- •1 Work in pairs. Make sure that you know the types of music in the box below.
- •2 Listen to ten pieces of music. Match each piece of music by its type in the table above.
- •8 Read the information about the winner of an American pop competition and decide if sentences 1—10 are correct (column a) or incorrect (column b). Fill in the table below with the ticks (√).
- •Vocabulary & grammar
- •9 Match each word from column a with its opposite from column b. The example is given in bold.
- •10 Fill in the correct word from the list below. Use the words only once.
- •11 Replace the words in bold with their synonyms from the box.
- •12 Fill in the correct particle(s).
- •13 Fill in the correct prepositions, then choose any three and make sentences.
- •14 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.
- •Past Perfect Simple
- •15 Listen to the tape-recording. Fill in the table. The example is given.
- •16 Cross out the unnecessary word, as in the example.
- •18 Look at the Ex. 13. Make up a short story (10 sentences) about a musician or a music band. Use Past Continuous and Past Perfect Simple.
- •19 In pairs tell each other small stories about music, famous singers or bands. Use Past Continuous and Past Perfect Simple.
- •Rules of the game
- •20 Play a game
- •22 Match each word from column a with its opposite from column b. The example is given in bold.
- •28 Correct the summary.
- •29 Work in groups of three.
- •30 Work in pairs.
- •31 Work with your partner. Look at the advertisements for the musical ‘Evita’ and the ballet ‘The Nutcracker’.
- •32 Write a short report (120-180 words) about people’s opinions given below.
13 Fill in the correct prepositions, then choose any three and make sentences.
The twenty year old _____ Texas performed live every week ____ ten weeks to the audience.
She earned a living as a waitress, a chemist’s assistant, ___ the movie theatre and even ___ the zoo!
It was a strange chain of events that really put Kelly ___ the path ___ music though.
She began sending ____ tapes of her singing and trying to get ______the music industry.
Jessica was determined ______ Kelly not to give up.
Jessica suggested she tried out ____ American Idol.
‘I went and auditioned ____ fun and here I am!’
The final ten performers _____ the show joined up again _____ the American Idol Tour.
American Idol Tour took them _____ Seattle ___ New York playing to over 200,000 fans.
Kelly performed to an audience ___ 25 million ___ America’s biggest ever TV show.
14 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.
They became friends at school. They all started |
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learning to play instruments at about the same time, |
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and they’ve always shared 1) ______tastes in music. |
same |
There’s nothing 2) _______ about that, of course — |
usual |
lots of teenagers are interested in music. However, |
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these four friends are 3) ________. Even though the |
differ |
oldest is only fourteen, they’ve already sold more |
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than five million CDs. |
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The four friends are better known as the band |
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Reflex. Although Reflex only became 4) _________ |
success |
last year, they’ve 5) _____ been playing together for |
actual |
five years. ‘I guess we were fairly 6)_______ at first,’ |
dread |
admits Harry. ‘However, we didn’t give up, in spite of |
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the neighbours’ 7) _________!’ After a few months, |
complain |
Reflex began playing in local youth clubs and |
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cafés, and soon they developed a big group of local |
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fans. |
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Two years ago one of the directors of a large |
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record company heard them playing in a café and |
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invited the group to record an album. They accepted |
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the 8)________, of course, and the album became a |
INVITE |
best seller in the UK. The rest, as they say, is history! |
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Carla says that they really love making music. - |
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‘I think that’s the most important thing. Also, we’ve |
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got the 9) _____ to communicate with the audience.’ |
ABLE |
That’s why the fans like Reflex so much. |
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Despite their 10)________ in their home town, |
POPULAR |
Reflex found it difficult to get a contract with a |
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record company. |
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