READING -UNIT 12- GRADE 10

Match each of the descriptions to a type of music.Type of music Description b.. traditional music of a country.. modern music that is popular with young people.. a style of music with a

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R_ _ _’n’

R_ _ _

P_ _

F_ _ _ J_ _ _

C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ l

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roll

Pop

Folk Jazz

Classical

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Look at some pictures and guess what type

of music it is.

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Rock’n’ roll

The Beatles Michael Jackson

Pop music

Folk music

Classical Music

Beethoven

Jazz

Unit 12

Reading

PAGE 124

Before you

read

Before you read

(2 minutes)

Work in pairs.

Match each of the descriptions to a type of music.

Match each of the descriptions to a type of music.

Type of music Description

b traditional music of a country.

c a combination of African and

Western music.

d modern music that is popular

with young people.

e a style of music with a strong

and loud beat.

Before you read

1 emotion /i'məu∫n/ (n) = feeling

Ex: People can use music to communicate their emotions

2 express /iks'pres/ (v): say or show how you think or feel.

3 integral / 'intigrəl/ (a): necessary

Ex : Music is very much an integral part

of our life.

6 convey/ kən'vei /: to make ideas,

thoughts, feelings, etc known to sb

4 solemn / 'sɔləm/ (a): very serious; not

happy or smiling

5 mournful / 'mɔ:nful/ (a): very sad

Ex: Her solemn face told them that the news was bad.

VOCABULARY:

Before you read

7 lull /lʌl/ (v)

Ex: The mother is lulling her baby to sleep.

8 delight / di'lait/(v): to give sb great pleasure

Ex: Mary delighted her parents by singing a song

9 tone / təun /: how something sounds

 set the tone for (IDM)

VOCABULARY:

Before you read

1 emotion /i'məu∫n/ (n) = feeling

2 express /iks'pres/ (v) expression /iks'pre∫n/(n)

Task 1

Work in groups and use the words in the box to complete the sentences.

While you read

Task 1 The words/ phrases in the box below all appear in the reading passage Use them to complete the sentences

emotion communicate integralpart solemn lull delights mournful

1 If you know English, you can with people from the English-speaking world easily

2 Every night, the mother tells her daughter a fairy tale to

her to sleep

3 Nam’s success at school his parents

4 He is an _of the team, we can’t do without him

5 The teacher criticised him with a expression

on his face

6 Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his

7 With a look on his face, he told us about his uncle’s death

lull

emotion

integral part

solemn communicate

mournful

delights

Read the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

While you read

1 Music is clearly different from

language.

2 Music as entertainment hasn’t

always been a big business.

T F

Task 2

Work in groups and

answer the questions

in the textbook on

page126.

While you read

Task 3

1 What are the two things that make humans different

from other animals?

music.

While you read

2 Why is music a powerful means of communication?

ideas, thoughts and feelings.

While you read

3 How can music set tone for

events and special occasions?

It adds joyfulness to the

atmosphere of a festival and

makes a funeral more solemn and

While you read

4

4 How can music entertain?

It makes people happy and excited It delights the senses.

While you read

5 Why has music always been a big business?

Because it is a billion-dollar industry.

While you read

After you read

“Music plays an important

part in our lives.”

After you read

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

( List down as many roles of music

as possible)

After you read

Types of music

roll

Pop

Folk Jazz

Classical

 Learn by heart the new words.

Homework

 Preparing for the next period.