高中英语必修2 Unit 5 Music The Band That Wasn't

高中英语必修2

Unit5Music

TheBandThatWasn't

Teachinggoals

1Knowdifferentkindsofmusic

2KnowthedevelopmentoftheMonkees

3Thinkofyourfuture

TeachingImportance:

1Comprehend<TheBandThatWasn't>

2Theattributiveclausethatisleadedbyapreposition+which/whom

3Improvethereadingability:Summarizethemainidea

TeachingDifficulty:

1Understandtheattributiveclausethatisleadedbyapreposition+

which/whom

2Thinkaboutthethingsthathappentoyourself

TeachingMethods:

1Task-basedskimmingscanning

TeachingProcedure:

Step1

1Doyoulikemusic?

2Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike:ChineseorWestern,classicalor

modern?

3DoyouknowanythingabouttheMonkees?

AnexampleofoneoftheMonkees5songcanencouragestudentstoget

someideasofthisgroup.

Step2

Readthepassagequicklyandgetthemainideaofthepassage.Itisan

introductiontoWesternpopularmusic.TheMonkeeswasaverypopular

bandinEuropeandtheUSAatatimewhenChinawasexperiencingthe

CulturalRevolution.ItintroducesthedevelopmentoftheMonkees.

Readthepassageagainandlookforthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Analysethestructureofthepassage.

1Manypeoplewanttobefamousassingersormusicians

2Howmostbandsstart.

3TheMonkeesstartedinadifferentway.

4HowtheMonkeesbecamepopularandhowtheydevelopedasareal

band.

Step3

Readthepassageformoredetailedinformation.

1Theyproducedanewrecordin1996

2Mostmusiciansgettogetherand

3Theyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperlookingforfourrock

musicians,

4ThefirstTVshow

5However,thebandbrokeupabout1970,

Abutonlyonepersonwasaccepted.

Bbutreunitedinthemid-1980s.

Cformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.

Dtocelebratetheirtimeasaband.

Ewasabighit.

Step4

Openexercise.StudentsdiscusswhattheythinkoftheMonkees.Thereis

nocorrectanswerandmanypossiblecombinationsofadjectivesare

possible.Theimportantthingistoencouragestudentstoexamineall

thealternativesofferedandacceptorrejectwithareason.Usingthe

adjectivesyouhavechosentosumupyourideas.

Theadjectivesare:

Popularlivelyfunnyfoolishattractivebraveintelligent

brightcrazynoisyclassicalhumoroushonestfamoussmart

determined

Forexample:

Theywereentertainersafterall.It'sfinetobefunnyandcrazy.Theywere

morepopularthantheBeatlesatonetimesotheymusthavebeenvery

famousandrich,Isuppose.

WethinktheMonkeeswerepopular,lively,noisy,attractive,funny,crazy

andrich.

Step5

Ingroups,discussthefollowingquestions:

1DoyouthinktheTVorganizerswererighttocalltheMonkeesaband

whentheydidnotwriteorsingtheirownsongs?Givereasons.

2Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingforasuccessfulband?

Why?

Theexerciseextendstheunderstandingofthestudentsbyaskingthemfor

theirpersonalopinions.Ifthestudentsunderstandtheideasinthepassage

theywillhavenodifficultyinfindingasuitableanswer.

Planningoftheblackboard:

Unit5Music

DoyouknowanythingabouttheMonkees?

Thereadingpassageisanintroductiontowesternpopularmusic.

1Manypeoplewantto