Методичний кабінет загальноосвітньої школи I-III ступенів № 14
Відкритий урок на тему
«Музика всюди»
у 8 класі
вчитель
англійської мови
Борозенець Н.Г.
Хмельницький
MUSIC IS EVERYWHERE
Form 8
Aim: practice pupils’ speaking and reading, train pupils in listening comprehension,
develop their practical skills in oral speech.
I.
Introduction
1. T. Hello, my dear friends! (The nice song is heard). I’m happy to see you
here. Today we have an unusual lesson. Do you hear anything?
Ps. Yes, it’s music.
T. You’re right. So the theme of our lesson today is “Music’s Everywhere”.
We’re going to talk about music, the different kinds of music and musical
instruments, about singers, bands and dances; we’re also going to sing the
famous English songs. Two hostesses will help me; meet them, please.
H1. Hello, my classmates and guests! Can you imagine your life without
music? No? Of course, it’s impossible! It accompanies us all our lives.(Slides)
What kinds of music do you know?
Ps. Classical, chamber, folk, country, pop, punk, rap, jazz, indie, heavy metal,
rock’n’roll, reggae, disco etc.
H2. Well done! You know a lot of music styles. As for me, music is a magic
power that reflects our life and feelings. It’s the ocean of emotions and
passions. What kind of music do you prefer?
Ps. Pop/ classical/ rap...
H2. What musical instruments do you know? Look at the pictures(Slides)what
instruments can you see? Do you play any instruments?
Ps. Yes, Andriy, Vladyslav, Ivanna, Rostyslav: cello, accordion, trumpet,
piano, guitar.
H1. Wow, how many talented pupils you have in our form! Let me continue to
talk about music. Music lives in the smallest part of the universe. Early in the
morning the birds (Slide) greet a new day by their singing, crystal drops of
dew(Slide) ring on the grass, brooks bubble(Slide) like a little child… And all
this orchestra performs a beautiful morning song!
H2. Evening also has its music with the strong smell of flowers after the rain
(Slide), a wonderful singing of the nightingale (Slide), a whisper of love,
twilight and stars (slides). Music brings life to everything around us. It lives
even in the silence and only a sensitive and delicate soul can feel and enjoy it.
H1. Yes, and the beauty of Nature inspires poets, overfills their hearts and
they create poetry. Music and poetry speak the same language, the language of
Beauty. When they become one they deliver a song. (Slide)What famous
English or American songs do you know?
Ps. “Yesterday” by Beatles, “What a Wonderful World” by Luis Armstrong,
“Thank You For the Music” by ABBA, “Ray of Light” by Madonna, “Born to
Make You Happy” by Britney Spears, “Blood on the Dance Floor” by Michael
Jackson etc.(Slide)
H2. We hear and listen to different songs and music every day. Certain music
reflects a certain period in our lives: the first love and the first kiss, joys and
disappointments, losses and success. It’s always in our thoughts and in our
heart. Music is a universal language that makes communication between
different epochs, generations, countries and nations possible.(2 Slides)
H1. Now, let’s take a little rest: sing a song. “My Bonnie” sounds. (Slide)
II.
The main part of the lesson.
1. Revising the vocabulary.
a) H1. You can see the words. You should find the odd word and explain your
choice.
1. drums, keyboard, album, guitar (album – not an instrument)
2. reggae, classical, blues, solo (solo – not a style of music)
3. popular, success, modern, folk ( success – not adjective)
4. Bob Marley, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Jackson, Nicollo Paganini (R.
Kipling – not a musician)
b) H2. Match the following words and expressions to their translation. Who
will be the first? (Music accompanies doing the task)
1. tune
2. chamber orchestra
3. gospel music
4. cello
5. brass band
6. percussion
7. band
8. arrangement
9. violin
10. string instruments
11. beat
12. lover of music
13. wind instruments
14. catchy melody
15. lyrics
a) духовий оркестр
b) мелодія, що легко запам’ятовується
c) текст пісні
d) мелодія
e) скрипка
f) камерний оркестр
g) меломан
h) музична група
i) духові інструменти
j) церковна музика
k) віолончель
l) ударні інструменти
m) струнні інструменти
n) вибивати ритм
o) аранжування
Keys:1d),2 f),3 j),4 k),5 a),6 l),7 h),8 o),9 e),10 m),11 n),12 g),13 i),14 b),15 c)
Hostesses check the pupils’ answers and suggest singing another song ( Hokey
Pokey sounds) Slide
1. You put your right foot in
You put your right foot out
You put your right foot in
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey Pokey
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.
2… left foot…
3. …left hand…
4. …right hand…
5. …head…
6. …whole self…
2. Reading Comprehension
a) H1. The next task for you is to guess the words which are missed in the sentences.
1. … is often played by a big orchestra in a concert hall.
2. … comes originally from black American musicians.
3. … is popular for dancing in discos.
4. … is usually played by young people with brightly coloured hair.
5. The … is a string instrument, the … belongs to wind instruments and the … to
percussion instruments.
6. … usually offers simple tunes which are popular for a long time.
7. The piano and organ are … instruments.
8. … comes from a specific region and is usually popular for a long time.
9. … has a strong regular rhythm. It’s originally from Jamaica.
Keys: 1. classical music 2. jazz 3. pop music 4. punk music 5. guitar,
saxophone, drums 6. country music 7. keyboard 8. folk music 9. reggae.
Pupils listen, sing and dance to the song “Lean on Me” (Track 6). Slide
Lean on me when you’re not strong,
I’ll be your friend;
I’ll help you carry on. For –
It won’t be long ‘till I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on.
You just call on me brother
When you need a hand.
We all need somebody to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.
b) H2. Let us read about dances because music is created not only for listening
but also for dancing. Now you should read the texts about dances and choose
the right dancing style: rock’n’roll, break dance, the Charleston, ballet, the
twist, waltz, Flamenco, Irish jig.
1. A kind of ballroom dance to a particular kind of slow music.
2. A type of dancing to tell the story. It began in Italy and France during the
Renaissance. One of its representatives is a famous American dancer Isadora
Duncan.
3. A kind of traditional fast lively folk dance.
4. A style of popular dancing with sudden movements and twists. It became
popular in the mid-1980s.
5. A style of lively ballroom dancing which became popular in 1920s.
6. A style of quick lively Spanish dancing.
7. A style of loud music and dance, Elvis Presley made it popular in 1950s.
8. In the 1960s people danced without touching their partner. A kind of popular
dancing that includes moving and turning your body round.
Answers: 1) waltz, 2) ballet, 3) Irish jig, 4) break dance, 5) the Charleston, 6)
Flamenco, 7) rock’n’roll, 8) the twist.
3. Listening Comprehension.
a) H1. So it’s time to listen to the music again. In a minute you will hear a very
famous Beatles’ song. Your task is to make up the text of this song which is
cut into lines. (“Yesterday” sounds 2 times) Slide
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I’m not half a man I used to be,
There’s a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say,
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say,
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
b) H2. You’ll hear 10 pieces of music. Listen to them one by one and guess
what kind of music it is or who is singing the song, the name of the song or
what musical instrument is used.
Answers:
A. Classical music. Violin.
B. A. Rybak. Fairy Tale.
C. Celine Dion. Titanic.
D. Rihanna. Unfaithful.
E. Whitney Huston. I will always love you.
F. Jewish Folk Music. Havana Gila.
G. Classical music. Flute.
H. Jazz. Saxophone, piano.
I. Michael Jackson. Tabloid Junkie.
J. Nightingale’s song.
4. Project works. Speaking
1) The pupils tell their projects about their favourite singers, bands.
Example: One of my favourite singers is Michael Jackson.( Slide+his song)
I like his songs because they are full of energy and very melodic. In the
morning I turn on my player, listen Michael Jackson and do morning exercises.
I also like the way he danced.
I’d like to tell you a few words about his childhood. There were 10
children in Michael’s family. They lived in a small four room house. Michael
sang in public for the first time when he was 5. Their band was called Jackson
5 and it became popular when the family moved to Detroit. Michael was 8 at
that time. Since that time he had always been in the public eye. There were
times when he came home and he only had time to put out his books and get
ready for the studio. He often sang until late at night.
We don’t know much about his personal life because Michael avoided
publicity. He was very shy and as he himself said, in the crowd he was afraid,
on stage he was safe. He would sleep on stage if he could.
Michael Jackson is also known for his childish tastes. It’s not a secret that
his favourite hero was Peter Pan. Michael had been called “the child who never
grew up”. But I think that he was a grownup who was never allowed to be a
child.
2) The presentation of the English song “Nothing Else Matters” playing the
guitar ( Rostyslav, Vladyslav).
III. The concluding part of the lesson.
1. Summing up
H1. So, we’ve seen that music plays the great role in our life: it helps us doing
everyday activities; expresses our emotions, rises up our mood when we’re
sad; refreshes our body and soul when we’re tired and exhausted.
H2. Music makes us sing and dance, cry and laugh. It’s the unlimited world
created at first by nature and then by inspiration of composers and musicians.
T. Did you enjoy our lesson? Was it interesting for you? What did you like?
Ps. We liked interesting tasks and songs and new useful information about
music and dances.
T. Let’s sing the last song for today about friendship “It’s a Small
World”.(Track 4) Slide
It’s a Small World
It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears;
It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears
There’s so much that we share,
That it’s time we’re aware
It’s a small world after all.
It’s a small world after all,
It’s a small world after all,
It’s a small world after all,
It’s a small, small world.
There is just one moon, and a golden sun,
And a smile means friendship to everyone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide.
It’s a small world after all.
2. Marks
3. Home task . Write the composition about the role of music in your life.