What does the title of the passage mean?
A. The band wasn’t a famous one.
B. The band was formed in a different way.
C. The band didn’t play their own music. D. The band wasn’t supported buy his fans.
oh, i could hide 'neath the wings of the blue bird as she sings. The six o'clock alarm would never ring. Whoops its ringing and i rise, Wipe the sleep out of my eyes. My shavin' razor's cold and it stings. Cheer up, sleepy jean. Oh, what can it mean. To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen. You once thought of me As a white knight on a steed. Now you know how happy i can be. Oh, and our good times starts and end Without dollar one to spend. But how much, baby, do we really need.
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1. How many singers or bands are mentioned in the passage? Who are they?
Song Zuying, the Beatles, Liu Huan, the Monkees
2. How many musicians were there when the Monkees was formed at the beginning? One 3. When did the Monkees break up and when did it reunite? 1970; the mid-1980s
D. Because the text is giving us some examples of the famous singers that we might want to be like.
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How most bands start?
High school students
like to write and play music in someone’s house play to passers-by in the street or subway; give performances in pubs or clubs earn some extra money; make records in a studio and become millionaires
If we are _____________ourselves, most honest with of us have ______________being famous dreamed of sometimes in our life. Most musicians often meet and __________a band. Sometimes form they play in the street to ___________ passers-by so that they can earn some ________money extra and this also gives them a __________ to chance realize their dreams.
However, The Monkees started in a different way. Their musicians _________________ played jokes on each other as well as played music, most of which were loosely ___________ based on “The Beatles”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups. Later, “The Monkees” played their own ____________ instruments and wrote their own music. Though it __________ broke up in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.
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How about starting your own band?
Step 1 Step 2
choose a name for your band What kind of music to play?
How to make your band famous?
Step 3
Step 4
Who will play the instruments and who will sing?
THE BAND THAT WASN'T
The Monkees
3min
Para 1:
The Monkees started in a different way. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians. How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band. How most bands start.
Par.1
Why are the names of Song Zuying and Liu Huan mentioned in P1?
A. Because they are very famous.
B. Because they can sing very well.
C. Because the text wants us to know them.
Members Reasons Places
(The first step to fame)
Forms
Results
Paragraph 3-4:
Join the correct parts of the sentences together
( D ) 1.They produced a new A. but only one person was record in 1996______ accepted. ( C ) 2.Most musicians get B. but reunited in the midtogether and _____ 1980s. ( A ) 3.They put an C. form a band because advertisement in the they like to write and newspaper looking for four play music. rock musicians _____ ( E ) 4.The first TV show____ D. to celebrate their time as ( B ) 5.However, the band a band. broke up about 1970_____ E. was a big hit.
Unit 5 music
陈铖（江西省进贤一中）
Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world?
What do the famous bands have in common?
the characteristics of these bands ?
Homework
1.Write a composition about your favorite band (80-100 words).
2.Do the exercises on the workbook.
Let’s see the road to success of the Monkees.
the Road to Success
TV show started as a________
musician and one __________ actors three__________
Pretended _____________to sing after one year or so serious became ________about their work instruments and wrote _____) music (played ___________ became morepopular ______ and sold even more records ______ (In 1970) broke up reunited (mid-1980s) record produced a new ________for celebrating a real band their time as _____________