Present simple.

to English's page.
by Doriana Valdivieso Linares.

For support write to: d_valdivieso@yahoo.com.mx

MUSIC MAGAZINE

Instructions:
The first thing you have to do is to choose your roles. There will be FIVE roles in the Magazine:

1. Creator of a TOP TEN list. (Example: Luis)

2. Creator of a GUIDE of blog. (Example: Carmen)

3. INTERVIEWER, and (Example: Alejandra)

4. WRITER. (Example: Pedro)

5.-MANAGER AND RESPONSABLE for exhibition in the classroom. (Example: Fernando)

TASK
After realising that a magazine of your own will definetly be better than the ones you have seen until now, you decide to create it.




PROCESS:
These are going to be the main parts of our magazine, the ones you have to focus on. In addition, you will have to:

1. Choose a name for the magazine (please, be original!!)

2. Insert some cool pictures

3. And a little editiorial, giving your personal data and your conclussion about the task .

You probably listen to music more often than you really think.

Talk with your partners (in English, of course) about your tastes in music and then each of you have to complete the following tables. Do you share the same taste than your friends?

1.-How often do you.? Never Sometimes OftenVery Often

...listen to music on the radio?
...listen to music on your stereo?
...listen to music on your walkman?
...read magazines and music news?
...watch music videos on telly?
...go dancing to a disco?
...go to parties?
...go to concerts?
...go to live music bars?

2.-How often do you listen to these types of music?

NeverSometimesOften Very often
Pop
Pop-Rock
Alternative Rock (grunge, metal, emo, etc)
Classic Music
Opera
Electronic
Reggaeton
Duranguense
Salsa
Ska
Others


3.-When? Yes No
Do you play music when you wake up?
Do you go to bed with the music on?
Do you sing in the shower?
Do you listen to music in the car?
And when you are exercising?
Do you listen to music while cleaning up?
Have you ever seen a film without music?


4.-What for? Yes No
Is music relaxing for you?
Do you enjoy it?
Do you study or work with music?
Do you choose the music for each moment?
Do you, or have you ever played an instrument?
Do you, or have you ever sung in a choir or group?
Do you take dancing lessons?

Resources:

Here you have a selection of several online magazines. Some of them also exist in real paper, but I want you to focus in the structure and lay-out of the online ones. Just have a look

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Reading Workshop

Here you have several short texts about famous groups and singers. Read them and answer the questions below. Then, do the following exercises about vocabulary.

is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists. Currently, the spot is held by Robert Trujillo.

Metallica's early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the "big four" of the thrash metal subgenre alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax during the genre's development into a popular style.[1] The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with the 1986 release Master of Puppets described as one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. The band achieved substantial commercial success with Metallica (1991), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience


NIRVANA



For three short years Nirvana were the biggest band on Earth, the public face of grunge to the adoring millions. The band ceased to be when singer Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, ensuring his place forever in the pantheon of rock's tragic heroes.

REM


Lush guitars, poetic lyrics & Stipe's remarkable voice have earned REM the accolade of greatest band in the world. Surviving public indifference and adoration, plus the loss of a founder member, they continue to make great music some 20 years on.

COLDPLAY



Everyone's favourite band of the past few years. Over the course of two albums they have shown that there is still room for poetic rock music in the new century. Let's face it, you can't beat a proper song.

OASIS

They weren't quite the new Beatles, but they certainly gave us something to smile about and sing along to in the Brit-pop era. Fuelled by the sibling rivalry of the brothers Gallagher, they look likely to be grabbing the headlines for many years to come

ADELE


Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong, best-selling middle class educated songstress, who writes about the broken love affairs of the modern lass. Despite critics' protestations she is immensely successful: there's a market for privileged girls who shop at Top Shop



Questions:

1.- How many fans did Nirvana have around the world?

2.- Who are Dido's buyers?

3.- How long have Coldplay been loved by everybody?

4.- Have REM kept all the members along the years?

5.- Do the Gallagher brothers get on well?


Say if these sentences are true or false, according to the text:

1.- Dido's critics really love her.

2.- Coldplay have demonstrated that poetic rock music is still possible.

3.- REM will continue to make music for another 20 years.



EVALUATION RUBRIC:

DON'T FORGET WRITE YOUR TEAM'S NAME, GRADE AND GROUP