Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
16
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9 1 Knowledge Name these items:
Transcript of Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
1 Knowledge
Name these items:
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Write down a synonym of these expressions:
melody spectators, hearers
pop group refrain
protest, criticise wonderful, astonishing
uninteresting, dull excellent, marvellous
glad, cheerful calm, comfortable
awful, dreadful astonish, stun, amaze
rare, uncommon normal, usual, regular
Write down the opposite of these words:
sad cheap
interesting interviewer
wonderful untruthful, lying
2 Comprehension
Fill in the missing words:
Music and me
1 A lot of children learn to play the _________________ at school.
2 Can you print the _________________ of that song for me, please?
3 Can you tell me the _________________ you don’t like that song?
4 Do you know when their next _________________ is coming out?
5 Do you _________________ any musical instruments?
6 Folk, rock, pop and jazz are different styles of _________________.
7 How long have you been playing the _________________?
8 I _________________ techno music.
9 I _________________ the original version of the song the best.
10 I don’t understand the _________________ of some words in the lyrics.
11 I find it easy to _________________ when I listen to music.
If you have difficulties in finding the words, use your workbook (ps. 84 to 103). But cover the sentences ;-)
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
12 I have always wanted to play the _________________.
13 I just can’t get that _________________ out of my head!
14 I quite like _________________ but I don’t like jazz.
15 I tried _________________ my friend’s _________________ but she didn’t hear me.
16 I _________________ working in the music industry after school.
17 It took a long time to _________________ the rooms after the party.
18 Listening to music always puts me in a good _________________.
19 Music is my biggest _________________.
20 My brother is learning the _________________ and it’s noisy!
21 My cousin plays the _________________ (Bass) in a band.
22 My cousin plays the _________________ (Gitarre) in a band.
23 My grandfather _________________ me to learn the piano.
24 Song writers sometimes put a _________________ in their lyrics.
25 The _________________ is quite hard to learn.
26 The story of his life as a rock star is absolutely _________________
27 The _________________ is a brass instrument.
28 The _________________ is a popular instrument to learn.
29 Their _________________ of music is somewhere between folk and pop.
30 These are useful _________________ for a music review.
31 They bought a _________________ so the children could learn to play it.
32 They recorded their latest album in a _________________ near Liverpool.
33 You can borrow books and CDs at the school _________________.
34 You need to get into the _________________ of practising every day.
Going for a song
1 Can you hear the _________________ now?
2 Going to a music _________________ in the summer is a fun experience.
3 Hearing a band play _________________ is absolutely unbeatable.
4 I would love to have a _________________ as a musician.
5 Ideally you should _________________ for 30 minutes every day.
6 It’s a popular _________________ for concerts because of the acoustics.
7 Last weekend we went to a rock _________________ together.
8 Lots of people in the _________________ left early.
9 My aunt was a professional _________________ when she was younger.
10 _________________ the musicians have decided to stay together.
11 My parents have lots of old rock _________________.
12 That piece of music has an unusual _________________.
13 The _________________ of a song is repeated again and again.
14 The neighbours _________________ about the loud music at the party.
15 The price of the concert ticket _________________ a programme.
16 The singer had to _________________ some shows because she was ill.
17 The _________________ changes halfway through the song.
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
18 The _________________ is on the second syllable of that word.
19 The tickets are so _________________ that I can’t go to the show.
20 There was a _________________ in her eye when her son played the solo.
21 There’s one _________________ in the lyrics I just don’t understand.
22 We formed our _________________ four years ago.
23 What’s the _________________ reason the band didn’t go on tour?
Be a music critic
1 A music journalist _________________ the latest songs.
2 Can you _________________ a good place to buy cheap CDs?
3 Do you and your friends share the same _________________ in music?
4 Have you read any _________________ of their latest album?
5 Her choice of music for the party _________________ me.
6 I often _________________ to the radio in the car.
7 I used to find opera _________________ because I didn’t understand it.
8 I usually feel _________________ when I listen to opera music.
9 I’m _________________ because I got a ticket for their concert.
10 It’s a _________________ song to dance to.
11 It’s vthat the band is still popular after 20 years.
12 It’s _________________ difficult to choose my favourite song.
13 My mother often listens to _________________ piano music.
14 My uncle is _________________ about country music.
15 On an _________________ day I listen to music for about two hours.
16 Only one important _________________ liked their new album.
17 That new song of theirs is absolutely _________________!
18 That rhythm is _________________ of the band’s style of music.
19 That song has the potential to _________________ popular for years.
20 The band has recorded some _________________ songs.
21 The band were _________________ about their musical differences.
22 The lead singer has a _________________ voice.
23 Their style of music is _________________.
24 They have recorded an _________________ number of songs.
25 What a _________________ piece of music!
Top 100 songs
1 The _________________ was done in March of this year.
2 The _________________ didn’t say much about their future plans.
3 The _________________ asked him a lot of personal questions.
4 What is _________________ about their style of music?
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Which word is meant by these definitions?
1 a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a __________________ famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their ideas, in order to publish or broadcast the information
2 an event at which an orchestra, band, or musician plays or sings __________________ in front of an audience
3 a person who does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law __________________
4 to contain someone or something as a part __________________
5 a large musical instrument with strings, held between the legs by __________________ someone who is sitting and played by pulling an object called a bow across the strings
6 if something is broadcast __________________, it can be watched or listened to at the same time as it happens
7 an article in which someone gives their opinion of a play, book, __________________ art exhibition etc
8 to make a place look better by putting things in the correct place __________________
9 calm and not worried __________________
10 a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys that __________________ produce notes when you press them
11 the part of a song that does not change and is repeated several times __________________
12 extremely good or enjoyable __________________
13 a series of words written or printed in a row __________________
14 a musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play __________________ by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys
15 the thing, action, feeling, idea etc that a word or words represent __________________
16 place where books, documents, CDs etc are available for you to __________________ look at or borrow
17 extremely good or pleasant __________________
18 music written according to standard European forms or structures __________________ by people such as Mozart and Beethoven
19 to say that you are not satisfied with something __________________
20 a musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by pulling __________________ a long object called a bow across its strings
21 to perform music, or to use an instrument to make music __________________
22 used for emphasizing that something good has happened, especially __________________ because of good luck
23 extremely good __________________
24 the individual way that someone behaves and does things __________________
25 feeling pleased and satisfied __________________
26 used for saying what is most important __________________
27 making you very interested or attracted __________________
28 a regular pattern of sounds or movements __________________
29 feeling unhappy, especially because something bad has happened __________________
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
30 to have a particular opinion about someone or something __________________
31 like most people or things of the same type __________________
32 something that is expensive costs a lot of money __________________
33 the words of a song __________________
34 making you have feelings of love and excitement __________________
35 an electric piano __________________
36 a room or rooms where music or a film, television show, or radio show __________________ is recorded
37 normal or average, and not unusual or special __________________
38 to suggest that someone does something that you believe __________________ would be good
39 to repeat an activity regularly so that you become better at it __________________
40 not at all interesting, and making you feel impatient or dissatisfied __________________
41 a musical instrument that is a curved metal tube with a wide end. __________________ You play it by blowing into it as you press buttons on the top.
42 a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, __________________ why someone did something, or why something is true
43 a group of people who have come to a place to see or hear a film, __________________ performance, speech etc. The people who watch a sports match or other large event are usually called spectators or the crowd.
44 to say that something that has been arranged will not now happen __________________
45 not normal, common, or ordinary __________________
46 the act of showing what your thoughts or feelings are by your __________________ behaviour or through art, music etc
47 a series of performances of films, plays, music, or dancing that is __________________ usually organized in the same place at the same time each year
48 showing or expressing strong beliefs, interest, or enthusiasm __________________
49 a song or piece of music __________________
50 to rest and allow yourself to become calm __________________
51 a piece of music with words that you sing __________________
52 someone who interviews people, especially as a job __________________
53 a drop of liquid that comes from your eye when you cry __________________
54 used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something __________________ very much
55 someone who is being interviewed __________________
56 a large round black piece of plastic containing music or other sounds __________________
57 a musical instrument with six strings, used in a wide variety of __________________ musical styles. It can be acoustic or electric.
58 sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is __________________ pleasant to listen to
59 someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about __________________ things such as books, films, or plays
60 he rate at which someone or something moves __________________
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
61 something surprising that is also very impressive __________________
62 a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that __________________ you spend a lot of your working life in
63 the types of thing that you like, for example in art, music, or clothes __________________
64 someone who sings, especially someone who sings well or as a job __________________
65 something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it __________________
66 a powerful emotion such as love or anger __________________
67 to a fairly large degree __________________
68 a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rock __________________
69 to advise someone that they should do something __________________
70 a piece of written or spoken information that you send to someone, __________________ especially when you cannot speak to them directly
71 the emphasis that you put on a particular word or syllable __________________ (=part of a word) by pronouncing it more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables
72 to continue to be in a particular situation or condition __________________
73 a musical instrument consisting of a long curved metal tube that you __________________ play by blowing into it as you press its keys with your fingers
74 the place where an activity or event happens __________________
75 to give someone a feeling of surprise __________________
76 to sing a song with someone who is already singing __________________
77 to write an article giving your opinion of a play, book, art exhibition etc __________________
78 a single regular sound or a series of regular sounds, especially of two __________________ things hitting together
79 very bad in quality or ability __________________
80 the way that someone is feeling, for example whether they are happy, __________________ sad, or angry
81 an electric guitar, usually with four strings, that produces very low notes __________________ or a large musical instrument shaped like a violin that you rest on the floor and play standing up by pulling a bow across its strings
82 very unusual and surprising __________________
(Macmillan, 2009–2013)
3 Application of the vocabulary
Pass your sheet to your partner. He/she will write down 6 words you’ll have to explain in an English sentence:
words suggested by your partner your sentence:
1
2
3
4
5
6
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Complete these sentences, so that it’s clear that you understand the word:
1 I can’t stand _____________________________________________________
2 A cello is _____________________________________________________
3 My parents encourage me _____________________________________________________
4 Classical music is _____________________________________________________
5 I’m in a good mood when I _____________________________________________________
6 In a library you find _____________________________________________________
7 I like to relax _____________________________________________________
8 In a studio _____________________________________________________
9 When I have to tidy _____________________________________________________
10 The audience _____________________________________________________
11 The chorus of a song _____________________________________________________
12 The concert was cancelled because ___________________________________________
13 My favourite singer _____________________________________________________
14 The venue of a concert _____________________________________________________
15 My mother complains when _____________________________________________________
16 I like to practise _____________________________________________________
17 I find it boring _____________________________________________________
18 An interviewee is _____________________________________________________
19 It’s terrible when _____________________________________________________
20 An honest person _____________________________________________________
21 I often sing along _____________________________________________________
22 I consider _____________________________________________________
23 The reason why I like _____________________________________________________
24 There are tears _____________________________________________________
25 A band is _____________________________________________________
26 One of my habits is _____________________________________________________
27 Expensive things _____________________________________________________
28 It’s rather _____________________________________________________
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
1 Knowledge
Name these items:
library tear flute
cello relax record
interview drums studio
violin audience saxophone
band sad singer
romantic concert piano
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
festival guitar bass
keyboard trumpet tidy
Write down a synonym of these expressions:
melody tune spectators, hearers audience
pop group band refrain chorus
protest, criticise complain wonderful, astonishing amazing
uninteresting, dull boring excellent, marvellous brilliant
glad, cheerful happy calm, comfortable relaxed
awful, dreadful terrible astonish, stun, amaze surprise
rare, uncommon unusual normal, usual, regular ordinary
Write down the opposite of these words:
sad happy cheap expensive
interesting boring interviewer interviewee
wonderful terrible untruthful, lying honest
2 Comprehension
Fill in the missing words:
Music and me
1 A lot of children learn to play the keyboard at school.
2 Can you print the lyrics of that song for me, please?
3 Can you tell me the reason you don’t like that song?
4 Do you know when their next song is coming out?
5 Do you play any musical instruments?
6 Folk, rock, pop and jazz are different styles of music.
7 How long have you been playing the cello?
8 I can’t stand techno music.
9 I consider the original version of the song the best.
10 I don’t understand the meaning of some words in the lyrics.
11 I find it easy to relax when I listen to music.
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
12 I have always wanted to play the flute.
13 I just can’t get that tune out of my head!
14 I quite like classical music but I don’t like jazz.
15 I tried to catch my friend’s attention but she didn’t hear me.
16 I’m interested in working in the music industry after school.
17 It took a long time to tidy the rooms after the party.
18 Listening to music always puts me in a good mood.
19 Music is my biggest passion.
20 My brother is learning the drums and it’s noisy!
21 My cousin plays the bass (Bass) in a band.
22 My cousin plays the guitar (Gitarre) in a band.
23 My grandfather encouraged me to learn the piano.
24 Song writers sometimes put a message in their lyrics.
25 The saxophone is quite hard to learn.
26 The story of his life as a rock star is absolutely fascinating.
27 The trumpet is a brass instrument.
28 The violin is a popular instrument to learn.
29 Their style of music is somewhere between folk and pop.
30 These are useful expressions for a music review.
31 They bought a piano so the children could learn to play it.
32 They recorded their latest album in a studio near Liverpool.
33 You can borrow books and CDs at the school library.
34 You need to get into the habit of practising every day.
Going for a song
1 Can you hear the beat now?
2 Going to a music festival in the summer is a fun experience.
3 Hearing a band play live is absolutely unbeatable.
4 I would love to have a career as a musician.
5 Ideally you should practise for 30 minutes every day.
6 It’s a popular venue for concerts because of the acoustics.
7 Last weekend we went to a rock concert together.
8 Lots of people in the audience left early.
9 My aunt was a professional singer when she was younger.
10 Fortunately the musicians have decided to stay together.
11 My parents have lots of old rock records.
12 That piece of music has an unusual rhythm.
13 The chorus of a song is repeated again and again.
14 The neighbours complained about the loud music at the party.
15 The price of the concert ticket includes a programme.
16 The singer had to cancel some shows because she was ill.
17 The speed changes halfway through the song.
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
18 The stress is on the second syllable of that word.
19 The tickets are so expensive that I can’t go to the show.
20 There was a tear in her eye when her son played the solo.
21 There’s one line in the lyrics I just don’t understand.
22 We formed our band four years ago.
23 What’s the main reason the band didn’t go on tour?
Be a music critic
1 A music journalist reviews the latest songs.
2 Can you recommend a good place to buy cheap CDs?
3 Do you and your friends share the same taste in music?
4 Have you read any reviews of their latest album?
5 Her choice of music for the party surprised me.
6 I often sing along to the radio in the car.
7 I used to find opera boring because I didn’t understand it.
8 I usually feel sad when I listen to opera music.
9 I’m happy because I got a ticket for their concert.
10 It’s a wonderful song to dance to.
11 It’s amazing that the band is still popular after 20 years.
12 It’s rather difficult to choose my favourite song.
13 My mother often listens to romantic piano music.
14 My uncle is passionate about country music.
15 On an ordinary day I listen to music for about two hours.
16 Only one important critic liked their new album.
17 That new song of theirs is absolutely terrible!
18 That rhythm is typical of the band’s style of music.
19 That song has the potential to remain popular for years.
20 The band has recorded some unusual songs.
21 The band were honest about their musical differences.
22 The lead singer has a brilliant voice.
23 Their style of music is relaxed.
24 They have recorded an extraordinary number of songs.
25 What a fantastic piece of music!
Top 100 songs
1 The interview was done in March of this year.
2 The interviewees didn’t say much about their future plans.
3 The interviewer asked him a lot of personal questions.
4 What is special about their style of music?
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Which word is meant by these definitions?
1 a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a interview famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their ideas, in order to publish or broadcast the information
2 an event at which an orchestra, band, or musician plays or sings concert in front of an audience
3 a person who does not tell lies or cheat people, and obeys the law honest
4 to contain someone or something as a part include
5 a large musical instrument with strings, held between the legs by cello someone who is sitting and played by pulling an object called a bow across the strings
6 if something is broadcast live, it can be watched or listened to at the same time as it happens
7 an article in which someone gives their opinion of a play, book, review art exhibition etc
8 to make a place look better by putting things in the correct place tidy
9 calm and not worried relaxed
10 a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys that piano produce notes when you press them
11 the part of a song that does not change and is repeated several times chorus
12 extremely good or enjoyable brilliant
13 a series of words written or printed in a row line
14 a musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play flute by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys
15 the thing, action, feeling, idea etc that a word or words represent meaning
16 place where books, documents, CDs etc are available for you to library look at or borrow
17 extremely good or pleasant fantastic
18 music written according to standard European forms or structures classical music by people such as Mozart and Beethoven
19 to say that you are not satisfied with something complain
20 a musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by pulling violin a long object called a bow across its strings
21 to perform music, or to use an instrument to make music play
22 used for emphasizing that something good has happened, especially fortunately because of good luck
23 extremely good wonderful
24 the individual way that someone behaves and does things style
25 feeling pleased and satisfied happy
26 used for saying what is most important main
27 making you very interested or attracted fascinating
28 a regular pattern of sounds or movements rhythm
29 feeling unhappy, especially because something bad has happened sad
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
30 to have a particular opinion about someone or something consider as
31 like most people or things of the same type typical
32 something that is expensive costs a lot of money expensive
33 the words of a song lyrics
34 making you have feelings of love and excitement romantic
35 an electric piano keyboard
36 a room or rooms where music or a film, television show, or radio show studio is recorded
37 normal or average, and not unusual or special ordinary
38 to suggest that someone does something that you believe encourage would be good
39 to repeat an activity regularly so that you become better at it practise
40 not at all interesting, and making you feel impatient or dissatisfied boring
41 a musical instrument that is a curved metal tube with a wide end. trumpet You play it by blowing into it as you press buttons on the top.
42 a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, reason why someone did something, or why something is true
43 a group of people who have come to a place to see or hear a film, audience performance, speech etc. The people who watch a sports match or other large event are usually called spectators or the crowd.
44 to say that something that has been arranged will not now happen cancel
45 not normal, common, or ordinary unusual
46 the act of showing what your thoughts or feelings are by your expression behaviour or through art, music etc
47 a series of performances of films, plays, music, or dancing that is festival usually organized in the same place at the same time each year
48 showing or expressing strong beliefs, interest, or enthusiasm passionate
49 a song or piece of music tune
50 to rest and allow yourself to become calm relax
51 a piece of music with words that you sing song
52 someone who interviews people, especially as a job interviewer
53 a drop of liquid that comes from your eye when you cry tear
54 used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something can’t stand very much
55 someone who is being interviewed interviewee
56 a large round black piece of plastic containing music or other sounds record
57 a musical instrument with six strings, used in a wide variety of guitar musical styles. It can be acoustic or electric.
58 sounds made by voices or instruments arranged in a way that is music pleasant to listen to
59 someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about critic things such as books, films, or plays
60 he rate at which someone or something moves speed
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
61 something surprising that is also very impressive amazing
62 a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that career you spend a lot of your working life in
63 the types of thing that you like, for example in art, music, or clothes taste
64 someone who sings, especially someone who sings well or as a job singer
65 something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it habit
66
67 a powerful emotion such as love or anger passion
68 to a fairly large degree rather
69 a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz or rock band
70 to advise someone that they should do something recommend
71 a piece of written or spoken information that you send to someone, message especially when you cannot speak to them directly
72 the emphasis that you put on a particular word or syllable stress (=part of a word) by pronouncing it more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables
73 to continue to be in a particular situation or condition remain
74 a musical instrument consisting of a long curved metal tube that you saxophone play by blowing into it as you press its keys with your fingers
75 the place where an activity or event happens venue
76 to give someone a feeling of surprise surprise
77 to sing a song with someone who is already singing sing along
78 to write an article giving your opinion of a play, book, art exhibition etc review
79 a single regular sound or a series of regular sounds, especially of two beat things hitting together
80 very bad in quality or ability terrible
81 the way that someone is feeling, for example whether they are happy, mood sad, or angry
82 an electric guitar, usually with four strings, that produces very low notes bass or a large musical instrument shaped like a violin that you rest on the floor and play standing up by pulling a bow across its strings
83 very unusual and surprising extraordinary
(Macmillan, 2009–2013)
3 Application of the vocabulary
Pass your sheet to your partner. He/she will write down 6 words you’ll have to explain in an English sentence:
words suggested by your partner your sentence:
7
8
9
10
11
12
Open World 2 Vocabulary exercises Unit 9
Complete these sentences, so that it’s clear that you understand the word:
1 I can’t stand _____________________________________________________
2 A cello is _____________________________________________________
3 My parents encourage me _____________________________________________________
4 Classical music is _____________________________________________________
5 I’m in a good mood when I _____________________________________________________
6 In a library you find _____________________________________________________
7 I like to relax _____________________________________________________
8 In a studio _____________________________________________________
9 When I have to tidy _____________________________________________________
10 The audience _____________________________________________________
11 The chorus of a song _____________________________________________________
12 The concert was cancelled because ___________________________________________
13 My favourite singer _____________________________________________________
14 The venue of a concert _____________________________________________________
15 My mother complains when _____________________________________________________
16 I like to practise _____________________________________________________
17 I find it boring _____________________________________________________
18 An interviewee is _____________________________________________________
19 It’s terrible when _____________________________________________________
20 An honest person _____________________________________________________
21 I often sing along _____________________________________________________
22 I consider _____________________________________________________
23 The reason why I like _____________________________________________________
24 There are tears _____________________________________________________
25 A band is _____________________________________________________
26 One of my habits is _____________________________________________________
27 Expensive things _____________________________________________________
28 It’s rather _____________________________________________________
