Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Music events we remember
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge of music events and recall a personal experience, which prepares them to write a blog about a music-event experience.
b) Content
T asks Ss: 'Have you ever attended a music event, such as a school concert, a festival or a competition? What did you see and hear?' Ss talk in pairs for one minute each, using the words audience, performance and contestant where possible. Then T writes the title on the board: 'A Music-Event Experience'.
c) Expected outcomes
Each pair names at least one music event and one feeling they had about it (for example: 'We went to a school concert. It was exciting and a little noisy.'). The class lists 3 to 4 events on the board, and Ss can see the word 'experience' in the title.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T says: 'Think of a music event you have attended. Tell your partner where it was, who performed and how you felt.' T displays the target words audience, performance, contestant, judge, rehearse and traditional on the board and reads them aloud for pronunciation.
Students
Ss listen, repeat the words after T and make sure they understand the task.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T circulates, listens to pairs and prompts with questions such as 'Who performed?' or 'What did you feel at the start?'.
Students
Ss talk in pairs. Possible answers: 'We went to a school concert. The choir was amazing.' / 'I went to a village festival with traditional music. It was relaxed and fun.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to share their answers and writes the events and feelings on the board.
Students
Representative pairs report, for example: 'We went to a music contest. The judges were strict but fair.' Other Ss listen and note any new vocabulary.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T praises the stories and says: 'Today you will read a blog about a music event and write your own short blog. A good blog has a clear message and specific details.'
Students
Ss write the lesson title in their notebooks.