Unit 12. Music

Welcome
to
Group 3
Checking the previous lesson
Crossword game :
These pictures are the suggestions
The fisrt row comprises 9 cells
The second row comprises 20 cells
The third row comprises 5 cells
The fourth row comprises 7 cells
The special column is :
MUSIC
The fifth row comprises 6 cells
Unit 12 :
Music
Group 3
Tell me some types of music that you know
Classical music,Folk music,Pop music,Rock-’n’-roll,Country music,Romantic music
BEFORE YOU READ
Listen to these music extracts and work in groups to match them with the appropriate styles

1
2
3
4
5
6
A) Classical music
B) Folk music
C) Pop music
D) Rock-’roll’
E) Country music
F) Romantic music
Which style do you like the most?
Classical Music
Folk Music
Pop Music
Rock n’ roll
Country Music
Romantic Music
1. Who are the listeners of classical music ?
A learned and serious audience.
II.While You Read
2. What is the key difference between classical music and romantic music ?
Classical music has beauty in itself , whereas romantic arouses people’s emotions.
3. Why is pop music so popular with many people ?
Because it consist of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes , which are easy to remember.
4.Why does a folk song usually have several versions ?
Because it’s transmitted orally. Some words may be omitted or added while the song is transmitted by words of mouth.
a. Answer the folling question
It comes from rock n’ roll.
5.When was Rock n’ Roll born ?
In the 1950s.
6. How successful was Elvis Presley with rock n’ roll?

7. Where does rock come from ?
He is recognized as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”
8.What is the key musical instrument that rock is played on ?
Electric guitars.
b. Look at the pictures and these suggestions , then guess who are they
1. He is the best composer of classical music . Example symphony No.40.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. He was known as the king of “Rock n’ Roll”.
Elvis Presley.
3. They are a band , famous with the song “Satisfaction”.
The Rolling Stones.
c. Fill in the gaps with the missing information.
For a (1)
audience.
Learned and
Serious
Transmitted orally,(2)
composer
unknown
Emerging in (4)

The early 1990s

Developed from (5)
music

Jazz and country
Auld Lang Syne

Heartbreak Hotel
By the “King of Rock n’ Roll”
Rock n’ roll
the Rolling Stone.
d.Look at the pictures and guess the names of these instruments
Harmonica
Saxophone
Guitar
Drum
Piano
1. “ Music plays an indispensable part in human life “ . Do you agree ? How important to our lives do you think music is ?
Music calms our minds and makes us feel relaxed. Beautiful songs stimulate noble feelings and often strengthen our minds. Music in hospital helps patients relax their minds , thus contributing a part to the treatment of diseases.
III.After You Read
Music in hospital
Music makes us feel relaxed.
Discuss in group.
2. What kind of the music do you like best ? Why ?

3. What is your favorite band ? Why do you like them ?
The Linkin Park : Rock band
The Black Eyed Peas : Hiphop Band
Country Music Band
One Republic : Pop band
4. Quick Test
A.________make people different from other animals.
Language and Money
Language and Fame
Language and Music.
Money and Fame.
B.Music is used to ________
a.Add joyfulness to the atmosphere of a festival
b.Make a funeral more solemn and mournful.
c.Lull babies to sleep at night.
d.All are correct.
C. Listening to music , people can get ______
a.Happiness
b.Excitement
c.Fame
d.A and B are correct.
Information about Elvis Presley
He began his career in Memphis , Tennessee (1)…………
Presley’s first single “Heartbreak Hotel” – Jan 1956 , was a (2) …………..one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of (3)………………….




In 1973 , Presley staged the (4) ………concert broadcast globally via satellite , Aloha from Hawaii , seen by 1.5 (5) ………….viewers.
Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century (6) …………….culture.
In 1954
number
Rock n’ roll
first
billion
popular
Thank you for listening us.
The Presentation made by Megorie Fox.
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