Music, Friends, and Fame: Band Formation

• Unit 1 will be about Music, Friends, and Fame

Once Upon a Time (Page 10)

• Nathan is talking to his friends at the skatepark
• The following words relate to the picture:
• bass guitar
• friends
• smartphone
• instrument
• T-shirt
• Nathan might start his own band

Story Time: Learning About Music and Fame (Page 11)

• The conversation is about Nathan wanting to start a band
• Dario got an amazing bass guitar for his birthday
• Nathan wants to start a band and is asking his friends if they play any instruments
• Grace cannot play any instruments, but can sing well
• Sam suggests asking Dario's brother Luiz to play the guitar and Grace agrees Luiz is nice
• Nathan's cousin, Josh Camden, is an excellent drummer
• Sam likes computers and could be the mixer, Dario can be the dancer
• Nathan wonders if Layla would like to play the piano since she has started lessons
• Grace will ask Layla at school
• Sam's garage is really big and after it has been cleaned if the bands mum agrees, they can rehearse there
• The band members should be assembled as soon as possible
• The first rehearsal is on Wednesday after school
• Grace is free on Sunday afternoon

Nathan's New Band (Page 12-13)

• Nathan's band has been circled in picture number 3
• Examples of other instruments:
• Trumpet
• Saxophone
• Flute
• Vocabulary relating to "instruments, music and fame" is available interactively, and pronunciation and spelling can be checked
• Nathan listens to some music for inspiration, describing each fragment
• Fragment 1 is a slow song
• Fragment 2 is a terrible singer
• Fragment 3 is a sad song
• Fragment 4 is a silly rapper
• Grammatical rule: What a cool idea you have OR Your idea is cool
• Grammatical rule: He is a nice guy OR The guy is nice
• Grammatical rule: He is an excellent drummer OR The drummer is excellent
• "Adjective describes a noun"
• Billie Eilish is a great singer
• Like fast rhythms that can be danced to
• That's a beautiful song
• George Ezra has an amazing voice.
• I want to take a quick look before school
• Madonna is a wonderful dancer
• Every photograph of Gigi Hadid is beautiful
• Please be quiet, you're very loud
• Yuck! something has a bad smell
• My sister is very talented
• She has a beautiful voice
• Judge's feedback for Dev's audition on 'Britain's Got Talent,' the statement 'I particularly love some of your vocals' has been highlighted
• The correct order of the statements for the second clip are the following:
• 2 I found it totally fascinating to watch
• 1 David, what did you think?
• 5 That is such a mistake
• 6 I'm with David
• 3 I thought it was really interesting
• 4 In mine and Alecia's opinion, this is unique

Judges Reaction (Page 14)

• Alesha found the Paparazzi Group to be really interesting
• Simon was kinda interested for minute and then lost it
• Useful expressions for likes and dislikes
• Like
• I like music
• Enjoy
• I enjoy rock music
• Love
• I love tennis
• Adore
• I adore Cardi B
• Am mad about
• I am mad about English
• Dislike
• I don't like opera
• Am not mad about
• I am not mad about french films
• Hate
• I hate mondays
• Detest
• I detest broccoli
• Expressing like: Like slow songs
• Expressing dislike: I don't like music
• Expressing love: I love guitars
• Expressing neutral: I'm not mad about rock music
• Expressing like: I like fast beats
• Expressing dislike: I don't like sad lyrics
• Expressing Neutral: I love all instruments

Offering an opinion (Page 15)

• How to give your opinion
• I think you are very talented
• I feel like all music is good music
• In my opinion Lady Gaga is the best singer ever
• If you ask me Andy Grammer is better
• The way I see it everyone has a favourite
• Providing opinions:
• Rap music is silly / great
• English class is boring / interesting
• Video games are stupid / fun
• All music is good / bad

Learning about Weekly Habits (Page 16)

• The band is looking for a day to rehearse
• Sam's garage looks great after cleaning and his mum allowed the band to use it
• Grace has singing lessons on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
• Luiz goes swimming with his friends on Fridays
• Josh can't rehearse on Sundays due to visiting his grandmother however he can miss it one time
• Layla takes Arabic lessons after School on Mondays
• Dario has dance class on Wednesday and can rehearse on Saturdays
• Grace must be home by 6 o'clock
• Sam watches Britain's Got Talent on T.V. with his mum and vlogs in his spare time
• Layla can't stay out after dark on saturdays
• Nathan has to be home for dinner but Saturday night is game night
• Sams Mum works out on Saturdays so its perfect

Band Hobbies (Page 17)

• Nathan plays board games on Saturdays
• Luiz goes swimming on Fridays
• Josh visits his grandmother on Sundays
• Sam records vlogs on Saturdays
• Grace has singing lessons on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
• Dario has dancing lessons on Wednesdays
• Layla has Arabic lessons on Mondays

Hobbies (Page 18)

• Match the pictures to the correct activity
• To Walk = 2
• To Read = 3
• To Work Out = 1
• To Swim = 5
• To Game = 4
• To Go to Concerts = 7
• To Listen to Music = 6
• To Shop = 8
• Expressing verb use:
• They swim together every Wednesday
• She sleeps in at weekends
• He always plays video games after school

Present Simple (Page 19)

• How to use the present simple
• I/You play tennis or football equal to base form (infinitive - to)
• We/You/They play the piano/drums/video games equal to base form
• He/She plays/ loves/ rains the guitar/volleyball/a lot here is equal to the base form + s
• Using the present simple for habits, routines, jobs and facts
• Sam always goes to the skatepark indicates a habit
• Every morning I eat cereals indicates a routine
• Mr Reed teaches English indicates a job
• Dario is a boy indicates a fact

Using the Present Simple (Page 20)

• To take drum lessons.
• Mum and Dad love cooking
• You practise every Saturday
• We never play video games
• You sing like an angel
• Sam takes skateboard lessons.
• We visit Grandmother every weekend
• I never play video games.
• Every Friday, Susan works out
• You always sing the same songs.
• I start playing the guitar after school
• He never tries his best
• Your parents teach in the same school
• Every year, our family goes on holidays
• Sam carries the skateboard everywhere
• The children spend the weekends at Grandmothers
• Josh Camden buys chocolates
• You always forget my name
• Our dog barks at the pastman
• WE love the english class

Talking About Weekly Habits (Page 21)

• At weekends Mum works from home

• Every Thursday and Friday plays football

• We visit our grandparents on Sunday

• Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence

• Grace takes singing lessons on Thursdays

• I sleep in at weekends

• We visit Grandmother every Sunday

• On Mondays he plays tennis

• She takes cooking classes in winter

Stating a Weekly Habit (Page 22)

• Some example sentences
• She sings every Thursdays
• My parents work at weekends
• Mum watches Britain's Got Talent on Fridays
• I cook every Tuesday
• We take the dog out for walks every day
• My alarm clock goes off at 7 o'clock
• Every evening the pupils do (their) homework
• Every Saturday Grandmother visits her grandchildren
• Sam finds a magazine from May 2020 containing an article about celebrities during lockdown

Celebrities in Lockdown (Page 23)

• During lockdown, celebrities were seen as more relatable, unshaved, unwashed and unashamed.
• Cardi B "ran headfirst" into a big Jenga Tower
• Madonna "sang" into a hairbrush.
• Hillary Swank "learned to knit"
• Justin Bieber dressed in "a onesie".
• Neal Schaffer "now people need the human touch".
• P!nk "cut the hair".
• Celebs "do stupid stuff".

Truth from lies (Page 24)

• Fans like to see that celebrities are real people, and this is true
• Pink did not go to the hairdressers is true
• Neal Schaffer know's a lot about social media and is true

Expressing likes/dislikes (Page 26)

• Opposite statements to say
• Yuck, I think there is a bad smell, Actually I think is nice smell, is now good to use
• Don't you think Madonna is a terrible, to No, I think Madonna is amazing.singer
• Musicians did a terrible job with, is now Good job to use
• Face is ugly cause you are ill with, Pretty now has to be used
• How fast person is, is switched with slow now
• Good cook is now what has to be used

Verb Choices (Page 27)

• Sam loves making vlogs
  • Brother brushes daily
  • Mum and dad drive everyday
  • Luiz tries to be good brother
  • Layla visits her aunt
  • Josh grandmother goes everyday
  • We practise playing instruments weekly
• Write a sentence for each:
  1. Dario dances every wednesday
  2. Josh Games Video games everyday
  3. Layla sleeps in every weekend
  4. Grace sings Everyday
  5. Luiz swims Friday

Learning About Music and Hobbies (Page 28)

• Fill in the blanks
• Instruments
• Musician
• Famous
• Running
• Sleeping

Sentences With Adjectives (Page 29)

• Nouns must be highlighted, adjectives must be underlined
• The words correspond with the pictures, what they are doing and how they feel

Using Present Simple with Correct Words (Page 30)

• Fill in the blanks
• Make sentences using a weekly planner and the correct tense
• Check to see if is true

To Time Too (Page 31)

• Do as it says, complete the words and fill in the blanks
• Then make short sentences on what you have learnt