Student’s Book page 52 Let’s start! What traditional instruments do you have in your country? •
Show a real example or a picture of a traditional
instrument from the students’ country and ask
What kind of instrument is it? (
Woodwind/Percussion/Brass/String ).
Can anyone in your family play the … ? What does it look/sound like? (
A (guitar). )
1 4 Listen and match the instruments to the countries. •
Ask the students to look at the photographs and see if
anyone is familiar with any of the instruments already.
•
Read the country names and check that students know
where they are (show them on a map, if necessary).
•
Play the recording. Students listen and match.
Key: 1 d
2 a
3 c
4 b
5 e
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Play the recording again and ask, e.g.,
How old is (the erhu?) Where do people play it? When do people play it? CD2: 1 2 1 This instrument is from China. It looks like a violin,
but it has only two strings. Violins have four strings.
It’s called an erhu, and it’s more than a thousand
years old. People still play the erhu today in Chinese
orchestras and in rock bands, too!
2 The vuvuzela is a kind of horn. It’s an instrument you
blow – like a trumpet or a flute. It’s from South Africa.
People don’t play the vuvuzela in bands or orchestras.
They play vuvuzelas at soccer matches. Some people
don’t like vuvuzelas because people often play them
very loudly.
3 Bagpipes are the national instrument of Scotland. They’re
called bagpipes because they’re made of a bag and
pipes! Bagpipes are quite difficult to play. You blow into
the pipes to fill the bag with air and press the bag at the
same time. The sound comes out of the pipes.
4 Bongos are a type of drum. They’re made of wood and
animal skin, and they come from Cuba. People usually
hold them between their legs and hit them with their
fingers and hands.
5 You play the bouzouki like a guitar. There are two
types of bouzouki – one with six strings and one with
eight strings. This bouzouki is from Greece. People
started playing the bouzouki in Greece in the
19
00s.
