Learning aims （学习目标） 1.Have a general understanding of the text. 2.Help students to cultivate their abilities to express opinions. 3.Master important language points.

What kind of music do you know? Discussion Why do you like music?

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 )

Listen and Guess You are going to hear some music, do you know what styles they belong to?

Country music Jazz Rock ‘n’ roll Classical Folk music Orchestra Listen and Guess

Look at the pictures. Can you tell us the names of those bands both at home and broad?

The May Day Do you know these singers or bands? Music & band

The Flowers Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?

Zero Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?

The Beatles Music & band Do you know these singers or bands?

Music & band Do you know these singers or bands? The Monkees

Do you know anything about “The Monkees”? It is a band with 4-person that was very popular in the 1960S in America and as well as a TV show of the same name and it modeled on “The Beatles”. The band used techniques rarely seen on TV at that time. Now it is still popular in the world today. This band who first sang the song is “Bubblegum”.

A different band the Monkees

T h e M o n k e e s — t h e m o s t p o p u l a r b a n d i n t h e U S A i n — ! A big hit!

Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1 How the Monkees got their start. Paragraph 2 How the Monkees became serious about their business. Paragraph 3 Dreaming of being famous musician or singer Paragraph 4 How musicians form bands. Reading I----Skimming

Read the first two paragraphs and answer questions  Why do musicians meet and form a band?  Who formed bands in America? Because they like to write and play music. Many times in America, bands are formed by high school students. Reading II : Intensive reading

1.The TV organizers had looked for five musicians who were lovely and who could make good music. 2.Each week the group that was called “The Beatles” would play a song or two written by other musician. 3. “The Monkees” broke up in about 1970,but reunited in the 1980s. Read the third and fourth paragraphs and do the ”T” or “F” exercises F F T

Retelling “The Monkees” was formed in 1960s in the USA. It began as a TV show. The m________ of the band played j_______ as well as played music. In fact, it wasn’t a r______ band at the very beginning. Most of the musicians were only a_______ who p___________ to sing the songs when they were on the stage. They became popular because of their a________ performances. After a year or so, they became more s________ about their work and started to play their own i____________ and write their own songs. However, the band b_____ up in about 1970 and r________ in the mid-1980s. In 1996… usicians okes eal ctorsretended ttractive erious nstruments roke eunited

1. dream of sth./doing sth. 梦想 … dream of a better future dream of becoming famous  When she was young, she dreamt/dreamed of being a doctor in the future. Language points 当她小的时候, 她就梦想将来成为一名医生.

with+n/pron. + 2.With 的复合结构 doing sth （伴随的动作） done （已完成被动的动作） to do （将要执行的动作） adj. adv. prep phrases

 He likes to sleep ( 门开着 ) with the door open.  she felt very lonely. ( 她的儿子离开家了 ) With her son away from home,  The teacher came in ( 后面跟着许多学生 ) with many students following.  we all feel very happy. ( 难题解决了 ) With the problem solved,  he slept the whole afternoon. ( 什么都没有做 ) With nothing to do,  The teacher came in ( 手里拿着一本书 ) with a book in his hand.

3. play jokes on sb. 戏弄 ; 开玩笑  He is a serious man, don’t play jokes on him. play tricks on 捉弄某人  We should never play tricks on the others. 他是一个严肃的人, 不要跟他开玩笑. 我们绝对不应该捉弄其他人.

4. However, the band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s. break down The car broke down halfway. His plan broke down when it was put into practice( 实践 ). ( 机器等 ) 出故障, 失效 （计划、谈判）失败、破裂 break into 突然闯入, 强行进入 His house was broken into by strangers last week. break out( 战争，灾难 ) 突然爆发 break in 闯入, 打断, 插嘴 break up 分开, 分散, 拆散

Exercises (1)_______ the final exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this month. A. Besides B. With C. As for D. Because of (2)I was telling them about my exciting travels when he with a story of his own. A. broke down B. broke up C. broke out D. broke in

(4)When she was a little girl, she dreamed becoming a teacher. A. off B. at C. on D. of (3) News reports say peace talks between the two countries with no agreement reached. A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up

Discussion Nearly all of us like pop music,rather than folk music. In fact, folk music is the treasure of our country. Many pieces of folk music which moved lots of foreigners have become the symbles ( 象征） of our country. What should we do to protect our folk music among young people and bring it to the world?

Homework 1.Write a composition about your favorite band ( words). 2.Do the exercises on the workbook.

Thank you!