WarmingupinU5Book2Whatdidyoudo

duringyourWinterHoliday?bigfeast!boringTVseriesofshows!meetfriendsandrelatives!gooutforatrip!holidaysleepinganddreamingdreamofbeingrichgoshoppingHowabout

dancing?Maybeyoucouldsingkaraokewithyourfriends!Task1:Canyounameanymusicstyle?Rock’n’RollOrchestraCountrymusicJazzChoralHip-hopPopClassicalmusicFolkmusicRapBluesListenandseeifyoucanguesswhichmusicmatcheswhichpicture.Task2:Practice12743856ChoralAtraditionalChristmassong,whichisoftensunginthechurchonChristmasDay.ItisapopularmusicinthestyleofmusicfromthesouthernandwesternUS.CountrymusicRapApopularmusicinthestyleofmusicformthesouthernandwesternUS.Rock’n’RollAstyleofmusicthatwaspopularinthe1950s,andhasastrongloudbeat.JazzItwasbornintheUSaround1890.ItwassungbyblackpeopleanditsrootsisinAfrica.ClassicalmusicMusicthatpeopleconsidertobeseriousandhasbeenpopularforalongtime.

ClassicalmusicOrchestraOrchestraAlargegroupofpeopleplayingallkindsofmusicalinstrumentsamongtogether.FolkmusicIthasbeenpasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Atfirstitwasneverwrittendown.Peoplelearntitfromtheirparents.Mostofthesongsareaboutcountrylife,theseasons,animals,andaboutloveandsadnessinpeople’slife.ChineseFolkSongsHaveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Task4Pre-reading

BackStreetBoywestlifeTheBeatlesDoyouknowtheMonkees?TheMonkees—themostpopularbandintheUSAfrom1966to1968!Abighit!Firstreading:ListeningtothetapeanddoEx1&2onpage35inyourbooks.

Task5readingMainideaofeachparagraphParagraph1:

Paragraph2:Manypeoplewanttobefamousassingersormusicians.Thisis_________mostbands_______.starthowParagraph3:Paragraph4:TheMonkees_________ina___________way.HowtheMonkeesbecame___________andhowthey___________asarealband.starteddifferentpopulardeveloped1.Whataretheadvantagesifthestudentsformabandtoplayinthestreet?2.Whendid“TheMonkees”breakupandwhendiditreunite?3.Whywas“TheMonkees”successfulintheirwork?carefulreading:Readandanswerthefollowingquestions:Whataretheadvantagesifpeopleformabandtoplayinthestreet?Theycanearnsomeextramoneyandthiscanalsogivethemachancetorealizetheirdreamofbeingfamous.2.Whendid“TheMonkees”breakupandwhendiditreunite?“TheMonkees”brokeupinabout1970anditreunitedintheMid-1980s.3.Whywas“TheMonkees”successfulintheirwork?Becausetheywereseriousabouttheirworkandtheyalsoworkedveryhardandtheyhadtheiruniquestyle.

Ifweare___________ourselves,mostofushave__________beingfamoussometimesinourlives.Mostmusiciansoftenmeetand_____aband.Task6:Consolidation(Fillintheblanks)honestwith

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formSometimestheyplayinthestreetto__________sothattheycanearnsome______moneyandthisalsogivesthema_______torealizetheirdreams.Therewasonceabandwhichstartedinadifferentway.passers-by

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chanceThemusiciansofwhomthebandwasformed___________________eachotheraswellasplayedmusic,whosemusicandjokeswereloosely________“TheBeatles”.Theirexcitingperformanceswerecopiedbyothergroups.playedjokesonbasedon“TheMonkees”playedtheirown___________andwrotetheirownmusic.Thoughit_______in1970,itreunitedinthemid-1980sanditisstillpopulartoday.instrumentsbrokeupWhydoyouthinkmusicissoimportantinourdailylife?Task7:Creativeworkmakelifemorelively,interesting,colorful;makethingsbetterforpeopletounderstand;enjoyable,expressone’sfeelinghelponeforgettheirpainandtiredness;developone’sloveforhiscountry,friends,familyandrelatives;helppeopletoworktogetherandremember