because they want to write and play music together.2.Which two musical bands are mentioned in the passage?Beatles & MonkeesReading-III-detailed reading (5m)Answer the following questions:3.How do bands that are formed by high school students earn some extra money?They may play to

27、 passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money.4.When did the Monkees break up?They broke up in about 1970.Reading-III-detailed reading (5m)Answer the following questions:5.Do you think the TV organizers were right to call “The Monkees” a band when they did not sing or wr

28、ite their own songs? Why?Air your own views6. Why do many musicians practise in someones house or play to passers-by?Because they are poor at first.Reading-III-detailed reading (5m)Summary If we are ourselves, most of us have being famous sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and a band.

29、 Sometimes they play in the street to so that they can earn some money and this also gives them a to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formedhonestwithdreamtofformpassers-bychance each other as well as played music, whose music

30、 and jokes were loosely “The Beatles”.Their exciting performances were copied byother groups. “The Monkees” played their own and wrote their own music. Though it in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. played jokesonbasedoninstrumentsbrokeupDiscussion What do you think o

31、f “The Monkees”?Discuss in pairs using the adjectives thatyou think best describe them. Give reasonsfor your choices.popular, lively, funny, foolish,attractive, brave, crazy, noisy,humorous, rich, famous, determinedWhat can we learn from the following sentences1. at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music?2. A lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.3. There was one band that star