1、Book 2 Unit 5 Music,Reading,The band that wasnt,S.H.E.,Do you know these bands at home and abroad?,Twins,F.I.R,The flowers,Mayday,The 12-woman group of China,The Backstreet Boys,The Beatles,West life,The Monkees,Can you ask some questions to predict what the passage is about?,What is the name of the

2、 band? How does it become famous? What is its style?,1) How many bands are mentioned in the passage? What are their names? 2) Which band is “The Band That Wasnt”?,2 minutes,Two. “The Beatles” and “The Monkees”.,“The Monkees”.,Fast reading: Answer the questions,Read the text as quickly as you can and

3、 find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1: Paragraph 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

4、bands. Paragraph 3:How the band got their start. Paragraph 4:How the Monkees became serious about their business.,Reading-I-skimming (3m),Careful reading,This is how most bands start,The monkees started in a different way,How the monkees became popular and how they developed ad a real band,Many peop

5、le want to be famous as singers or musicians,1. 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 clubs,Make records.,_ _ _ _,1,2,3,4,Detailed reading,to play _,to

6、give performances _,in pubs or clubs,to practise music at home,to make records _,in a studio,in the street or subway,How do people form a band ? (Para.2),Careful-reading,High school students,They like to write and play music.,They practice their music in someones home.,They may play to passers-by in

7、 the street or subway.,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

8、is giving us some examples 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 jokes,development of the band,changes of the band,How was the Monkees formed and became a real ba

9、nd?,beginning of the band style 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 band changes of the band,They became more serious about

10、 their work and started to play their 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 celebrati

11、on of their time as a real band.,Which 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 1996 B. 1970; 1990 C. 1970; the mid-1980s D. 1968; 1986,6.Which of the following statements is true? A. All the bands are formed beca

12、use they like to write and play music. B. The Monkees played songs written by other musicians for many years. C. The Beatles 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

13、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 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

14、not so popular as The Beatles. C.Their performances were really popular and attractive because of their jokes. D.They were copied by 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

15、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 were 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-

16、by?,Answer the following questions:,Reading-III-detailed reading (5m),Answer the following questions:,1.Why do most musicians like to be in a band with others? Because they want to write and play music together. 2.Which two musical bands are mentioned in the passage? Beatles & Monkees,Reading-III-de

17、tailed 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 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-deta

18、iled 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 write their own songs? Why? Air your own views 6. Why do many musicians practise in someones house or play to passers-by? Because they are poor at firs

19、t.,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. 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

20、 started in a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formed,honest,with,dreamt,of,form,passers-by,chance,each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely “The Beatles”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups. “The Monkees” played their own and wrote

21、their own music. Though it in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.,played,jokes,on,based,on,instruments,broke,up,Discussion,What do you think of “The Monkees”? Discuss in pairs using the adjectives that you think best describe them. Give reasons for your choices.,popular

22、, lively, funny, foolish, attractive, brave, crazy, noisy, humorous, rich, famous, determined,What can we learn from the following sentences,1. 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 tha

23、t started in a different way.,4. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. 5. They could only find one who was good enough. 6. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.,7. The Monkees started to play and sing the