EXCERCICES

Warm-ups

4. Hit-  What is the your favourite hits and why?

Favorite Hit Why?

Song My favorite song is ‘’
Buttercup’’ by Jack Stauber
Album My favorite álbum is ‘’The
Thrill of It All’’ By Sam Smith
Movie I don´t have an especific
favorite movie but I like very
much ‘’Me before you’’
TV show My favorite TV show fo rever
is ‘’the late late show with
James Corden’’
Game My favorite game is ‘’Call of
Duty’’
It´s my favorite song beacuse
it makes me feel happy,
always when I listen this song
I feel like free
This álbum is old but I love it,
this have all the songs with
the feelings that you want, I
mean is wonderful
This movie is really nice,
actually I cried the first time
that I see it, however every
time I see it I cry☹
I love it because in this show
invite the best artists or actors
and they make me laugh a lot,
is so funny
It´s my favorite game because
this game makes me
remember when I was a little
girl, I played this game with
my best friend, we spend our
free time playing Call of Duty

5. Beethoven: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with
the word "Beethoven".
Well, I think that Beethoven influeced in the history of classical music and also music in
general, it would be very interesting to know more about his personal and musical life, I
don´t know much about his compositions, but I would like to learn more about him and
start a strong taste for classical music.
6.  Put the best music genre at the top.
- Rock
- Reggae
- Electro
- Folk
- Hip-hop
- Classical
- Jazz
- Opera
VOCABULARY

1. Opinion - A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on

fact or knowledge.
2. Composer – A person who writes music, especially as a job,
3. Performed - Acted, sang, danced... for people.
4. Hit- A very successful film, pop record, or song.
5. Conducted - Carried out; did.
6. Succes- Doing very, very well in aim or goal.
7. Average- The middle number of a group of numbers added together.

BEFORE READING – LISTENING

8. Tend - Likely to have or do something.

9. Teenager- A person between the ages of 13 and 19
10. During- All through a periodo of time
11. Crucial – very very very important
12. Establish - Start or set up an organization, system, or set of rules.
13. Regulate - Control.
14. Embedded - Put something deep inside something else.

Reading / Listening

1. TRUE / FALSE

-The article says we all have on opinion on the best year for music.     T / F

-Beethoven finished composing Symphony No. 9 in 1842.     T / F

-The UK's Radio Z conducted a survey on the best year for music.     T / F

-A radio station said the average age of listeners affected the best year.   T / F

-A psychologist said music we hear as teenagers stick with us.     T / F

-The psychologist says we make life-changing decisions in our teens.     T / F

- The psychologist said music can regulate our emotions.     T / F

- Ninety-year-olds can remember things they experienced as teens.     T / F

SYNONYM MATCH

1. Opinión- thinks
2. Performed- presented
3. recently- not long ago
 4. survey- questionnaire
5. memories- recollections
6. believes-belief
7. throughout- for the whole of
8. crucial- key
9. embedded-implanted
10. experienced- encountered

PHRASE MATCH

1. Many of us have an opinión- on what was the best

2. recently conducted- a survey
3. This is because of the- success of bands
4. the average age of- the listeners
5. have great memories- of  that year
6. people tend- to  stick to the songs
7. throughout- our life
8. make many crucial life- changing decisions
9. cultural and political- beliefs
10. People in their- 80s and 90s

GAP FILL

Many of us have an (1) ___opinion_________ on what was the best year for music. Some
people way it was 1824. This is when the (2) ____composer________ Ludwig van
Beethoven first (3) ______performed______ his Symphony No. 9. Other people say the
best year was 1969 because of (4) ______hit_____ songs by The Beatles, David Bowie
and Elvis Presley. The UK radio station Radio X recently (5) __conduced__________ a
survey and found the best year for music was 1991. This is because of the success of
bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Stone Roses and Nirvana. The (6)
________reason____ for 1991 being the Radio X survey's best year for music could be
the average age of the (7) ____listeners________ of the station. Many of the listeners
were teenagers in 1991 and have great (8) ____Memories________ of that year.

A psychologist believes people tend to stick to the songs they heard when they were
teenagers. Dr Catherine Loveday told the BBC why we like songs we first heard in our
teens throughout our life. She said: "It is during these [developmental] years that we make
many crucial life-changing decisions. We start significant long-term relationships and
establish the cultural and political beliefs which form our identity." She added that: "Music
has an intrinsic capacity to regulate emotions [so] these songs naturally become
embedded in our important memories, both positive and negative." She said: "People in
their 80s and 90s show a better memory for things that they first experienced between the
ages of 10 and 30."

Spelling

1. many of us have an inoiopn OPINION

2. the eosprcmo Ludwig van Beethoven COMPOSER
 3. Radio X recently conducted a eyvsru SURVEY
4. because of the scecsus of bands SUCCESS
5. the agveera age of the listeners AVERAGE
6. have great merosmei of that year MEMORIES

PUT A / WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Many of us have an opinión on what was the best year for music.Some people
say it was1824.This is when the composer Ludwig van Beethoven first
performed his Symphony No.9. Other people say the best year was1969
because of hit songs by The Beatles,David Bowie and Elvis Presley .The U
K radio station Radio X recently conducted a survey and found the best year
for music was 1991.This is because of the success of bands like the Red
Hot Chili Peppers,R.E.M.,Stone Roses and Nirvana. There as on for 1991
being the Radio X survey's best year for music could be the average age of
the listeners of the station. Many of the listeners were teenagers in 1991 and have great
memories of that year . Apsychologist believes people tend to
stick to the songs they heard when they were teenagers. DrCatherine Loveday
told the BBC why we like songs we first Heard in our teens throughout
our life. She said :"It is during these [developmental] years that we make
many crucial life-changing decisions. We start significant long-term
relationships and establish the cultural and political beliefs which form our
identity. "She added that: "Music has an intrinsic capacity to regulate emotions [so] these
songs naturally become embedded in our important
memories, both positive and negative." She said: "People in their 80s ans
90s show a better memory for things that they first experienced between
the ages of 10 and 30."