Talk about musical tastes BEFORE YOU READ WARM-UP In what ways is music important to you? READING +132 Bre neat Peer Hot Topics: Music in Your Life gy Wayne Seok Manager, Seoul, South Korea I'ma big music fan. My favorite genres are rock, electronic, and hip-hop. I listen when I'm sad, when I'm happy, when I'm bored, when I'm relaxing ... almost all the time, I actually don’t download music because there are lots of good streaming services. I's so easy, and it doesn’t cost much, I just click on an app on my smart phone and listen. I also love live music at big concerts because you can meet lots of other music lovers. Every i A ‘summer I go to the Jisan Valley Rock Festival near Seoul. It lasts 3 days, so we camp out there and have a lot of fun. Pererer Breconvcno} Matheus Rocha High School Student, Fortaleza, Brazil My favorite music might seem unusual for a sixteen-year-old guy. Unlike most of my friends, | enjoy older Brazilian music—samba and bossa nova, especially from artists ; like Tom Jobim. I play the saxophone in the school band, and I'm a real fan of the American jazz artists Grover Washington Junior and Kenny G. I can’t imagine my life without music. [listen to music every day on my phone or on my computer. I'm very busy at school, so I listen mostly at home. fore p eecomnen] Katherine Baldwin English Teacher, Madrid, Spain T'm a real music lover, so I listen alot. I even listen to music when I'm doing other things. [listen to quiet music while I prepare my classes, and I listen to exciting music when I exercise. If don’t, I get bored. At home, [listen on my computer: MP3s from my library orto online radio. Online radio is much better than regular radio because you can skip songs you don’t like! I buy music online, too—singles, because I don't want to listen to 12 songs ina row by the same musician, You know what I hate? Big concerts in an arena where you can’t see the musicians. I prefer shows in small clubs. Source: Authentic inteniews of real people 2 UNT2Swi Talk about musical tastes A FRAME YOUR IDEAS Fill out the survey about your musical tastes. lsc MUSIC IN YOUR LIFE Take the Survey ‘Are you a music fan? C)° yes C).ma/* 5. Do you goto concerts? Qotten Cisometimes Onever What's your favorite kind of music? If so, what's favorite kind of ert? rock/pop classical + Cimovie soundtracks a a ata Qijazz hip-hop salsa Ofolk Qshow tunes OR&B How do you listen to music? other — Qon COs Qon the internet Clon the radio Con music videos |. Who are your favoritesingers?_ = eames Gonviruaod eo Gon my phone other When do you listen to music? fom rny aoa oe ou rary? — when | study when | exercise Cwhen | relax iwiae me tne Ciwhen''m happy QwhenI'm bored Qwhen I'm sad f Ciwhen Idrive all the time when I work Gotan. B PAIRWORK Compare surveys with a partner. Summarize your answers on the notepad. About me ‘About my partner I'm a hip-hop fan. Her favorite music is hip-hop, too. C DISCUSSION Now use the notepad to tell the class about ‘Text-mining (optional) ——__ our musical tastes. Find and underline three words : tegen ean Suna 44 My partner and | love music. Py | vim a big music fan.” fe're real hi op fans! | UNTT2 23fees fees > 183 Listen to the conversations about entertainment and cultural events. Complete the chart with the kind of event and the time of the event. B 1:34 Look at the chart and listen again. Circle the event if the person accepts the invitation. © Complete each conversation, based on the picture. A: I'm sorry I'm late. This i A: There’s a great at the City Theater. is awesome. What B: ’s the show? time did it start? Br nn. 6:30. Don't worry. A; Eight o'clock. You didn’t miss much. 3 A: Hello? 4 ‘Are you free ........ Monday B: Hi, Are you busy? I'm at the suening? Dr Benson k ohing Beekman Gallery. There’s an sysone ON the native = . of plants of the desert. Do you im France. want to go? ‘A: Sounds great! Meet you B: That depends. ....... time? there ........ fifteen A It’s 7:00. minutes? D Unscramble the sentences. Then match the sentences with the pictures. Write the number on the picture. 1 on / Martine Avenue / The bookstore /is / the comer of / and Bank Street 2 8:00 nm. / Saturday, / The exhibit is /on / August 3 / at 3 around / the street / The movie theater / is / the corner / and / down 4 the corner / The house / is / around / the street / and across WRITING ‘Write at least five sentences about yourself and your tastes in music. My name is Kazu Sato. I'm from Nagoya. I'm a wsic fan, Love Mozart ERTIES 142 vince 2 Danas hn ting erin classical 26 UNT2ORAL REVIEW CONTEST Form teams. Study the ads for one minute. Then close your books. With your team, name all the events you can remember. (Your team gets one point for each correct event.) PAIR WORK Create conversations for the two people. 1 Ask and answer questions about the ads. Use ‘When, What time, and Where. For example: 2 Discuss the ads. Make plans, suggestions, and invitations. Discuss your likes and dislikes. ‘The Journal News- October 22 The House CET Other Sidejofithe Street “Abia ‘ann le }0 You Have Any Liguic Any Liquids? mnsent ag eiguids CinePtex 2 525 705530 SO a ac aa em Via: 4 amare Nora Jones We singer songwriter) acceptor decline an invitation PLAYS Wicked Hill Secet Theater (660 North Main TODAY ONLY C Express locations and give directions. 8:30 A.M. City Limits Jazz Club Make plans to see an event. 9:30 BM, Di Talk about musica tastes. OTHER EVENTS - Talks/Lectures Times Cowan A Plan for Everyday Life ‘Books and Other Precious Things oolusonseet ee The China Philharmonic Orch, with The Shanghai Opera House Cho $s Requem mus Symphony Hal 8:00 Pa, uniT2. 25