Unit5ReadingMusic,Haveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Pre-readingBeyond;theBeatlesoftheUK;thezeroo’clockofChina;The12-womangroupofChina;U2;Backstreetboys;SavageGarden.,,U2,Thetitleis“THEBANDTHATWASN’T”,whatdoyouthinkofit?Guesswhatthepassagewilltellyou.Listentothesong.Andtellmewhatyoufeel.,TheMonkees:AFamousBandRock&RollPopularbetweenthe1970sandthe1980sDaydreamBeliever一些关于门基乐队的资料,TheMonkees—themostpopularbandintheUSAfrom1966to1968!Abighit!,Listentothetapeandgetthemainideaofthepassage.ThepassageisgenerallyonTheMonkees’roadtowardssuccess.Atfirsttheydidn'tknowhowtosingorhowtowritesongsthemselves.Butatlasttheylearnedtowriteandsingsongsverywellandbecamearealsuccess.,The1stParagraph:AGeneralIntroductionDoyouwanttobecomefamousandsuccessfulinthefuture?Doyouwanttobeasinger?Doyouknowwhatisabandandhowtoformaband?Reading,The2ndParagraph:HowbandsareformedQuestions:1.WhoaremanyAmericanbandsformedof?2.Whydotheyplaymusictothepassers-byinthestreetorsubway?Answers:1.Theyareformedofhighschoolstudents.2.Becausetheycanearnsomeextramoneyortheycanusethemoneytopayfortheirinstrument.,The3rdParagraph:TheMonkees’StartingDaysQuestion:WhatdidthebandusuallydointheTVshow?Couldtheybecalledabandinthebeginning?Why?Answers:Theyplayedjokesoneachaswellasplayedmusic.No.Becausetheycouldneithersingnorwritesongsthemselves.,The4thParagraph:TheMonkees’BestyearsQuestions:1.Whendidtheybecomeseriousabouttheirmusic?2.In1996theyproducedanewrecord.Whatwasitfor?Answers:1.Ayearaftertheyunited.2.Tocelebratetheirtimeasarealband.,CarefulreadingWhatisaband?Whydothepeoplewanttobepartoftheband?Whatstagesdomostbandsgothroughbeforetheybecamefamousandrich?HowwastheMonkeesformed?Whydidtheybecamepopular?InwhatwaysistheMonkeessimilartoordifferentfromeotherbands?,Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.1.Theyproducedanewrecordin19962.Mostmusiciansgettogetherand3.Theyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperlookingforfourrockmusicians,4.ThefirstTVshow5.However,thebandbrokeupabout1970,A.butonlyonepersonwasaccepted.B.wasastart.C.butreunitedinthemid-1980s.D.tocelebratetheirtimeasaband.E.formabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.,Choosetheadjectivesthatyouthinkbestdescribe“TheMonkees”.Haveaclassdiscussiontoseeifyouallagree.Sampledialogue:A:IlikethesoundofTheMonkees.Theysoundasiftheywerefuntowatchaswellaslistento.B:Yes,metoo.Isupposethatwecoulddescribethemasbeingpopularandlively.Doyouagree?C:Theysoundfromthetapeasiftheywerenoisytoo!,A:Yes,andit’sclearthattheirmusicisnotclassicalsowecanignorethatadjective.Theysoundattractivetometoo.Ilikethebouncy,cheerfulmusic.Itmakesmyfeetwanttomove.C:ButIthinktheywerefoolishinthewaytheybehaved.Playingjokesonotherpeoplesoundsrathersillyandchildish,don’tyouthink?Idon’tthinktheyareveryseriouspeople!,B:I’msuretheywerenot.Theywereentertainersafterall.Soit’sfinetobefunnyandcrazy.TheyweremorepopularthantheBeatlesatonetimesotheymusthavebeenveryfamousandrich,Isuppose.Solet’sseewhatweagreeon.WethinkTheMonkeeswerepopular,lively,noisy,attractivefunny,crazyandrich.Ithinkthat’senoughtobegoingonwith,don’tyou?,HOMEWORKSurftheinternettofindmoreabout“band”.Finishtheexercisesonpage35.Reviewthepassage.
