1、Section Warming up & ReadingPrereading,Step One:Warming up1There are many different kinds of music in the world.How many kinds can you say?,答案:AFolk musicBClassical musicCRapDJazzEOrchestraFRockn RollGCountry musicHChoral,2Do you know any famous bands?_答案: SHE;the MONKEES;BACKSTREETBOYS;The Beatles,
2、Step Two:Fast readingScan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1The success of “The Monkees” tells us that_.Amusicians like to show off their talentsBskill and desire can lead you to discover your talentsCcopy is important for bands to become famousDplaying jokes on each ot
3、her as well as playing music is a good form答案:B,2Honestly,many people want to form a band to_.Aplay at a concert Bhave funCearn fame or moneyDshow they love music答案:C,3Many musicians forming a band have to_to make a living and become famous.Aplay to passersby in the street or subwayBpractise their m
4、usic in someones houseCperform in pubs or clubsDall of the above答案:D,4Why did the Monkees become so popular?ABecause it started in a different way.BBecause it began at a TV show.CBecause they played jokes as well as music.DBecause they wrote and played the music themselves.答案:C,5What is true about t
5、he Monkees?AThe members of the Monkees could not sing well.BThey became as popular as the Beatles in the USA.CThey started to play and sing their own songs after they became famous.DThey wrote and played the music themselves when the band was formed.答案:C,Step Three:Detail reading1Read the text and t
6、hen do True or False exercises.(1)A famous singer or musician usually belongs to a band.()(2)If you sing karaoke,it will be easier for you to be rich and famous.(),(3)Many musicians form a band because of their common interest in music.()(4)Playing music to passersby in the street is the first step
7、to fame.()(5)When performers make records and sell millions of copies,they are successful.()答案:(1)F(2)F(3)T(4)F(5)T,2Read the text and match the main idea of each part.Para.1AHow the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real bandPara.2 BThe Monkees started in a different way.Para.3 CMa
8、ny people want to be famous as singers or musicians.Para.4 DThis is how most bands start.答案:Para.1:C;Para.2:D;Para.3:B;Para.4:A,Step Four:DiscussionWhat do you learn from The Monkees success?_,Step Five:SummaryMost young people have wanted to be a famous singer or musician.They have 1._of playing in
9、 front of audience.Honestly speaking,many people 2._great importance to becoming rich and famous.Many musicians meet and 3._a band.They may start as a group of high school students.At first,they may play to 4._in the street.Later,they may give 5._in pubs or clubs.Of course they want to make a lot of
10、 money.,However,there was one band 6._the Monkees that started in a different way.They began as a TV show.The TV organizers had planned to find four rock musicians,but they could only find one.They had to use 7._,who had to 8._on other musicians to help them.They just 9._to sing.Their performances were 10._and soon they became popular.After a year or so,the Monkees began to play and sing their own songs like a real band.In the US,they became even more popular than the Beatles.,答案:1.dreamed2.attach3.form4.passersby5performances6.called7.actors8.rely9.pretended10humorous,