E4-2DetMusicPairworkB
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ENGLISH 4 / VANTAGE 1 VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS MUSIC
Music EVU 20
Read out the odd sentences and fill in the missing words.
A Downloading and managing your music 1 Downloading music as MP3 (= a popular type of audio file – you can listen to the files on an MP3 player) files
is easy. 2 You can download a whole al_____ or individual tr_____ (= one song or piece of music from an album) . 3 You can save your favourite album and tracks in playlists so you can find them easily on your music player. 4 You can sy_____ (= or, more formal, sy_____; = have exactly the same files and data on more than one
device) the music files on your computer with your phone or MP3 player. 5 You can also stream (= play music in real time from one source to another) music from the Internet or from
your computer to other rooms in your house if you have the right equipment. B A typical rock band 1 She’s lead singer in a rock band. One of her brothers plays lead guitar and her other brother is a keyboard
player, so it’s a real family band. 2 What would you rather play in a band drums or bass? I could never be a dr_____ but I think I could become a
fairly good b_____ guit_____. C Types of music 1 My family all have different tastes in music. My sister Nicky loves classical music, my uncle Jed’s a folk fan
and my father loves jazz. 2 I like R & _____ (= Rh_____ and Bl_____, originally a black American form of blues music with a strong
rhythm) and h_____ -‐ h_____ (= a style of popular music where the words are spoken rather than sung). 3 I even compose a bit of rap (= the words spoken in hip-‐hop music) myself! My older brother into (= interested
in and enthusiastic about) The Beatles and other 60s music (= music from the 1960s). 4 My mother loves film soundt_____(= music from a film or TV show) but I just find them uninteresting. One
type of music I can’t stand is the ca_____ music (= artificial or recorded music played in the background) you get in supermarkets and airports – it drives me crazy!
D Collocations for musical activities 1 She plays the guitar but she doesn’t read music. She plays by ear. She’s got a good ear (= informal). She can
pick out a tune (= if you pick out a tune you play it slowly or with difficulty, note by note) on almost any instrument. She’s a very talented musician.
2 You can m_____ music in lots of ways. You don’t need to be a tr_____mus_____ to enjoy music to the full.