1、（madeofdingshangtuwenmadeofdingshangtuwen）Haveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Pre-readingBeyond;theBeatlesoftheUK;thezerooclockofChina;The12-womangroupofChina;U2;Backstreetboys;SavageGarden.Thetitleis“THEBANDTHATWASNT”,whatdoyouthinkofit?Guesswhatthepassagewilltellyou.Li
2、stentothesong.Andtellmewhatyoufeel.TheMonkees:AFamousBand Rock&Roll Popularbetweenthe1970sandthe1980s DaydreamBeliever一一些些关关于于门门基基乐乐队队的的资资料料TheMonkeesthemostpopularbandintheUSAfrom1966to1968!Abighit!Listentothetapeandgetthemainideaofthepassage.ThepassageisgenerallyonTheMonkeesroadtowardssuccess.Atfi
3、rsttheydidntknowhowtosingorhowtowritesongsthemselves.Butatlasttheylearnedtowriteandsingsongsverywellandbecamearealsuccess.The1stParagraph:AGeneralIntroductionDoyouwanttobecomefamousandsuccessfulinthefuture?Doyouwanttobeasinger?Doyouknowwhatisabandandhowtoformaband?ReadingThe2ndParagraph:Howbandsaref
4、ormedQuestions:1.WhoaremanyAmericanbandsformedof?2.Whydotheyplaymusictothepassers-byinthestreetorsubway?Answers:1.Theyareformedofhighschoolstudents.2.Becausetheycanearnsomeextramoneyortheycanusethemoneytopayfortheirinstrument.The3rdParagraph:TheMonkeesStartingDaysQuestion:1.Whatdidthebandusuallydoin
5、theTVshow?2.Couldtheybecalledabandinthebeginning?Why?Answers:1.Theyplayedjokesoneachaswellasplayedmusic.3.No.Becausetheycouldneithersingnorwritesongsthemselves.The4thParagraph:TheMonkeesBestyearsQuestions:1.Whendidtheybecomeseriousabouttheirmusic?2.In1996theyproducedanewrecord.Whatwasitfor?Answers:1
6、.Ayearaftertheyunited.2.Tocelebratetheirtimeasarealband.Carefulreading1.Whatisaband?2.Whydothepeoplewanttobepartoftheband?3.Whatstagesdomostbandsgothroughbeforetheybecamefamousandrich?4.HowwastheMonkeesformed?5.Whydidtheybecamepopular?6.InwhatwaysistheMonkeessimilartoordifferentfromeotherbands?Joint
7、hecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.1.Theyproducedanewrecordin19962.Mostmusiciansgettogetherand3.Theyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperlookingforfourrockmusicians,4.ThefirstTVshow5.However,thebandbrokeupabout1970,A.butonlyonepersonwasaccepted.B.wasastart.C.butreunitedinthemid-1980s.D.tocelebratetheir
8、timeasaband.E.formabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.Choosetheadjectivesthatyouthinkbestdescribe“TheMonkees”.Haveaclassdiscussiontoseeifyouallagree.Sampledialogue:A:IlikethesoundofTheMonkees.Theysoundasiftheywerefuntowatchaswellaslistento.B:Yes,metoo.Isupposethatwecoulddescribethemasbeingpopula
9、randlively.Doyouagree?C:Theysoundfromthetapeasiftheywerenoisytoo!A:Yes,anditsclearthattheirmusicisnotclassicalsowecanignorethatadjective.Theysoundattractivetometoo.Ilikethebouncy,cheerfulmusic.Itmakesmyfeetwanttomove.C:ButIthinktheywerefoolishinthewaytheybehaved.Playingjokesonotherpeoplesoundsrather
10、sillyandchildish,dontyouthink?Idontthinktheyareveryseriouspeople!B:Imsuretheywerenot.Theywereentertainersafterall.Soitsfinetobefunnyandcrazy.TheyweremorepopularthantheBeatlesatonetimesotheymusthavebeenveryfamousandrich,Isuppose.Soletsseewhatweagreeon.WethinkTheMonkeeswerepopular,lively,noisy,attractivefunny,crazyandrich.Ithinkthatsenoughtobegoingonwith,dontyou?HOMEWORK1.Surftheinternettofindmoreabout“band”.2.Finishtheexercisesonpage35.3.Reviewthepassage.
