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Unit 5 Music

Warming up and reading Part one

Warming up Step Ⅰ

Try to guess which kind does the following belong to. 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 popular music in the style of music form the southern and western US. ____ 5. Music or song in the traditional style of a country_______________ 6. It was born in the US around 1890. It was sung by black people and its roots in Africa___________ 7. A type of popular music in the style of the traditional music of the southern and western U.S._________ 8. A traditional Christmas song, which is often sung in the church on Christmas Day.________

Step Ⅱ

Do you know anything about “The Monkees”?

Part two

Reading Task 1: Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. 1.

In the author’s opinion, many people want to be part of a band because ________.

A. they want to sing or play music

B. they like famous musicians

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C. they want to become rich and famous

D. they know a band plays an important part in society. 2. Many musicians like to write and play their own

music

so they _______.

A. join a club

B. form a band

C. live together

D. sing in the streets 3. At first the musicians sing in the streets in order to __.

A. make themselves sing better

B. thank the passers-by

C. become millionaires

D. make some extra money 4. What did the Monkees do on the TV show?

A. They played jokes on each other and music.

B. They told the people stories.

C. They sang and danced.

D. They taught the people music. 5. How many years didn’t the Monkees work together

after the band broke

up?

A. About 10 years.

B. About 15 years.

C. About 20 years.

D. About 25 years. Task 2: Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.1.Which two musical bands were mentioned in the passage?

2.When did “The Monkees”

break up and when did it reunite?

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3.

When did" The Monkees" celebrate their time as a real band?

Read the text and then match the main idea of each paragraph.

Para

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How “The Monkees”

was formed. Para

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The development of “The Monkees”. Para

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Dreaming of being a famous musician or

singer. Para

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How musicians form bands. Task 3: Summary

“The Monkees” was formed in 1960s in the USA. It began as a TV show. The m________ of the band played j_______ as well as played music. In fact, it wasn’t a

r______ band at the very beginning. Most of the musicians were only

a_______ who p___________ to sing the songs when they were on the stage. They became popular because of their a________ performances. After a year or so, they became more s________ about their work and started to play their own i____________ and write their own songs. However, the band b_____ up in about 1970 and r________ in the mid-1980s.

Part three

Theme reading Whether they’re singing along with Curious George’s theme song or asking you to turn up a popular song on the car radio, children love music.

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Here are some helpful tips on creating an appropriate musical library for your child.

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Before you pick the songs, keep in mind that your child benefits from doing more

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than just listening. To get the full benefits of music, children need to sing, clap and dance along with the tunes (曲调). Singing and moving to music tells the brain to make meaning of it, which is like thinking in language. We learn music by practicing it, making sounds and essentially training our brains.

Start with the familiar one.

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Durbin, a childhood specialist, suggests starting with nursery rhymes before gradually moving into folk and classical songs as the children reach preschool age.

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As you expand your child’s library, consider adding classical music – especially the piece tells a story or teaches them about instrumentation. You can try Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens or Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, both of which use instruments to represent different animals and characters. The children can learn about specific instruments while learning a story.

Parental guidance is suggested. “Unless you think your child can make good selections, you’d better supervise what they are listening to,” Durbin says.

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“As children get older, encourage them to be more independent of their selection of music. In the car, give them a choice of CDs or stations,” Durbin adds. A.

Not just for listening. B.

Pay attention to the classical. C.

Some children only take interest in pop music. D.

Consider the songs you sang during your growth period and start there. E.

But what kind of music should kids listen to at a young age? F.

However, some kinds of music are not suitable for school children. G.

Sit with your children and find new songs to add to their collection together.

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