Unit 5
Music
Do you like music?
How does music make you feel?
What kinds of music do you know?
relaxed, happy, excited, calm, sad…
• Classical music
• Rock’n’roll
• Orchestra
• Folk music
• Jazz
• Choral
• Rap / Hip-pop
• Blues
• Country music
• Pop music
• Chinese music
• Western music
Different kinds of music
Listen to the different kinds
of music and guess which
music they belong to.
Guessing Game
The words of a song are not sung, but
spoken to music. It also means “Hip-
Hop”.
Rap
Rock ’n’ Roll
It was popular in the 1950s, and has a
strong loud beat.
Many people get together to sing.
Choral
It is serious and has a value that
continues for a long time.
Classical music
Music that comes from the folk music
of the southern and western US.
Country music
Traditional music from a country
or a region.
Folk music
It was born in the US around 1890,
which was sung by black people and it
roots in Africa.
Jazz
Orchestra
A large group of people playing all kinds
of musical instruments together.
What is a band?
A band is made up of a group of
musicians who write and play music
as well as sing songs.
Beyond
TF boys
Backstreet boys
Zero point
The Monkees
Reading
THE BAND THAT WASN’T
1. The musical band(s) mentioned in
the passage is/ are _______.
A. the Westlife B. the Monkees
C. the Beatles D. both B & C
2. "The band that wasn’t " refers to
___________.
Fast-reading
the Monkees
Para 1
Para 3
Para 2
Para 4
B. Many people want to be
famous as singers or musicians.
A. How most bands start.
D. The Monkees started in a
different way.
C. How the Monkees became
popular and how they
developed as a real band.
Match the main ideas and the paragraphs.
Skimming
The author asks some questions in para1
to _______.
A. collect the readers’ answers to do a survey
B. get some advice on how to form a band
C. lead to the topic of how to form a band
D. introduce some famous singers
Para 1
Scanning
How do most bands start?
Put the following steps in right order.
__ Make records in a studio.
__ Give performances in the pubs or clubs.
__ Write and practise music at home.
__ Play music to passers-by in the street or
subway.
Scanning
Para 2
4
3
1
2
A three minutes’ show on the stage
requires ten years practise behind!
play jokes on each other
a TV show
musician
Scanning
Para 3
The Monkees started in a different way.
Beginning: began as ___________
based loosely on __________
Members: one _________ and
three ________
Style: _____________________ as well as
__________
the Beatles
actors
play music
turning point?
Scanning
The development of the Monkees
At first
weakness:
strength:
A year later:
1970:
Mid-1980s:
1996:
Para 4
had to rely on,
pretended to sing
humorous
became more serious about
started to play and sing their own songs
broke up
reunited
produced a new record
Discussion
1. How do you understand the title“The
band that wasn’t” ?
2. Is it easy for the Monkees to achieve
success? Why can they achieve such great
success?