2016-08-17 Core: 9 music therapy and idioms

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 168 practice 1 (and finish p. 107 part 6 if you didn’t in class)
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part 6
1 If you just took the time to listen to Ry Cooder, you’d definitely like him. - simply
2 I’ve just heard his new single on the radio. - recently
  I’ve heard just his new single on the radio. - only
  I’ve heard his new single just on the radio. - only
3 It’s just over ten years since they last performed. - a little
4 Just hearing her sing gives me goosebumps. - simply
5 The concert is in an old theater just behind the bank on Main Street. - a little
6 Thank you for the CD; it’s just what I wanted. - exactly
  (Thank you for just the CD; it’s what I wanted. - only, very sarcastic)
7 I just can’t understand why you like his music! - simply
  I can’t understand why you just like his music. - only like, not love / only his , not someone else’s / only his music, not his movies
  I can’t understand why you like just his music. - only his music, not someone else’s / only his music, not his movies
  I can’t understand why just you like his music. - only you, not other people
8 I’m just as interested in the lyrics as the music. - exactly
p. 168 practice 1
2 We stood just in front of the stage. - a little / right
  We just stood in front of the stage. - only stood, not danced
3 The reviews were just raving about the new single. - recently / simply
4 I bought the CD just after it came out. - a little
5 Tickets for the music festival often sell out in just one day. - only
6 We’ve been waiting for just over an hour. - a little
  We’ve just been waiting for over an hour. - only waiting (nothing more)
7 I was just wondering where you were. - simply / recently
  I was wondering just where you were. - exactly
  I was wondering where you just were. - recently
8 I’ve just about finished my essay. - “just about” = almost
9 She’s just as talented as her sister. - exactly
10 It was just a misunderstanding. - only
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p. 108 part 1 - Discuss the questions in pairs about how music can affect your mood.
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http://www.ambient-mixer.com/ - To create ambient (background) sounds of your choice.
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part 2 - Which of these therapeutic properties do you think music can have?
stutter = speech difficulty where sounds or words are repeated several times before continuing
part 3 - Listen to a talk by a neuroscientist. Which of the therapies does he mention?
- He mentions all of them except preventing heart disease.
dyslexia = reading/writing difficulty due to mixing up the apparent order of letters
stroke = a brain injury where part of the brain lacks blood long enough for cells to die
part 4 - Listen again and complete these notes with the correct information.
1 many different parts
2 deal with pain, feelings of happiness
3 music, language
4 dyslexia, learning disabilities
5 had suffered from strokes
6 remarkable
7 we are living longer now
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Music idioms:
“That’s music to my ears.” = That’s a relief. / That’s really good news.
p. 108 part 6 - Match the music idioms with their definitions.
1 give a contrary opinion (to what you said before)
2 seem very relevant to (= It really resonated with the audience.)
3 take things as they come (= Go with the flow.)
4 know what’s going on (= “know what’s what”)
	(This could be about a musical score or about the score of a game.)
5 shout about one’s achievements (“toot my own horn” is more common)
6 accept responsibility
7 make a fuss (= make a big deal / make a big to-do)
	tempest in a teacup
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culinary fruit/vegetable = plant parts categorized by how they are used in food
botanical fruit/vegetable = plant parts categorized by their biological structure and function
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part 7 - Describe examples of these things with your partner.
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Language focus: expressing purpose
part 8 - Answer the questions (a-d) about the bold phrases in the sentences (1-5)
a 1, 3, 5
b can (also “will”, “could”, “would”) (“so that” is less formal than “in order that”)
c a noun (to + verb, for + noun - if it’s expressing the purpose of an action)
d more formal
- Something else useful to notice is that we can say “in order not to” or “so as not to”, but we can’t make the simple infinitive of purpose negative.
	I wore a coat in order not to get cold. I wore a coat so as not to get cold.
	* I wore a coat not to get cold. (incorrect) -> I wore a coat to avoid getting cold.
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part 9 - Rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning.
1 a He took up the guitar so that he could join his brother’s band.
  b He took up the guitar in order to join his brother’s band.
2 a I play the trumpet to relax.
  b I play the trumpet for relaxation.
3 a They sing familiar songs so as not to confuse the patients.
  b They sing familiar songs to avoid confusing the patients.
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Homework: read p. 111 and do p. 110 parts 2, 4, 5