1. Lesson 4 Let’s dance

2. Classical ballet
Chinese folk dance
Disco 5 2 1 3 4
Waltz
Breakdance

3. ballet

4. Chinese folk dance

5. waltz

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7. tango

8. Tap dancing

9. breakdance

10. the Charleston
jitterbug

11. Listen
Listen to the tape and tell types of dances mentioned.

12. Reading
Put the sentences below in the correct gaps in the text. Use the Strategies to help you.

13. Read the text and do exercise 3 with the help of Reading Strategies.
In the mid-1980s, breakdancing became popular.
They are easy to learn and are usually danced in couples. 5 3

14. c) Other kinds of folk dances are the sword danced and the colorful peacock dance.
d) One of the most famous ballets is called “Swan Lake”.
e) In the 1960s, people danced without touching their partner. 2 1 4

15. true or false F
Folk dance are usually popular for only a short time.
The Unite States is the home to Tango.
Ballet can date back to the 15th century in Russia and France
Folk dance exists only in China. T F F

16. 5. Social dance wasn’t popular with common in Europe until the eighteen centuries.
6.Folk dances come from social dance.
7. Waltz is a kind of popular dance.
8.Ballet uses music and actions to express feelings. T F F T

17. Read the text again and answer these questions.
1. Who started folk dance?
Ordinary people.
2. What is the main difference
between folk and popular dances?
Popular dances are usually popular for only a short time.

18. 3. What is a ballroom dance that
came from folk dance?
Waltz.
4. Why did a lot of new dances
come from the United States?
The mixing of immigrant cultures produced new forms of dance.

19. 5. What type of dancing became
popular in the mid-1980s?
Breakdancing.

20. Make compound words by matching one word from each list.
African known
ball American
rock room
art dance
well s
mid form
folk music
African-American
ballroom
rock music
art form
well-known
mid-1980s
folk dance

21. Match four words from Exercise 5 with their definitions.
1. adj. known by many people
2. noun. a traditional dance from a specific community
well-known
folk dance

22. 3. noun. a large room for formal social dancing
4. noun. in the middle of the 1980s
ballroom
mid-1980s

23. Speaking
Read this questionnaire and think about your answers. Then in pairs, tell your partner about yourself.
DO YOU WANNA DANCE?

24. 1. Do you like dancing?
2. What kind of dance do you like?
3. What kind of music do you like dancing to?
4. How well can you dance?
5. What special dances can you do?
6. What dance would you like to learn?

25. Thank you