Background information The photograph
shows equipment that a DJ in a club or disco might
use to play and mix tracks.
Introduction to the unit •
Read the title of the unit and ask students to look at the
photograph. Then ask
What’s Unit 4 about? (
Music .)
•
Point to the photograph and ask
Who uses these things and where? (
A DJ in a disco or club .)
•
Elicit the names of kinds of music and write them on
the board, e.g.,
pop, rock, classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal . Put the students into pairs and write the following
questions on the board for them to ask and answer:
What kind of music do you like? Who’s your favorite singer? What’s your favorite group? Do you have a favorite song? What’s the title? •
For class feedback, ask volunteers to talk about their
partner, e.g.,
Fabio likes pop music. His favorite singer is Paula Fernandes. His favorite song is … •
Point to the photograph and ask
What do we use to play music now? (
CD/MP3 players ). Then ask
What did people use to play music 1
00 years ago, before records and CDs? Present
musical instrument and ask
Who can play a musical instrument? Students raise their hands. Ask
individuals
Which instrument do you play? How often do you play? Do you take music lessons? Do you play in a band or an orchestra? If necessary, remind students of
the meaning of
band (they learned
rock band in
Guess What! 3) and present
orchestra .
