This document contains a vocabulary lesson on musical styles from around the world. It includes a discussion of the fado genre from Portugal and its melancholic and nostalgic qualities. There is then a matching activity that associates 8 music genres with their countries of origin. Finally, there is an activity where students describe 5 music genres using adjectives and write short 5-word sentences about each.
This document contains a vocabulary lesson on musical styles from around the world. It includes a discussion of the fado genre from Portugal and its melancholic and nostalgic qualities. There is then a matching activity that associates 8 music genres with their countries of origin. Finally, there is an activity where students describe 5 music genres using adjectives and write short 5-word sentences about each.
This document contains a vocabulary lesson on musical styles from around the world. It includes a discussion of the fado genre from Portugal and its melancholic and nostalgic qualities. There is then a matching activity that associates 8 music genres with their countries of origin. Finally, there is an activity where students describe 5 music genres using adjectives and write short 5-word sentences about each.
I love it listening to this type of music because life experiences are expressed through song. It is also a melancholy and nostalgic genre.
2. Match the music genres (1-8) with their countries of origin (a-h)
1. blues a. United States
2. bossa nova b. Brazil 3. charanga c. Cuba 4. fado d. Portugal 5. flamenco e. Spain 6. hoomii f. China 7. reggae g. Jamaica 8. taiko drumming h. Japan
3. Describe music genres using these words. Then write 5 sentences