bell blues classical music composer concert conductor disco drum drummer
accordion album bagpipe band banjo cello choir chorus clarinet
folk music guitar guitarist heavy metal hip hop hit jazz melody microphone
musical instrument musician opera orchestra piano pianist pop music play the guitar / violin etc. record / vinyl
cymbals double bass flute gramophone harmonica harp lyrics musical note organ
pop group saxophone score soloist soundtrack synthesizer tambourine tenor treble clef
reggae rock rock’n roll singer violin violinist
triangle trombone trumpet tuba tune vocalist xylophone
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________ 2. _______________
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5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________
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2) Match the words from the 1st coloumn to the words in the second. classical phone heavy roll hip music micro the guitar musical metal play hop rock’n instrument 3) Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words. l
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4) Match the words with the definitions. bell
blues
composer
folk music
guitarist
hit
melody
microphone
orchestra
record
singer
violin
1. a person who sings, especially in public 2. a type of slow, sad music, originally from the southern US, in which the singer typically sings about their difficult life or bad luck in love 3. a device that is used for recording sounds or for making your voice louder when you are speaking or singing to an audience 4. a person who writes music, especially classical music 5. a hollow metal object shaped like a cup which makes a ringing sound when hit by something hard 6. a musical instrument with four strings, that you hold under your chin and play with a bow 7. a person who plays the guitar 8. a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor 9. the traditional music of a particular region or group of people 10. a piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune 11. a thin round piece of plastic on which music is recorded 12. a thing or person that is very popular or successful
5) Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your language. bells
blues
composer
folk music
guitarist
hits
melodies
microphone
orchestra
records
singer
violin
1. Brian May was the _______________ of the Queen. 2. Billie Holiday was famous for singing the _______________. 3. She plays the flute in the school _______________. 4. W. A. Mozart is my favourite _______________. 5. The church _______________ rang out to welcome the New Year. 6. He played some well-known Irish _______________. 7. Can you play the _______________? 8. Would you like to listen to some _______________ or CDs? 9. Chinese _______________ sounds rather strange to a European man. 10. The Beatles had a string of number-one _______________ in the 1960s. 11. My laptop has a built-in _______________. 12. She has a wonderful voice and is a famous _______________. 6) Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English. EASY 1. Valaki harangozik. Dél van? 2. Szeretek gitározni vagy bluest hallgatni. 3. Liza gyakran táncol pop zenére. 4. Mick klasszikus zenét szokott játszani a zongorán. 5. Amikor a karmester meghajolt, a zeneszerző sírni kezdett. 6. Alex nem tud dobolni, ezért a szomszédok örülnek. 7. A nagymamám gyakran hallgat népzenét. 8. Jobban szeretem a rock’n rollt, mint a heavy metalt. 9. A kétéves rock zenekar sikerszáma vezeti a toplistát. 10. Az operaénekesek nem használnak mikrofont. 11. Hegedűművész vagyok, de szeretem a hip hopot és a reggae-t is. 12. A nagynéném gyűjti a régi hanglemezeket. MORE DIFFICULT 1. Hallod a harangokat? Biztosan történt valami. 2. Ha szomorú vagyok, általában bluest hallgatok vagy gitározok. 3. Liza csak popzenét szeret hallgatni, és szeret hiphopot táncolni. 4. Mick gyakran játszik klasszikus zenét a zongorán. 5. Amikor a zenekar eljátszotta a megható dallamot, és a karmester meghajolt, a zeneszerző sírni kezdett. 6. Alex imád dobolni és gitározni, de a szomszédok inkább jazzt hallgatnának. 7. Tudok egy remek éttermet, ahol élő népzenét játszanak. 8. Jobban szeretem a rock’n rollt, mint a heavy metalt. 9. Kiderült, hogy az rock zenekar sikerszáma egy régi reggae dal feldolgozása volt. 10. Az operaénekes hangja olyan gyenge volt, hogy mikrofont kellett használnia. 11. Tudsz valamilyen hangszeren játszani? Igen, hegedűművész vagyok. 12. Meg akarsz hallgatni néhány régi hanglemezt ismert zenészektől?
7) Match the instruments with the words. 3
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accordion banjo cello clarinet double bass drums flute harmonica guitar harp keyboards piano saxophone triangle trumpet violin
8) Match the correct musical vocabulary to the definitions. 1. album 2. single 3. top ten 4. number one 5. vocals 6. lyrics 7. melody 8. catchy 9. record 10. backing track 11. live 12. concert 13. collaborate 14. soundtrack 15. latest 16. airplay 17. instrumental
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a public performance a collection of songs the words of a song one song from a collection a classification of the most popular songs work on a project not recorded a song with no words number of times a radio station plays a song most recent the singing in a song easy to remember and sing the music of a song recorded music at a concert the music for a film copy music to disc or cassette the most popular song in a classification
9) Fill in the gaps with the words listed in the box. group concert
vocalist top ten
live lyrics
stage number one recording studio
fans
After the Beatles, the Rolling Stones have probably been the most successful _______________ in Britain. Most of their records have gone into the _______________ and they’ve had many at _______________. But their records have usually been made in a _______________ and I always wanted to hear them _______________ at a _______________. I wanted to see them perform on _______________ in front of thousands excited _______________. And I did, at Earls Court in 1983. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the _______________, sang all the old favourites. I could not hear the _______________ very well because of the noise, but somehow it didn’t matter.
KEY TO THE EXERCISES
1 ) 1. conductor 2. record / vinyl 3. piano / pianist / play the piano 4. microphone 5. singer 6. drum 7. violin / violinist / play the violin 8. orchestra
2 ) classical music heavy metal hip hop microphone musical instrument play the guitar rock’n roll
3 ) blues orchestra melody singer composer musician
4 ) 1. singer 2. blues 3. microphone 4. composer 5. bell 6. violin
7. guitarist 8. orchestra 9. folk music 10. melody 11. record 12. hit
6 5 ) 1. guitarist 2. blues 3. orchestra 4. composer 5. bells 6. melodies
7. violin 8. records 9. folk music 10. hits 11. microphone 12. singer
7 1. – a 2. – m 3. – j 4. – p 5. – i 6. – d 7. – o 8. – b
9. – f 10. – k 11. – l 12. – e 13. – c 14. – g 15. – n 16. – h
1. – b 2. – d 3. – e 4. – q 5. – k 6. – c 7. – m 8. – l 9. – p
10. – n 11. – g 12. – a 13. – f 14. – o 15. – j 16. – i 17. – h
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EASY 1. Someone is playing the bells. Is it noon? 2. I like playing the guitar or listening to blues. 3. Liza often dances on pop music. 4. Mick plays classical music on the piano. 5. When the conductor bowed, the composer started to cry. 6. Alex can’t play the drums, so the neighbours are happy. 7. My grandmothe often listens to folk music. 8. I prefer rock’n roll to heavy metal. 9. The hit of the two-year-old rock band is leading the toplist. 10. Opera singers don’t use microphones. 11. I am a violinist but I like hip hop and reggae too. 12. My aunt collects old vinyls. MORE DIFFICULT 1. Can you hear the bells? Something must have happened. 2. When I’m sad, I usually listen to blues or play the guitar. 3. Liza likes to listen only to pop music and she likes dancing hip hop. 4. Mick often plays classical music on the piano. 5. When the orchestra had played the touching melody and the conductor bowed, the composer started to cry. 6. Alex loves playing the drums and the guitar but the neighbours would prefer to listen to jazz. 7. I know a great restaurant where live folk music is played. 8. I prefer rock’n roll to heavy metal. 9. It turned out that the hit of the rock band was the adaptation of an old reggae song. 10. The opera singer’s voice was so weak that he had to use a microphone. 11. Can you play a musical instrument? Yes, I’m a violinist. 12. Would you like to listen to some old records from famous musicians?
9 After the Beatles, the Rolling Stones have probably been the most successful group in Britain. Most of their records have gone into the top ten and they’ve had many at number one. But their records have usually been made in a recording studio and I always wanted to hear them live at a concert. I wanted to see them perform on stage in front of thousands excited fans. And I did, at Earls Court in 1983. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the vocalist, sang all the old favourites. I could not hear the lyrics very well because of the noise, but somehow it didn’t matter.
