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Music Conversation Practice Walk around the class and find someone who does these things. Remember to form a proper question.

concert. a major crush watched a own a CD. on a pop star. singing talent contest on TV....shares...can play...mainly...sometimes.

YouTube. studying. have also or LINE. released a pop song...can name...has bought...sometimes...listens to...has five U.S.

..has bought...knows all the...does not like learning to to music. pop music words to an singing in play an merchandise, English pop or KTVs.

1 Music Conversation Practice Walk around the class and find someone who does these things. Remember to form a proper question. Also, please ask a follow-up question or two. Find someone who......has bought..has been to a...has ever had...has recently...does not music online. concert. a major crush watched a own a CD. on a pop star. singing talent contest on TV....shares...can play...mainly...sometimes...can name 3 songs or more than one listens to listens to actors or music videos musical music via music while actresses who on Facebook instrument. YouTube. studying. have also or LINE. released a pop song...can name...has bought...sometimes...listens to...has five U.S. an mp3 player sings in the music in bed. downloaded female pop this year. shower. music illegally. singers....has given up...rarely listens...has bought...knows all the...does not like learning to to music. pop music words to an singing in play an merchandise, English pop or KTVs. instrument. e.g., poster, rock song. pencil box...has danced...generally...can t sing in...enjoys the...owns a pair as part of a prefers J-pop tune. music of an of over-ear group. to K-pop. unattractive headphones. singer.

MUSIC SURVEY Questions Classmate #1 1. What music genres do you like best? Name 3 genres. 2. Who's your favorite singer? How about your favorite band? 3. What singles or albums have you bought lately?

2 MUSIC SURVEY Questions Classmate #1 1. What music genres do you like best? Name 3 genres. 2. Who's your favorite singer? How about your favorite band? 3. What singles or albums have you bought lately? 4. Do you subscribe to a music streaming service like Spotify or KKbox? 5. Which singers/bands were you into in high school? 6. How many hours per day on average do you listen to music? 7. How well can you sing? Give yourself a score out of Who is the most overrated band or singer, in your opinion? 9. How often do you watch singing contests on TV or online? 10. Which musical instrument do you want to learn? 11. How do you discover new bands or singers? 12. Have you ever been to a pop or rock concert? If not, who would you like to see in concert? Classmate #2 Classmate #3

Let s talk about MUSIC Conversation cards What s your favourite kind of music?

Have you ever been to a concert or live show? Talk about it.

How many CDs do you have? What s your favourite? Do you have an MP3-player?

Do you prefer music in English or in your own language? Why?

Do you ever listen to loud music? When? Can you dance? What s your favourite dance?

When you listen to music, do you try to understand the words (lyrics)?

Why do you like him or her? What s your favourite band? Why do you like it?

3 Let s talk about MUSIC Conversation cards What s your favourite kind of music? Can you play a musical instrument? If so, which one? How often do you listen to music? Have you ever been to a concert or live show? Talk about it. Have you ever sung karaoke? Did you like it? Do you like to sing? Why (not)? How many CDs do you have? What s your favourite? Do you have an MP3-player? How often do you use it? Have you ever downloaded music from the Internet? Why? Do you prefer music in English or in your own language? Why? Which musician or band would you most like to meet? Why? Do you ever listen to loud music? When? Can you dance? What s your favourite dance? Do you listen to music on the radio? What s your favourite radio station? When you listen to music, do you try to understand the words (lyrics)? Would you like to be a famous singer? Why? What s your favourite singer? Why do you like him or her? What s your favourite band? Why do you like it? Tick the music you like classical easy listening heavy metal hip hop jazz R&B rap Match instruments and pictures accordion piano drums saxophone flute tambourine guitar triangle harmonica trumpet organ violin rock salsa traditional

4 Vocabulary 1. major 2. crush 3. via 4. release (a song/cd, etc.) 5. illegally 6. merchandise 7. sing in tune 8. headphones 9. survey 10. music genre 11. single 12. album 13. lately 14. subscribe 15. music streaming 16. to be into something, such as a band 17. overrated

5 Vocabulary 1. major (adj) very large or important ex. We have encountered major problems. 2. crush [on somebody](n.) a strong feeling of love that usually does not last very long and often is not expressed ex. I had a huge crush on her. 3. via (prep.) through; using ex. Reports are coming in via satellite. 4. release (a song/cd, etc.) If a company releases a film or musical recording, it allows the film to be shown in cinemas, or makes the musical recording available for the public to buy ex. The band's latest album will be released next week. 5. illegally (adv.) against the law; not allowed by law ex. It's illegal to drive through a red light. 6. merchandise (n.) goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a store ex. Merchandise purchased here can be returned to any of our stores. 7. sing in tune (v. phr) singing that are at the right pitch (= level) or that agree with others being sung or played 8. headphones (n.) a device with a part to cover each ear through which you can listen to music, radio broadcasts, etc. without other people hearing 9. survey (n.) (v.) an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, that is usually done by asking them questions ex. to conduct/carry out/do a survey 10. music genre (n.) a particular type or style of music that you can recognize because of its special features 11. single (adj) only one ex. I couldn't understand a single word she said! 12. album (n.) a collection of pieces of music released as a single item, usually on a CD, etc. or on the Internet ex. Have you heard their new album? 13. lately (adv.) recently ex. I haven't been feeling so well lately.

6 14. subscribe (v.) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use something ex. We subscribe to several sports channels (= on TV). 15. music streaming (n.) =streaming audio: is a way of delivering sound without the need to download files of different audio formats 16. to be into something, such as a band : enthusiastic about or interested in ex. Jackie's really into classical music. 17. overrated (adj) to have too high an opinion of someone or something; to put too high a value on someone or something ex. In my opinion, that painting has been vastly overrated.

13 Matching questions

Musical Genres NAME 13 Matching questions 1. jazz A. F. 2. pop 3. country 4. blues 5. hip hop B. G. 6. rap 7. reggae 8. heavy metal C. H. 9. classical 10. electronic 11. folk 12. dance D. I. 13. rock and