1. Upper-Intermediate Lesson 30
Music
Upper-Intermediate Lesson 30

2. Today we are going to learn:
Vocabulary to talk about music
How to describe likes and dislikes

3. What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘music’
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?

4. Who plays these? bass guitar trumpet piano keyboard drums
violin saxophone cello organ

5. Musicians: bass guitarist trumpeter pianist keyboard player drummer
violinist saxophonist cellist organist

6. If they don’t play an instrument:
a soloist a tenor a soprano a bass a lead singer choir
a singer-songwriter a rapper a conductor a composer a DJ

7. an album a gig a band a single lyrics mainstream (adj) a tune
Glossary:
an album a gig a band a single lyrics mainstream (adj) a tune

8. 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.

9. Answers:
1. mainstream 2. lyrics 3. a gig 4. a single 5. a band 6. an album 7. a tune

10. Glossary:
Dislikes: isn’t really my thing look down on would loathe think it’s awful not my cup of tea can’t bear
Likes: I’d rather... I’m a big fan of... I’m quite into
Indifference: really hard to say I’m not that bothered

11. What do you think of:
classical music
rap music
techno
rock
pop
opera

12. 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?

13. Today we have learned: Vocabulary to talk about music
How to describe likes and dislikes