How much do you know about this band? THE BAND THAT WASN’T

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Replace the underlined part with the expressions in reading

The Monkess, which began as a TV show, was made up of a musician and 3 actors. The band had to depend onother musicians to help them at first. During the broadcasts, what they were to do was to make fun of each other as well as pretend to sing. The humorous performances helped them become popular. To know better about them, the fans even formed clubs. Anyhow, the Monkees was a hit.

rely on

play jokes on

get more familiar with

How did the Monkees start?

to

Fan were familiar with the Monkees.The Monkees was familiar to fans.When a name is familiar ___ people, it is a success.

Example: The Monkees is ______________ , because_______________________

Please use some adjectives(形容词 ) to describe the Monkees. Support your opinion with the facts in the passage.

successful

•Most bands may start as a __________ group. •To earn extra money, they may play to _________ in the street.•They may be paid in cash by giving ___________ in pubs. •They ______ _________ becoming millionaires!

How do most bands start?

passers-by

performancesdream of/ about

earn extra money

be paid in cash

becoming millionaires

A lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.

high-school

1. A lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.

B. to join one thing to another

A. to believe sth is important

C. to join sb as a member

2. You'll be attached to this department until the end of the year.

3. Attach a recent photo to your application form.

The Monkees think it important to become a real band .

The Monkess attach great importance to becoming a real band.

development of the Monkees

Attitude to music:

The way of giving performances:

About 1970

in the mid-1980s.

in 1996.

The band broke up,

but happily they reunited

They produced a new record

1. The guards broke up the crowd by violence to make a way for the super star.

2. The concert broke up and the musicians had to wave at his fans to say goodbye.

3. The breakup of Wang Fei and Li Yapeng came as a surprise.

break up1. To end a company, a relationship, etc

2. To separate something/sb into small parts

3. stop

break-up (n)

Title: The band that wasn’t ___________

Compared with most bands

The band that wasn’t ______________

Compared with its own earlier period

The band that wasn’t ____________

Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.Do you agree with it? Please support your

opinion with the story of the Monkees.

Discussion in a group of 2:

Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

Interview: The Monkees is going to start touring this summer. Work in a group of four, one acting as a interview, the other 3 as the members of the band.

Interviewer: Prepare at least 3 questions on the speciality and development of the MonkeesInterviewee: Facts will support the opinion well

The Monkees, a light-hearted sitcom(situation comedy) starred by four young men , was first broadcast in 1966. The humorous performances soon became a great hit, with “I‘m a Believer” making it all the way to No. 1. Though made for TV, The Monkees had real-life hits and struggled to show that they were more than the “Prefab Four”. As a video-group, they would spend 12-hour days in the studio. These four young men, however, made use of every minute to practise when waiting for filming , and then wrote most of track and played many of the musical instruments for 1967’s Headquarters, which showed the critics(批评家 ) that they had talent and musical know-how. During the performance on March15,2014, the Monkees announced they will be touring again this summer.

Homework

Write down a comment on the Monkees, based on the passage and the additional reading.

Introduce your school band Rosa

Support for their dream

Things they may go through to be a successful band

Suggestions for them before success

perform/ performances/performer

pretend, attach importance to

break up, break down, form ( phrases of it)

1. The boy pretended ______ his homework, when his parents came back home. A. to do B. to be doing

2. Tom pretended___it but in fact, he knew it very well. A. not to have heard about B. not to hear about

They pretended to sing.

I pretend to be energetic, but to be honest, I am tired.

Have a try: I pretend_________________________

I pretend I am energetic, but to be honest, I am tired.

break out: break in/into:break down:

break through:

start suddenlyenter sth. by forcestop workingor become bad (health condition)make new and important discoveries or development

1. Fight may ______ in a band because of

disagreement among members.

2. David Jones, the front man(主唱 ) of the Monkees

died on Feb 29th 2012, because he completely

__________ in health.

break out

broke down

Reasons for their success?

Pick out at least 3 words or phrases to make a comment（评论） on the Monkees!

attach …to…pretendbreak up/down/in/into/out/throughbe familiar with/torely onhumorousperformanceA big hit