Розробки уроків з теми "Музика" у 8 класі

“Use of educational platforms for learning a foreign language”

 

includes plans of two remote lessons on current topic “Music” for grade 8 of general education school, standard level

provided on educational platform Google Meet

 

 

 

 

 

 

made by:

 Kateryna Myts, teacher of English

 of Takhtaulove Educational Complex

named after Samiylo Velychko

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLTAVA—2022

Lesson 1

Kinds of music.

 

Type: Remote lesson provided on educational platform Google Meet.

Aim: developing listening and speaking skills using vocabulary of the lesson.

 

1. Lead-in:

Aim: to get students interested in the topic

Students look at the board, see statements which belong to famous people. They should fulfill them in order to guess the theme:

«Where words fail, ___speaks»

Hans Christian Andersen;

« _____ is the universal language of mankind» H.W.Longfellow; «_____ is the strongest form of magic»

Marilyn Manson. 

2. Test:

Aim: to find out what students already know or can do with the target language.

Teacher: Today we are going to talk about styles of music and musical instruments. What styles of music do you know?

Styles of music (Students listen to different melodies and guess the style)

S-S (pair work) Can you play any musical instruments?

Musical instruments (Ss listen to different instruments and put them in order)

Teacher: You know that musical instruments can be divided into four groups. Look at the board and guess Ukrainian translation of these words.

1. keyboard instruments -

2. string instruments -

3. wind instruments -

4. percussion instruments –

Students guess than sort out instruments from the previous worksheet using Jumboard

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1RHdTbKk5Pn78PxnsixSPjHAxoTskctEqUUbl8MWWx_g/edit?usp=sharing

3. Teach:

Aim : to introduce new vocabulary, meaning and pronunciation.

    Teacher: Music plays an important role in our life. Music can inspire us, heal our souls. Do you agree with me? What adjectives can we use to describe pieces of music?

    Read the adjectives in the box. Do you know any of them?

 

calming	distracting	energising	entertaining
entrancing	moving	relaxing	saddening
unsettling	uplifting

 

Students listen and drill the new words.

4. Practice:

Aim: clarify  meaning of the new words

Students do tasks on Jam board (trace lines matching meaning to the words)

If it is live lesson teacher can use printed handouts with following task or do the task using pin board.

 Jam board (Task 1)

Task 1. Match the adjectives in the box to their meanings below.

MEANINGS:

• making someone feel more relaxed and less emotional: calming

• causing worry or anxiety: unsettling

• making someone feel full of energy or enthusiasm: energising

• making someone feel better: uplifting

• making someone feel emotional: moving

• preventing someone from concentrating on something: distracting

• pleasant and making someone feel less stressed: relaxing

• funny and enjoyable: entertaining

• making someone feel sad: saddening

• beautiful or impressive in a way that it takes all of someone’s attention and they can’t stop listening to or watching it: entrancing

5. Test:

Aim: to check if students can understand and use new vocabulary

  Students use Jam board and do the task individually. Then check in class.

Task 2. Choose the most suitable adjectives in these sentences.

Jam Board Task 2

 • One of the documentary's many unsettling/calming images is of a child playing with his father's gun.

• People love charming and energizing/uplifting love stories with happy endings.

• Everyone went silent when the room filled with the distracting/entrancing music.

 • The actors could feel that it was a deeply moving/relaxing experience for the audience.

• Taking long, deep breaths can have a calming/unsettling effect and reduce stress.

6. Freer speaking

Aim: using vocabulary of the lesson for expressing opinion

Students answer the questions:

What kind of music do you find  calming,  energising,  entertaining etc. using model:

I find (hip-hop) energizing because it makes me...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 2

Music in my life.

 

Type: Remote video lesson provided on educational platform Google Meet

Aim: developing listening and speaking skills using vocabulary of the lesson in order to prepare for final project on the current topic.

 

1. Lead-in:

Aim: to get students interested in the topic

   Students read the quote below and answer the questions.

“Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions.”               Keith Richards

 Do you agree with the quote?

 How does music make you feel?

2. Video based gist listening:

Aim: boosting vocabulary and developing speaking skills

Students watch the video and do the interactive task with the help of teacher.

Teacher drills vocabulary during the video lesson checking understanding.

Vocabulary: popular, fast, slow, traditional, energetic, aggressive, noisy, depressive, rhythmic, expressive, relaxing, sentimental, touching, cool, rude, exciting, great, soft, beautiful, boring, gentle, soothing, horrible, lively.

If it is live lesson teacher can use printed handouts with following task.

Video listening (types-of-music)

Video quiz questions (printable)

1)Fill the gap: Kate ________________ classical music

2) What instrument does Kate enjoy playing?

3) Fill the gap: We are going by car and it's a ________________ now.

4) Put the words in order: and rude angry sounds It's

5) Put the words in order: depressing it and agressive so find I It's

6) Complete the sentence: Agree! It's always so ________________________

7) What music have we finally chosen?

8) What other styles of music can you add to the list?

9) What kind of music is this song?

rock

reggae

pop

opera

10) What kind of music is this song?

dance

jazz

rap

opera

11) What kind of music is this song?

pop

rock

folk

country

12) What kind of music is this song?

pop

RnB

dance

rap

13) What kind of music is this song?

opera

classical

rock

opera

14) What kind of music is this song?

rock

RnB

rap

reggae

15) What kind of music is this song?

rap

RnB

reggae

rock

16) Make 8 sentences about different kinds of music with given adjectives:

popular, fast, slow, traditional, energetic, aggressive, noisy, depressive, rhythmic, expressive, relaxing, sentimental, touching, cool, rude, exciting, great, soft, beautiful, boring, gentle, soothing, horrible, lively.

Answer the question using your own words

17) Describe your favourite music in couple of sentences using example

18) Write down your cinquain using example.

3. Critical thinking:

Aim: to brainstorm students’ ideas about role of music in  life in order to prepare for writing an essay “Can you imagine world without music”

Students have 10 minutes for preparation then give answers to the questions in class.

Can you imagine the world without music?

What role does music play in your life?

 Does any particular piece of music bring back memories of certain events, experiences or periods in your life to you?

What emotions may watching a live concert in a concert hall evoke in people, compared to watching it at home alone?

 

 

 

 

Sources:

 

1. https://eslbrains.com
2. https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons
3. https://www.liveworksheets.com/
4. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/resources/secondary/lesson-plans
5. https://www.cmuse.org/100-famous-and-inspirational-music-quotes/

Tools:

1. https://meet.google.com/
2. https://jamboard.google.com/