2015-10-14 Core: 2 musical genres, pres. perf.

Greg Malivuk
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p. 21 - What are some types of traditional dance in your country or region?
(We would say “central Thailand”, not “middle Thailand”.)
part 2 - Which word doesn’t belong? Why? (And make sure you understand all the words.)
1 dance (the others are people or groups of people)
2 play (the others are specific people)
3 dancer (the others are entertainment events)
4 act (the others are people)
5 singer (the others are groups of people)
6 clown (the others are types of performance)
7 drummer (the others are types of music)
8 hiking (the others are ways of performing)

rehearse = to practice a performance with the whole group of performers
(rehearsal - the noun from “rehearse”)
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p. 22 - What types of music do you like?
pop, smooth music, jazz, opera, big band, rock, hip hop, reggae, classical, salsa, electronic, bossa nova, vallenato, tango, samba, rap, R&B (rhythm and blues), blues, llaneras, country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI (blues)

I’m into blues. = I enjoy it, I’m interested in it, and I know a lot about it. (Maybe I also play it, but not necessarily.)
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part 2 - where are these types of music from? (guess with a partner)
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 g
5 f
6 e
7 a
8 h

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffHgfYvmpHw (bossa nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnxISfWnbwk (charanga)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on9lKHZc5jA (fado)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqxJMCQxb_Q (flamenco)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkOkDI3RFvM (hoomii)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7HL5wYqAbU (taiko drumming)
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part 3 - name a type of music that can be described with these adjectives
catchy - easy to remember, hard to get out of your mind
cheerful - happy, or something that makes you happy
lively - energetic and full of life
melancholy - dramatic and sad
melodic - the main tune is easy to recognize and to sing
moving - gives strong feelings (especially of sadness)
repetitive - part of the music repeats many times
rhythmic - the rhythm or beat is strong and easy to notice
tuneless - without a tune (maybe because it’s only rhythm, or maybe the notes are not melodic)
unusual - not common, strange

John Cage - 4’33” (four minutes and 33 seconds without any notes)
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genre = type of music, book, movie, or TV show
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p. 22 part 3 - listen to the radio show and complete the sentences with the correct words
part 5 - listen again and correct the errors in the sentences
1 Manu Chao has not been successful in the English-speaking world.
2 World fusion has become better-known since the release of Paul Simon’s album Graceland.
3 Peter Gabriel has been part of WOMAD for many years.
4 Zap Mama has had several international hits.
(Singular names have singular verbs in American English, even if the meaning is a group of people.)
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Present perfect = have/has + past participle
In these sentences, it means that the action started in the past, but it continues and may happen more in the future. (The time for the action is not finished.)
1 He may become successful in the future. His career is not finished yet.
2 “Since the release” is not finished (“after the release” is finished, and would use simple past).
3 He is still part of WOMAD, so “many years” isn’t finished.
4 They may still have more hits in the future.
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p. 23 part 8
1 has lived
2 has become
3 have mixed
4 has happened
5 have heard
6 has...made
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Two Truths and a Lie
Write three sentences about things you have done, or things that have happened to you. Two of them must be true, and one of them must be false.
Then guess which one you think is false.
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for + quantity of time (for 2 years, for 25 minutes, for 10 months, for a long time, a while, ages)
since + point in time (since 2000, since August, since 10am, since I was a child, since 10 years ago)
(quantity of time + ago = a specific point in the past)
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I have (already) seen this movie (already). = It happened before now, and that might be unexpected.

I haven’t (yet) seen this movie (yet). = I haven’t seen it, but I probably will in the near future.
Have you seen this movie (yet)? = I expect that, if you haven’t yet, you probably will soon.

I have just seen this movie. / I just saw this movie. = It happened very recently.
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Homework: listen to music from the artists mentioned in the listening, and describe their music with adjectives from p. 22 part 3 and expressions from p. 22 part 1
Manu Chao
Paul Simon (without Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (without Paul Simon)
Peter Gabriel
Youssou N’Dour
Zap Mama

adjectives from part 3:
catchy - easy to remember, hard to get out of your mind
cheerful - happy, or something that makes you happy
lively - energetic and full of life
melancholy - dramatic and sad
melodic - the main tune is easy to recognize and to sing
moving - gives strong feelings (especially of sadness)
repetitive - part of the music repeats many times
rhythmic - the rhythm or beat is strong and easy to notice
tuneless - without a tune (maybe because it’s only rhythm, or maybe the notes are not melodic)
unusual - not common, strange

expressions from part 1:
I love it / hate it / enjoy it / adore it.
I’m into it. / I’m not into it.
I can’t stand it.
I kind of like it. / I don’t mind it.