Book2Unit5学案(1)

3.This company spends a lot of money on (广告) every year to show their products to the public.

4.The little boy likes music and dreams of becoming a (音乐家).

5.Some people beg from (路人) in the streets.This is their way of making a living. 6.During a football match,thousands of football f often shout at the top of their voice to cheer for their teams.

7.She is fond of singing f songs.

8.Let’s go to the theatre first and eat at a restaurant a . 9.Were you nervous (紧张) when you gave a p to a TV camera for the first time? 10.John worked hard as an actor so that he could e money for his family.. Ⅱ. 短文填空

If we are honest with ourselves,most of us have (梦想) being famous sometimes in our lives.Most (音乐家) often meet and (组成) a band.Sometimes they play in the street to (行人) so that they can earn some (额外的) money and this also gives them a (机会) to realize their dreams.There was once a

band which started in a different way.The musicians of whom the band was formed (戏弄) each other as well as played music,whose music and jokes were loosely based on the Beatles.Their exciting (表演) were copied by other groups.The Monkees played their own (乐器) and wrote their own music.Though it (解体) about 1970,it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.

(备注：讲学案和巩固案可根据班级情况选用英语周报上词汇讲解和练习部分； 讲学案部分内容较多，各层次班级根据学生情况进行删减）

Period 2 Reading

Learning Aims:

1. Know different types of music and form a proper sense of enjoying music; 2. Learn some reading skills especially the skill of looking for main ideas of a passage or each paragraph.

【Preview】

1.Do you like music? How does music make you feel?

2. Music is a popular way to express a certain kind of feeling. What kinds of music can you tell? Give examples!

_____________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you know any famous band? List some if you do.

4. Choose the right answer according to the definitions given.

①. a type of music that people consider to be serious and that has a value that continues for a long time ( )

②. a style of music which has a strong loud beat ( )

③. a large group of people playing many different kinds of musical instruments together, led by a conductor ( )

④. a type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern and western U.S. ( )

⑤. 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 ( )

⑥. traditional music from a particular country, region, or community ( )

A. folk music B. classical music C. country music D. rap E. orchestra F. rock ’n’ roll

【Learning】 Reading:

Task One: Read the passage quickly and try to find out:

1. How many bands are mentioned in the passage? What are their names?

_____________________________________________________________________ 2. Which band does the passage mainly talk about?

_____________________________________________________________________

Task Two: Read the passage again and match each paragraph with its main idea: Para 1 How do most bands start?

Para 2 How the Monkees became popular and developed as a real band. Para 3 Many people want to be famous as singers or musicians. Para 4 The Monkees started in a different way.

Task Three: Read this passage carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences together. (备注：P35页第一题）

1.They produce a new record in 1996 a.but only one person was accepted. 2.Most musicians get together and b.but reunited in the mid-1980s.

3.They put an advertisement in the c.form a band because they like to write and play music. newspaper looking for four rock musicians,

4.The first TV show d.to celebrate their time as a band. 5.However,the band broke up about 1970, e.was a big hit.

【Consolidation】

1. Review what we have learned in this class.

2. Think about: what does the title “The Band That Wasn’t” refer to?

备注：由于本堂课需要引入Music这个主题，因此在Preview部分需要多花一些时间，reading部分如果时间不够，只需完成Task One&Two, Task Three可留为Homework.

Period 3 Reading

Learning Aims:

1. Understand what a band is;

2. Learn to scan for key information according to key words;

3. Learn about the important factors to success such as the full love of music, the hard working，the passion to the career, the team sprit etc.

【Preview】

英语周报Reading tasks

【Learning】

Task 1: Read paragraphs 1 and 2 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. A famous singer or musician usually belongs to a band.

2. If you sing karaoke, it will be easier for you to be rich and famous. 3. Many musicians form a band because of their common interest in music. 4. Playing music to passers-by in the street is the first step to fame.

5. When performers make records and sell millions of copies, they are successful.

Task 2: Read paragraphs 3 and 4 and fill in the blanks with proper words.

The Monkees Not a real band A real band TV organizers put an ____________ in a They played and sang their own songs. newspaper to find four musicians. Three _______ and one musician They produced records and started _______ _______ the band. They played _____ on each other as well as played music. They pretended to sing during the __________. They _________ in the mid-1980s. and playing their own music. They _________ about 1970. They played and sang songs written In 1996, they produced a new record, with by ______________. which they ___________ their former time.

Task 3: Choose the best answer.

1. What does the title of the passage mean?

A.The band wasn’t a famous one. B.The band was formed in a different way. C.The band didn’t play their own music. D.The band wasn’t supported buy his fans. 2. How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning? A. Four B. Three C. Two D. One 3. Which of the following is not correct about “The Monkees”? A. At first, The Monkees copied the style of The Beatles. B.They were not so popular as 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.

【Consolidation】

Finish the following passage according to the text and try to retell the story

The Monkees

There was a band that started in ① .It began as ② .The musicians ③ each other as well as played music.Their music and jokes were based on ④ .Their ⑤ performances were copied by other groups and their fans ⑥ them fiercely.Each week the group would play a song or two ⑦ other musicians.A year later,they became ⑧ about their work.They started to play their

own ⑨ and write their own songs ⑩ .They became even more than the Beatles.However,the band mid-1980s.

about 1970,but

in the