Music Vocabulary

I. Read the following text and then answer the questions.

People all over the world love listening to music. Some people love going to concerts
to hear live music and see their favourite artists perform in spectacular venues;
some others prefer listening to recordings of their favourite artists on different
devices.
Some people love listening to the melodies and lyrics of pop music, and others
love moving to the beat of dance music. Some prefer the beautiful harmonies of
classical music, and others like the complex rhythms of jazz or the power and
excitement of rock music. There are those who like the strong beats and lyrics of
hip hop, or the music of other genres like country music, folk music and Latin
music. And there are finally some whose taste is so eclectic that they will
randomly jump from style to style while listening to a single playlist.
So, what kind of music listener are you? What is your favourite genre of music?

II.

Use some of the words in bold to complete the following sentences.

His CDs are an ____________ mixture of the old and modern music.
The band will be playing at 20 different ________________ on their UK
tour.
He has a very good ___________ in music.
I miss the old music, todays _______________ sometimes seem to be a
bunch of nonsense.
The music being played is ________________ selected by the computer.
The best thing of the song We will Rock you is its ______________.

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS USING THE PASSIVE

Use the word given and other words to complete the second sentence so
that is means the same as the first one. You MUST use between two and five
words including the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given.
You cant get into the venue after the concert has started.
CLOSED
The gates ________________________________________ after the concert
has started.
The concert hall is still dirty.
CLEANED
The concert hall _____________________________________ yet.
Theyre interviewing her at the moment.
INTERVIEWED
She ________________________________________ at the moment.
Theyd just sold the last ticket.
BOUGHT
The last ticket ___________________________________by someone else.
Practice the song at least twice a day.
MUST
The song __________________________________________ twice a day.

20 (3.2) [20b] You will hear someone answering the previous question. Listen and complete the text with
no more than two words.