Warming-up

to

1 Doe, a deer, a female deer 2 Ray, a drop of golden sun3 Me, a name I call myself 4 Far, a long, long way to run5 Sew, a needle pulling thread 6 La, a note to follow sew7 Tea, a drink with jam and bread that will bring us back to doe

Do you like music? Do you like music? Do you like life?Do you like life?

Find the music in our life.Find the music in our life.

Music in our lifeMusic in our life

School bell Morning/eye exercisesBird’s songWater’s flowingMusic for dance Background music of advertisements,

Radio and TV programs, webpage, games…

Parks, shops… Festival/ Celebration ……

•Rings of mobile phones

What are the What are the functions of functions of

music ?music ?

What are the functions of music ?

Make life more lively and interesting Make things better for people to

understand and enjoy Express people’s feeling Make people feel good,happy,relaxed Help people to forget their pain Help people to remember things well Attract people’s attention ……

When we talk about music, we may think of…

music

Words used about music:

musicmusic

singersinger

songsong

instrumentinstrument ClassicalClassicalmusicmusic

bandband

ConductorConductor乐队指挥乐队指挥

OrchestraOrchestra管弦乐队管弦乐队

musicianmusician

RhythmRhythm节奏节奏

ComposerComposer作曲家作曲家

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What kinds of music do you know?What kinds of music do you know?

JAZZ

HIP-HOP

ROCK

FOLK MUSIC

RAP POP BLUES

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Have you ever wanted bo be a famous singeHave you ever wanted bo be a famous singer or r or musicianmusician??

Have you ever Have you ever dreamdreamed ed ofof being in front of th being in front of thousands of people at a concert, with everyone ousands of people at a concert, with everyone clapclapping and enjoying your singing?ping and enjoying your singing?

Do you sing karaoke and close your eyes and pDo you sing karaoke and close your eyes and pretend you are Coco Li or Liu Huan?retend you are Coco Li or Liu Huan?

If you If you are honest withare honest with yourselves, most of us yourselves, most of us have being dreamed of being famous.have being dreamed of being famous.

So have you ever dreamed of So have you ever dreamed of formforming a band?ing a band?

Pre--reading

1.Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world ?

2.Which one do you like best ?Why?

F.I.R

The flowers

Back Street Boy后街男孩（ America)

Westlife西城男孩（ Ireland)

The Beatles

Fast Reading1. Which band does the passage mainly talk

about?

2.Join the correct parts of the sentences

together1) They produced a new record in 1996,_______2) Most musicians get together and_______3)They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians,_______4)The first TV show_______5) However, the band broke up about 1970,_____

A but only one person was acceptedB was a big hit C but reunited in the mid-1980s. D to celebrate their time as a bandE form a band because they like to write and play music.

The Monkees band

D

E

A

B

C

Back

3. Go over the passage and get the main idea of each paragraph. The first one is done for you.

Paragraph One :

Main idea — dreaming of being a famous musician or singer.

Paragraph Two:

Main idea —

Paragraph Three:

Main idea —

Paragraph Four:

Main idea —

how musicians form bands.

how The Monkees got their start.

how The Monkees became serious about the music business.

Paragraph 2How do people get to form a band?

Members

Reasons

Places

Results

Musicians ,High school students in Amecica

They like to write and play music.

They practice their music in someone’s home, play to passers-by in the street or subway.

They can earn some extra money. They may also have a chance to dream of becoming famous.

Back

How was The Monkees formed and became a real band? (Paragraph 3 and 4 )

The start of the band( Paragraph 3 )

beginning of the band

style of the performance

first music and jokes

It began as a TV show.

They played jokes on each other as well as played music.

Most of them were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”.

How was The Monkees formed and became a real band? The start of the band ( Paragraph 3 )

beginning of the band

style of the performance

first music and jokes

It began as a TV show.

They played jokes on each other as well as played music.

The development of the band ( Paragraph 4 )development of the band

changes of the band

In about 1770,

In the mid-1980s ,

In 1996,

Became more serious about… , started to play …, write their own songs like …, produced …, started …

the band broke up . it reunited.

they produced a new record .

Most of them were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”.

Listening and understanding

Paragraph 1 dream of doing , at a concert , with sb. clapping and enjoying …, sing karaoke , be honest with oneself, get to form a band

Paragraph 2 high school students, practice one’s music, play to passers-by, in the subway, earn some extra money

Paragraph 3 begin as a TV show, play jokes on…, be based loosely on…, the TV organizers, make good music, put an advertisement in a newspaper, look for rock musicians, pretend to do sth., the attractive performances,

Paragraph 4 be copied by…, support them fiercely, become more serious about…, play their own instruments, produce one’s own records, start touring, break up, in the mid-1980s, a celebration of one’s time as a real band

Love music.Love your life.

Thanks for listening