Номер 2, страница 80, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

2. Read Kate’s opinion on Music as a school subject in her personal blog and do all the tasks she offers to complete.

Teens lack of music education!

It seems these days lots of schools around the world have begun to exclude (исключать / выключать) music from their curriculums to make room for other subjects.

As a result, students don’t even know the correct names of basic musical instruments. Let check if it is so with your help, guys!

TASK 1A

Practise reading the names of musical instruments using the transcription. Then match the names of musical instruments to their pictures. Three names are extra.

1. a cello [ˈtʃeləʊ]

2. a xylophone [ˈzaɪləfəʊn]

3. a synthesiser [ˈsɪnθəsaɪzə]

4. a bagpipe [ˈbæɡpaɪp]

5. a piano [pɪˈænəʊ]

6. an accordion [əˈkɔːdiən]

7. a tsymbaly [ˈtsɪmbəlɪ]

8. a triangle [ˈtraɪæŋ(ə)l]

9. drums [drʌmz]

10. a saxophone [ˈsæksəfəʊn]

11. a bass [beɪs] guitar [ɡɪˈtɑː]

12. a violin [ˈvaɪəlɪn]

13. a flute [fluːt]

14. a harmonica [hɑːˈmɒnɪkə]

15. a trumpet [ˈtrʌmpɪt]

TASK 1B

Study the rule. In pairs make up sentences with the musical instruments from Task A using the definite and indefinite articles.

Jude has a cello in her bedroom. (a cello as a physical object)
She plays the cello every evening to her family. (to play + the + the name of an instrument)

Most students can’t even imagine that all musical instruments can be divided into 4 groups or categories.

TASK 2

Study the classification and put the musical instruments from Task A into the correct category. Can you add more instruments to each group? Work in pairs.

Moreover, students are often unable to recognise (узнавать / пазнаваць) the sound of this or that musical instrument, not even saying about their abilities to play a musical instrument.

TASK 3

Listen to the music samples and guess the musical instruments used. How would you describe each melody? Work in pairs. Use at least 2 adjectives from the Help box.

Help box

Monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs], expressive, sad, repetitive, soft, soothing¹, relaxing, aggressive, catchy, melodious, rhythmic, energising, classical, modern, lively, pessimistic, slow, fast, sentimental, popular, touching, boring, romantic, awesome, cool, strange, exciting, jazzy, timeless.

Do you know how many classmates can play at least one musical instrument?

TASK 4

Walk around the class and collect the information about your classmates’ musical abilities. Take notes.

Help box

– Can you play a musical instrument? What is it? Is it a wind / percussion / string / keyboard musical instrument?
– Do you play it well? – Yes, I do. Luckily, I have an ear for music.
– I don’t think so. I just don’t have an ear for music.
– When and where did you take up your practice lessons?

As for me, at present, I can’t play any musical instrument, but I am really into the guitar sounding. To my ear, it produces very expressive timeless music. Also, I would like to learn how to play the drums like my bestie Alex. So my dad promised to take me to the specialised store but asked to make a close online study of all the musical instruments on sale before visiting the store. Could you do me a favour and vote for the best instrument? Thanks a million!

to specialise (v.) – special (adj.)

TASK 5

Read all the descriptions, putting the adjectives in the correct order, and say which musical instrument is the best one for me and why I should choose it.

Opinion + size + age + colour + origin + material + NOUN
A beautiful small modern green Hawaiian metal harmonica

1. Golden / new / big / African / drums;

2. A(an) / modern / brown and yellow / fantastic / electric guitar;

3. Old / legendary / wooden / a(an) / acoustic guitar;

4. Red / a(an) / brand new / expensive / electro-acoustic guitar;

5. Chinese / large / wooden / a(an) / impressive / drum;

6. A(an) / Caribbean / remarkable / small / hand drum;

7. Standard / ordinary / 6-stringed / Spanish / a(an) / guitar.

To conclude, music is an extremely important subject for all children to learn and can lead to better brain development, better communicative skills, and even stress relief (снятию стресса / зняццю стрэсу). As music is excluded from schools, children will no longer receive these benefits unless they take up private lessons, which are much more expensive for some families to afford. Give youth a chance to be into music!

Прочитайте все описания, расставив прилагательные в правильном порядке, и скажите, какой музыкальный инструмент подходит мне лучше всего и почему я должен его выбрать.

Ответ:

1. Big new golden African drums;

2. A fantastic modern brown and yellow electric guitar;

3. A legendary old wooden acoustic guitar;

4. An expensive brand new red electro-acoustic guitar;

5. An impressive large Chinese wooden drum;

6. A remarkable small Caribbean hand drum;

7. An ordinary standard 6-stringed Spanish guitar.

I think you should choose the legendary old wooden acoustic guitar. You mentioned that you are really into the guitar sounding because it produces very expressive and timeless music. An acoustic guitar is perfect for creating that kind of sound. Although you would also like to learn the drums, your personal passion for the guitar's sound seems stronger, making it the best instrument for you to choose.

Перевод:

1. Большие новые золотые африканские барабаны;

2. Фантастическая современная коричнево-желтая электрогитара;

3. Легендарная старая деревянная акустическая гитара;

4. Дорогая совершенно новая красная электроакустическая гитара;

5. Впечатляющий большой китайский деревянный барабан;

6. Замечательный маленький карибский ручной барабан;

7. Обычная стандартная 6-струнная испанская гитара.

Я думаю, тебе стоит выбрать легендарную старую деревянную акустическую гитару. Ты упомянула, что тебе очень нравится звучание гитары, потому что она создает очень выразительную и вечную музыку. Акустическая гитара идеально подходит для создания такого звука. Хотя ты также хотела бы научиться играть на барабанах, твоя личная страсть к звучанию гитары кажется сильнее, что делает ее лучшим инструментом для выбора.