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How about dancing?

Sing karaoke with your friends!

choral

country music

rock music

jazz

orchestra

Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture.

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根据相应的英文描述给出音乐形式。 A. a type of music that people consider to be serious and that has a value that continues for a long time classical music B. a style of music which has a strong loud beat rock ’n’ roll C. a large group of people playing many different kinds of musical instruments together, led by a conductor orchestra

D. a type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern and western U. S. country music E. a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat rap F. traditional music from a particular country, region, or community folk music

Have you heard about any of the famous bands in the world? List some you know. Beyond; the Beatles of the UK, the zero o’clock of China, The 12 -woman group of China; U 2; Backstreet boys; Savage Garden.

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The Beatles

Do you know the Monkees?

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The Monkees started in a different way How the Monkees became popular and how they developed as a real band. How do most bands start? Many people want to be famous as sing or musicians. start

1. What are the advantages if the students form a band to play in the street? 2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite? 3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work?

1. What are the advantages if people form a band to play in the street? They can earn some extra money and this can also give them a chance to realize their dream of being famous.

2. When did “The Monkees” break up and when did it reunite? “The Monkees” broke up about 1970 and it reunited in the mid 1980 s.

3. Why was “The Monkees” successful in their work? Because they were serious about their work and they also worked very hard.

Fill in the blanks with proper words. Liking to write and play Reason ______their own music or becoming rich and famous. How do Members Some musicians or just a people group of highform a school_____. students band Practicing in someone’s______ house Playing to passers-by in the Places street or subway _______. performances Giving ________in pubs or clubs.

How Results do people form a The band called the Making _____in a studio records and becoming millionaires. Starting as a TV show , its jokes member playing _____on Monkees each other , and _____on relying other musicians. Starting to play and sing their ____songs, producing their own records as a band. Breaking up around 1970 but reuniting _______in the mid-1980 s.

Today we’ve learnt the passage about the band “The Monkees” and learnt something about music. Besides, we know their success lies in their hard work and their unique style of performance.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together. A. but only one person was accepted. B. B. but reunited in the mid-1980 s. C. C. form a band because they like to D. write and play music. E. D. to celebrate their time as a band.

1. They produced a new record in 1996 (D) 2. Most musicians get together and (C) 3. They put an advertisement in the newspaper looking for four rock musicians, (A)

4. The first TV show (E) 5. However, the band broke up about 1970, (B)

1. Read the text fluently and prepare to retell the text. 2. Think about If you could start a band, what type of music you would play? why?