Azra Bosnjak Azra Bosnjak

Lesson 6
Upper Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, ss will listen to a music psychologist who will talk about why we listen to music and how is it connected to emotions

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide detailed listening practice using a text about emotions in the context of music

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide process of note-taking skills in the context of music and emotions

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (5-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

TT: On a typical day when and where do you listen to music? Do you listen to different music at different times of day? Why? What kind of music? Tell me more about your favorite music? Ask different ss about their taste in music

Listening (5-5 minutes) • To prepare students for the recording and make it accessible

TT: What kind of emotions can we feel when we listen to music? Write their suggestions on the board. Try to elicit adjectives such as happy, angry, sad, sleepy

While-Listening #1 (5-5 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information listening tasks

TT: listen to the recording and think about how does this music makes you feel Play the recording. Stop after each section and ask ss how does this music make you feel

Listening 2 (3-4 minutes) • To prepare students for the recording and make it accessible

Pre-teach vocabulary before listening to the recording Write on the WB To intensify our emotions and underline intensify CCQ: what does this mean? Are our emotions the same or more extreme? Drill.

While-Listening #2 (8-8 minutes) • To provide students with gist and detailed listening of a recording

TT: Now we will listen to John Sloboda, a music psychologist. He is talking about why we listen to music. Show them a HO. TT: Work in pairs. Listen to the recording and answer to 'why do we listen to music?' and complete the phrase But don't write examples ICQ: What are you going to do now? Are you going to write examples? TT: Work in groups, listen to the recording more carefully and write examples. Feedback

Listening 3 (5-5 minutes) • To prepare students for the recording and make it accessible

Pre-teach exploit WB- to exploit the situation- underline exploit (to use someone or something in a way that helps you) CCQ- what does this mean? is it a positive or negative word? Stress and drill the word Explain to ss how are they supposed to write notes. How do we take notes? Do we write every word we hear? What do we write?

While-listening (5-8 minutes) • To provide students with gist and specific information listening tasks

Listen to John explaining how music can affect the way we feel. Complete the notes. Give ss a HO. Pause between sections. Check with a partner.

Post-Listening (5-5 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the lesson and expand on what they've learned

What music would you play...? if you're feeling sad, furious, excited. Work in groups. Give ss a HO. Talk with your group. Feedback

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