U5RhythmLesson4Let’sDanceObjectives■Topractisereadingatextquicklytoidentifythetype/genre
■Toreadatextwithgappedsentencesandbeabletocompletethegapsusingtopic,linkingandreferenceclues
■Topractisevocabularyrelatedtomusicanddancing
■Totalkaboutpreferencesaboutmusicanddancing
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PossibleproblemsSomestudentsmaybelessinterestedinmusicanddancethanothers
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