Listening to music
A2-B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will discuss their personal music habits and thoughts, using at least 4 music-related lexis, extended conversation (3–4 minutes) in small groups.
Subsidiary Aims
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Students will accurately use phrasal verbs (e.g., "run out of," "come out," "start out") in real-life contexts connected to music streaming and habits.
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Students will engage in fluently extended turns, asking follow-up questions and maintaining conversation flow.
Procedure (31-43 minutes)
Ask students about Tet holiday, and if there is a song about Tet, also if they can sing for the class a bit. Teacher: how many hours do you listen to music each week? Turn to your partner and discuss: When do you listen to music? Who do you listen? What kind of music do you listen? (Give 2 minutes for partner talk) Ok, let’s share. Who listens to music in the morning? After school? On weekends?
- Help students to recall target verbs, by going over the vocabulary slides from previous lesson and ask ICQs. ICQs: " When you release a song; are you still planning the song or is it public and everybody can listen?" " If you are streaming; is your phone recording or is it live on internet? " Teacher: Now, let’s imagine a student just like you. Her name is Bun Cha. She is 13 years old and wants to become a famous singer. In pairs, I want you to create a story about Linh’s music career. Use these verbs: start, enter, win, record, release, streaming.” (Write the verbs clearly on the board with example sentences) Model: ‘Linh started singing when she was 8. She entered a school talent show. She won a huge competition. After that, she recorded her first song. The song was released online, and many people started streaming it.’” Activity: Students in pairs create a similar story using the verbs. They plan for 3 minutes and then share with the class. Choose 2 pairs to share aloud. After sharing, highlight correct verb usage and sequence.
Teacher: “We’ve seen a lot of phrasal verbs with ‘out.’. Look at these sentences, and fill in the correct form from the board. Write your answers to your notebooks." (Show the following on the board, and drill the phrasal verbs): “Blackpink’s new song ______ out yesterday.” (come out) “I need to ______ out how to play this song.” (find out) “My phone ______ out of battery.” (ran out) “I ________ listening to music when I was 5.” ( started out) “Let’s______ this problem later.” (sort out) Check understanding: Ask CCQs (Concept Checking Questions). “Does ‘find out’ mean you see something outside or you discover something new?” (They should say discover). “When your battery runs out, does it have legs so it can run or it's empty?” (No, it’s empty). Teacher: Okay, everyone, check your answers together, you got a minute! Any differences? Drill
Teacher : “Now we will create a short podcast together. You will work in groups of three. In your group, you will have three roles: Host, Guest, and Reporter. The host will ask questions and ask about guest's answers, the guest will answer, and the reporter will summarize. After you finish, we will come back together. I will ask each reporter to give a short summary of their discussion. The topic is: ‘Does music control our lives? ’ You must talk for about 4 minutes in total.” “Use these questions: When did you start out listening to music? How do you find out about new songs? What happens when your phone runs out of battery? What do you do when a new song comes out? Do you think music connects people? Why/why not? How does music affect/change people? Preparation time: Give 3 minutes to plan the discussion. Provide them with a few sentence starters on the board: “I started out listening to music when I was…” “I usually find out about new songs from…” “When my phone runs out, I…” “When a new song comes out, I feel…” Write on the board; 2 minute talk common performance, 3 minutes talk Epic performance, 4 minutes talk legendary performance. To provide differentiation bracket. Speaking time: Groups perform. Set a timer for 2-4 minutes of group talk. Walk around, listening, and take notes on how they use verbs/phrases.
Teacher : “Now, I have written some sentences on the board that you said during your podcast. Some are correct, and some are not. I want you to work in pairs and correct them.” (Write these sentences on the board): She start out listening to music at 5. The song came outed last year. I run out battery yesterday. I find out new songs on TikTok. She recorded her first song at 12. (correct)
