Questions to discuss

Which period does it belong to?
Where did it start?
Name famous musicians, composers, singers.
Who do you think listens to music like this?
Why do you think people listen to this music?
Why did you choose this type of music?
What does music mean to you?

Music

Objectives
To speak about different styles of music
To share ideas with other classmates

Brainstorming
Listen to a piece of music and answer the questions.(5 min.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj2yWHvTGWs

What type of music is it?
Do you like it?
What type of music do you enjoy?

Main body

1.Sit down in groups of 5 and choose a type of music from the list.(5 min.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_styles

2. Listen to the chosen type of music(classical, rock, jazz, pop...)(5 min.)

3. Look for information about the composers, singers and lyrics writers on the Internet(10 min.)

4. Discuss these questions in small groups.(20 min.)
Which period does it belong to?
Where did it start?
Name famous musicians, composers, singers.
Who do you think listens to music like this?
Why do you think people listen to this music?
Why did you choose this type of music?
What does music mean to you?

5. Share group opinion with other groups(10 min.)

Conclusions
 Summarising, evaluation( 5 min.)

 

We are the language group