1、Period 1 warming up and reading1. Do you like music? How does music make you feel?relaxed calmhappyWithout music, life is a journey through a desert.OrchestraClassical musicRockn RollOrchestraRapFolk musicJazzCountry musicChoral1.What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical o

2、r modern? Why?2.Do you want to be a singer/a musician or an instrument player?band 樂隊(duì)樂隊(duì)Do you know any famous bands in the world?SHESHE五五 月天月天The 12-woman group of ChinaBackstreet boysWest lifeThe BeatlesDo you know the Monkees?The Monkees the most popular band in the USA from 1966 to 1968!A big hit

3、!The Band that WasntThe Monkeesskimming reading1.How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning? A. Four B. Three C. Two D. One2.When did the Monkees break up and when did it reunite?A1970; 1996 B. 1970; 1990C. 1970; the mid-1980s D. 1968; 19863.Which of the following statem

4、ents is true?A. All the bands are formed because they like to write and play music.B. The Monkees played songs written by other musicians for many years.C. The Beatles is more popular than the Monkees.D. Forming bands for high school students can realize their dream of becoming famous.1.Join the cor

5、rect parts of the sentences together. 1 They produced a new record in 19962 Most musicians get together and 3 They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians, 4 The first TV shows5 However, the band broke up about 1970,A but only one person was accepted.B but reunited in t

6、he mid-1980s.C form a band because they like to write and play music.D to celebrate their time as a band.E was a big hit.scanning ReadingTrue or false questions(1) The band began as a TV show. (2). The TV organizers had looked for five musicians who were lovely and who could make good music. (3). Ea

7、ch week the group that was called “The Monkees” would play a song or two written by themselves.(4) The band broke up in 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s.(5) In 1996, they produced a new record to celebrate their time as band .TFFTTCareful readingparagraph main ideas1Many people want to be famous

8、as singers or musicians234This is how most bands startThe monkees started in a different wayHow the monkees became popular and how they developed ad a real band1. How do most people form a band?Put the following steps in right order.Musicians get together and play music at home.Play music in the str

9、eet or subway.Give performance in the pubs or clubsMake records._Detailed reading2.How was the Monkees formed and became a real band?beginning of the band style of the performance (表演方式)first music and jokesdevelopment of the bandchanges of the bandHow was the Monkees formed and became a real band?b

10、eginning of the bandstyle of the performance (表演方式)first music and jokes They played jokes on each other as well as played music.It began as a TV show.Most of them were based loosely on the band called “the Beatles”. development of the bandchanges of the bandThey became more serious about their work

11、 and started to play their own instruments and write their own songs like a real band. They produced their own records and Started touring and playing their own music.The band broke up in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, which was a celebration of their

12、time as a real band.Summary If we are ourselves, most of us have being famous sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and a band. Sometimes they play in the street to so that they can earn some money and this also gives them a to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a dif

13、ferent way. The musicians of whom the band was formedhonestwithdreamtofformpassers-bychance each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely “The Beatles”.Their exciting performances were copied byother groups. “The Monkees” played their own and wrote their own music. Though it in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. played jokesonbasedoninstrumentsbrokeupDiscussion What do you think of “The Monkees”?Discuss in pairs using the adjectives