Objectives:
• to help learners consolidate and develop their vocabulary on the topic
"Music"
• to read and talk about music and different pop styles
• to listen to different types of music
• to discuss musical likes and dislikes
• to practise completing the questionnaire
Warm up
Many people like music but "lovers of music" love it and try
to fill every minutes of their life with music. As a rule they don't have much
free time so they are very categorical in their choice of favourite music. A
real "lover of music" chooses the best. And what about you? Do you
belong to the category of "Music lovers"?
Answer the following questions and score:
• 1 point if you answered positively to the questions 2, 3, 6, 7, 8(b),
9, 11, 12
• 1 point if you answered negatively to the questions 1, 4, 5, 10
• 2 points if you answered positively to the question 8(d)
• 3 points if you said "Yes" to the question 8(c)
Read the interpretation of your score and find out what your real
attitude to music is.
1. Do you think that interest to jazz will soon pass?
2. Can you name 5 kinds of string instruments?
3. Can you tell the sound of French horn from other instruments in the
orchestra?
4. Do you feel a fresh surge of energy when you listen to "hard' or
"metal" rock?
5. Can you fall asleep to music?
6. Do you think a classical comedy is an old-fashioned genre of music?
7. Does the classical music help you to forget about your problems?
8. Which of the following singers do you prefer to listen when you are
relaxing:
a) Michael Jackson?
b) Valeriy Meladze?
c) Tina Turner?
d) Elvis Presley?
9. Do you like to listen to folk songs?
10. Have you ever heard about a concert for a grandpiano and a tuba?
11. Can you recognize a melody you liked from the first six notes if you
heart for the second time?
Score interpretation:
More than 8 points: You are a true "love of music". Music can
help you in your most difficult situations and share your joys and sorrows.
Music is necessary for you, it helps you to work and relax? Think and create.
You can't imagine your life without and you think you know much about it. It
is really so and we are happy for you.
4—8 points. You only like music which is pleasant to your ears. You
listen to serious music only when you are in a corresponding mood. You are not
a true "lover of music". You are more interested in the singer than
in the music or a song.
Less than 4: What you like is the music, which is called "music for
your feet". Well, anyway we hope that music helps you to relax and / or
have some exercises.
Introducing the Topic
Vocabulary
Match the following English words and expressions to their Ukrainian
equivalents.
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1.
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tune
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a)
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духовой оркестр
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2.
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folk song
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b)
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легко запоминающаяся мелодия
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3.
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reggae music
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c)
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стихотворный текст песни
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4.
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guitar
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d)
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мелодия
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5.
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brass band
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e)
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скрипка
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6.
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percussion
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0
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народная песня
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7.
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jazz band
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g)
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меломан
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8.
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arrangement
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h)
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джазовый оркестр
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9.
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violin
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i)
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духовые инструменты
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10.
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string instruments
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J)
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музыка регі
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11.
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beat
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k)
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гитара
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12.
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lover of music
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1)
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ударные инструменты
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13.
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wind instruments
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m)
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струнные инструменты
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14. catchy melody n) ритм
15. lyrics о)
аранжировка
Keys: Id, 2f, 3j, 4k, 5a, 61, 7h, 8j, 9e, 10m, lln, 12 g, 131, 14b, 15
c.
Reading
A) Read the text and answer the questions.
Blues traditional black American music. "Blue" means
"sad", and many blues songs are about how hard life was for black
people.
Gospel religious music sung in churches in the southern USA.
Rhythm and Blues black workers in the USA moved from the farms to the
cities. They played the blues with electric guitars — this became "rhythm
and blues".
Country and Western the music of poor white Americans in the 1930 and 1940s.
It is still the most popular music in the southern USA.
Rock'n'Roll many radio stations in the USA in the 1950s would not play
"black" music. Elvis Presley was one of the first white singers to
mix "rhythm and blues" and "country and western". The result
was rock'n'roll.
Soul a mixture of "gospel" and "rhythm and blues".
The most successful soul singers are probably Stevie Wonder and Michael
Jackson.
Heavy Metal a style based on "rhythm and blues", but with the
instruments amplified so that they are extremely loud. Led Zeppelin was one of
the first group to do this.
Reggae this started in Jamaica. It is a mixture of American styles
"rhythm and blues". Bob Marley made it popular.
Rap in the 1980s, disc-jockeys in dance clubs began half singing and
half talking over instrumental music — and "rap" music was born.
House 1990s dance music based on very fast rhythms and modem electronic
sounds. There are now various sub-styles of "house music", such as
"techno pop", "trance" and "jungle".
1. What kind of music is gospel music?
2. Who starts rhythm and blue music?
3. When did the country and western music start?
4. Which two styles of music influences rock'n'roll?
5. Which styles of music did Led Zeppelin develop?
6. Who made reggae music popular?
7. When did rap music originate?
B) Discuss the text using the following interactive reading strategy:
The most important information you've learnt. Your comments.
POP STYLES
Language practice: Likes and dislikes
A) Put these expressions in the correct place on the scale. It's OK.
/Hike it. / It's horrible. /1 hate it.
I don't mind. It's fantastic. /1 love it. /1 can't stand it. / It
doesn't appeal
me.
B) Copy the table and add the expressions to the correct columns.
Listening
Listen to some different styles of music. Try to match them with the
styles described in the text.
Work in pairs
Find out which of these things your partner does when he / she listens
to pop songs in English.
1. Listens to the song and tries to understand a few words.
2. Listens to the song but doesn't worry about the words.
3. Listens to the song and tries to write down the words, stopping the
cassette and rewinding.
4. Looks at a copy of words and tries to translate them.
Relaxation
Listen to Gary talking about his musical schedule and make notes on this
calendar.
G a r y. I'm so busy at the moment. It's the 12th today and I was given
this piece of music to learn the day before yesterday, and in two weeks' time
we have to play it in a concert. The day after tomorrow the rest of the band
starts practicing and in one week, on the 19th, we go to the studio. I tell
you, a pop star's life is not as easy as some people think.
Speaking
Work in groups.
The class is divided into two groups. The students in these groups
discuss the following statements:
• Pop music is nothing but rubbish, played much too loud.
• Pop music is the only music that is alive at the moment.
Homework
1. Make a collage from your pictures of your favourite pop-star and tell
about him / her.
2. try to prove your classmates that your favourite pop style is the
best. | 
