Fun with Musical Instruments: Can You Play the Guitar? - Activities and Chants Included

Unit 1 Can you play the guitar? Section B

Chant and make a chant !

Instruments piano /pi' n u/ play the piano

violin /va 'l n/ play the violin

drum /dr m/ play the drums

guitar / i't :/ play the guitar

trumpet /'tr mpit/ play the trumpet

1a Match the words with the pictures. drums ___ piano____ 3 4 1 guitar ____ violin _____ 2

Listen and order the sounds 1b . jpg 4 3 1 2

Pair work 1c A: Can you play the violin? B: No, I can t / Yes I can.

Listen and circle the words and phrase you hear. 1d . jpg play the violin sing play the guitar dance play the drums draw play the piano tell stories

Listen again. Tell what they can and can t do. 1e Name can can t play the guitar Bill sing sing; play the piano Cindy play the drums play the piano dance, sing Frank . jpg

Look and say A: Can she play_________? B: Yes, she can. the violin Can dance A: ____she ______? B: Yes, ________. she can

A: ____he play__________? B: No, _______, ____he can play the guitar. Can the drums he can t but

A: ____she play _________? B:____________, but she _________. can dance Can thepiano No, she can t

Can he play the trumpet A: _____________________? B: ___________________ _________________. No, he can t, but he can play the violin

Talk about what Bill, Cindy and Frank can and can t do. 1f For example: A: Can A: Can Bill Bill play the play the guitar guitar? ? can t t sing. B: Yes, he B: Yes, he can can, but he , but he can sing.

2a Read and underline Hello, I m Peter. I like to play basketball. I can also speak English and I can also play soccer. Hi, Ma Huan. I can play ping-pong and chess. I like to talk and play games with people. My name s Alan. I m in the school music club. I can play the guitar and the piano. I can sing and dance, too.

Read and answer. 1. What does Peter like to do? He likes to play basketball. 2. What can he do? He can speak English and play soccer. 1. What can Ma Huan do? She can play ping-pong and chess. 2. What does she like to do? She likes to talk and play games with people. 1. What club is Alan in? He is in the school music club. 2. What can he do? He can play the guitar and the piano. He can also sing and dance.

2b Read and match . jpg A. Help for Old People B. Music Teacher Wanted C. Help with Sports in English

C. Help with Sports in English C. Help with Sports in English Are you busy after school? No? Can you speak English ?Yes? Then We need you to help with sports for English-speaking students. It is relaxing and easy! Please come to the Students Sports Center. Call Mr.Brown at 293-7742.

A. Help for Old People A. Help for Old People We need help at the old people s home. Are you free in July? Are you good with old people? Can you talk to them and play games with them? They can tell you stories and you can make friends. It is interesting and fun! Please call us at 689-7729 today!

B. Music Teacher Wanted B. Music Teacher Wanted Can you play the piano or the violin? Do you have time on the weekend? The school needs help to teach music. It is not difficult! Please call Mrs. Miller at 555-3721.

2c Match a person in 2a with an ad in 2b. C C ( ) Peter can ________________________ because he can ________________________ and he can ______________ . play basketball and soccer help with sports in English speak English ( ) Alan can _____________________ because he can ___ _______________ . play the piano be a music teacher B B ( ) Ma Huan _____________________________because he _________________________________________. likes to talk and play games with people can help at the old people's home A A

3a Complete the ad Musicians Wanted for School Music Festival guitar guitar Do you like Do you like ? ? music music can can Can you sing and Can you sing and ? ? dance dance call call play play Can you Can you the piano or the violin? the piano or the violin? dance dance Can you play the Can you play the or the drums? or the drums? guitar guitar music music Then you Then you be in our school music be in our school music can can play play festival. festival. Please Please Mr.Zhang at 622 Mr.Zhang at 622- -6033. 6033. call call

Write your own poster for a sports day. You can use: sports players( school sports day( play soccer/basketball/ping-pong/tennis swim run fast( ) Please call at ) )

Writing Make a poster Every May, there is an English talent show for the students from Grade 7 in our school. We have had kinds of performances ( They are amazing. It is your turn to take part in the show t his year. ) in English before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Students Wanted for the 6thSchool EnglishTalent Show _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _____________ Come and join us! We want students for the 6th School English Talent Show. Can you speak English well? Can you sing English songs? Can you tell stories or write stories in English? Can you act? If you can, please write to your English teacher.

Summary How to make a poster? 1. title Students Wanted for the 6thSchool EnglishTalent Show 2. who and for what We want students for the 6th School English Talent Show. 3. abilities required Can you speak English well? Can you sing English songs? Can you tell stories or write stories in Engl ish? Can you act? If you can, please write to your English teacher. 4. Contact information * time and place

Language points play 1. play with 2. play sth. for sb.= play sb. sth. 3. play + 4. play the + 5. play sth. on the + :

play play sports play the violin play basketball play the piano play baseball play the trumpet play volleyball play the guitar play computer play the drums play a game play chess

talk 1. talk to sb. 2. talk with sb. 3. talk about sb./sth. 4. talk to sb about sth 5. talk with sb about sth

Exercises: She has no arms( ). But she _______ _______ with her feet( can paint ).

u=432202510,1666253390gp=1 Beethoven play the piano He _____ hear( can t ). But he ____ ____ ____ _____. can can They _____ ______. But they ____ ______. can t speak dance They ________ stand up( can t ). But they_____ ____ ___________. can play basketball

. . join the club play the piano play the violin summer camping play the guitar a rock band talent show fill in 1. 1. ______________ ______________ 2. 2. ______________ ______________ 3. 3. ______________ ______________ 4. 4. ________________ ________________ 5. 5. ______________ ______________ 6. 6. ______________ ______________ 7. 7. ______________ ______________ 8. 8. , , ______________ ______________

. Fill in the blanks. musician Summer information contact play

. 1. play the guitar My friend likes to ______ ____ ______. 2. Our ________ _________ is on Sunday. school concert

3. ? Do you _______ to join ______ ______? want rock band 4. Mike likes to _______ ____ ______. talk with me 5. ? How contact _______ can we ________ you?

6. ? Can you swim? 7. ? Can she play the guitar? Yes, she can. 8. ? Can you paint? No, we can t . 9. ? Can they speak English? Yes, they can.

. 1. I can play chess. ( Can you play chess? ) 2. She can speak Chinese. ( She can t speak Chinese. ) 3. Can your brother play basketball. ( ) Yes, he can.

4. We want to join the English club. ( ) What club do you want to join? 5. Can Tom and Amy paint. ( ) No, they can t.

Homework , school band talented favourite best well sing dance piano trumpet violin drum

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