Урок "Music genres. At the concerts"

Lesson ___     Form 8   Date ___________

Topic “Music”.

Subtopic “Music genres. At the concerts”.

Objectives: to increase the pupils’ motivation for English study and their cultural awareness aiming to use the skills in life.

Tasks: to aсhieve the subjects’ connection – English + Music (cultural aspect); to practise using the topical vocabulary; to develop listening, speaking and reading skills; to develop the student`s skills to make up dialogues about their preferences in music and act them out; to revise the modal verbs; to teach how to work in a team, to be responsible for personal actions and form one`s point of view; to develop the student`s skills to work with the information on the Internet, to choose the most important things from the rest of the material.

Equipment/Tools: a laptop, a TV screen/ multimedia,  a presentation, a textbook “English.8” by O.Karpyuk, worksheets, stickers for evaluation, digital resources, 2 cards with the names of the teams, a grid for the team work.

Learning outcomes: to know what influence music has on people`s lives; to name and distinguish the genres of music and musical instruments; to know how to behave at the concerts; to name the most famous contemporary Ukrainian groups; to know the soundtracks to the well-known films and cartoons.

Type of lesson: competition.

Lesson procedure

1. The introduction.

1. The greeting.

• Good morning, my dear students. Hope you`re well.

2. The topic. Goal setting.

• Today we are going to have an extraordinary lesson. It will be a competition between 2 teams:  “Music lovers” and “Music experts”. Our competition will look like a staff. Each task is a note on it. Look at the screen and guess the theme of our today`s conversation (https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1e2581a27fb9).
• You are right. We are going to talk about music and its role in our lives. So, the topic of the lesson is “Music genres. At the concerts”.

(The teacher hangs a staff with a treble clef on the blackboard.)

• What do you expect from our lesson? What would you like to get to know? What would you like to do? Put down some expectations on the stickers on your desks, please. For example:

1.               I`d like to learn/practise some new vocabulary on the topic.
2.               I wish to know the rules of attending a concert.
3.               It will be good to watch a video about some famous musicians/bands/groups.
4.               Doing exercises or playing an educational game will be ideal.
5.               I prefer some group and pair work etc.

• Don`t forget to evaluate your classmates` activity during the lesson.

(The teacher leaves the stickers on the students` desks for notes.)

3. Warming up.

• What is music for you?
• How often do you listen to it?
• What genre of music do you prefer?
• What kind of emotions does it evoke?
• What do you feel listening to a symphony? A piece of jazz? Hip-hop?

2. The main part of the lesson.

• Do you know how music is created? Who writes it? What do they use? (Notes, instruments.)
• You are going to compete and show who is the best in the sphere of music. You are to do all the tasks and make all the steps to win. Let`s show each other that we are good enough at playing games, listening, reading and collaborating.
  1. Note “DO”. Revising the vocabulary.
• The first note is “DO”. It`s your 1^st task. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• What music genres have you already known? Listen and answer what music genre you hear.
• Join the game using the code and do the quiz (https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5e959f718e1323001f12e698).

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

2. Note “RE”. Word search puzzle.

– The second note on the staff is “re”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)

• How do we usually produce music? What do people use to compose it?
• Look at the table with letters in the presentation and find as many musical instruments as possible.

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

3. Note “MI”. Listening to soundtracks.

• The third note on the staff is “mi”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• How good are you at guessing the film by the tune or melody of it? Let`s see. Watch the video and listen to the soundtracks of the world-famous films. Name them, please.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoBacOrYWw)

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

4. Note “FA”. Idioms.

• The fourth note on the staff is “fa”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• Match the words and word combinations with their translations. Try and give the Ukrainian equivalents of the idiomatic expressions.

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

• Let`s make a pause and have a rest a bit.

Warming up “KIDZ BOP Kids - Make some noise”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QObE0zvN_E)

5.     Note “SOL”. Reading and making up a dialogue, acting it out.

• The fifth note on the staff is “sol”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• What music do youngsters prefer listening to? What are their preferences? Make up a dialogue and act it out. (https://learningapps.org/6680073)

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

6. Note “LA”. Playing the Kahoot game “Contemporary Ukrainian Music”.

• The sixth note on the staff is “la”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• What famous Ukrainian singers do you know?
• What famous songs do the sing?
• Do you prefer listening to the Ukrainian music rather than the foreign one? Why?
• Let`s see who knows the Ukrainian bands and singers best.

(https://create.kahoot.it/details/53de27dd-aaf8-46b1-b9d5-df1ccdda181c)

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

7. Note “TI”. Listening and reading “What to do at a classical concert”.

• The seventh note on the staff is “re”. (The teacher hangs a note on the staff on the blackboard.)
• Now you`ll watch a video “What to do at a classical concert” and fill in the rules of behavior in the interactive exercise given below. (https://learningapps.org/6554493)

(The teacher fills in the grid of the team work.)

III. The end of the lesson.

1. Summing up. Reflection.

• Well, boys and girls, let`s sum up and find out who was wiser and more active in the sphere of music. (The teacher tells the score.)
• Have your expectations come true? What have you learnt? What kind of knowledge is it necessary to widen? (The students read out their expectations and say if they are different.)

2. Homework.

1. A, B levels – to watch the video about the Beatles and do the tasks (https://learningapps.org/6017202).

C level – to read and to translate the text about the Beatles and do the tasks (https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/The_Beatles_-_the_band_bb1205373hh).

D level – to find the information about the Beatles for the quiz (ex.4a), p. 150).

2. To listen to the song by The Beatles “Yesterday” (https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Yesterday_Song_zx290848zu).

3. Evaluation.

• Thanks everybody for your participation. You were all very active and well-prepared. Music can be heard everywhere. No matter how bad a situation will be your favourite music can cure your heart and soul. Enjoy it!

Idioms

music to (someone’s) ears – good news, information that makes smb happy

it takes two to tango - this is to show that there are two sides in any conflict or something that has gone wrong.  That neither part is completely innocent.

to play second fiddle - to play a subordinate role to someone

music to my ears - good to hear; welcome news

dance to someone’s tune - consistently follow someone’s directions or influence

swan song - a final act before dying or ending something.

jam session - improvised music in an informal setting

as fit as a fiddle - to be in good health

wet your whistle - to drink something alcoholic

play something by ear - not plan something

Dialogue

• What are you listening to?

• A new album of Ocean Elzy. Do you want to borrow it?

• I would like to. What kind of music is this?

• It`s a mixture of rock and pop.

• Have you ever heard about Metalica?

• Of course. It is a world-famous band from the USA.

• Do they play rock music?

• They play a mix of heavy metal and rock.

• And who is your favourite musician?

• I like a brand new Australian singer, Joe Adams. And what kind of music do you like?

• Maybe it sounds too serious, but I like classical music, especially symphonies.

Music quiz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoBacOrYWw

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2. Shrek
3. Avatar
4. Harry Porter
5. 50 shades of grey
6. Gladiator
7. Hobbit
8. The hunger games: Mocking Jay. Part I
9. Frozen
10.  Guardians of the galaxy
11.  Vaiana
12. Lord of the rings
13.  John Tucker must die
14.  Mission Impossible
15.  Pirates if the Caribbean
16.  I am Legend
17.  The wolf of Wall Street
18.  Jurassic Park
19.  8 mile
20.  The fault in our stars
21.  Suicide squad
22.  Mamma mia!
23.  Twilight
24.  Indiana Jones
25.  High school musical