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NAME: MONICA-ALINA LAZEA

DATE: 16th of May, 2008 LESSON: DISCOVERING MUSIC GRADE: 9TH GRADE

WORKSHEET NO. 1 MEET A TEEN DIVA

At 17 years old CHARLOTE CHURCH is like any other normal school girl. She likes

pizza, sleepover parties and giggling with her friends. But Charlote is different from them in

one way. She has an extraordinary voice and is the latest discovery of the music industry . It

may come as a surprise that she sings songs from opera and the works of classical composers

rather than pop music. Her first album Voice of an Angel was a runaway success and she is

the youngest solo artist to enter the TOP 30 US album charts. Whenever she performs, she is

electrifying.

She is every record producers dream. Not only has she got a remarkable voice but she

is also photogenic and has an engaging personality. She is the only child of working-class

parents from a suburb of Cardiff in South of Wales anf they are intensely proud of their

daughter. Her father works for a security firm and her mother gave up her job for being with

her on tour. This means Im not worried about her when she is abroad. She had auditions

many times for singing parts in theater musicals, she appeared on a talent show on TV andthis give her hope. An executive from Sony Music UK saw her, was excited by her voice and

offered her a contract. In the following two years , her career exploded.

At weekends and during her school holidays, her schedule is very busy. Sometimes

she gets tired of the lifestyle and misses her friends, but not often.

Next week she is travalling to Tokio to try to conquer the important Japanese market.

One day she hopes shell sing the lead role in Puccinis opera Madame Buterfly at LA

SCALA IN MILAN.

In the history of show business, there are many examples of young people with talent

in music, film or on the stage- who have not lived up to their early promis.

PROCEDURE: The teacher asks the sts. to read the following a text about ateenager who is a already a teenager singer and her parents sacrifices for

accomplish her dream. Imagine a dialogue between the teenager and his/ her

parents.The students work in groups of four.

Start a dialogue beginning with:

-what mean to be a DIVA _________________________________________

-how important is the parents support from your point of view as a teenager?

THE TEENAGER:-how important is the parents support ? - give your answer from a parent point

of view

THE PARENTS:

-Which are your satisfaction : - as a teenager and as a parent

THE TEENAGER:

THE PARENT:

-which are the parents worries?

THE PARENT:

-what about your talentTHE TEENAGER: