高中英語(yǔ)必修二U5P2Pre-readingandReading

Unit5Musicmusicianpretendattachformpasser-byearnextrainstrumentn.音樂(lè)家vt.假裝；假扮vt.&vi.系上;縛上;連接vt.(使)組成;形成;構(gòu)成n.過(guò)路人;行人vt.賺;掙得;獲得adj.額外的;外加的n.工具;器械;樂(lè)器Wordspreviewperformperformancepubcashstudiomillionaireactorvt.&vi.表演;履行;執(zhí)行n.表演;演奏n.酒館;酒吧n.現(xiàn)金n.工作室;演播室n.百萬(wàn)富翁;富豪n.男演員;行動(dòng)者Wordspreviewrelybroadcasthumorousfamiliarattractivevi.依賴(lài);依靠n.廣播;播放vt.&vi.廣播;播放adj.幽默的;詼諧的adj.熟悉的;親近的adj.吸引人的;有吸引力的Wordspreviewdreamoftobehonestattach…toincashplayjokesonrelyon夢(mèng)見(jiàn);夢(mèng)想;設(shè)想說(shuō)實(shí)在地;實(shí)話說(shuō)認(rèn)為有(重要性、意義);附上;連接用現(xiàn)金;有現(xiàn)錢(qián)戲弄依賴(lài);依靠Expressionspreviewbe/getfamiliarwithorsobreakup熟悉;與……熟悉起來(lái)大約打碎;分裂;解體ExpressionspreviewHaveyouheardaboutanyofthefamousbandsintheworld?Listsomeifyouhave.Beyond;theBeatlesoftheUK,thezeroo’clockofChina,The12-womangroupofChina;U2;Backstreetboys;SavageGarden.Pre-readingTheBeatlesThe12-womangroupofChina;F.I.RBeyondBackStreetBoywestlifeDoyouknowtheMonkees?THEBANDTHATWASN’TReadingDoyouknowanythingabouttheMonkees?TheMonkees—themostpopularbandintheUSAfrom1966to1968!Abighit!TheMonkeeswereamade-for-TVmusicalgroupformedin1965whentheproducersBobRafelsonandBertSchneideradvertisedforbandmembersinVariety.ThenextyearthezanycomedyTVshowTheMonkeesdebuted(授權(quán))withtheband'sfourmembers:TheMonkeesdrummerMicky

Dolenz(b.8March1945inLosAngeles,California),bassist(低音吉他手)PeterTork(b.13February1942inWashington,D.C.),guitaristMichaelNesmith(b.30December1942inHouston,Texas)andheartthrobsingerDavyJones(b.30December1945inManchester,England).

TheshowwasasurprisehitandtheMonkeesbecameapopphenomenon,releasingalbumsandevenamovie(1968'sHead).Atfirstthebandmembersdidlittlemorethansingontheiralbums,thoughlatertheybegantoplayinstrumentsandwritesomeoftheirownsongs.TheiralbumsincludedTheMonkees(1966)andHeadquarters(1967),withhitsinglesincluding"PleasantValleySunday,""I'maBeliever"and"LastTraintoClarksville."TheTVshowendedin1968andTorkleftthegroupthesameyear.

Nesmithleftin1969andbytheendof1970TheMonkeeshadfizzledout(結(jié)果失敗).ThebandregroupedwithoutNesmithinthe1980sandcontinuetomakeoccasionalappearancestogether.TheMonkeesalsoblazedatrailforfuturepre-fabbandslikeThePartridgeFamilyandTheSpiceGirls.

Whatisthepassageabout?howpeopleformaband;howtheMonkeesformedandbecamearealband.It’saboutParagraph1:Paragraph2:Paragraph3:Paragraph4:Manypeoplewanttobefamousassingersormusicians.Thisishowmostbandsstart.TheMonkeesstartedinadifferentway.HowTheMonkeesbecamepopularandhowtheydevelopedasarealband.ThemainideaforeachparagraphWhatisaband?Inmusic,abandisacompanyofmusicians,ormusicalensemble,usuallypopularorfolk,playingpartsoforimprovisingamusicalarrangementondifferentmusicalinstruments.AnswerquestionsWhydopeoplewanttobepartofaband?Thereasonsmaybevarious.Inaway,peoplemaythinkbeingpartofabandcanmakethemrichorfamous.Whatstagesdomostbandsgothroughbeforetheybecomefamousandrich?startasagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaygiveperformancesinpubsorclubsmakerecordsinastudioHowwastheMonkeesformed?Whydidtheybecomepopular?TheMonkeesbeganasaTVshow.Becausetheirperformanceswereveryhumorous.InwhatwaysistheMonkeessimilartoordifferentfromotherbands?Similarities:

1.ducetheirownrecords,playandsingtheirownsongsInwhatwaysistheMonkeessimilartoordifferentfromotherbands?Differences:

1.ItbeganasaTVshowinwhichthemusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic.2.Notallcansingwell,somewereactorswhohadtorelyonothermusicians.Theyjustpretendedtosingduringthebroadcasts.Retelling

Ifwearehonestwithourselves,mostofuswilladmitthatweallhavedreamedofbecomingfamoussometimesinourlives.Mostmusiciansoftenmeetandforma_____.Sometimestheyplayinthestreetto_________sothattheycan____someextramoneyandthisalsogivesthemachancetorealizetheir_______.bandpassers-bydreamsearnTherewasonceabandwhichwasstartedina________way.Themusiciansofwhomthebandwasformedplayed______oneachotheraswellasplayedmusic,whosemusicandjokeswerelooselybasedontheBeatles.Theirexciting_____________werecopiedbyothergroups.differentjokesperformances

Afterayearorso,theybecamemoreseriousoftheirwork.TheMonkeesplayedtheir_____instrumentsandwrotetheirownmusic.Thoughitbrokeupin1970,it________inthemid-1980sanditisstill_________today.reunitedpopularownTheyproducedanewrecordin19962.Mostmusiciansgettogetherand3.Theyputanadvertisementinthenewspaperlookingforfourrockmusicians,4.ThefirstTVshow5.However,thebandbrokeupabout1970,butonlyonepersonwasaccepted.B.butreunitedinthemid-1980s.C.formabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaymusic.D.tocelebratetheirtimeasaband.E.wasabighit.JointogetherDiscussandexpressyourideas:

1.DoyouthinktheTVorganizerswererighttocalltheMonkeesabandwhentheydidnotwriteorsingtheirownsongs?Givereasons.2.Inyouropinion,whatisthemostimportantthingforasuccessfulband?Why?1.DefinitionIstheMonkeesarealband?1morethantwomusiciansandusuallyfourorfive2theyplaypopularmusicandsingthesongs3theyperforminconcerts,pubsortotheirclassmates1Yes2Notatfirstbuttheydidlater3Yes,butonTV

Unlikemostbands,TheMonkeeswerenotformedbyitsmembersbutratherbyTVproducers.Yousee,theMonkeesweren'toriginallyarealband——theywereafictionalbandinaTVshowofthesamename.Whilefourmemberssang,theydidnotplaytheirowninstrumentsorwritetheirownsongs,atleastatfirst.

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Andyetthankstocontributionsbytopsongwritersandsessionmusicians,acarefullycraftedimage,andofcourse,thesuccessfulTVshow,TheMonkeesbecameoneofthemostpopularpopgroupsofthe'60s,atonepointoutsellingtheBeatlesandtheRollingStones.Thoughthegrouplaterseizedcontrolofit'sdestiny——learnedtoplaytheirowninstruments,writetheirownlyricsandhelpscreenwriteramovie.

Astheirfamegrew,TheMonkees

themselvesgrewupsetatnotbeingabletoplaytheirowninstrumentsorwritetheirownsongs——especiallybonafidemusicianMikeNesmith——andbegantorebelagainsttheirproducersandrecordcompany,goingpublicwiththetruthabouttheirsongs.Whilethisdisappointedmanyolderfans,mostdidn'tseemtocare.TheMonkeesbeganplaying

theirinstrumentsandwritingsomesongson1967'sHeadquarters,thoughthecontinuityoftheirsoundwaspreserved.2.

Whatasuccessfulbandshouldhave:

1)Lyricsthatsoundclear,whichmakesthemeasytosingto.2)Lyricsthataredeepandpoetic.3)Musicthatmakesyouwanttodance.4)Goodinstrumentalsandturnaroundsinthemusic.Theydon'thavetobeworldclass,butsimplestrummingisboringtoexperiencedears.1roll

verb1[IorT;usually+adverborpreposition]to(causeto)movesomewherebyturningoverandoverorfromsidetoside:

Thevaserolledofftheedgeofthetableandsmashed.

Languagepoints2[IorT;usually+adverborpreposition]tomovesomewhereeasilyandwithoutsuddenmovements:

Atearrolleddownhischeek.3[I]Ifanaircraftorashiprolls,itleanstoonesideandthentotheotherbecauseofthewindorwaves.Shedreamedofahandsomeyoungprincecomingtorescueherfromhermisery.她夢(mèng)見(jiàn)一個(gè)年青漂亮的王子把她從苦難中救出。

tobehonest說(shuō)實(shí)在地;實(shí)話說(shuō)Tobehonest(=whatIreallythinkis),itwasoneoftheworstbooksI’veeverread.說(shuō)實(shí)在的，那是我讀過(guò)的最差的書(shū)之一。2dreamof夢(mèng)見(jiàn);夢(mèng)想;設(shè)想1Iattachedaphototomyapplicationform.2InBritain,packetsofcigarettescomewithagovernmenthealthwarningattachedtothem(=onthem).

3attachv.tofasten,joinorconnect;toplaceorfixinposition:

attach…to

Toattachaparticularqualitytosomethingistoconsiderittohavethatquality:

Sheattachesgreatvaluetobeingfinanciallyindependent.1todoanactionorpieceofwork:

Computerscanperformavarietyoftasks.2toentertainpeoplebydancing,singing,actingorplayingmusic:

Shecomposesandperformsherownmusic.

AmajorHollywoodstarwillbeperformingonstagetonight.

4performv.

1theactionofentertainingotherpeoplebydancing,singing,actingorplayingmusic:

ShegaveasuperbperformanceasLadyMacbeth.

performance

n.[C]Ifyoucan'tpayforthehouseincash,youcanbuyitoninstallment.如果你不能用現(xiàn)金購(gòu)房,也可以分期付款。5incash用現(xiàn)金;有現(xiàn)錢(qián)6playjokeson戲弄Helikesplayingjokesonhisclassmates.他喜歡拿他的同學(xué)開(kāi)玩笑。1toneedaparticularthingorthehelpandsupportofsomeoneorsomethinginordertocontinue,toworkcorrectly,ortosucceed:

[+ingformofverb]Thesuccessofthisprojectreliesoneveryonemakinganeffort.

Irelyonyouforgoodadvice.

7relyonsb./sth.phrasalverb

2totrustsomeoneorsomethingortoexpectthemtobehaveinaparticularway:

[+ingformofverb]Don'trelyonfindingmeherewhenyougetback(=Imighthavegone).

toknowsomethingorsomeonewell:

I'msorry,I'mnotfamiliarwithyourpoetry.8be/getfamiliarwith9orsoapproximately:Theyraisedtwohundredpoundsorsoforcharity.todivideintomanypieces,ortodividesomethingintomanypieces:

Thecompanyhasbeenbrokenupandsoldoff.10breakuptodivideintomanypieces,