Unit 5 music

By 杨惠玲

No.1 Middle school

Warming up

1. Listen to the different kinds of music on the tape. See if you can guess which music matches which

picture.

Choral

Country music

Rap

Folk music

Rock’ n’ Roll

Classical music

Jazz

Orchestra

2. What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or

Western, Classical or modern? Why ?

3. Why do you like to listen to music?

For example, Western music is lively and the singer’s voice is beautiful,and it is a good way for us to learn other languages.Classical music can make you calm down if you have a bad mood,and it often encourages us,it can last longer than the modern music.

Music can calm you down,when you listen to the beautiful music,you will feel happy and recall some good memories and beautiful things in life. Music can relax yourself and tell us the real life.

Pre-reading 1. Have you heard about any of the famous

bands in the world? List some if you have.

2. Which one do you like best? Why ?

3. Do you know anything about “The Monkees”?

The Beatles

Backstreet boys

The Monkees

Reading1. Go over the passage and look for the main idea of each paragraph. The first one i

s done for you.

Paragraph One :

Main idea — dreaming of being a famous musician or singer.

Paragraph Two:

Main idea —

Paragraph Three:

Main idea —

Paragraph Four:

Main idea —

how musicians form bands.

how The Monkees got their start.

how The Monkees became serious about the music business.

2. Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

1. They produced a new record in 1996 A. but only one person was

accepted.

2. Most musicians get together and B. was a big hit.

3. They put an advertisement in the C. but reunited in the mid-1980s.

newspaper looking for four rock musicians,

4. The first TV show D. to celebrate their time as a band.

5. However, the band broke up about 1970, E. form a band because they like to

write and play music.

1.D 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.C

1. What are the benefits if students form a band to play in the street ?

2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite?

3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work?

3. Read the passage carefully and find out the answers to the question below:

They can earn some extra money and this can also give them a chance to realize their dream of being famous.

“The Monkees” broke up in about 1970 and it reunited in the mid-1980s.

Because they were serious about their work and they also workedvery hard.

Comprehending 1.Choose the adjectives that you think best

describe “ The Monkees”. Have a class discussion to see if you all agree.

popular lively funny foolish

attractive brave crazy noisy

classical rich honest famous

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_____________

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Retelling by using the following words and expressions.

1.Be honest with / dream of / play jokes on /give a chance

2.A band started in a different way / play jokes on / music and jokes/ be based on/ The Monkees /play instruments/ write their own music / break up/ reunite

1. If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of being famous sometimes in our lives. most musicians often meet and form a band. sometimes they play in the street to passers–by so that they can earn some extra money and this also gives them a chance to realize their dreams.

2. There was once a band started in a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely based “The Beatles”. Their exciting performance were copied by other groups. After a year or so, they became more serious about their work. “The Monkees” played their own instruments and wrote their music. Though it broke up in 1970, it reunited in the mid–1980s and it is still popular today.

Homework

1.Try to Retell by using the following words and expressions.

Be honest with / dream of / play jokes on /give a chance/ a band started in a different way / play jokes on / music and jokes/ be based on/ The Monkees /play instruments/ write their own music / break up/ reunite

2. Please collect some information about your favourite music and some famous musicians.