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Haveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Pre-readingBeyond;theBeatlesoftheUK;thezeroo’clockofChina;The12-womangroupofChina;U2;Backstreetboys;SavageGarden.Thetitleis“THEBANDTHATWASN’T”,whatdoyouthinkofit?Guesswhatthepassagewilltellyou.Listentothesong.Andtellmewhatyoufeel.TheMonkees:•AFamousBand•Rock&Roll•Popularbetweenthe1970sandthe1980s•DaydreamBeliever一些关于门基乐队的资料Abighit!Listentothetapeandgetthemainideaofthepassage.•ThepassageisgenerallyonTheMonkees’roadtowardssuccess.Atfirsttheydidn'tknowhowtosingorhowtowritesongsthemselves.Butatlasttheylearnedtowriteandsingsongsverywellandbecamearealsuccess.The1stParagraph:AGeneralIntroductionDoyouwanttobecomefamousandsuccessfulinthefuture?Doyouwanttobeasinger?Doyouknowwhatisabandandhowtoformaband?ReadingThe2ndParagraph:HowbandsareformedQuestions:1.WhoaremanyAmericanbandsformedof?2.Whydotheyplaymusictothepassers-byinthestreetorsubway?Answers:1.Theyareformedofhighschoolstudents.2.Becausetheycanearnsomeextramoneyortheycanusethemoneytopayfortheirinstrument.The3rdParagraph:TheMonkees’StartingDaysQuestion:1.WhatdidthebandusuallydointheTVshow?2.Couldtheybecalledabandinthebeginning?Why?Answers:1.Theyplayedjokesoneachaswellasplayedmusic.2.No.Becausetheycouldneithersingnorwritesongsthemselves.The4thParagraph:TheMonkees’BestyearsQuestions:1.Whendidtheybecomeseriousabouttheirmusic?2.In1996theyproducedanewrecord.Whatwasitfor?Answers:1.Ayearaftertheyunited.2.Tocelebratetheirtimeasarealband.Carefulreading1.Whatisaband?2.Whydothepeoplewanttobepartoftheband?3.Whatstagesdomostbandsgothroughbeforetheybecamefamousandrich?4.HowwastheMonkeesformed?5.Whydidtheybecamepopular?6.InwhatwaysistheMonkeessimilartoordifferentfromeotherbands?Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.1.Theyproducedanewrecordin19962.Mostmusiciansgettogetherand3.Theyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperlookingforfourrockmusicians,4.ThefirstTVshow5.However,thebandbrokeupabout1970,A.butonlyonepersonwasaccepted.B.wasastart.C.butreunitedinthemid-1980s.D.tocelebratetheirtimeasaband.E.formabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.Choosetheadjectivesthatyouthinkbestdescribe“TheMonkees”.Haveaclassdiscussiontoseeifyouallagree.Sampledialogue:A:IlikethesoundofTheMonkees.Theysoundasiftheywerefuntowatchaswellaslistento.B:Yes,metoo.Isupposethatwecoulddescribethemasbeingpopularandlively.Doyouagree?C:Theysoundfromthetapeasiftheywerenoisytoo!A:Yes,andit’sclearthattheirmusicisnotclassicalsowecanignorethatadjective.Theysoundattractivetometoo.Ilikethebouncy,cheerfulmusic.Itmakesmyfeetwanttomove.C:ButIthinktheywerefoolishinthewaytheybehaved.Playingjokesonotherpeoplesoundsrathersillyandchildish,don’tyouthink?Idon’tthinktheyareveryseriouspeople!B:I’msuretheywerenot.Theywereentertainersafterall.Soit’sfinetobefunnyandcrazy.TheyweremorepopularthantheBeatlesatonetimesotheymusthavebeenveryfamousandrich,Isuppose.Solet’sseewhatweagreeon.WethinkTheMonkeeswerepopular,lively,noisy,attractivefunny,crazyandrich.Ithinkthat’senoughtobegoingonwith,don’tyou?HOMEWORK1.Surftheinternettofindmoreabout“band”.2.Finishtheexercisesonpage35.3.Reviewthepassage.