Worksheet

1) Discussion
 Does music have the power to change your mood? How does music
affect you?
 Which songs best represents you, or your attitude to life?
 Has your taste in music changed over time? What music did you like 5
years ago?
 There is a theory that we can judge people by their taste in music. Do
you agree with it? Does music say a lot about our personalities?
 Share with your partner some experience of a certain situation or life
period when you were somehow influenced by music.

2) Match the idioms with fitting definitions

1) Blow Your Own Trumpet a) Meaningless talk

2) Dance to Someone’s Tune b) "and other similar things", et cetera
3) It Takes Two to Tango c) To be unrealistically confident or brave
4) As fit as a fiddle d) A person’s last piece of work, achievement or performance
5) Elevator music e) To do things your own way no matter what others think
6) Jam session f) Not a person’s strong suit, talent or skill
7) Beat the Drum for smth g) Repeating the same thing again and again
8) Chin music h) To be in good health
9) Whistle in the dark i) Pleasant but boring music often played quietly in public places
10)Face the music j) Causes to remember smth
11) Like a broken record k) To try to persuade people who already agree with you
12) It’s not my forte l) Innocent in smth, free of incriminating evidence
13) It rings a bell m) Two people are responsible for smth, they share the blame
14) Preach to the choir n) Constantly follow someone’s directions or influence
15) March to the beat of your own drum o) Brag; emphasize one’s own contributions
16) Swan song p) Speak in favor of smth to try to generate support
17) Clean as a whistle q) Playing improvised music in an informal setting
18) All that Jazz r) To accept unpleasant consequences or an unpleasant reality