Внеклассное мероприятие на английском языке для 9-11 классов "Музыка в нашей жизни"
классный час по английскому языку (9 класс) по теме

                                                                      MUSIC

Цели: обработка лексического материала по теме «Music»:совершенствование навыков аудирования ,чтения ,говорения и письма.

                                                                   Ход урока

I.Warm-up.

     Music is a very important part of our life but some people are not just fond of music, they are crazy about it. Such people are music addicts. Work in groups and answer these questions to find out whether you are music addicts or not.

     Do you listen to music….

a) while having a shower?

b) when you come to the party?

c) while eating?

d)while doing the flat?

       For some people music is  not just a hobby. Discuss these questions in groups:

Do you play a musical instrument?

Do you often see buskers?

Do you stop and listen to them?

Do you give them money?

Would you like to go busking?

II.Listening.

     Watch a fragment of video about the modern outstanding British musician Ed Alley Jonsen.Is his extraordinary? Why? Do you like it?

                                                         Comprehension check

True-false task.

Are these statements true or false?Correct the false ones:

1. Ed met a lot of different musicians  in Europe and States.
2. Ed plays a Breton melody for Michael.
3. European music didn’t influence Ed’s music.
4. Ed busks more than he used to.
5. When Ed writes a new tune, he takes it out on the street and plays it to people.

2 Multiple choice.

1) Ed Alleyne Jonson is:

a) a composer; b) a composer and violinist; c) a violinist.

2) Ed learnt to play the violin:

a) himself; b) in the school orchestra; c) at school.

3) Ed studied at … college:

a) painting; b) music; C) music and painting.

4) Ed tried to make a career as:

a) a singer; b) a composer; c) a painter.

5) He started playing on the streets in England and then traveled around:

a) Europe; b) Europe and States; c) the States.

6) Ed’s violin has got… strings:

a) three; b)four; c) five

7) Ed has sold… copies of his disc:

a) 3000; b) 13 000; c) 30 000

8) Ed is going to:

a) carry on busking; b) stop busking; c) to have a rest a bit

III. Reading

   You see that the newest music is very often (more or less) based on the classical one. What kind of music is popular in Great Britain? Where do British people listen to it? Who are the greatest musicians? We are going to read the teхt to answer these questions.

                                                                          MUSIC IN BRITAIN

   The people living on the British Isles are very fond of music, and it is quite natural that concerts of the leading symphony orchestras, numerous folk groups and pop music are very popular.                                                            

   The Promenade concerts are probably the most famous. They were first held in 1840 in the Queen`s Hall, and later were directed by Sir Henry Wood. They still continue today in the Royal Albert Hall. They take place every night for about three months in the summer, and the programmes include new and contemporary works, as well as classics. Among them there are symphonies and other pieces of music composed by Benjamin Britten, the famous English musician.

   Usually, there is a short winter season lasting for about a fortnight. The audience may either listen to the music from a seat or from the «promenade», where they stand or stroll about, if there is room, sit down on the floor.

   Concerts are rarely given out-of-doors today eхcept for concerts by brass bands and military bands who play in the parks and at seaside resorts during summer.

   Folk music is still very much alive. There are many groups. Their harmony singing and good humour win them friends everywhere.

   Rock and pop music are eхtremely popular, especially among  younger people. In the 60s and 70s groups such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd became very popular and successful.

   The Beatles, with their style of singing new and exciting, their wonderful sense of humour became the most successful pop group the world has ever known. Many of the famous songs written by John-Lennon and Paul McCartney are still popular.

   Some of the more recent rock groups are Eurhythmics, Dire Straits, Black Sabbath.

   British groups often set new trends in music. New stars and styles continue to appear. One of the most popular contemporary musicians and composers is Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musicals and rock operas by A.L. Webber have been a great success both in Britain and overseas.

The famous English composer of the 19th century was Arthur Sullivan. Together with William Gilbert, the writer of the texts, he created fourteen operettas of which eleven are regularly performed today. In these operettas the English so successfully laugh at themselves and at what them now call the Establishment that W. S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan will always be remembered.

Comprehension check.

1. True-false task.

Decide whether these statements are true or false:

1. The people living on the British Isles are very fond of only classical music.
2. The Promenade concerts are probably the most famous.
3. The Promenade concerts were first held in 1840 in the Queen’s Hall, and later were directed by the Princess Diana.
4. Concerts are often given out-of-doors today.
5. Many of the famous songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney are not so popular anymore.
6. Rock and pop music are extremely popular, especially among younger people.
7. Folk music is alive nowadays.

Make a list of famous musicians and groups mentioned in the text.

IV. Listening.

Do you listening to music? Can you easily identify different types of music? Check your abilities.

Listen to the 6 pieces of music. Fill in the letters a-f to match the fragment of music with the notions.

Sequencing.

Jazz___________________________________________________________.

Rock’n’Roll_____________________________________________________.

A violin solo_____________________________________________________.

Rap____________________________________________________________.

A Scottish dance__________________________________________________.

An Irish folk song_________________________________________________.

What other music styles do you know? Add them to your list.

Ranking.

Teenagers have their own preferences in music, don’t they?

What are the music preferences in our class? Work in groups and discuss the following questions:

1. What music can be like (enumerate the adjectives we use to describe, characterize music).
2. What music do you prefer to listen?

Complete the “graph of preference” in your group.

“Say me what music you like and I shall tell you what type you are”. Choose what type of music (Rock’n’roll, rap, pop, dance) you like. Read the test. Is it true about you?  

Rock’n’roll ---- You like nice, loud, music – everything from the Rolling Stones to today’s heavy metal. You have long hair and a leather jacket.

Rap ---- You like mostly black bands – with a heavy beat and lots of words. You wear dark glasses and athletics shoes.

Pop --- You like the pretty songs on the radio 24 hours a day – and in supermarkets! You look well, normal!

Dance --- You like a non-stop beat. The music is more important than the words.

And now we are going to find out about British youth preference in music. Listen to a radio program to discover:

- What music styles are popular?

- What percentage of English teenagers like each style?

Pop - _________________________________________________________________ .

Rock`n`roll and heavy metal – _____________________________________________ .

Dance -_______________________________________________________________ .

Classical - _____________________________________________________________ .

Folk - ________________________________________________________________ .

Jazz - ________________________________________________________________ .

     -Whether their preferences are different from yours?

     Discuss  the question given above.

V. Post stage . Jigsaw reading (Internet sites).

Work in groups with Internet sites to get additional information about folk, pop, classical music of Great Britain. Be in ready for oral presentation.

VI. Speaking.

Role-play: a radio program devoted to different kinds of music.

Home task (writing).

Project: to write a report about young people’s preferences in music for the school newspaper. (Try to compare the British and Russian ones).