Unit5Music“Musicis...ahigherrevelationthanallwisdomandphilosophy”——LudwigvanBeethovenWhenIwasyoungI'dlistentotheradiowaitingformyfavoritesongswhentheyplayedI'dsingalong,itmakemesmile.YesterdayoncemoreRock’n’RollOrchestraCountrymusicJazzChoralHip-hopPopClassicalmusicFolkmusicRapBluesCanyounameanymusicstyle?Canyounameanymusicstyle?Listenandseeifyoucanguesswhichmusicmatcheswhichpicture.Task2:Practice12743856•classicalmusic•rockandroll•orchestra•folkmusic•jazz•theblues•chorus•symphony•countrymusic•choral•popmusic•modernmusic•Chinesemusic•WesternmusicNamesofmusicChoral---AtraditionalChristmassong,whichisoftensunginthechurchonChristmasDay.CountrymusicispopularmusicinthestyleofmusicfromthesouthernandwesternUS.TheEaglesRap---ApopularmusicinthestyleofmusicformthesouthernandwesternUS.Rock’n’Roll---Astyleofmusicthatwaspopularinthe1950s,andhasastrongloudbeat.Jazz---ItwasbornintheUSaround1890.ItwassungbyblackpeopleanditsrootsinAfrica.Classicalmusic---Musicthatpeopleconsidertobeseriousandhasbeenpopularforalongtime.Orchestra---Alargegroupofpeopleplayingallkindsofmusicalinstrumentsamongtogether.ChineseFolkSongsFolkmusic---Ithasbeenpasseddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Atfirstitwasneverwrittendown.Peoplelearntitfromtheirparents.Mostofthesongsareaboutcountrylife,theseasons,animals,andaboutloveandsadnessinpeople’slife.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike:ChineseorWestern,classicalormodern?Why?Somesayingsaboutmusic•Musicisfunandforyourspirit!•Trymanydifferentstylesofmusic,andalwaysrememberthatmusicwillneverbeawasteoftime.•Withoutmusic,lifeisajourneythroughadesert.Areyoufondofmusic?Canyouplayamusicalinstrument?Howdoesmusicmakeyoufeel?Whydoyouliketolistentomusic?Howdoyoulistentomusic?Askquestionstoeachothertogettheinformation,thenreportit.GroupworkHaveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Task4Pre-readingBackStreetBoyWestlifeTheBeatlesDoyouknowtheMonkees?DoyouknowtheMonkees?TheMonkees—themostpopularbandintheUSAfrom1966to1968!Abighit!Task1:Task1:WestlifeS.H.EBackStreetBoyMayDayF.I.YTheBeatles,BeyondTheMonkees,Freddy’sband…Doyouknowanyfamousband?Doyouknowanyfamousband?Firstreading:ListeningtothetapeanddoEx1&2onpage35inyourbooks.Task5readingMainideaofeachparagraphParagraph1:Paragraph2:Manypeoplewanttobefamousassingersormusicians.Thisis_________mostbands_______.starthowParagraph3:Paragraph4:TheMonkees_________ina___________way.HowtheMonkeesbecame___________andhowthey___________asarealband.starteddifferentpopulardeveloped1.Whataretheadvantagesifthestudentsformabandtoplayinthestreet?2.Whendid“TheMonkees”breakupandwhendiditreunite?3.Whywas“TheMonkees”successfulintheirwork?carefulreading:Readandanswerfollowingquestions:1.Whataretheadvantagesifpeopleformabandtoplayinthestreet?Theycanearnsomeextramoneyandthiscanalsogivethemachancetorealizetheirdreamofbeingfamous.2.Whendid“TheMonkees”breakupandwhendiditreunite?“TheMonkees”brokeupinabout1970anditreunitedintheMid-1980s.3.Whywas“TheMonkees”successfulintheirwork?Becausetheywereseriousabouttheirworkandtheyalsoworkedveryhardandtheyhadtheiruniquestyle.Ifweare___________ourselves,mostofushave__________beingfamoussometimesinourlives.Mostmusiciansoftenmeetand_____aband.Task6:Consolidation(Fillintheblanks)honestwithdreamedofformSometimestheyplayinthestreetto__________sothattheycanearnsome______moneyandthisalsogivesthema_______torealizetheirdreams.Therewasonceabandwhichstartedinadifferentway.passers-byextrachanceThemusiciansofwhomthebandwasformed___________________eachotheraswellasplayedmusic,whosemusicandjokeswereloosely________“TheBeatles”.Theirexcitingperformanceswerecopiedbyothergroups.playedjokesonbasedon“TheMonkees”playedtheirown___________andwrotetheirownmusic.Thoughit_______in1970,itreunitedinthemid-1980sanditisstillpopulartoday.instrumentsbrokeupWhydoyouthinkmusicissoimportantinourdailylife?Task7:Creativeworkmakelifemorelively,interesting,colorful;makethingsbetterforpeopletounderstand;enjoy,expressone’sfeelinghelponeforgettheirpainandtiredness;developone’sloveforhiscountry,friends,familyandrelatives;helppeopletoworktogetherandrememberthingswell.Todaywe’velearntthepassageabouttheband“TheMonkees”andlearntsomethingaboutmusic.Besides,weknowtheirsuccessliesintheirhardworkandtheiruniquestyleofperformance.Task8:Summary
