人教版必修二 unit5 reading

Rock ’n’ Roll ---A style of music that was popular in the 1950s, and has a strong loud beat.
Jazz ---It was born in the US around 1890. It was sung by black people and its roots in Africa.
Classical music Classical music---Music that people consider to be serious and has been popular for a long time.
Orchestra Orchestra---A large group of people playing all kinds of musical instruments among together.
Do you know the来自百度文库Monkees?
A big hit!
Reading
The band that wasn’t
Listen and answer
1.What are the benefits if students form a band to play in the street? They can earn _s_o_m_e__e_x_tr_a__m_o_n_e_y_ and can also give them _a_c_h_a_n__ce_ to realize their _d_r_e_a_m_.
Para 3: Para 4:
The Monkees _s_ta_r_t_e_d_i_n_a__d_i_ff_e_r_e_n_t_w_a_y___.
How the Monkees became _p_o_p_u_l_a_r__ and how they __d_e_v_e_l_o_p_e_d_a_s__a_r_e_a_l_b_a_n_d___.
Listen to different kinds of music and number the pictures on page 33.
6
5
8
3
4
7
2
1
Choral---A traditional Christmas song, which is often sung in the church on Christmas Day.
Task
1. They produced a new
record in 1996 D
2. Most musicians get
together and
C
3. They put an advertisement
in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians,
A
4. The first TV show E
5. However, the band
broke up about 1970, B
A. but only one person was accepted.
Task 3 Pre-reading
Can you list the name of some famous bands in the world?
The Backstreet Boys 后街男孩
The Beatles 披头士 (甲壳虫乐队)
五月天
EXO组合
Bigbang
TFboys
Country music ---A popular
music in the style of music from the southern and western US.
Rap --- A type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat.
Chinese Folk Songs Folk music---It has been passed down from one generation to another. At first it was never written down. People learnt it from their parents. Most of the songs are about country life, the seasons, animals, and about love and sadness in people’s life.
Work out the main idea for each paragraph. Para 1: Many people want to be famous
as _s_in__ge_r_s__ or m__u_s_i_ci_a_n_s_.
Para 2: How most bands _s_ta_r_t__.
Warming up and Reading
Task 1 Brain-storming
Can you name any music style?
Hiphop
Jazz
Punk
Country music
Rap
rock Pop R&B
Blues
Folk Music
Classical music
Task 2 Practice
2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite? “The Monkees” broke up in about_1_9_7_0_ and it reunited in_t_h_e_m__id__-1_9_8_0_s_.
3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work? Because they were _se_r_i_o_u_s_a_b_o_u_t_ their work and they w__o_r_k_e_d_v_e_r_y__h_a_r_d_.