Zvyšování kvality výuky technických oborů Klíčová aktivita II.2
Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky směřující k rozvoji odborných kompetencí žáků středních škol Téma II.2.2
English and American Life and Institutions Kapitola 27 Culture in Great Britain ( Music, Film and Theatre) Ing. Martin Fišer
15.12.2012
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CULTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN – MUSIC, FILM AND THEATRE ..... CHYBA! ZÁLOŽKA NENÍ DEFINOVÁNA.2 1.1
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POUŽITÁ LITERATURA A ZDROJE ...................................................................................................... 8
Úvod - anotace Výukový materiál je primárně určen pro žáky 3. a 4. ročníků čtyřletých oborů zakončených maturitní zkouškou (39-41-L/01 Autotronik, 33-42-M/01 Nábytkářská a dřevařská výroba, 2345-M/01 Dopravní prostředky, 36-45-M/01 Technická zařízení budov, 39-41-L/002 Mechanik instalatérských a elektrotechnických zařízení budov) a 2. ročníků nástavbového studia (23-43-L/51 Provozní technika, 64-41-L/51 Podnikání). Materiál lze rovněž v nezměněné podobě využít při výuce nadanějších žáků v nižších ročnících uvedených oborů – indidualizaci výuky. V 1. a 2. ročnících čtyřletých oborů zakončených maturitní zkouškou a ve všech ročnících oborů zakončených maturitní zkouškou lze využít ty části výukového materiálu zaměřené na rozšíření a procvičení slovní zásoby. V rámci seznámení se s problematikou reálií a života v anglicky mluvících zemí je výukový materiál vhodné použít jako podpůrný a doplňkový studijní materiál v předmětu Anglický jazyk. Jednotlivá témata korespondují s tématickými plány vypracovanými v souladu s ŠVP pro dané obory a vycházejí z požadavků RVP. Jazyková úroveň výukového materiálu je v souladu s požadavky úrovně Intermadiate - B1 (středně pokročilý) Společného evropského referenčního rámce pro jazyky. Témata výukového materiálu korespondují s obsahovou náplní a zaměřením běžně používaných učebnic pro výuku anglického jazyka na středních školách. Výukový materiál je koncipován jako ucelený soubor a lze je tudíž ve výuce i při následném samostudiu používat odděleně. Před použitím výukového materiálu se doporučuje vytisknout jej tak, aby každý žák měl svůj vlastní, jelikož je možno do něj přímo zapisovat a plnit předepsané úkoly. Kapitola zahrnuje souvislý text, jenž je souhrnným představením daného tématu. Následují cvičení zaměřená na kontrolu porozumění textu nebo na další prohloubení, či rozšíření znalostí, jazykových dovedností nebo slovní zásoby.
Vypracoval – Ing. Martin Fišer
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Culture in Great Britain – Music, Film, Theatre
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Music
Music in all its forms draws large audiences. Besides modern music artists and groups (everybody knows Beatles, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Madonna, Sting, Robbie Williams, Oasis and many others) very popular is also traditional or classical music. The music lovers can enjoy the variety of concerts of all kinds of music styles. In comparison to the Czech Republic, the classical music attracts much wider audience of all age groups. Orchestral concerts are promoted every year in many of the large towns of Britain. In London the principal concert halls are the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which are modern and have the best acoustics, and the old Royal Albert Hall, known for its promenade concerts. There are five London first-class orchestras and outside London there are the best-known symphony orchestras are in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, and Belfast. There are also amateur orchestras, choirs, and opera groups even in small country towns. Many schools have orchestras now too. Concerning modern pop and rock music The Beatles (selling more than 1 billion copies worldwide – the most succesful musicians in the world) and The Rolling Stones achieved international success. In recent years black musicians have also made a large contribution to the development of popular music. Some 650 professional festivals of music are held annually in many towns throughout Britain. The Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama is held annually in late August and early September. It lasts for three weeks and its rich programme consists of operas, orchestral and chamber music, recitals, poetry readings, plays, and art exhibitions. As for the festivals of modern music the most famous is the festival in Glastonbury. 1
TASK 1 – read the text and answer the questions below
Hear today, gone tomorrow – the music business Pop groups manufactured by the music industry have existed since the days of the Motown 'factory' in 1960s America, but few groups can have appeared (and disappeared) quite as rapidly as the UK's Hear'Say. In 2000, the UK's TV audience were ogripped by the first series 1
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of Popstars, where 3,000 hopeful young singers competed for the opportunity to be part of a pop group that would guarantee them fame and fortune. Public interest in the five winners, Danny, Noel, Myleene, Kym and Suzanne, was so high that they were hidden at a secret location until they had recorded their first songs. When they came out of seclusion in February 2000, they had a new image and a new name. Their first single, Pure and Simple, sold over 1 million I copies and went straight to number 1 l in the charts - making it the bestselling debut single of all time. Their first album, Popstars, also went to number one and they had another four top-ten singles. Hear'Say were deliberately 'sold to the under-14s market. As well as the usual books, calendars and posters, 10,000 Hear'Say dolls were produced and a range of clothing was planned. In the summer of 2001, however, rumours started appearing in the newspapers of divisions within the group, and their second album, Everybody, only reached number 24. In January 2002, Kym left the group (having earned over Łl million in less than a year). Widely-publicised auditions were held to choose a replacement for her, but in October 2002 the group finally osplit, complaining that 'fans' were booing them at their concerts and shouting abuse at them in the streets. So what became of Hear' Say? Kym married a soap star and is still singing, and Myleene has launched a new career in classical music, but the other members of the group have faded into oblivion. There have even been rumours that they are working in ordinary low-paid jobs again. But despite the obvious fact that the record and TV companies made the most money from the Hear'Say experience, this didn't deter thousands more young people queuing up for places on the second series of Popstars, or its imitators Pop Idol and Fame Academy. It would appear that for many youngsters, a taste of fame is more important than artistic recognition or financial security. THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY 10% of all world music sales are generated by the UK, whose huge pop music industry brings in £4.5 billion each year and accounts for 4% of all UK exports. These are the five richest pop stars currently living in Britain. 2
Paul McCartney (£650 million)
Mick Jagger (£180 million)
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Madonna (£230 million)
Elton John (£170 million)
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Sting (£165 million) Questions: Read the text The UK music industry and answer the questions. 1. What age group are most of the singers on the 'richest pop stars' list? 2. What percentage of the world's music revenue comes from the UK? 3. How much money does the UK's music industry make each year? Read the magazine article. Match these topics to the paragraphs. a. The marketing of Hear 'Say. b. Some young people's desire for fame. c. The group's downfall. d. The long history of manufactured pop groups. e. Hear 'Say's formation and early success. Find words in the text that mean: 1. to put a song onto a disc or tape 2. one song released for sale 3. the weekly list of best-selling discs 4. an artist's first performance 5. a collection of songs released for sale 6. when an artist has to perform so that he/she can be judged 7. people who follow and support an artist 8. to make an angry noise showing that you don't like an artist's performance Answer the questions about Hear'Say. How much/How many: 1. people auditioned for the first series of Popstars? 2. people were there in Hear 'Say? 3. albums did Hear'Say release? 4
4. copies did their first single sell? 5. singles did they make that reached the top ten? 6. Hear'Say dolls went on sale? 7. money did Kym earn from Hear 'Say? 8. months did Hear 'Say exist as a group? TASK 2 – Fill the gaps in the text below with the correct forms of the verb to be.
The first Glastonbury Festival …………………. in September 1970. The tickets …………………expensive. In fact, they ………………. Only £1! It's different now. The tickets ………………….. very expensive. There ………………. only 15,000 people at the first festival but in 2007, there …………………. over 177,000! The weather isn't always good at Glastonbury. In fact, the weather …………….. usually terrible. Top bands and singers play at the festival including Radiohead, REM, Björk and Robbie Williams. David Bowie …………….. the top act in 2000. He ………………also at Glastonbury in 1980!
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Film and Theatre
Film - The United Kingdom has had a significant film industry for over a century. The 'golden age' of British cinema was in the 1940s. Many British actors have achieved international fame and critical success, including Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Kate Winslet. Some of the most commercially successful films of all films have been produced in the United Kingdom, including the two highest-grossing film series (Harry Potter and James Bond). At present there are about 1,500 cinemas in Britain, including some 100 in London. Theatre - There are about 300 professional theatres in Britain about 100 of which are in London. Some are privately owned, but most are owned either municipally or by some organizations.The principal theatre companies are the National Theatre Company (plays in the National Theatre) and the Royal Shakespeare Company which performs in the Barbican Centre and in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon.
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Outside London only a few large towns have permanent theatrical companies, called provincial companies. The most famous provincial theatres are the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, which holds annual festivals of Shakespeare's plays.
TASK 2 – Read the text „West End Musicals“ and aswer the questions below it.
West End Musicals – hot tickets The `West End' is London's theatreland - home to m forty theatres. London's plays, shows and operas attr, around 11 million visitors per year and, with tickets costi around £30 each, they bring a lot of income into t capital. The biggest West End attractions are alwa musicals. Cats ran for 21 years, and Les Miserables currently celebrating its 18th year in the West End. HE are some of the hottest tickets in town today. My Fair Lady is based on G. B. Shaw's 1916 play Pygmalion and tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flowerseller chosen from the streets by a professor of linguistics and transformed into a lady. This current production opened in 20 starring Martine McCutcheon from the TV soap EastEnders. I features well-known songs such as "I'm getting married in the morning" and "On the street where you live". Bombay Dreams is based in the Indian film industry and features an all Asian cast. The story centres around Akaash, poor boy played by Raza Jaffrey, who becomes a film star an falls in love with the daughter of one of Bombay's greatest filn directors. The show features modern Indian pop music, such as "Shakalaka Baby", and dazzling costumes and choreography. It opened in 2002 and quickly became one of the most popular shows in London. We Will Rock You opened in 2002. This musical, with a scril by comedian Ben Elton, takes place in the future, when rock music is illegal. The story is based on famous songs by Queen such as "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "I Want to Break Free", tr set resembles a rock concert and there are plenty of special effects. And Tony Vincent, who plays the hero Galileo Figaro, sounds very like Queen's lead singer, Freddie Mercury. 3 A) Match these words connected with the theatre to their definitions. 1. musical
a. the planning of the dance moves in a show
2. script
b. when a show begins in a theatre
3. box office
c. the spoken dialogue in a show
4. to open
d. when a show lasts for a time in a theatre
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5. to run
e. an afternoon performance of a show
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7. choreography
g. the background and scenery for a show
8. matinee
h. a show with singing and dancing
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a theatre's ticket-selling service
all the performers in a show
B) Find the following information in the theatre guide on the left. 1. The names of the theatres where you can see the three musicals from exercise A. 2. How many performances of Chicago there are on a Friday. 3. When you can get cheap tickets to see Fame. 4. Abbreviations for 'matinées' and 'tickets'.
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5. When you can see Bombay Dreams at the weekend. 6. When Our House will leave the Cambridge Theatre. 7. What the Daily Telegraph newspaper thought about My Fair Lady. 8. On which days there are matinées of My Fair Lady. 4
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Použitá literatura a zdroje Sharman, E. ACROSS CULTURES. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2008. ISBN13:978-0-582-81797-5 Wikipedia. Music of the United Kingdom. [citace 29.11. 2012]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_United_Kingdom
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