Pre-readingHave you ever heard about any of the famous bands in the world? Can you list some of them? The band that wasn’tReading Predicting What does it mean by “The band that wasn’t”? Can you guess what band it would be like?Fast reading1. Which of the following singers or bands are mentioned in the passage?A. Liu Dehua, Coco Li and BeyondB. Beyond, Coco Li and LeonC. Coco Li, The Beatles and Liu HuanD. Cathy, Liu Huan and the Beatles C2. How many musicians were there when the band was formed at the beginning?A.Four B. Three C. Two D. One3. When did the Monkees break up and when did it reunite?A.1970; 1996 B. 1970; 1990C. 1970; the mid-1980sD. 1968; 1986DC 4. Which of the following statements is true? A. All the bands are formed because they like to write and play music. B. The Monkees played songs written by other musicians for many years. C. The Beatles is more popular than the Monkees. D. Forming bands for high school students can realize their dream of becoming famous.D Detail Reading Read the story carefully and join the correct parts of the sentences together. (P35 Ex2)1-D2-E3-A4-B5-CCan you tell the main ideas of each paragraph?Paragraph One---- Paragraph Two----how musicians form bands dreaming of being a famous musician or singer.Paragraph 3----how the Monkees got their startParagraph 4---- how the Monkees became seriousabout the music business.Summary If we are ourselves, most of us have being famous sometimes in our lives. Most musicians often meet and a band. Sometimes they play in the street to so that they can earn some money and this also gives them a to realize their dreams. There was once a band started in a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formedhonestwithdreamtofformpassers-bychance each other as well as played music, whose music and jokes were loosely “The Beatles”.Their exciting performances were copied byother groups. “The Monkees” played their own and wrote their own music. Though it in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today. played jokesonbasedoninstrumentsbrokeupDiscussion What do you think of “The Monkees”?Discuss in pairs using the adjectives thatyou think best describe them. Give reasonsfor your choices.popular, lively, funny, foolish,attractive, brave, crazy, noisy,classical, rich, honest, famous
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