- •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.
UNIT 3
FACE THE MUSIC
Lead-in
1 Work in pairs. Make sure that you know the types of music in the box below.
LISTENING
2 Listen to ten pieces of music. Match each piece of music by its type in the table above.
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3 Make the list of musical trends and types that were not mentioned in Ex. 2. Tell what type of music is the most popular in your country at the moment.
4 Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite and least favourite types of music, pieces of music and performers. You can use the words below and ways of talking about likes and dislikes.
Example: I think opera is incredibly boring, but I love rap.
5 Complete the song with these words, then listen and check.
6 Choose the correct answer to the questions.
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Who sang I will always love you? |
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Whitney Houston |
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Mariah Carey |
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Gloria Gaynor |
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How did the guitarist Jimi Hendrix die? |
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in a car crash |
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a drugs overdose |
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he was shot |
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Who wrote the song Nothing compares to U? |
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Madonna |
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Prince |
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Sinead O’Connor |
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Who organized the Live Aid concert for Ethiopia in 1985? |
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Bob Dylan |
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Bob Geldof |
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Bob Marley |
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When did Paul McCartney write Let it be? |
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1970 |
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1960 |
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1980 |
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Which group recorded God Save the Queen? |
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Queen |
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The Sex Pistols |
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The Stranglers |
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Whose mother is Yoko Ono? |
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Julian Lennon |
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Cynthia Lennon |
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Sean Lennon |
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Sean Lennon |
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Julian Lennon |
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Yoko Ono |
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George Harrison. |
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Elton John. |
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Bob Dylan. |
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Eric Clapton’s hit song Tears in Heaven was written |
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queer |
talent |
joke |
entertain |
profit |
earn |
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ugly |
strange |
celebrated |
give up |
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fun |
specialist |
famous |
genius |
beautiful |
renounce |
READING