2. Population
This blog is addressed to 15-17-year old adolescents (10 and 11
graders)
Language level: A2-B1 (CEFR)
3. Environment and methodology
In this blog, students will develop language throughout group
discussions (forums), answering questions, picture descriptions,
etc., about some different musical genres and instruments in
Colombia.
These students are basic users of the language; so that , the idea is
they to increase their English proficiency in a real and familiar
environment to them. The belief for creating this Virtual Learning
Environment is that Music is something that almost everybody
loves; then, it facilitates -highly- learning of any thing.
4. Topics
➔ Introducing and describing the most common musical
instruments in Colombia.
➔ Discussing about some most common musical genres in
Colombia and the instruments used for them.
Function
➔ Comparing musical genres around Colombia
5. Resources
Students will develop language competence through different
activities and resources such as:
- Flashcards/pictures
- Videos
- Little fun readings
- Little questionnaires about music and instrument preferences
- Group discussions (forums)
- Power point presentation
- Audio about instruments
6. Grammar Lexical Textual Sociolingui
stics
● Comparatives
and superlatives
● Simple present
of “To be”
● Simple present
tense
● Adverbs of
frequency
● Present perfect
● Vocabulary for
musical
instruments
● Some general
and shape
Adjectives
● WH-questions
● Use of comma “,”
after introductory
phrases
● Expressing and
identifying mood
● Different
accents and
expressions in
music in
Colombia (and
around the
world)
