Lesson 2

Level 1
Grammar: Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Speaking: Sts introduce themselves - include how your interest in music started
Vocabulary:
  • Idioms related to music

Elevator music: Soft, pleasant but boring musicoften played quietly in public spaces (such as elevators)
Like a broken record: ...
Jam session: ...
Blow your own trumpet: ...
Music to my ears: ...
Face the music: ...
Play by ear: ...
As fit as a fiddle:
  • Musical Instruments ref text book Gomez page 8+photocopies [focus on pronunciaton]

double bass[ˌdʌblˈbeɪs] n contrabbasso

  • Language of music ref Ghorbanpour pp 3-6
sharp
staff
ledger line
pitch
clef
rhythm
melody
harmony

Level 2
as above plus
Grammar: Past Simple vs Present Perfect
Speaking:  Talk about music 

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