Warming up and Reading.ppt

1、Without music, life is a journey through a desert.,Music,Words and expressions,“ Music is.a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy ” Ludwig van Beethoven,“ 音乐是比所有智慧和哲学都更为重要的发现。” 贝多芬,Are you fond of music?Can you play a musical instrument?How does music make you feel?Why do you like to list

2、en to music?How do you listen to music?,Do you know these singers? Who do you like best?,Rock n Roll,Orchestra,Country music,Jazz,Choral,Pop,Classical music,Folk music,Rap,Can you name any music style?,Groups of people play different musical instruments together.,Orchestra,Serious and traditional st

3、yle,Classical Music,Music of American Negro origin, very romantic.,Jazz,saxophone,Many people get together to sing.,Choral,Music or song in the traditional style of a country,Folk Music,Talking and singing, also means “Hip-Hop”,Rap,Rock n Roll,Very loud sound with strong beat(节奏感),Type of music that

4、 comes from the folk music of the southern and western US.,Country Music,Country music,Jazz,Rock n roll,Classical,Folk music,Orchestra,Listen and Guess,Rap,Choral,Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? What do they have in common?,What kind of music do you like better Chinese or

5、Western, classical or modern? Why?,Zero point,The flowers,BEYOND,Back Street Boy,Westlife,The Beatles 披头士 (甲壳虫乐队),The Monkees the most popular band in the USA in 1966 1968!,A big hit!,The Monkees,Do you know anything about “The Monkees”?,It is a band with 4-person that was very popular in the 1960S

6、in America and as well as a TV show of the same name and it based on “The Beatles”. The band used instruments rarely seen on TV at that time. Now it is still popular in the world today.,THE BAND THAT WASNT,Reading,The Monkees 门基演唱组,The Monkees,Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4:,A. H

7、ow the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band. B. How do people form a band.? C. Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians. D. The Monkees started in a different way.,Which paragraph tells us the story of the Monkees? _,Paragraph 3 1996 B. 1970; 1990 C. 1970; the mi

8、d-1980s D. 1968; 1986,What does the title of the passage mean? A.The band wasnt a famous one. B.The band was formed in a different way. C.The band didnt play their own music. D.The band wasnt supported buy his fans.,Which of the following is not correct about “The Monkees”? A.At first, The Monkees c

9、opied the style of The Beatles. B.They were more popular than The Beatles. C.Their performances were really popular and attractive because of their jokes. D.They were copied by other groups and supported by their fans.,If we are _ _ ourselves, most of us have _ _ being famous sometimes in our lives.

10、 Most musicians often meet and _ a band.,Consolidation( Fill in the blanks ),honest with,dreamed of,form,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 different way.,passers-by,extra,

11、chance,The musicians of whom the band was formed _ _ _ each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely _ _ “The Beatles”. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups.,played jokes on,based on,“The Monkees” played their own _ and wrote their own music. Though it _ _

12、 in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.,instruments,broke up,Discussion:,Do you think the TV organizers were right to call the Monkees a band when they did not write or sing their own songs? Give reasons. 2. In your opinion, what is the most important thing for a successful band? Why?,Interview,3. Suppose The Monkees are invited to China and youve got the cha