Unit 5 Music
Period 1
Aims
◆To learn to talk about kinds of music
◆To learn to read about bands
◆To study The Attributive Clause (in/ for/ with/ by＋which/ whom)
Procedures
I. Warming up by discussing
T: Hi, everyone. Do you like music? How much do you know about music? Can you tell about the different kinds of music? Please turn to page 33. Look at the pictures. Let’s listen to some music. Let’s see if you can guess which music matches with which picture.
T: Yes, you are right. I’m sure you will really enjoy yourselves after listening to all these beautiful music. What kind of music do you like better, Chinese or Western, classical or modern? Why? How does music make you feel? Why do you like to listen to music? Let’s discuss these questions in small groups. Try to share your opinions with one another.

II. Pre-reading
1.Thinking and saying
T: Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some if you can. (“The Beatles”, “Back Street Boys”, “West life”, “ SHE” “FIR”, “Beyond on ”. and so on )
2.Listening, talking and sharing
T: Let’s listen to some pieces of music from different bands. Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates which band you like best. Why? Then the group leader is to stand up and share the group idea with the class.
Do you know anything about “The Monkees”?

For reference: “The Monkees” is a band that was first popular in the 1960s in America. Unlike most bands of the time, the Monkees were not formed by its members but rather by TV producers. They were a fictional band in the TV show of the same name. The band was composed of Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork. All the members had some musical experience. Let’s come to the reading --- The Band That Wasn’t and find more about them.

III. Reading
1. Skimming
T: Now please listen to the recording of the text THE BAND THAT WASN’T. Then you should tell me the main idea. .
T: Skim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the paragraph.
1st paragraph: How do people get to form a band?
2nd paragraph: Most musicians meet and form a band.
3rd paragraph: One band started as a TV show.
4th paragraph: “The Monkees” became even more popular than “The Beatles”.

2. Scanning
Read the text again to complete the tables

How do people get to form a band?
Members
High school students
Reasons
They like to write and play music.
Places
They practice their music in someone’s home.
Forms
They may play to passers-by in the street or subway.
Results
They can earn some extra money. They may also have a chance to dream of becoming famous.

How was The Monkees formed and became a real band?
The Monkees in 1968 (left to right): Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith & Davy Jones


beginning of the band
It began as a TV show.
style of the performance
They played jokes on each other as well as played music.
first music and jokes
Most of them were based loosely on the band called “The Beatles”.
development of the band
They became more serious about their work 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.
changes of the band
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 time as a real band.
IV. Post reading
Do you agree that the jokes were more important than the music for this band? Give a reason.
For reference: Yes. I think it is the jokes that really attract more fans.
No. I think the purpose of forming a band is getting peopl
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