Vocabulary collocations (2): music

Musical experiences Grammar Past Simple and

Past Continuous; used to

QUICK REVIEW Asking for and NIKKI WILLIAMS, USA

making recommendations Work in Five years ago I was living in New
pairs. Student A, imagine you are a York with my cousin and I used to
tourist in the town/city you are in now. go to a lot of g igs. Back then I was
Ask your partner for recommendations one of Lady Gaga's biggest fans and
I listened to her second album all
for places to stay, eat and visit. Student
the time. For my 2Pt birthday my
B, answer your partner's questions and boyfriend bought tickets to see her
make recommendations. play live - I've never been so excited
in my life! We had really good seats
near the front and when Lady Gaga
came onstage the whole crowd went
Vocabulary and Speaking absolutely crazy. It was a fantastic
Collocations (2): music atmosphere and all the fans were
singing along . That night she sang
Work in pairs. Match the verbs for over two hours and changed her
in A to words/phrases in B. Then costume about 20 times! While she
check in 11Mffd:lllij;\'l8• p135. was doing an encore, she threw her
shoes into the crowd - and I caught
A B one of them! My boyfriend wanted
do/ play a new single/ to sell it on eBay, but I wouldn't
be \ album/CD let him . Now it's my most valuable
possession - and a great souvenir of
release a concert/a gig
a fantastic gig.
a big fan of a
singer/ band
DANNY BREEN, IRELAND
do on tour When I was a teenager in Dublin I loved dance music and wanted to become a
download an encore fam ous DJ . I practised for hours every day in my bedroom and I used to DJ at
be/go a track onto my friends' parties. Then I moved to London and got a job working behind the bar
phone at a club called Dreamworld. One Satu rday night the main DJ didn't turn up and
the manager asked me to play inst ead. Twenty minutes later I was standing in
have on stage front of 1,000 people! I was incred ibly nervous, but as soon as I started playing
see someone play live the first track I began to relax. All the dubbers were dancing and having a good
time - it was the best feel ing in the world . While I was playing my last track,
be/go an album/a CD in
the manager came over and congratulated me. I gave up DJing later that year
the charts
because I broke my arm, but I' ll never forget that amazing night!

a Write the names of three

bands, musicians, composers or
singers you like. Choose phrases
from 1 that you can use to talk
about them.
b Work in pairs. Talk about the
bands or people you have chosen.
Ask questions to find out more
information.

I'm a big fa n Yes, me too.

of Coldplay. H ave you ever
seen them play
live ?

Reading
Read about Nikki and Danny's
best ever musical experiences.
What was special about each one?
 a Read about Nikki and Danny again. - 3 0 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise. Copy the stress and
Answer these questions. weak forms .
1 When did Nikki see Lady Gaga live? she threw her sho·es into the crowd -+ White she was / W'dZ/ doing an
2 Where did Nikki and her boyfriend sit? encore, she threw her shoe s into the crowd.
3 How long was Lady Gaga onstage? .• a Read about Sophie. What was her best ever musical experience?
4 What did her boyfriend want to do with
the shoe?
5 Where did Danny first start DJing?
6 Where did he work when he moved to
London?
7 Why did his manager ask him to DJ in the club?
a Why did Danny give up DJing?
b Work in pairs. Compare answers.

• HELP WITH GRAMMAR Past Simple

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• and Past Continuous, used to
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a Look at the phrases in bold in the texts.
• Match the verb forms in blue to these
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• meanings. There are two verb forms for
• SOPHIE TAYLOR, UK When I 1@ / was being younger I
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each meaning . 2played/ was playing the guitar, but I 3 didn't use to like/didn't like
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• • We use the Past Simple for: it very much. Then my aunt 4gave/was giving me a violin for my
• a 14th birthday. I 5 had/ used to have violin lessons every week and
• a single completed action in the
• I 6 was loving/ loved learning how to play a new instrument.
• past. bought
• Last yea r I 7joined/ was joining the school orchestra and in March
•• b a repeated action or habit in the past.
•• we 8 won/used to win a music competition in our city. The prize
c a state in the past. 9 was/ used to be the opportunity to play at the Schools Prom at
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• • We use the Past Continuous for: the Albert Hall in London! The b ig night fi nally 10used to arrive/
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• a an action in progress at a point of time arrived, and while we 11 waited/were waiting to go onstage
• I 12started/ used to start shaking because I was so nervous! But as
• in the past. was living
• soon as we 13got/were getting onstage I 14 used to begin/began
• b the background events of a story.
• to relax and enjoy myself. When we 15 played/ were playing the
• c an action in progress when another
• last p iece of music I 16noticed/ was noticing my mum and dad in
• (shorter) action happened.
• t he aud ience. They both 17 1ooked/used to look very proud!
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• b How do we make the positive, negative
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• and question forms of the Past Simple and
• b Read about Sophie again. Choose the correct verb forms .
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• Past Continuous? Sometimes both verb forms are possible .
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• c Check in ldit!MM@tl• p136 .
• c Work in pairs. Compare answers .
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a Look at sentences a-d. Then answer a Make questions with you and these words. Use a form of
• questions 1-3. used to if possible .
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• a I used to go to a lot of gigs . Who I be I your best friend when you were 12?
• 1
• b I listened to her second album all the time.
2 Where I first meet him or her?
• c I was one of Lady Gaga's biggest fans .
•• 3 I like the same music?
• d That night she sang for over two hours .
4 / go to gigs together?
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•
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• 1 Which sentences talk about repeated 5 I buy the same singles or albums?
• actions, habits or states in the past? 6 I like the same TV programmes?
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• 2 Can we use used to in sentences b, c or d? 7 When I last see him or her?
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• Why?/ Why not?
• b Work in new pairs. Ask and answer the questions in 9a.
• 3 Which verb form comes after used to?
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• b How do we make the positive, negative
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• and question forms of used to? Get ready .. . Get it right!
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• c Check in ld;MM@i;(f> p137. • Work in groups. Look at p113 .