Preview

A. Look at the photo. How often do you go to concerts?

Answer:

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B. Listen. Match the type of music to the singer or group.

Answer:

1 - d 2 - b 3 - e 4 - f 5 - c 6 - a

C. Talk with a partner. Ask about his or her favorite singer and types of music.

Answer:

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Language Focus

A. Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.

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B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.

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C. Listen. Complete the chart by coloring in the stars.

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D. Listen again. Answer the questions. Use the information in C.

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E. Work with a partner. Complete the conversation with things that are true for you. Then take turns to role - play the conversation. Repeat with different types of music and singers/ bands.

Answer:

1. rock 2. electronic 3. Taylor Swift

4. her 5. her

The Real World

A. Listen to the music. Check the feeling you think each piece represents. Then compare results as a class.

Answer:

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B. Do an experiment. As a class, create a list of ten random words. Then get into two groups.

Group 1: Remember the words on the list by reading them.

Group 2: Remember the words on the list by singing them. Use any song you know.

Cover the list and say the words in order. Count the number of words people in each group remembered correctly.

Answer:

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Pronunciation

Syllable stress

A. Listen. Write the number of syllables. Then listen again and repeat.

1. popular … 2. amazing … 3. independent …

Answer:

1. 3 2. 3 3. 4

B. Listen. Write the number of syllables. Then listen again and underline the stressed syllable.

1. interesting … 2. terrible … 3. intelligent …

4. different … 5. important … 6. dangerous …

Answer:

1. 3 2. 3 3. 4 4. 3 5. 3 6. 3

C. Work with a partner. Make sentences using the words in B. Then take turns to read the sentences.

Answer:

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Reading

A. Look at the title and the photo. What do you think the article is about?

a. a concert

b. a famous musician

c. a special musical instrument

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B. Talk with a partner. What do you think the title means?

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C. Talk with a partner. Do you play any musical instruments? What musical instruments do you want to learn to play?

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Comprehension

A. Answer the questions about The Feel of Music.

Answer:

1 - a 2 - b 3 - c 4 - a 5 - b

B. Complete the timeline. Write the letters of the events below.

a. studies at the Royal Academy of Music

b. wins her first Grammy

c. starts to have hearing problems

d. performs with famous musicians

e. starts to take drum lessons

f. discovers she can “hear” notes in her body

Answer:

1 - c 2 - f 3 - e 4 - a 5 - b 6 - d

C. Talk with a partner. Evelyn Glennie says listening to music with only your ears is like trying to understand a person with only your eyes. What do you think this means?

Answer:

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Project: Work with a partner. Write a summary of an English song.

Answer:

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Writing

Writing a blog post about a music performance. Write about a new song or album you heard recently, or a concert or performance you attended. Write 60 - 80 words. Turn to page 144 for the writing worksheet.

Answer:

I have heard the newest album of Taylor Swift. The music performance told stories about her own relationship stories in the past. The album has various types of music such as: pop, country and even electronic. It was very good and interesting because all of us can get related to her music easily.