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Welcome to my class! In this unit, we'll explore the profound impact of music in human communication and emotional expression. We will discuss how music differs from other forms of communication, serving as a unique medium to convey feelings like love, sorrow, and joy. Through various activities, including reading and vocabulary exercises, we'll learn about the integral role music plays in our everyday lives, from its use in ceremonies to its ability to lull babies to sleep. Join us in discovering the power of music!
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RachKien High School Welcome to my class
Strong feelings in general, such as love, anger, etc. An object, such as a piano, guitar or drum, which is played to produce musical sounds A person who wrote a song It's____________ for children to get a good education. To share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body or using other signals CROSSWORD 1 2 3 4 5
Unit 12: music Period 1: READING
1. NEW VOCABLARY -- emotion[ɪ'məʊʃən] (n): strong feeling => emotional (adj) -- communicate[kə,mju:ni'keit] => communication -- ‘integral (adj): important -- solemn['sɔləm] (a): serious and without any humour -- mournful['mɔ:nful](adj): very sad -- de’light in sth (v) to get a lot of pleasure from something
To lull[lʌl] (v): to make a baby sleep Com’municate (v) /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body or using other signals
A funeral: [ˈfjuː.n ə r. ə r] a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person
2. Gap- filling communicate 1.If you know English, you can ____________with people from the English speaking world easily. 2. Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairly tale to ______her to sleep. 3. He is an _____________ of the team, we can’t do without him. 4.The teacher criticized him with a _________ expression on his face. 5. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his _________ . lull Integral part solemn emotion
3. Prediction: True/False statements. 1. Except language, music is also the thing that makes human-beings different from other animals 2. Music plays an integral part in one life. 3. People can use music to communicate with each other. 4. Music makes a funeral more solemn and mournful. 5. A baby cannot sleep at night without music.
TASK 1: True or false statement READ THE PASSAGE AND CHECK YOUR PREDICTION 1. Except language, music is also the thing that makes human-beings different from other animals T 2. Music plays an integral part in one life. T 3. People cannot use music to communicate. F 4. Music makes a funeral more solemn and mournful. T 5. A baby cannot sleep at night without music. F
TASK 2: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS What are the two things that make humans different from other animal? Why is music a powerful means of communication? 3. How can music set the tone for events and special occasions? 4. How can music entertain? 5. Why has music always been a big business?
after you read Work in pairs. Ask and answer the question below: How many roles of music are mentioned in the text? In your opinion, which of the roles of music is the most important?
