Unit 5 Music Warming up

What music types do yoWhat music types do yo

u know?u know?

Brainstorming

music

Folk music

( 民族音乐 ) Rock ’n’ roll

( 摇滚音乐 )

Classical music

( 古典音乐 )

Jazz ( 爵士乐 )

Choral( 合唱 )

Country music( 乡村音乐 )

Rap ( 说唱音乐 )

Orchestra ( 管弦乐 )

people consider

it to be serious

and it has been

popular for a

long time.

Classical music

Rock ’n’ Roll ---A

style of music that

was popular in the

1950s, and has a

strong loud beat.

Orchestra

Orchestra---A

large group of

people playing

all kinds of

musical

instruments

among together.

Rap ---A popular

music in the style

of music form the

southern and

western US.

Folk music---It has been

passed down from one

generation to another. Most

of the songs are about country

life, the seasons, animals, and

about love and sadness in

people’s life.

Jazz ---It was

born in the US

around 1890. It

was sung by

black people and

its roots in

Africa.

Country

music is

popular

music in the

style of music

from the

southern and

western US.

Choral---A

traditional

Christmas song,

which is often

sung in the

church on

Christmas Day.

1. What kind of music do you like? Why

2. Which singer do you like best and why?

3. How does music make you feel?

These phrases will help you.

Discussion

I prefer… Why do you prefer…

I like …best because… I hate….

My favorite singer is… I enjoy listening to…

I am fond of… I don’t like… very much.

Sample dialogue

A: What kind of music do you like, cl

assical music or …?

B: I like…, because…

A: Who is your favorite singer?

B: Well, I prefer /like…

Her/his music makes me feel…

Who do you prefer?

A: I like ….

S.H.E.

Do you know these singers or bands at home and abroad?

Twins

TF boys

Westlife （西域男孩）

The Monkees —

the most popular

band in the USA

from 1966 to 1968!

Reading

Different: wasn’t a real band at first; played jokes on each other

when playing music

the Monkees

Main idea of the text

How do people form a______?and how did the __________

form and become a real band?

bandMonkees

Paragraph 1: Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer.

Paragraph 2: How the Monkees became serious about their business.

Paragraph 3: How musicians form bands.

Paragraph 4 How the band got their start.

Main idea of each paragraphThe Band That Wasn’t

Para. 2How do people get to form a band? Members

Reasons

Places

Forms

Results

High school students

They like to write and play

music. They practice their music in

someone’s house. They may play to passers-by in the street or subway, and give performances in pubs or

clubs. They can earn some extra money.They hope to make records in a studio and become millionaires.

(The first step to fame)

Para.3&4

began

music & jokes

after a year or so

in about 1970

in the mid-1980s

in 1996

as ?

based on ?

became serious

?

?

a real banda real band

Para. 3&4 Information about The Mooknees.

a TV show

The Beatles

broke up

reunited

1.The writer believes that lots of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous .2.Some bands in American must start as a group of high school students.3.It was" The Beatles" that started in a different way.4.It was hard for the TV organizers to look for good rock musicians.5.At first," The Monkees" didn't play their own songs.

T

T

T

F

FThe Monkees

may

True or false

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have d of being famous sometimes in our lives. Many musicians often meet and form a band. Sometimes they play to p in the street so that they can earn e money and they also hope to make records in a s and sell millions of copies to become m . There was once a band. It started in a d way.The musicians were to play j on each other as well as play music, whose music and jokes were b on “The Beatles”. It was called the Monkees. Their performances were h enough to be copied by other groups.Though it b up in 1970, it r in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.

Fill in

b

lan

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reamed

assers-by

xtra

tudio

illionaires

ifferent

okes

ased

umorous

roke

eunited

1 They produced a new record in 19962 Most musicians get get together and3 They put an ad in the newspaper looking for four rock musician4 The first TV show5 However, the band broke up about 1970

(D)

(C)

(A)

(E)

(B)

Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.