to form and develop speaking skills about music power;to train to use vocabulary about music;to learn idioms and use them in speech;to predict music according to clip;to present project works;to exchange the opinions forming the personal attitudes towards different kinds of music;to develop the general outlook.

NOUNS ADJECTIVES

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n art of making pleasing combinations of sounds in rhythm and harmony.

1. Music and plants.

2. Music for healing.

3. The effect of music.

4. Music all around us.

discordant – not in agreement, (of sounds) – not harmonious

harsh – rough, cruel, severe soothing – make (the nerves) quiet

or calm harmonious – pleasingly arranged in

agreement, friendly.

If a party is very nice and active, they say: “It’s jazzy!”

If a boy has broken the window with his ball, his angry mother promises “You’ll face the music”.

1)To have a good ear for music a) to be subordinated to someone;

2) Music to my ears b) to follow one’s own ideas rather than being

influenced by the group;

3) To play the second fiddle c) to praise oneself;

4) To march to a different drummer d) to take a leading part;

5) To blow one’s own horn e) goods news, information that makes someone happy.

1) Dick isn’t going to support us; he always marches to a different drummer.

2) Mary is always blowing her own horn. She forgets that other people have a role in our company’s success.

3) When I heard the results of the exams, it was music to my ears.

4) Carol left the company because she was tired of playing the second fiddle to George.

5) This child has a good ear for music.

double bass, rehearsal, instruments, arrangement, quartet, in line, ears, two violins, viola, opposite

The group of four funny animals tried to organize a 1) _____. They had got musical instruments: 2) _____ and started their first 3) _____in the meadow under lime trees. But the music didn’t sound well. They exchanged their places and sat 4) _____ each other. The music didn’t go! They sat 5) _____ but with the same result. They crossed and argued but uselessly.

By chance a nightingale was flying by. He heard their hot discussion and said: “6) _____ are not enough for making music. It needs good 7) _____ and perfect skills.

As for you, friends, no 8) _____ can help you to become musicians!”

1) classical a) a serious and emotional type of music; listening to it needs some musical education;

2) folk b) a type of music based on old traditions; it reflects the lives and life problems of the people of the country;

3) jazz c) a type of music in which the singer doesn’t sing but speaks the words of a song in a rhythm to music;

4) rap d) a type of music which is popular with young people and consists of simple tunes with a strong beat;

5) rock e) a type of music which has a strong beat and parts for performers to play alone.