Wednesday, November 6, 2024

The World of Sound











Dryer






Do you like this sound? What words could you use to describe it?









What are your favourite sounds?



The sound of....










What are your least favourite sounds?




The sound of....




























Buddhist koan: What is the sound of one hand clapping?













What’s the most annoying sound to wake up to? 



Construction tools

Alarm clock

An argument in the next room

Someone snoring in the next room

Your mum calling you?

Morning traffic

A television

The radio

Bird song

Mosquitoes

Other?











What are the differences between a sound and a noise? 











Can you walk around your house without making a sound? 












Does your voice sound like one of your parents? 















Drip



Can you name three things that drip?















What can you slam?














What things can hum?




Put these ten things in order from loudest to quietest:

bacon frying
a cat purring
a jumbo jet
a Harley Davidson
a Tesla
bees
a worm in the ground
someone breathing
a little stream
people playing table tennis


put these adjectives in order from loudest to quietest:


deafening
inaudible
audible
noisy
quiet
loud
explosive
booming
soundless
faint



Can you make a use the two together like this?

"The faint sound of someone whispering."


The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of  bees

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________

The ____ sound of a ________



Also let's change the word "sound" to another word for "sound"


The ____ roar of a ________

The ____ buzz of  ________

The ____ noise of a _______

The _____ hum of a _______

The ______ purr of a ________

The ______  rumble of  th_____er

The ______ boom of an ex_______n

The distant echo of ________

The pleasant tone of her lovely v____e









Learn some SOUND vocab




laugh
snigger
chuckle
chortle
cackle
giggle
titter

ha ha ha






Fun task in pairs - go out of the room for five minutes and record three interesting sounds on your phone. Bring them back and see if another pair can guess what they are.






Onomatopoeia Kahoot












What things can creak?













What can tick that isn't a clock or watch?











Can you imitate this sound?












a car screeeeeching to a halt












bacon frying in a pan












the sound light-sabers make in Star Wars











a frog croaking












A guitar solo by Jimi Hendrix











a lion roaring












Donald Trump's voice











a lawn mower











the sound of basketball boots squeaking on the floor of the gym











A drum kit










cicadas









water going down the plughole when you drain the bath













Sound effects in film

Listen to the first few minutes.

In the movies, how do you make something that sounds authentically like...

rain?
a bird flapping its wings?
the sound of a cigarette burning (up close)?
a punch?
breaking bones?










Road to Perdition

Listen and write down how many sounds you hear.





In groups, discuss:


Love, like, don't care, hate?










birds chirping in the morning










rotating ceiling fan when you're trying to go to sleep











thunder crash when you're safe inside












the wind whistling at night around the house













rain on the roof as you go to sleep












balloons bursting at a party










TV on in the next room while you're doing homework












Fireworks going off












insect noise in summer












a fountain











someone sniffing next to you on the bus












opera










scissors snipping near your ear when you're getting a haircut












dog barking next door for hours










walking on the coast by a stormy sea













on the bus or train: music heard through someone else's tinny headphones












tennis ball going "pock" in a professional tennis matches











foreigner speaking your language very badly











children playing in a playground








World of the Senses kahoot


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