Урок на тему " Music around us"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson plan:

“Music around us”

( 8^th form, pupil’s book “ English” by Oksana Karpiuk

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Буцяк Наталія Миколаївна

ЗЗСО І-ІІІ ступенів – ліцей с.Стрілки

 

 

 

 

Theme: Music around us.

Aims: to develop speaking, reading and writing skills; to teach students to communicate in groups; to encourage creative thinking; to bring up aesthetic feelings with the help of music.

Objectives: to develop basic skills, to practise the students to use active vocabulary, to discuss sorts of music, to broaden students’ outlook.

Equipment: a laptop, cards, text for reading.

 

 

Procedure

І. Introduction

                           

   1. Greeting      T: Good morning, boys and girls. Nice to see you. I hope you are in a good mood. I think it’s a good idea to inspire each other and say pleasant words to your friends. So make compliments.

T: I’m sure that after such words you’ll work much harder to prove it.

   2.Motive            

 T:  What do you do in your free time?

    How often do you listen to music?

    Do you play any musical instrument?

    When did you start?

    What types of music do you prefer?

3.Theme   T: How do you think? What is the topic of our lesson?

 Ps: The topic of our lesson is “ Music around us ”

4.Objectives

T: As usual we start our lesson with expectations.

                       What are we going to get from our lesson?

       I want…

   - to revise the vocabulary;

   - to discuss sorts of music;

   - to sum up the results of our work

Warming up. 

T. I’d like to start our conversation unusually. I ask you to sit down comfortably on your seats, relax yourselves and only listen… ( There sounds the melody)

T: Isn’t it fantastic to listen to the wonderful sounds? I’m sure all of you have some emotions and feelings in your hearts after listening to this beautiful song. Please share your impressions.

P1: I feel wonderful

P2: I’m happy and bright

P3: I’m at ease.

 

T: Thank you. By the way, curative qualities of music were known long ago.

   For example,

“ Music makes harmony in human’s body.”

                                       ( Pyphagor )

“ Music cures a lot of diseases.”

                                    ( Hypocrath )

T: What can you say about music according to these two examples?

How do you understand the word “ music” ?

How does it influence your emotional state, feelings? Share your opinions.

 

P1: Music is a voice of our thoughts and feelings.

P2: Music is a harmless way to relax and have fun.

P3: I suppose music helps us to express our feelings.

 

 II Main part

1. Writing

 T: You should name the words which are connected with our theme.

We’ll use “ Brainstorming”.

 

 

 

 types                              Music                          instruments

                                                                     

 

                                   people

 

 

2. Discussion

T: To my mind, young people, like you are fond of music. Now we’ll have a talk about music at our “ round table”.

3.Listening comprehension

T: How do you think? Is it very difficult to become good musicians or singers?

T: Listen about a young violinist and complete the Fact File

   Name:

   Age:

   Nationality:

   Likes:

   Dislikes

 

4. Reading. (Group work ) Handout 1

Presentation of the text about Ruslana Lyzhychko.( Before reading the text students listen to some piece of her music.)

Pre-reading

   Answer the questions.

• Do you like to listen to Ruslana’s songs?
• What kind of music does she usually play?
• Is she famous in the world?
• What would you like to get to know about her?

T. We’ll join into 3 groups. Read the text and fill in the table    “K-W-L”.

What we know	What we want to know	What we learned

 

   III Summarizing     

1.  T: Look at our objectives. Have we carried out these objectives?

     Ps: Yes, we’ve done our task.

     T: Let’s sum up our work .

         We’ll use “ Blits-test ”

1)A person who plays the piano is called…

guitarist

violinist

pianist

 

2)A person who writes music to the songs is called…

singer

composer

conductor

 

3)A person who conducts an orchestra is called…

a cellist

a conductor

a trumpeter

 

4)How do we call the group of musicians?

a choir

a band

an orchestra

 

Home assignment

Option 1. Work in a group of three, using the Internet you should make up an article “ Music Stars”. It’s a project work.

 

Option 2. You should write a paragraph about your favourite singer or band using a plan. You can do a presentation and get a higher mark. It will be interesting for your classmates.

 

                                    Plan

1. Birth name
2. Date and place of birth
3. Nickname
4. Which type of music does she/he represent?
5. Chilhood and family
6. Well-known works
7. Personal life

 

Evaluation

  T. You worked well during the lesson. Thank you for your activity at the lesson. Have a good time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handout 1

                Read the article and fill in the table.

 

                            Born to be wild

Ruslana Lyzhychko is a Ukrainian pop singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 with her Wild Dances. She is never at rest; she is always on the move, meeting people, while she moves from place to place. This energetic woman with a sunny smile welcomes people, makes new friends, and signs autographs, all at the same time. She is active in public life and politics. Ruslana was the Deputy of Ukraine.

   Ruslana has become quite well-known in many countries. In Turkey they gave her the person of the Year Award which is usually given only to the Turks. In Germany, Sweden and Belgium there are many Ruslana’s fan clubs. She received many presents and invitations.

   Ruslana is a very sociable person, but her music always be on the first place with its wild character and sound.