SOURCES OF INSPIRATION
THEME 2:
Production
Practice
Presentation
Warm Up
Objectives
Title
Grade 11B
Presented by Muhyeddin KADRI
Mazin Bin Gh'dhouba Post Basic School
2022 - 2023
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
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acquire knowledge on the different sources of inspiration.
read about famous opera houses and musical venues.
increase vocabulary.
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Unit 1: House of Musical Drama
Warm up:
father / mother / teacher… etc
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1. Who motivates (encourages) you to study?
coach / friend… etc
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2. Who motivates you to exercise hard in the gym?
The father, the teacher and the coach are your sources of inspiration.
Sources of inspiration: things, places or people we admire, and that give us confidence and encouragement to achieve things in our lives.
Sources of Inspiration
famous people
films / videos
books
music
nature
travel
Look at the title of the theme “Sources of Inspiration” and the 5 photos on CB p.17 and guess how they could be linked to the theme.
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The Royal Opera House, Muscat
It is an example of an inspiring building.
Musical instruments
It relates to musical geniuses (people who inspire us by means of their genius).
It is about an inspiring story of a voyage of a replica of a 9th century Arab trading ship.
Television can sometimes be a source of inspiration.
It is about inspiring stories.
A novel entitled “Moby Dick”
Teens watching TV
Jewel of Muscat
inspire (v): encourage by filling with confidence and enthusiasm
inspirational (adj.): intending to inspire.
e.g.: an inspirational speech
inspiring (adj.): showing impact / effect
e.g.: the speech is inspiring.
inspiration (n): stimulus / motivating force
Words/Expressions | Meanings | Answers |
1. dull (adj.) | a. strong feeling of pleasure and satisfaction | 1+____ |
2. couch potatoes (n) | b. encourage someone by making them confident | 2+____ |
3. sources of inspiration (n) | c. wonderful / excellent | 3+____ |
4. inspire (v) | d. quality of being brave | 4+____ |
5. pride (n) | e. a good book, play, or film admired for a long time | 5+____ |
6. achieve (v) | f. very high level of intelligence | 6+____ |
7. fantastic (adj.) | g. not exciting or interesting | 7+____ |
8. genius (n) | h. things, places, or people we admire | 8+____ |
9. fictional (adj.) | i. a team of people who work on a ship, or plane | 9+____ |
10. classic (adj.) | j. people who spend a lot of time watching TV | 10+____ |
11. courage (n) | k. successfully complete something | 11+____ |
12. crew (n) | l. imaginary, not real | 12+____ |
Vocabulary:
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Presentation:
1. Do you like music?
2. Have you ever been to a concert / musical performance?
3. Where are musicals often performed?
Read the text on CB p.18 and answer the questions below:
CB p.18, A1
in theatres, opera houses…
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1. Who wrote the text and what kind of text is it?
Ali Al Nabhani.
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It is a review (an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new film, book, play or musical performance).
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2. What are the
features of the ROHM?
large seating capacity
marble floors and staircases
impressive entrance area
hand-carved decorations
beautifully designed auditorium
high tech. to aid understanding
a show of music or acting
Read the text on CB p.18 and answer the questions below:
CB p.19, A2
Italian
850 for operas; about 1,050 for concerts
China
a wide staircase, lanterns, pagodas, statues of lions, a gold throne
to show the libretto of the opera in three different languages
Put the sentences a-j below under the appropriate heading:
CB p.19, A3
Royal Opera House | Performance |
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b. It has a huge seating capacity.
j. The carvings are done by hand.
h. It is lit up at night.
f. It has marble staircases.
d. It opened in October 2011.
a. The story is set in ancient Beijing.
c. There is a huge cast of actors.
e. The costumes are very colourful.
g. It is divided into three acts.
i. The composer was Italian.
WB p.16, A1
Opera House, Sidney
Royal Festival Hall, London
Carnegie Hall, New York
Amazon Theatre, Manaus
WB p.17, A2
dome
tiles
financed
renovation
events
architect
renowned
philanthropist
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Production:
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