人教版英语必修二unit5Reading

1. Do you like music? How does music make you feel? 2. What kind of music do you like: Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why?
Do you know any famous bands in the world? List some if you do.
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2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite?
“The Monkees” broke up about 1970 and it reunited in the mid-1980s. 3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work? Because they were serious about their work and they also worked very hard.
Read paragraphs 3 and 4 and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Not a real band TV organizers put an advertisement ____________ in a newspaper to The find four Monkees musicians. Three _______ actors and one musician _______ formed the band. A real band They played and sang their own songs.
Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. A famous singer or musician usually F belongs to a band. 2. If you sing karaoke, it will be easier for you to be rich and famous. F 3. Many musicians form a band because of their common interest in music. T
D. a type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern and western U.S. country music E. 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 rap F. traditional music from a particular country, region, or community folk music
In groups of four, choose the adjectives that you think best describe the Monkees. Give your reasons for the choice. Then write down two or three sentences using the adjectives you have chosen to sum up your ideas.
Answer the following questions. 1. What are the advantages if people form a band to play in the street? They can earn some extra money and this can also give them a chance to realize their dream of being famous.
A real band broke up They _________ about 1970.
They ________ reunited in the mid-1980s. In 1996, they produced a new record, with which celebrated they __________ their former time.
Sometimes they play in the street to passers-by _________ so that they can earn some extra money and this also gives them _____ a ______ chance to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a different way.
What would you like to do if you are free today?
If
How about dancing?
Sing karaoke with your friends!
Let’s guess what it is.
choral
pop music
country music
The Monkees played their own
___________ instruments and wrote their own broke ___ up music. Though the band _____ in 1970, it reunited in the mid1980s and it is still popular today.
1. They produced a new record in 1996 (D) (C) 2. Most musicians get together and 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)
They produced records and started _______ touring and playing their own music.
Not a real band They played jokes on each _____ other as well as played music. They pretended The to sing during Monkees the __________. broadcasts They played and sang songs written by other musicians ______________.
The musicians of whom the band was formed played ______ _______ jokes ____ on each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely based _____ ___ on the Beatles. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups.
Beyond; The Beatles; Pink U2; Backstreet boys; Savage Garden CN Blue; Paramore…
Westlife
Back Street Boys
The Beatles
Do you know the Monkees?
A big hit!
popular, lively, funny, foolish, attractive, brave, intelligent, bright, crazy, noisy, classical, humorous, honest, famous, smart, determined
Example: The Monkees seem lively and funny because they play jokes on each other.
rock music
jazz
classical music
orchestra
Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture.
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根据相应的英文描述给出音乐形式。 A. a type of music that people consider to be serious and that has a value that continues for a long time classical music B. a style of music which has a strong loud beat rock ’n’ roll C. a large group of people playing many different kinds of musical instruments together, led by a conductor orchestra
Complete the passage. If we are ______ honest ____ with ourselves, most of us have ________ dreamed ___ of being famous sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and _____ form a band.
4. Playing music to passers-by in the street is the first step to fame. F 5. When performers make records and sell millions of copies, they are successful. T
different way.
How the Monkees became
popular and how they
developed as a real band.
Join the correct parts of the sentences together. A. 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.
In groups, discuss the following questions. 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?
Read the text quickly, try to get the main idea about the text.
Many people want to be
famous as singers or
musicians.
How do most bands start?
The Monkees started in a