SuperEnglish with Veronika: 8th grade. Unit 7. Lesson 3. Favourite musicians

👉Active vocabulary: a gig, live, at full volume

👉Grammar revision: So do I. / Neither do I.

1. Who are your favourite musicians (singers, musical bands)?

2. Are there any Belarusians among them?

3. What are their music styles?

4. What country (-ies) do they come from?

5. What countries are famous for producing show-business stars?

Agreeing

Выражение согласия с мнением собеседника

Для выражения согласия с мнением собеседника в английском языке можно использовать следующие варианты.

1. So / Neither + вспомогательный глагол (в соответствующем времени) + подлежащее.

При этом so используется для выражения согласия с утвердительным высказыванием, а neither – с отрицательным высказыванием:

(+) I love them! – So do I. (Я тоже.)

(+) I loved the concert. – So did I. (Я тоже.)

(-) He doesn’t like the band at all. – Neither do I! (Я тоже.)

(-) I’m not into K-pop. – Neither am I. (Я тоже.)

2. Me too / Me neither (разговорный)

(+) I love them. – Me too. (Я тоже.)

(+) I loved the concert. – Me too. (Я тоже.)

(-) I’m not into K-pop. – Me neither. (Я тоже.)

(-) He doesn’t like the band at all. – Me neither. (Я тоже.)

Make up a dialogue about popular musicians of Belarus and the UK and act it out in class.

Use the Help box and the lesson grammar revision to express agreement or disagreement.

– What musicians do you like listening to?

– It depends … . Being alone / While hanging out with friends I listen to … . What about you?

– … had the biggest influence on my musical taste. I am really into … . I always listen to … at full volume.

– So do I. I am dying to see one’s live performance with a variety of musical instruments. It is worth visiting!

– But I don’t. I don’t like one’s manner of performing. I want to go to a live gig by … . One’s latest song / single is a real catchy tune!

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