On tour with TEXAS

A successful rock band like Texas can earn a lot of money, but it isn’t an

easy life.

A world tour can include more than twenty different countries, and fifty

different cities.

This is just one day of their tour…

9.00 The band are having breakfast at the hotel.

11.00 The lead singer, Sharleen Spiteri, is doing an interview for a local radio station. It’s good publicity for the tour!

2.00 They’re arriving at the concert hall. A lot of fans are waiting outside.

4.00 The band are on stage, but they aren’t performing.They’re checking the lights and the sound equipment.

7.30 Half an hour before the start of the concert! The audience are starting to arrive.

7.45 The band are backstage. They’re making final preparations for the concert.

8.00 The audience are cheering. The concert is beginning!

11.00 The concert is over and the audience are leaving the concert hall.

11.30 The band are travelling to the next town. They’re giving another concert tomorrow!

In the morning, Sharleen is doing a _________ interview.

In the morning, Sharleen is doing a radio interview.

A lot of fans are waiting ________ the concert hall.

A lot of fans are waiting outside the concert hall.

At four o’clock, the band are ________________.

At four o’clock, the band are checking things.

The audience are arriving ____________ before the concert.

The audience are arriving half an hour before the concert.

The band are making final preparations ____________.

The band are making final preparations backstage.

The band are performing again ____________.

The band are performing again tomorrow.

Lenn: Hi, Anna. What are you doing?

Anna: I’m watching a video.

Lenn: Are you enjoying it?

Anna: Not really.

Lenn: Oh, right. Listen, Texas are playing two concerts next week. Do you want to go?

Anna: Great idea! When are they playing?

Lenn: Friday and Saturday.

Anna: Let’s go on Saturday.

Lenn: I’m sorry, I can’t. I’m visiting Sonia on Saturday. She’s cooking dinner for me. What about Friday?

Anna: Oh, I can’t go on Friday. I’m playing tennis with Rob.

Lenn: Well, let’s invite him to the concert! Does he like Texas?

Anna: No, he doesn’t. He hates them.

Marga Renedo Gómez