u5warming up and reading

EXO
The Beatles 披头士/甲壳虫乐队(Britain )
While Reading
FAST READING
Go through the passage quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 Para 2 How “The Monkees” started their band. How “The Monkees” became famous and popular. Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer. How people form bands.
Para 3
Para 4
Careful reading
True or false 1. According to the author, if you often F sing karaoke, you’ll find it easier to become famous. 2. The author believes that lots of people T dream of becoming rich and famous. 3. Many high-school students like to T form bands and practise in their house.
Unit 5 Music
WARMING UP & READING
Objectives:
1. Get familiar with(熟悉) some different styles of music. 2. Get the main idea of the passage as well as some detailed information. 3. Improve reading ability through practising different reading skills.
talking and singing, also called “Hip-Hop”
Rap
very loud sound with strong beat(节拍)
Rock ’ n’ Roll
READING
PRE-READING Beyond
What famous bands do you know?
The Monkees
Why did the Monkees become famous and popular? A. Because they played and sang songs written by other musicians. B. Because they pretended to sing in the TV show. C. Because of their serious attitude, hard work, and their unique(独特的) style of performances.
DISCUSSION
Do you want to be famous? How can we become famous in our own way?
Sample
Q: Hi, have you ever dreamed of being a star? A: uh… yes, I dreamed of being a kungfun star when I was eight. Q: Why did you want to be a Kungfu star? A: I like Kungfu movies very much. There are many heroes who can jump onto the roof, walk on the water, fly and beat the devils(恶 人) and so on, which is so cool. Q: Who is your idol(偶像)? A: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Donnie Yen.
Love music. Love your life.
Q: What did you do to become famous? A: Well, first I asked my parents to send me to the Shaolin Temple. But they refused. So I practiced myself every morning. And later, I realized that study was more important, so I started to employ myself in study. Q: What effects does your dream have on you? A: There are many. It mainly makes me like sports very much, which gives me a healthy body.
Post Reading
Conclusion of The Monkees:
The Monkees is made of a band of four musicians _________, played jokes on （开玩笑）each other as well as who _____________ played music. They gave so good performances that their get more familiar with （更熟悉） fans formed clubs to _________________ them. so they became more serious about A year or _____ their work, The Monkees produced their own records and started playing their own music. broke up in about 1970, but The band ________ reunited the mid-1980s. _________in
As you have known something about the Monkees ,now let’s enjoy a song sang by them.
Homework
1.Read the passage carefully and mark the useful expressions. 2.Do Ex1&2 on page 35.
Para 1&2
How the Monkees was formed Name Begin The Monkees
A TV show
A singer and three actors Play jokes on each other as well as play music
Members
Style
How the Monkees became famous and popular
1. At first The Monkees would play a song musicians or two written byother _____________. 2. After about one year, they started to play real band and sing their own songs like a _________. Then they produced their own records ______. up in about1970. 3. The Monkees broke _______ 4. The Monkees reunited _______ in the mid-1980s
Can you name any music styles?
Orchestra
in traditional and serious style
Classical Music
the music or songs in the traditional style of a country
Folk Music
Useful expressions
• • • • Have you ever dreamed of being…? Why do/did you want to be…? Who is/are your idol(s)偶像? What did you do to make your dream come true? • Do you have any plans for the future?
WARMING UP
When we talk about music, we may think of… music
lyric 歌词
instrument
band
musician
composer 作曲家
music
conductor
乐队指挥
melody 旋律
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groups of people who play different instruments together