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Music
Upper-Intermediate Lesson 30
Today we are going to learn:
• Vocabulary to talk about music
• How to describe likes and dislikes
What images spring to mind when you
hear the word ‘music’?
What does music mean to you?
What would life be like without music?
What music can change the way you feel?
Who plays these?
bass guitar
violin
trumpet
saxophone
piano
cello
keyboard
organ
drums
Musicians:
bass guitarist
violinist
trumpeter
saxophonist
pianist
cellist
keyboard player
organist
drummer
If they don’t play an instrument:
a soloist
a singer-songwriter
a tenor
a rapper
a soprano
a conductor
a bass
a composer
a lead singer
a DJ
choir
Glossary:
an album
a gig
a band
a single
lyrics
mainstream (adj)
a tune
What are these?
1. widely accepted and conventional;
2. the words to a song;
3. an informal word for ‘concert’;
4. a popular song, independent of other songs
by the same artist;
5. a group of musicians;
6. collection of music recordings issued as
one DVD, download, etc.;
7. the melody of a piece of music.
Answers:
1. mainstream
2. lyrics
3. a gig
4. a single
5. a band
6. an album
7. a tune
Glossary:
Likes:
I’d rather...
I’m a big fan of...
I’m quite into
Dislikes:
isn’t really my thing
look down on
would loathe
Indifference:
think it’s awful
really hard to say
not my cup of tea
I’m not that bothered
can’t bear
What do you think of:
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classical music
rap music
techno
rock
pop
opera
Answer the questions:
• How have your musical tastes changed
since when you were a kid?
• What’s the best time and place to listen
to music?
• What decade has produced the best
music?
• Where does the best music come from,
the USA, the UK or other?
Today we have learned:
• Vocabulary to talk about music
• How to describe likes and dislikes