What type of music do you like?Which is a better story, Harry Potter or Romeo and Juliet? Explain.

DISCUSSION

VOCABULARY

• opera• theater• dance• classical / rock music• ballet• film / cinema• novels

• poetry• sculpture• painting • modern• impressionist• traditional• plays

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EXERCISE

Use the correct vocabulary word from box below to complete the sentences.

poetry cinema modern sculpture novels ballet

opera rock dance painting theater traditional

I think Placido Domingo is one of the best _____________ singers of all time.

I love reading _____________ by Paolo Coello. His books really make you think.

My sister is a famous dancer. She is part of the English National _____________.

The class went to an art gallery to see famous ______________ by artists such as Picasso.

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Can describe personal preferences and that of a third party.

‘CAN DO’ OBJECTIVE

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GRAMMAR FOCUS

Last weekend, my boyfriend and I went to a _____________ concert. We love the Red

Hot Chilli Peppers.

Shakespeare wrote some wonderful _____________.

In New York there are lots of _____________ art galleries. The new, young artists and

their new artistic concepts fascinate me.

This weekend let’s go to the _____________. I want to see the new movie by James

Cameron.

That _____________ reminds me of a winged horse. It’s amazing that it was done with

pieces of metal. The artist is not very _____________!

This summer, I’m going to take _____________ classes. I want to learn to do the tango.

Last night we went to the _____________ to see a new play by Jeffrey Archer.

opera: _________________________________________________________________

ballet: _________________________________________________________________

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Describe the artistic genres listed below.

• Use the verb “prefer” to talk about something we like more than another thing or things.

E.g. She likes juice but she really loves coffee = She prefers coffee (to juice).

Use “prefer” with a noun (e.g. tea) or the –ing form of another verb.E.g. I prefer coffee to juice. I prefer drinking coffee.Use to, not than, to introduce a preference.E.g. She prefers classical music to pop music.

We use “will” + infinitive when we decide to do something or make an offer to do something at the same time as we are speaking. The action we are talking about usually happens in the immediate or the near future.E.g. A: Peter, the phone is ringing. B: Okay, I’ll answer it.

Prefer

Will for spontaneous decisions and offers

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EXERCISE

Rewrite the sentences below correcting the errors.

Example: She likes play football.

She likes playing football.

I prefer coffee tea.

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We prefers going to rock concerts.

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Lucy prefers romantic films than comedy films.

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Some people preferring modern art to traditional art.

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That new theatre is often busy, so I am preferring the old one near my house.

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I prefer playing my guitar than listening to CDs.

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Daniel prefers to listening to poetry to listening to opera.

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Match the situations (1-6) with the correct response (a-f).

a. I’ll go to the store later and buy more.

b. I’ll get the instructions.

c. I’ll call the doctor.

d. I’ll answer it.

e. I’ll get a pen and paper.

f. I’ll get a cup.

The phone is ringing.

I’m out of milk.

Can you write down her phone

number?

I think she’s really sick.

The coffee is ready.

How does this work?

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In spoken English we use the contraction ‘ll, not will.E.g. A: Can you guys help me? B: Yes, we’ll do it.

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TASK

1. Split the class into pairs and distribute a flashcard to each student.

2. Each flashcard describes a person’s likes and preferences. View sample flashcard.

3. In this activity, you will be talking about the person on the flashcard and his or her

preferences.

4. Review your flashcard and begin the discussion.

5. Take turns discussing your partner’s flashcard.

6. When you are finished the activity, answer the following questions about yourselves.

• Which food or drinks do you prefer?

• What activities do you prefer to do in the afternoon?

• What activities do you prefer to do when it’s cold outside?

• Do you prefer indoor or outdoor activities?

SAMPLE FLASHCARD

Name: Jennifer BlackAge: 19Lives in: Dublin, Ireland

Task:• likes coffee more than tea• does not like coffee with milk• likes chocolate more than ice cream or sweets, however, loves dark chocolate smoothies• on the weekends, likes to relax rather than go out with friends• likes to watch scary films, but loves action films

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USEFUL LANGUAGE

Karen prefers coffee with milk to tea and lemon.

However / although, she likes / doesn’t mind tea with lemon.

She prefers chocolate chip cookies to cakes.

However / although, she doesn’t mind lemon cake once in a while.

In the winter, she prefers to watch TV than to go out with her friends.

She likes reading love novels, but she really prefers reading autobiographies.

She prefers watching films to going out with her friends after work.

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UNIT 27

(noun) long, printed stories about imaginary characters and events

(noun) a formal play in which all or most of the words are sung, or this type of play generally

(noun) stories that are intended to be acted out before people who have come to see them

(noun) the art or activity of writing and performing plays, or the public performance of plays

(noun) poems, especially as a form of literature

(noun) an act of dancing, or a particular set of movements

(noun) a form of music developed from a European tradition mainly in the 18th and 19th centuries

(noun) a type of popular music with a strong beat, which is usually played with electric guitars and drums

(noun) drawings, paintings and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and have no practical use

(noun) a type of dancing in which controlled movements of the body are designed to express the beauty of physical motion, often while telling a story, or a piece of music for such dancing

(noun) the art of creating objects out of material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or a work of art of this type

(noun) a movie

(noun) movies, or the art or business of making movies

(noun) a picture created by putting paint on a surface, or the activity or skill of creating pictures by using paint

(noun) writing that has lasting value as art

(adjective) existing in the present or a recent time, or using or based on recently developed ideas, methods, or styles

novels

opera

plays

theatre

poetry

dance

classical music

rock music

fine arts

ballet

sculpture

film

cinema

painting

literature

modern

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(adjective) relating to a style of painting, which began in France in the 1860s, in which the artist tries to represent the effects of light on an object, person, area of countryside, etc.

(adjective) following or belonging to the ways of behaving or beliefs that have been established for a long time

impressionist

traditional

WORD / PHRASE DEFINITION

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