1、Without music,life is a journey through a desert.MusicWords and expressions“Music is.a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy”Ludwig van Beethoven“音乐是比所有智慧和哲学都更为重要的发现。”贝多芬Are you fond of music?Can you play a musical instrument?How does music make you feel?Why do you like to listen to music
2、?How do you listen to music?Do you know these singers?Who do you like best?Rock n RollOrchestraCountry music JazzChoralPopClassical musicFolk musicRapCan you name any music style?Groups of people play different musical instruments together.OrchestraSerious and traditional styleClassical MusicMusic o
3、f American Negro origin,very romantic.JazzsaxophoneMany people get together to sing.ChoralMusic or song in the traditional style of a countryFolk MusicTalkingand singing,also means“Hip-Hop”RapRock n RollVery loud sound with strong beat(节奏感节奏感)Whats your dream?Type of music that comes from the folk m
4、usic of the southern and western US.Country MusicCountry musicJazzRock n rollClassicalFolk musicOrchestraListen and GuessRapChoralHave you heard about any of the famous bands in the world?What do they have in common?What kind of music do you like better Chinese or Western,classical or modern?Why?Zer
5、o pointThe flowersBEYONDBack Street BoyWestlifeThe Beatles 披头士(甲壳虫乐队)A big hit!The MonkeesDo you know anything about“The Monkees”?It is a band with 4-person that was very popular in the 1960S in America and as well as a TV show of the same name and it based on“The Beatles”.The band used instruments
6、rarely seen on TV at that time.Now it is still popular in the world today.THE BAND THAT WASNT The Monkees 门基演唱组门基演唱组The MonkeesParagraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:?A.How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band.?B.How do people form a band.?C.Many people want to b
7、e famous as singers or musicians.?D.The Monkees started in a different way.Which paragraph tells us the story of the Monkees?_ Paragraph 3&4being famous(paragraph1)forming a band(paragraph 2)being famous(paragraph1)forming a band(paragraph 2)a group ofmusicianswriting and playing musicstarting tours
8、 or selling recordstalentedbeing famous(paragraph1)forming a band(paragraph 2)a group ofmusicianswriting and playing musicstarting tours or selling recordstalentedthe Monkees getting a start(paragraph 3)beginning asa TV showactors making up of a bandPretendingto singskilledbeing famous(paragraph1)fo
9、rming a band(paragraph 2)a group ofmusicianswriting and playing musicstarting tours or selling recordstalentedthe Monkees getting a start(paragraph 3)beginning asa TV showactors making up of a bandPretendingto singskilledmanaging to do like a real bandbreaking up at about 1970reuniting in the mid-19
10、80sproducing anew record in 1996 as a real bandserious attitude (paragraph 4)being famous(paragraph1)forming a band(paragraph 2)a group ofmusicianswriting and playing musicstarting toursor selling recordstalentedthe Monkees getting a start(paragraph 3)beginning asa TV showactors making up of a bandP
11、retendingto singskilledmanaging to do like a real bandbreaking up at about 1970reuniting in the mid-1980sproducing anew record in 1996 as a real bandserious attitude (paragraph 4)Paragraph 1-2:?()1.Many peoplethink becoming rich and famous is important.?()2.Many musicians meet and form a band becaus
12、e they like to write and play others music.?How does a band become famous step by step?Put them in the right order.?_-_-_-_a.practice their music at someones homeb.play to passers-by in the street or subway c.make records in a studiod.give performances in pubs or clubsTbaFdcAttach great importance t
13、o sthParagraph 3-4:Join the correct parts of the sentences togetherA.but only one person was accepted.B.but reunited in the mid-1980s.C.form a band because they like to write and play music.D.to celebrate their time as a band.E.was a big hit.()1.They produced a new record in 1996()2.Most musicians g
14、et together and()3.They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians()4.The first TV show()5.However,the band broke up about 1970DCAEBLets see the road to success of the Monkees.started as a_one _ and three_ _to singafter one year or sobecame _about their work(played _ and w
15、rote _)became more _ and sold even more _ produced a new _for celebrating their time as _reunitedthe road to successTV showmusicianactorsPretendedseriousinstrumentsmusicpopularrecordsrecorda real bandbroke up(In 1970)(mid-1980s)ExerciseWhich of the following singers or bands are mentioned in the pas
16、sage?A.Liu Dehua,Song Zuying and BeyondB.Beyond,Song Zuying and LeonC.Song Zuying,The Beatles and Liu HuanD.Cathy,Liu Huan and the Beatles How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning?A.Four B.Three C.Two D.OneWhen did the Monkees break up and when did it reunite?A.1970;19
17、96 B.1970;1990C.1970;the mid-1980sD.1968;1986What does the title of the passage mean?A.The band 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.Which of the following is not correct about“The Monkees”?A.At firs
18、t,The Monkees copied the style of The Beatles.B.They were more popular than 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.If we are _ _ ourselves,most of us have _ _being famous sometimes in o
19、ur lives.Most musicians often meet and _ a band.Consolidation(Fill in the blanks)honest withdreamed ofform 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 started in a different way.passers-byextrach
20、ance The musicians of whom the band was formed _ _ _ each other as well as played music,whose music and jokes were loosely _ _“The Beatles”.Their exciting performances were copied by other groups.played jokes onbased on“The Monkees”played their own _ and wrote their own music.Though it _ _ in 1970,i
21、t reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.instrumentsbroke upDiscussion:1.Do you think the TV organizers were right to call the Monkees a band when they did not write or sing their own songs?Give reasons.2.In your opinion,what is the most important thing for a successful band?Why?3.Suppose The Monkees are invited to China and youve got the chance to attend their concert,which questions will you ask after learned this passage?Homework1.Write a composition about your favorite band(80-100 words).2.Do the exercises on the workbook.
