高一英语必修二新课标unitreading

高一英语必修二新课标unitreading

Unit 5 Music Do you like music? How does music make you feel? relaxed calm happy What do you know about music ? Try to guess what kind of music the following belongs to. Guessing Game Orchestra A large group of people playing all kinds of musical instruments together. It was born in the US around 1890, which was sung by black people and it roots in Africa. Jazz It’s considered to be serious. It has a value that continues for a long time. Classical music Many people get together to sing. Choral It’s a kind of traditional music from a particular country, region or community. Folk music The words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat. It also means “Hip-Hop”. Rap Rock ’n’ Roll It was popular in the 1950s, and has very loud sound with strong beat. Type of music that comes from the folk music of the southern and western US. Country music Listen and see if you can guess which music matches which picture. 2 7 4 3 8 5 6 1 band 乐队 Do you know any famous bands? List some if you do. Can you name these bands according to the following pictures? S.H.E. Beyond Zero F.I.R. Fahrenheit Back street boys Westlife Rolling stone Beatles Do you know anything about the Monkees ? The Monkees — the most popular band in the USA from 1966 to 1968! Different: wasn’t a real band at first; played jokes on each other when playing music the Monkees Now let’s enjoy a song sung by the Monkees. I am a believer I am a believer I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me. Love was out to get me That is the way it seemed. Disappointment haunted all my dreams. Then I saw her face, now I am a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I am in love, I am a believer I couldn't leave her if I tried. I thought love was more or less a given thing, Seems the more I gave the less I got. What is the use in trying? All you get is pain. When I needed sunshine I got rain. … … The two musical bands mentioned in the passage are _______. A. the Westlife B. the Monkees C. the Beatles D. both B. & C. 2. "The Monkees" celebrated their time as a real band in ______. A. 1970 B. 1971 C. 1980 D. 1996 listening Choose the correct answer Fast reading: Read the passage quickly and match the general meaning of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Dreaming of being a famous musician or singer. Paragraph 2: How the Monkees became serious about their business. Paragraph 3: How musicians form bands. Paragraph 4 How the band got their start. Main idea of each paragraph The Band That Wasn’t Para. 2 How do people get to form a band? Members Reasons Places Forms Results High school students They like to write and play music. They practice their music in someone’s house. They may play to passers-by in the street or subway, and give performances in pubs or clubs. They can earn some extra money. They hope to make records in a studio and become millionaires. (The first step to fame) Para.3&4 began music & jokes after a year or so in about 1970 in the mid - 1980s in 1996 as ? based on ? became serious ? ? a real band a real band Para. 3&4 Information about The Mooknees. a TV show The Beatles broke up reunited 1.The writer believes that lots of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous . 2.Some bands in American must start as a group of high school students. 3.It was" The Beatles" that started in a different way. 4.It was hard for the TV organizers to look for good rock musicians. 5.At first," The Monkees" didn't play their own songs. T T T F F The Monkees may True or false If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have d of being famous sometimes in our lives. Many musicians often meet and form a band. Sometimes they play to p in the street so that they can earn e money and they also hope to make records in a s and sell millions of copies to become m . There was once a band. It started in a d way.The musicians were to play j on each other as well as play music, whose music and jokes were b on “The Beatles”. It was called the Monkees. Their performances were h enough to be copied by other groups.Though it b up in 1970, it r in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. Fill in blanks: reamed assers-by xtra tudio illionaires ifferent okes ased umorous roke eunited How do most people form a band?Put the following steps in right order. Make records. Give performance in the pubs or clubs. Musicians get together and play music at home. Play music in the street or subway. reading Reading Comprehension 4 3 1 2 Without music, life is a journey through a desert.