things well;
II. Pre-reading
Can you list some famous bands in the world?
The Monkees –
popular in the US from 1966 to 1968
Match main ideas with paragraphs：
5 Unit
Music
I. Lead-in
Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
Listen to some music and see if you can guess which music matches （匹配）which picture.
pretend to sing
Para 4:
D. How The Monkees got their start.
Reading skills(阅读技巧-定位推导):
How to get the
Topic sentence
main idea?
“首句推导”法
“末句推导”法
“中间转折推导”法
Paragraph 1
What do most people think is important?
Speaking task :
What kind of music do you like? Why?Why is music important in our life?
☆ I prefer / hate…because… ☆ My favourite musician is…., his/her music is… ☆ I enjoy / appreciate listening to…because… ☆ I am fond of / admire / …. because… ☆ If I’m worried / excited, I prefer to… ☆ It makes me feel happy / comfortable / confident / … while listening to….
• used for speciaone’s love for his country, friends,
family and relatives; • make things better for people to understand
and enjoy; • help people to work together and remember
Para 1: Para 2:
A.How the Monkees became serious about the music and developed as a real band.
B. Dreaming of being a famous singer or musician.
Para 3:
C. How musicians form bands.
performances in pubs or clubs.
Results
They can earn some extra money.
They hope to make records in a studio and become millionaires.
Para. 3 How the Monkees formed the band? Beginning TV organizers
in 1996 a real
in the mid-1980s
band
in about 1970
reunited
after a year or so
broke up
each week on TV became serious and popular
At first
Sing songs written by other musicians
Why do you think music is so important in our daily life?
• make life more lively, interesting, colorful;
• express one’s feeling;
• help people to relax and forget their pain or tiredness;
an advertisement
__o_n_e__musician
_th_r_e_e_actors
Style
a TV show
_p_l_a_y_j_o_k_e_s_o_n_ as well as play music (based loosely on the “ _B_e_a_tl_e_s ”)
PaPraar.a4.3&4 The development of The Mooknees.
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3
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Music styles
choral rap rock ’n’ roll jazz
country music folk music
classical music orchestra
Discussion What kind of music do you like? Why? Why is music important in our life?
To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.
Para. 2 How do people get to form a band?
Members High school students
Reasons
They like to write and play music.
Places
They practice their music in
(The first step to fame) someone’s house.
other forms
They may play to passers-by in the street or subway, and give