The sounds of the world

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Unit 11
The sounds of the world
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Before-learning
Discuss these questions with your classmates.
(1). What kind of music do you like? (2). When
you listen to a song, do you listen to the words
or the music? Why? (3). Do you play any musical
instrument? (4). What is your favourite
instrument? (5). Do you like to listen to music
from other countries? Why?
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Listening Part
Listen to the three songs on the tape and then
fill out the form below.
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Listening
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What would be a good title for the song?
What is the song about?
How does the song make you feel?
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Do you like the song? (1not at all, 10very much)
How would you describe the song?
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What would be a good title for the song?
What is the song about?
How does the song make you feel?
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Do you like the song? (1not at all, 10very much)
How would you describe the song?
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What would be a good title for the song?
What is the song about?
How does the song make you feel?
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Do you like the song? (1not at all, 10very much)
How would you describe the song?
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Speaking
Work together with your partner. Take turns
asking for and giving advice.
Look at some situations I give you, then make a
dialogue and act it out.
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Situation Student A Student B
1 You want to buy a CD for your friends birthday, but you are not sure what to buy. Ask your partner to give some suggestions. Your partner needs your advice. Please help him or her to make a decision.
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Example
JOE Hi Susan! Can you help me decide what to
buy for Peters birthday? SUSAN Sure. What do
you have in mind? JOE Well, Peter loves music,
so I thought I would give him a CD. SUSAN
Thats a great idea! What kind of music does he
like?
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JOE Im not sure. Oh yes, he likes rock
music. SUSAN Rock music? Hm, maybe you could
give him the new Ricky Martin CD. JOE Ricky
Martin? Thats not rock music. Peter wouldn'tt
like that. SUSAN How about a Rolling Stones
CD? JOE Yes, thats a good suggestion. He loves
the Rolling Stones.
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Situation Student A Student B
2 Your partner needs your advice. Please help him or her to decide what to do. You want to find a good song to dance to. You like dancing, but youre not sure what song you should play.
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Situation Student A Student B
3 Your partner needs your advice. Please help him or her to decide what to do. Your classmates have asked you to pick a special song that will represent your class. It should be a song that everybody likes and that shows the spirit of your class. Ask your partner to help you.
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Useful expressions
Making suggestions and giving advice Possible responses
(1)Maybe we could? (2)Can I ask you for some advice? (3)What can you suggest? (4)Have you considered doing? (1)Well, but what about? (2)I suggest (that) (3)Maybe it would be better to (4)Thats a good idea.
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Guess the name of the song?
Lets listen to a beautiful song. Its very
famous. You may hear when you are seeing a film.
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Yesterday once more