Unit 12. Music

What are they doing?
Can you name some kinds of music?
Folk music

Rock ‘n’ roll
Pop music
Classical music
Jazz
MUSIC

New vocabularies:
Express /iks`pres/ (v): to show sth such as feeling or an opinion.
ex: His face expressed sorrow.

Convey /kən`vei/ (v) : to communicate sth
( to sb) to make ideas, thought, feeling,ect.

ex: You must convey news to her.
Funeral /`fju:nərəl/ (n): a ceremony for burying or burning a dead person.


Integral /`intigrəl/ (a):Integral ( to sth) necessary in order to make sth complete

ex:Legs and arms are integral parts of the human body.


* Solemn /`sɔləm/ (a):very
serious; not happy or smiling.
* Mournful /`mɔ:nful/ (a): very sad
* Sense / sens/ (n) one of the five physical power
of sight like hearing ,smell, taste, and touch
that people and animals have
Why is music a necessary part of our life ?
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false ( F).Correct the false information.

1.Language and feelings are two things that make humans different from all other animals.
2.People can use music to express their emotion.
3.Any kind of music are not played during almost all important events and on special occasions.
4.Many babies will go into the sleep easily with soft music
5.Music has a great effect on humans’ feelings.
6.Our life is still more interesting without music.





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TASK 2

communicate
lull
delights
integral part
solemn
emotion
mournful
Fill in the blanks:
TASK 3
Answer the questions

Language and music (line 2)
It can express ideas, thoughts and feelings. (lines 3-6)
It adds joyfulness to -the atmosphere of a festival and makes a funeral more solemn and mournful.
(lines 9-11)
It makes people happy and excited. It delights the senses. (line 13)
It is a billion-dollar industry. (line 14)
POST-READING
How many roles of music are mentioned in the text?
In your opinion, which of the roles of music is the most important?
Work in pairs:
Ask and answer the questions
AT HOME
- Summaries the main points.
Learn by heart all new words.
Make sentences with new words.
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