Topic: Fame. Song contest.
Aim: to introduce students certain aspects of the culture in Europe (the song contest Eurovision), to give students practice in identifying specific information in the given text about Eurovision, to encourage learner autonomy, ability to work in groups, to give practice in talking about the song contest, to give students opportunity to check their progress.
Objectives: by the end of the lesson learners will be able to get acquainted with the peculiarities of the song contest, to talk about the song contest using vocabulary in appropriate context, to reflect upon your progress.
Procedures
Introduction
Let’s start from your homework. I will announce the topic and aim of our lesson a little bit later. That was to sing the song. (HO1)
What was that song?
Who is the author?
Let’s sing (Band Tvorchi “HEART OF STEEL”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUqgLPIxsBs
Aim
So, the topic is FAME… (Slide 1-4)
Warm up
What associations come to your mind with the word FAME? Why?
Follow the link (Mentimiter https://www.menti.com/alswz1a5e72b ) and type the words. (Slide 5)
(Discussion)
Do you know the country and city where the Eurovision is taking place these days?
Pin on the map (Mentimiter https://www.menti.com/alswz1a5e72b )
Learning outcomes (Slide 6): by the end of the lesson learners will be able to get acquainted with the peculiarities of the song contest, to ask questions and talk about the song contest using vocabulary in appropriate context, to reflect upon your progress.
Stage 1 Group work
“Mosaic” (“Jig-saw”)
Pre-reading task (Slide 7)
Vocabulary Definition
1.to vote - голосувати a. to show your choice
2. live - наживо b. performed in front of an audience (not
recorded in a studio before the performance)
3.a viewer - глядач c. somebody who is watching a TV programme
4. a jury - жюрі d. an expert group of people who decide the
winner(s) of a competition
5. to host - приймати гостей e. to organise an event and provide a building
and services for it
6. to permit - дозволяти f. to allow something
7. televised – який показують g. shown on television
по телевізору
Physical activity
Game “Catch a ball”
The teacher throws a ball and explain the meaning of the word and a pupil catches it and names the English word for it
Reading “Home group – Expert group” (HO2)
Choose the colorful cards and split into groups by a color
LEAFLET
– read and translate the text. Make up 2 questions in Jamboard
and share your information |
After-reading task
1.Answering Questions children made up in Jamboard
2. Game “Music box” (HO3) Children make a circle and pass a music box while music plays. When music
stops, a pupil opens the box, takes the card, reads the sentence and says whether the sentence is true or false according to the texts they have worked before.
1. At the Eurovision, the audience always hear the singer's real voice. True False
2. In every country, a group of experts decide half the votes. True False
4. The first Eurovision was in 1945. True False
5. Céline Dion won the Eurovision with the song 'My Heart Will Go On'. True False
6. The text suggests that pop music can be very powerful. True False
Follow up and homework
Make up a comix “At the concert” https://makebeliefscomix.com/
Reflexion
Pupils fill out Exit tickets and reflex.
Literature
Handouts
(HO1)
HEART OF STEEL
Sometimes gotta let it go
Sometimes gotta look away
Sometimes you just gotta know
When to stick your middle finger up in the air
I cannot explain
Tell you how I feel
Life is just a game
And I'm playing for the win
Don't be scared to say just what you think
'Cause no matter how bad, someone's listening
Don't care what you say
Don't care how you feel
Get out of my way
'Cause I got a heart of steel
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Don't care what you say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Or how you feel)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Oh, I got a heart of steel, oh-oh)
You just like to act a fool
Tryna get in my head like
When I turn on my headlights
I can see right through you Tryna get a reaction
I just hit the action move
You know I can never lose
You like the attention too
This has nеver been about you
Don't be scared to say just what you think
'Cause no matter how bad, someone's listening
Don't care what you say
Don't care how you feel
Get out of my way
'Cause I got a heart of steel
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Don't care what you say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Or how you feel)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Oh, I got a heart of steel, oh-oh)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Don't care what you say)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Or how you feel)
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(Oh, I got a heart of steel, oh-oh)
(HO2)
Group 1
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of Europe’s most popular music events.
All European countries can take part in it and the competition is held in the country
that won the year before.
In the past, the rules were different. The singers could only sing in their country’s language. That rule changed in 1999 and since then, most winning songs have been in English.
The country which has won the most times so far is Ireland. It’s won seven times! There have been many winners who went on to become very famous. The Swedish group ABBA won in 1974 with the song Waterloo, and they later became one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The Canadian singer Celine Dion became world famous after she won the competition in 1988, too.
Many people believe it is not a serious contest and it doesn’t bring anything new to music. Also people say that it’s not always the best song that wins. However, it is still a very popular event with a TV audience of over 122 million.
Group 2
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Every year on a certain Saturday night in May, Eurovision happens in Europe.
In short, the Eurovision is a televised concert. Oh, and pop songs, of course! Each participating country sends a singer or group to perform a song live at the Eurovision semi-final. From these performances, 26 are chosen for the Saturday-night Grand Final.
HOW DO THEY CHOOSE THE WINNER?
After the performances at the Grand Final, each country votes for the best song. TV viewers can vote using their mobile phones, but each country also has an official jury who decide 50 per cent of the votes. Obviously, it is not permitted to vote for your own country. The winning country will then host the Eurovision the following year.
Group 3
WHAT ARE THE RULES?
The competition's central rule is that each song needs to be a maximum of
three minutes. This is shorter than most commercial pop songs, but the organisers decided that this limit was necessary so that the entire Grand Final (including voting) can happen within three hours. While performing the song, there is another rule that the maximum number of people on the stage is six. This includes the singer(s), musicians and dancers. Songs can be in any language, even though most countries choose to sing in English.
(HO3)
Game “Music box”
1. At the Eurovision, the audience always hear the singer's real voice.
2. In every country, a group of experts decide half the votes.
4. The first Eurovision was in 1945.
5. Céline Dion won the Eurovision with the song 'My Heart Will Go On'.
6. The text suggests that pop music can be very powerful.
Exit ticket