1. The drums take up a lot of space and make a lot of noise.
2. must know about using color and light.
3. sometimes make models of clay before they make the sculpture in stone.
4. often use expensive materials, such as gold or diamonds.
5. have to take care of their voices.
6. often copy the famous Michael Jackson’s moves.
7. do exercises for the fingers of the left and right hand.
4 Modern art Part A: An abstract painting doesn’t usually show any real objects. You just enjoy looking at the colors and the shapes in the painting. However, some people like to interpret abstract patterns and shapes and compare them to something real.
Look at the painting and answer the following questions.
1. What do you think about this painting? Do you like it? Why/why not? 2. What real thing does it look like?
Part B: Complete the gaps below with the correct word. Then listen to the recording and check your answers.
primary / painter / music / paintings / white / style / black
1 Piet Mondrian was a . He was born in the Netherlands, but he lived in many countries. He tried different styles of painting, but in the end, he created his own 2 . He called it neoplasticism. A painting in this style usually uses only the 3 4 colours, red, blue and yellow, on a background with straight 5 6 lines. One of his most famous is called ‘Broadway Boogie Woogie’. Broadway is in New York, where Mondrian lived. Boogie Woogie is a kind of 7 .
5 Musical instruments Part A: Label the photos with the correct word. banjo cello drums electric guitar piano saxophone trumpet violin
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. Part B: Now, divide the instruments from Part A into three groups below.
string instruments (with wind instruments (that you percussion instruments (that strings) blow into) you strike)
Part C: Can you play any of the instruments? Which would you like to play? Which wouldn’t you like to play? Why? Which instrument do you like listening to?
I can play the ...
I would like to play the ...
I wouldn’t like to play the ... because ...
I like listening to ...
6 Vocabulary: let’s play!
Play one of the games chosen by your teacher as a revision of the vocabulary learned in this lesson.
7 Focus on language: quantifiers
Match the phrases to form pairs of words with similar meanings.
Pronouns and phrases which describe the number of nouns (people or things) are called quantifiers. Most quantifiers are followed by a plural form of a verb:
all / most / some / none / a few / the majority of us / many / most / some / a few people
Examples:
• A few of us are good at playing the guitar.
• The majority of us don’t like jazz.
Everybody and nobody are followed by a singular form of a verb.
• Everybody likes hip hop.
• Nobody wants to play the piano.
Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined phrases with a phrase or word with the same meaning.
Work in groups. Answer the questions and report the results using the phrases practised above.
1. What is your favorite kind of art?
2. What is your favorite kind of music? 3. Can you play an instrument? 4. Which instrument can you play? 5. Which instrument would / wouldn’t you like to play?
All of us ...
The majority ...
Most/Many of us ...
A few of us ...
None of us/Nobody ...
8 Optional extension: talking about types of music
Part 1: Look at the photos. Can you guess what type of music they are playing? Do you know these kinds of music?
