Demonstrative lesson

Lesson: 43

Date:

Form: 9

The theme: Music that changes lives

The aims: To develop pupils’ reading, writing and speaking skills, to develop pupils skills of pronunciation and their vocabulary; to develop students thinking and grammar knowledge

Visual aids: pictures

The procedure of the lesson:

I.Warming up.

II. Checking up home task: Ex2d p19 WB

III. Presentation of the new lesson.

- I want you to guess one word. Look at the blackboard. You can see a list of words. There is one missing letter in each word. Please write down each missing letter. Melody, Instrumental, Sound, Sing, Classic

- So, you see the word MUSIC, and our topic is “Music that changes lives”. Today we shall speak about different styles in music.

- But what role does music play in your life? Music helps us to live and learn.

What does music reflect? It reflects our mood, our state of soul, our style of life.

Where can we hear music? We can hear music everywhere: in concert halls, shops, on TV, over the radio, in the parks, at homes, in transport and even in the street.

 What do you think about when you listen to music? When I listen to music I forget about everything. When I listen to music I want to sing and dance. When I listen to music it makes me think of happy and dark days. When I listen to music I dream about my future life. When I listen to music I see green forests, high mountains, deep sees and rivers.

• Let’s listen the different styles of music, guess and give information about them.

As for me I have found classical music the closest to my soul. Most of the people of my age would think I’m a bit mad to love Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Mozart, Betkhoven in place of Eminem or Tamy. But I find classical music relaxing. This music has been living for centuries. It is heard in every corner of our land. Some people simply don’t understand classical music, but it has a deep intellectual appeal and it creates a special spiritual world for the listener that enriches his inner life and makes him happy.

I’m going to tell you about folk music. This music lives on for centuries. Every nation has its own national music and dance ensembles and choirs. The British are very fond of their folk music. They held special Folk Festivals, where the young can learn about their national culture and folk music. It is a pity we don’t know much about Russian folk music. But I know that there are some groups now. The members of these groups sing Russian folk songs. They restore old folk songs. I like to listen to these songs because it is interesting to learn about the past. We know Nadezhda Babkina and Nadezhda Kadysheva. In Russian culture there is also a special form called “chastushka”. Russian people like them. Now I want you to listen to a peace of folk music.

Jazz was created in the United States by black Americans. It is a mixture of many different kinds of music. It is a combination of the music of West America, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious music. Jazz bands were formed in the late 1800-s. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. Jazz became more and more popular. Today, people all over the world play jazz. People who like jazz always remember American jazzman Louis Armstrong.

 I love pop music. The dictionary defines pop music as “modern popular music of a simple kind with a strong beat and not usually of lasting interest, liked especially by younger people”. I think it is not difficult for understanding. It’s unusual and exciting and it’s the way of sharing all our hopes and fears. I like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers I like. As for me I like new rhythms, I prefer pop music. It is probably the result of changing times and influence of mass media. Pop music unites the teenagers all over the world and makes us feel a part of global family. We can hear this music every day and everywhere. I think music is really, first of all, the background of our life, it helps us to live, and it makes our mood.

I’m going to tell you about rock. It is my music! As for me I prefer rock all the year round, because it can express all kinds of my mood. I can find a firm support in rock. Within this music I feel strength and stability. Rock music, or, rather rock-n-roll, appeared in the 1950-s. The first rock music is connected with the names of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Doors and some others.The70-s were the time of revolution in rock music. I’d say that, of course, tastes differ and everybody is fond of particular genre of music. But I am mad about rock.

- Thank you very much for your interesting information. As you know music may be different. Listen to some brief information and try to guess what type of music it is.

1. Some people say it is difficult to understand this music. But try to listen to it. It is played by big orchestras. If you listen to this music often enough and attentively, you will enjoy Mozart and Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.

2. This music is popular mostly with young people. It is performed by modern electronic instruments. There are hard and heavy-metal styles.

3. This music lives for centuries. Every nation has its own national music and dance ensembles.

4. It is a musical style where the singer speaks or shouts the words.

5. It is an American style of music. It was created by black Americans. The constant elements are improvisation.

• What kind of music are you? Questionnaire
  IV. Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous tense

What have you been listening since the beginning of the lesson?
Positive.
The school has been training young musicians from the area since 1994.
He has been working at Music School for many years.
Negative.
The school hasn’t been training young musicians from the area since 1994.
He hasn’t been working at Music School for many years
Question.
Has the school been training young musicians from the area since 1994? - Yes, it has
Has he been working at Music School for many years? - Yes, he has.
Practice. Ex 2c p75 SB Look at the pictures. Write a sentence in the Present Perfect Continuous for
each picture.
1. She has been running. 2. He has been cooking all morning. 3. I haven’t been feeling well.
4. You haven’t been practicing enough! 5. They have been playing football. 6. We have been watching too much TV!
Ex 2d p75 SB Complete sentences. Use the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. How/long/she/play/the drums? How long has she been playing the drums?
2. I/wait/for you/for ages! I have been waiting for you for ages!
3. He /not sleep/enough. He hasn’t been sleeping enough.
4. I/not learn/English/very long. I haven’t been learning English very long.
5. How long/you/eat? How long have you been eating?
6. They/do their homework/for three hours. They have been doing their homework for three hours.
V. Conclusion. Homework: Exercise 2a p60 WB. 1-c 2-a 3- d 4-b 5-e 6-f

• Giving marks. Good bye, pupils!