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Unit 10 Lesson 4
Entertainment through the ages
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• discussed some types of entertainment from the past and present
• read a passage about the changes in modes of entertainment
• written a report about changes in the mode of entertainment
A In pairs talk about some common forms of entertainment in the past.
Then note down some common forms of entertainment today. Briefly discuss which of these are popular with young people and which with older people.
B In pairs fill in the following chart with items from the box below it.
Forms of Entertainment
Past Present Past & Present
Sports
Music
Dance
Others
concert, jarigan, hadudu, circus, palligeeli, gono sangeet, cricket, street theatre, disco, dance performance, jatra, cock fight, football, TV, snake charming, radio, cinema, theatre, puppet show, bullfighting, gramophone, wrestling, boat racing
C Read the following article that appeared in an English newspaper. The article deals with entertainment over the years.
There have been significant changes in the types of entertainment over time. Many of these no longer exist. Even if they do, people keep looking for newer forms of entertainment. Thus snake charming, puppet shows, jatra, jarigan, sharigan and kabigan which were common forms of entertainment in the past, have almost lost their appeal. Radio, which used to be a good source of entertainment in the past, is now giving place to television, and to satellite channels in particular. The entertainment business, like other spheres of life, is getting westernised day by day. Folk music or palligeeti is now sung with western instruments. At the same time, modern music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general, band and pop music is becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young generation.
Sport has become a great source of entertainment today. Football, which used lo be the most popular spectator sport in Bangladesh, is gradually being replaced by cricket as a popular form of sports entertainment.
D Write a summary of the changes mentioned in the passage. In pairs discuss how you feel about these changes. Are they good or had?
E Write a letter to The Rising Sun expressing your views on recent changes in forms of entertainment for young people.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading, speaking, writing.
Functions.
Expressing likes/dislikes,
expressing attitude.
Grammar/Structure.
Relative clause with which/that,
link words: thus, at the same time, as a result. Vocabulary.
modes, entertainment, fusing, spectator, sports.
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Unit 10 Lesson 4
Entertainment through the ages
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• discussed some types of entertainment from the past and present
• read a passage about the changes in modes of entertainment
• written a report about changes in the mode of entertainment
A In pairs talk about some common forms of entertainment in the past.
Then note down some common forms of entertainment today. Briefly discuss which of these are popular with young people and which with older people.
B In pairs fill in the following chart with items from the box below it.
Forms of Entertainment
Past Present Past & Present
Sports
Music
Dance
Others
concert, jarigan, hadudu, circus, palligeeli, gono sangeet, cricket, street theatre, disco, dance performance, jatra, cock fight, football, TV, snake charming, radio, cinema, theatre, puppet show, bullfighting, gramophone, wrestling, boat racing
C Read the following article that appeared in an English newspaper. The article deals with entertainment over the years.
There have been significant changes in the types of entertainment over time. Many of these no longer exist. Even if they do, people keep looking for newer forms of entertainment. Thus snake charming, puppet shows, jatra, jarigan, sharigan and kabigan which were common forms of entertainment in the past, have almost lost their appeal. Radio, which used to be a good source of entertainment in the past, is now giving place to television, and to satellite channels in particular. The entertainment business, like other spheres of life, is getting westernised day by day. Folk music or palligeeti is now sung with western instruments. At the same time, modern music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general, band and pop music is becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young generation.
Sport has become a great source of entertainment today. Football, which used lo be the most popular spectator sport in Bangladesh, is gradually being replaced by cricket as a popular form of sports entertainment.
D Write a summary of the changes mentioned in the passage. In pairs discuss how you feel about these changes. Are they good or had?
E Write a letter to The Rising Sun expressing your views on recent changes in forms of entertainment for young people.
Focus:
Skills.
Reading, speaking, writing.
Functions.
Expressing likes/dislikes,
expressing attitude.
Grammar/Structure.
Relative clause with which/that,
link words: thus, at the same time, as a result. Vocabulary.
modes, entertainment, fusing, spectator, sports.