This unit is about different styles of music that we like and listen to. It focuses on the influence of African-American culture on our music, on the lives of some musicians and on the instruments they play.
In this unit you’re going to …
- read about two African-American musicians
- talk about the music you like
- create a fact file about one of your favourite bands or musicians
- listen to some musicians talking about their music and their instruments
- write about some events in your past
Language focus: present simple, adverbs of frequency (always, sometimes, etc.), past simple, talking about what you like and don’t like doing
Focus on skills
Film clip of Louis Armstrong singing «What a wonderful world»
Checkpoint: Reading – I can understand a biography
Film clip «Charlie Parker Sessions»