2016-11-12 Saturday: 2 Performance

Greg Malivuk
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“2016-11-12 Saturday: 2 Performance”
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Homework: Invent an imaginary company and write a website profile for that company. Include “about us”, “current projects”, and “testimonials” sections.
	Also, read the article on p. 27 and do parts 3, 4, 5, 6 on p. 26
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p. 26 part 3
1 paragraphs 1, 2, 4
2 paragraph 5
3 paragraph 3
part 4
1 flamenco
2 Italian food, McDonald’s
3 Barbie
4 ⅕ of the world’s population speaks English
5 Sesame Street
part 5 - b, c
part 6
1 b (more like, the author wants this to be a definition of the word)
2 a
3 a (though the author probably doesn’t agree with this word)
4 a
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p. 21 part 2 - With your partner decide which word doesn’t fit with each group, and why.
1 dance - all the others are people
2 play - all the others are people (choreographer = the person who designs a dance)
3 dancer - all the others are performance events
4 act - all the others are people
5 singer - all the others are groups
6 clown - all the others are performances
7 drummer - all the others are kinds of music
8 hiking - all the others are ways of performing
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The ‘ch’ in choreography, choir, and orchestra is pronounced /k/. (Also in “chorus”.)
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In one minute, write the names of as many types of music as you can.
Compare your lists in groups. Tell your partners what you think of each type of music you wrote down. (You can use expressions from p. 22 part 1.)
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part 2 - Where do you think each type of music is from?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC4DDkye8FU (blues)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAT2oeaR3yk (bossa nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2E4_CwL-Wg (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=vdB-8eLEW8g (reggae)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zSa6Zz2Zrs (taiko drumming)
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1 c (specifically the southern US)
2 d
3 b
4 g
5 f
6 e
7 a
8 h
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part 3 - What do these adjectives mean?
catchy = easy to remember
cheerful = happy, makes you feel happy
lively = energetic, makes you feel alive
melancholy = a bit sad (the way that nostalgia feels sad)
melodic = when there is a strong tune or melody (for example that you can remember and sing)
moving = it moves your emotions, it’s emotionally powerful (it might make you feel like crying, but not only from sadness)
repetitive = repeats again and again and again and again
rhythmic = with a strong rhythm or beat (for example that you can dance to)
tuneless = without any tune or melody (taiko drumming has no melody, because it’s just drums)
unusual = not normal for you
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part 5 - Listen to a radio show about world music. Correct the mistakes in each sentence.
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 / since it started.
4 Zap Mama has had several international hits.
(British English: “Zap Mama” refers to a group of people, so gets plural verbs. American English: “Zap Mama” is a singular name for that group, so gets singular verbs.)
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Grammar: present perfect
- meaning: something happened or started in the past, but can happen again or continue into the future
- form: subject + have/has + past participle
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p. 23 part 8 - Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs.
1 has lived
2 has become
3 have mixed
4 has happened
5 have heard
6 has Zap Mama made (in American English)
(If any of these people die or retire, or the groups break up, we will switch to simple past to talk about their actions as musicians.)
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part 10 - Which expressions go with “for”? Which go with “since”?
for: a couple of days, a few months, ages, years, a while, centures, some time
since: I was a child, my last vacation, the day before yesterday, 1986, July, lunchtime, last Monday
for + a length of time (for how long)
since + a point in time (since when)
(“since three days ago” = “for three days”)
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part 11 - Complete each sentence so it’s true for you, and then compare your answer with your partner.
1 I have lived here for two months.
2 I have been at my current job since 2013.
3 I have known my best friend since I was five years old.
4 I have not listened to my parents for ages.
5 I have always wanted to be a writer.
6 I have never had a dog.
7 I have studied English since 2014.
8 I have been in this class for two months. / for two hours.
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Many adverbs go after the first helping verb and before other verbs.
I have always wanted…
I have never wanted…
I have also visited…
I have definitely seen…
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BREAK
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Grammar: already/yet/just
already - something happened sooner than expected: “I miss you already.” “I’m already full.”
	I have already seen this movie. / I have seen this movie already.
not yet - not finished but it will happen soon: “I’m not tired yet.” “They aren’t married yet.”
	I haven’t yet seen this movie. / I haven’t seen this movie yet.
yet? - I don’t know if it’s finish, but I think it will happen soon: “Are they married yet?”
	Have you seen this movie yet?
just - something happened very recently: “He just arrived.” “They just got married.”
	I have just seen this movie.
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In 90 seconds, write down as many kinds of dance as you can think of.
In the same group you had for music styles, share your lists of dances. Do you know how to do these dances? Do you enjoy them? Where and when do people dance that way?
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Why do people dance?
- for fun, to make them happy
- as a performance, to show your talent or your culture
- to celebrate (such as in a festival)
- to exercise
- to relax or relieve stress
- to make money
- to meet people
What other things do people do for these purposes?
retail therapy = shopping in order to feel better
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http://learnersdictionary.com/ - A learner’s dictionary of English, which is much better than using a translator.
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Grammar: gerunds and infinitives
gerund = verb(ing) used as a noun
infinitive = to + base form


Gerunds function like nouns, so they can be subjects or objects, they can come after prepositions
Smoking is unhealthy. Dancing helps some people relax. Studying English makes you smart.
I like dancing. I don’t mind listening to music while I study.
It’s a way of meeting people. I look forward to meeting your friends. I use my phone for sending emails.
Thank you for helping me. I’m sorry for being late. Turn it off by pressing that button.


Infinitives can sometimes be subjects (but this is formal), or they can come after verbs or adjectives/adverbs, or express the purpose of an action.
To err is human. (= Making mistakes is human.)
I like to dance. I want to help. I need to go soon. I hope to meet them.
It’s nice to meet you. It’s important to study. I’m glad to help.
People dance to feel better. I went to the store for milk.
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to - preposition
to - part of the infinitive
too - also
too - too much
two - the number
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Some verbs go only with gerunds: I enjoy dancing. I don’t mind dancing. I can’t imagine dancing.
Some verbs go only with infinitives: I want to dance. I need to dance. I hope to dance.
Some verbs go with both and have the same meaning: I like dancing. = I like to dance.
Some verbs go with both and have a different meaning: I stopped dancing. / I stopped to dance.


I stopped eating fast food. = Now I don’t eat fast food any more.
I stopped to eat fast food. = I stopped another thing in order to eat some fast food.
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p. 25 part 8 - Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb. Then say whether each sentence is true for you.
1 doing (“enjoy” + gerund)
2 Painting (subject)
3 to be (“hard” is an adjective)
4 changing (“imagine” + gerund)
5 to learn (“old” is an adjective)
6 to play (“learn” + infinitive)
7 trying (“about” is a preposition)
8 to find (“seem” + infinitive)
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On the back of the gerund/infinitive handout, there’s a list of the verbs that change meaning if they’re followed by a gerund or an infinitive.
remember doing = first you did it, then you remember it
forget doing = first you did it, then you forget it
stop doing = first you did it, then you stop it
quit doing = first you did it, then you quit
go on doing = first you did it, then you continue
regret doing = first you did it, then you regret it
(The gerund action happened first.)
remember to do = first you remember it, then you do it (you might have an obligation to do it)
forget to do = first you forget it, then you don’t do it
stop to do = first you stop something else, then you do it
quit to do = first you quit something else, then you do it
go on to do = you do it “next” after something else
regret to do = first you feel bad, then you do it
(The infinitive action happened second.)
I tried opening the window, but it didn’t help. = I really opened the window.
I tried to open the window, but I couldn’t. = I attempted (and failed) to open the window.
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p. 30-31 - “Taiko master”
p. 31 part 2 - Which of these things do you expect to see in the video?
part 3 - Watch and check your answers.
part 4 - Watch again and answer these questions.
part 5 - Watch one more time and complete the timeline.
2000 years ago: Japanese warriors used drums to make their enemies fear them, people used the sound of drums to mark village boundaries, and they did daily activities to the beat of drums.
The early 1900s: Traditional Japanese drumming was popular among Japanese-Americans.
The mid-1900s: People were losing interest.
1968: Seiichi Tanaka arrived and brought new interest and a new style of drumming.
Now: There are 800 groups in the US and Canada.
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Seiichi Tanaka describes himself and the other people he got together with to play drums as “fresh of the boat”. What does this mean?
- “Fresh off the boat” describes immigrants who have recently arrived (especially from Asia).
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Remember: verb(ing) can have four different functions.
1 continuous tenses: He is dancing now. She was boring me with too many details.
2 gerunds: My favorite hobby is dancing. Boring your audience is not a good idea.
3 adjectives: The movie was very boring. It was surprising information.
4 nouns: English spelling is difficult. Housing is very expensive in this city. Online banking is common.
- Be careful that you don’t assume every -ing verb means something is happening right now.
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Homework: Units 1-2 Test