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1. My favourite Singer is Mitch Lucker, and my favourite band is System of a down

2. No, I never been in a pop concert
3. Yes, but no many
4. More or less, cause I started listening rock, punk at seven years old a and now I continue with this but add the
deathcore, metalcore and heavy songs
5. I play the music in the online system, Spotify, Youtube and dezzer, I don’t buy CDs
6. The music is important cause relax me, but I can live without that
7. No, I don’t play in a band, I don’t like work from music

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

IDIOMS
1. Who’s your favourite s inger? What’s your favourite band? AS FIT AS A FIDDLE (To be in excellent health)
2. Have you ever been to a pop concert? Talk about it. TO STRIKE THE RIGHT NOTE (To behave in a
3. Do you usually like a song because of the music or the lyrics? manner that is suited to the occasion)
4. Has your taste in music changed over the years? Explain. TO COMPARE NOTES (To exchange ideas and
5. Where do you get your mus ic? How often do you buy songs or CDs? opinions)
6. How important is music to you? C ould you live without it? OUT OF TUNE WITH (Out of sympathy with)
7. Do you play in a band? If so, explain. If not, would you like to? TO SING (to the police)
TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT
(To make an unnecess ary fuss about)
TO BLOW ONE’S OWN TRUMPET = to boast
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE SINGERS AND MUSICIANS?

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A WORD FROM THE

VOCABULARY ABOVE.

1. Don't you think the director __________________the

orchestra well?
2. Film director Woody Allen _________the___________
3. H e beats the ______________ like a madman!
2. John Lennon and Paul Mcartney _________ the lyrics to
many of the Beatles best songs .
3. Anne is in a good mood today, she ________one of her
favorite tunes.
4. Jazz musicians almost always __________their solos.
5. The ________________ always tune their instruments
before they begin the concert.
6. Would you please not tap your __________ in time to the
music?
7. Some of the best rock singers don't _______ their
songs, they shout them!

1. RIHANNA
2. BLACK-EYED PEAS SINGER
3. NOEL GALLAGER (OASIS)
4. PETE DOHERTY
5. ELVIS PRESTLEY
6. BOB MARLEY

1. Conduct
2. Play, Song
3. Concert
4. Repetitive
5. Musician
6. Instrument
7. Compose
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Professional musicians make a (life/living) playing and recording
TUNE
music. Not all musicians are (songwriters/tune-writers), although
some do write their own tunes. Being a musician is not easy. Unless
1.

2.
The ______________of a song are the words not
the music.
I learned to play the ____________when I was at
Primary school.
they're famous, musicians often make very (little/few) money. In

terms of pop/rock music, when several musicians decide to make

1. Lyrics
3. Mick Jagger is the _______________of the music together, they (form/formalize) a band. If a band is

4.
__________ band Rolling Stones.
Before the concert, musicians usually put he music on
a ________________and ________________their
successful, they can get (written/signed) to a record (label/tag),
which will give them a chance to record and (release/throw) CDs.
2. Drums
instruments.
Many musicians love to play (live/alive). They love the (feel/feeling)
5. 6. The _______________went crazy during Lady

6.
Gaga’s last concert.
I often ____________________a lot of music from
the Internet
they get when they play in front of a big (audience/auditorium).
3. Lead Singer, Rock
7. My friends play the violin in a/an________________
8.

9.
My mother sings in a ____________and sometimes
she is also a soloist.
I went to a ___________concert yesterday night.
The band were really good
1.
2.
3.
a public performance
a collection of songs
the words of a song
4. Music stand, Tune
4. one song from a collection
10. Nowadays many people_________________ their
5. a classification of the most popular songs
11.
music instead of buying it in the shops.
I love the ____________________of this group. He
is so handsome!
6.
7.
8.
work on a project
not recorded
a song with no words
5. Conductor
9. number of times a radio station plays a

COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS

song
10. most recent
11. the singing in a song
6. Download
12. easy to remember and sing
13. the music of a song
14. recorded music at a concert
15. the music for a film
16. copy music to disc or cassette
7. Orchestra
Music is my first ___________. In fact, I’d say
it’s time-consuming passion as I ___________ much 17. the most popular song in a classification
longer playing the synthesizer or the guitar than
_________ for my classes. I have always dreamed of
becoming a good performer, either as a band player or CAN YOU IDENTIFY
8. Choir
playing _____________. My parents wanted me to study THE INSTRUMENTS?

9. Live
classical __________, as a very good girl should do, but
from my teens on I followed my real __________, which
is playing lighter music and improvising.
Fortunately, since I went to the university I’ve
been able to fulfill part of my dream. I met three
___________ as crazy about music as me and we began
playing in the garage of my house. My mum was horrified
at the idea of having to put with heavy metal or rock
________at home, but the music we play sounds much
a b c d
10. Audience
softer than that and to my surprise she soon got used to
it.
Next year we’re going to try and __________a
single or a C.D. For the time being we feel quite happy just e f g h
11. Chorus
to perform in ___________ and pubs.
Sometimes we are hired for __________and
it’s great fun because besides playing for __________
people, we can get involved in the party and eat superbly.

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DOWNLOAD LYRIC S LEAD SINGER MUSIC STAN D
DRUMS ROC K BAND ORCHESTRA REC ORDER
Professional musicians make a (life/living) playing and recording
TUNE
music. Not all musicians are (songwriters/tune-writers), although

some d o write their own tunes. Being a musician is not easy. Unless
1. The ______________o f a song are the words not
the music. they' re famous, musicians often make very (little/few) money. In
2. I learned to play the ____________when I was at
te rms of pop/rock music, when seve ral musicians decide to make
Primary school.
3. Mick Jagger is the _______________of the music together, they (form/formalize) a band. If a band is
__________ band Rolling Stones.
successful, they can get (written/signed) to a record (label/tag),
4. Before the concert, musicians usually put he music on
a ________________and ________________the ir which will give them a chance to re cord and (release/throw) CDs.
instruments.
Many musicians love to play (live/alive). They love the (feel/feeling)
5. 6. The _______________went crazy during Lady
Gaga’s last concert. they get when they play in front of a big (audience/auditorium).
6. I ofte n ____________________a lot of music from
the I nternet
7. My friend s play the violin in a/an________________
8. My mother sings in a ____________and s ometimes 1. a public performance
she is also a soloist. 2. a collection of songs
9. I went to a ___________conce rt yesterday night.
3. the words of a song
The band were really good
4. one s ong from a collection
10. Nowadays many pe ople_________________ their
5. a classification of the most popular songs
music instead of buying it in the shops.
11. I love the ____________________of this group. He 6. work on a project
is so handsome! 7. not re corde d
8. a song with no words
9. number of times a radio station plays a
song
10. most recent
COMPL ETE THE TEXT WI TH THE FOLLOWING WORDS
11. the s inging in a song
12. easy to reme mber and sing
13. the mus ic of a song
14. recorded music at a concert
15. the mus ic for a film
Music is my firs t _________ __. In fact, I ’d say 16. copy music to disc or cassette
it’s time-consuming passion as I ___________ much 17. the mos t popular song in a classification
longe r playing the synthesizer or the guitar than
_________ for my classes. I have always dreamed of
becoming a good performer, e ither as a band player or CAN YOU IDENTIFY
playing _____________. My pare nts wanted me to study THE INS TRU MENTS?
classical __________, as a very good girl should do, but
from my teens on I followed my real __________, which
is playing lighter music and improvisi ng.
Fortunately, since I went to the university I’ve
been able to fulfill part of my dream. I me t three
___________ as crazy about music as me and we began
playing in the garage of my house. My mum was horrifie d a b c d
at the idea of having to put with he avy met al or rock
________at home, but the music we play sounds much
softer than that and to my surprise she soon got used to
it.
Nex t year we’re going to try and __________a
single or a C.D. For the time being we feel quite happy just e f g h
to perform in _____ ______ and pubs.
Sometimes we are hired for __________and
it’s great fun because besides playing for __________
people, we can get involved in the party and eat superbly.

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