Can you imagine a world without music?

CAN YOU IMAGINE THE WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC ?

LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE

DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS

- What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? - Do you prefer going to live concerts or watching concerts online/on TV? - Do you play or have you ever wanted to play an instrument? - How often do you listen to music? Is music just a pastime for you, or more than that?

Read the adjecives in the box. Do your know any of them?

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CALMING

UNSETTLING

ENTERTAINING

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ENTRANCING

ENERGISING

SADDENING

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RELAXING

DISTRACTING

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UPLIFTING

MOVING

NOW MATCH THE WORDS TO THE DEFINITIONS

1. making someone feel more relaxed and less emotional: 2. causing worry or anxiety: 3. making someone feel full of energy or enthusiasm: 4. making someone feel better: 5. making someone feel emotional: 6. preventing someone from concentrating on something: 7. pleasant and making someone feel less stressed: 8. funny and enjoyable: 9. making someone feel sad: 10. beautiful or impressive in a way that it takes all of someone’s attention and they can’t stop listening to or watching it:

Choose the most suitable adjectives in these sentences.

• One of the documentary's many unsettling/calming images is of a child playing with his father's gun. • People love charming and energizing/uplifting love stories with happy endings. • Everyone went silent when the room filled with the distracting/entrancing music. • The actors could feel that it was a deeply moving/relaxing experience for the audience. • Taking lo

READ THE QUOTE BELOW AND ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

“Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions.” Keith Richards • Do you agree with the quote? How does music make you feel? • What kind of music do you find (a) calming, (b) energising, (c) entertaining?

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WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

• Who are the people in the video? • Where are they? • What are they talking about?

Watch the video again

Write down four effects that music has, according to the speakers

Can you imagine the world without music? What role does music play in your life? Does any particular piece of music bring back memories of certain events, experiences or periods in your life to you? What emotions may watching a live concert in a concert hall evoke in people, compared to watching it at home alone?

DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS