MUSI

Exercise 1
Fill in the correct musical instrument
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1. 2. 3. 4.

Exercise 2
What do you call the people who play the following instruments?

1. piano _________________________
2. guitar _________________________
3. drums _________________________
4. violin _________________________
5. cello _________________________
6. flute _________________________

Exercise 3
Choose the correct word: music, musical or musician.

1. What are your favorite types of _______________ ?

2. My brother thinks he’s a good _______________, but he’s very bad!
3. Joe’s family all play instruments - they’re very _______________ .
4. I love different types of _______________, for example, jazz, rock and classical.
5. Which _______________ instrument would you like to learn?
6. Are there any _______________ I your family?
7. My sister’s band plays rock _______________ .
8. As a child she had sung in amateur _______________ and taken dancing lessons.

Exercise 4
Analogies. Fill in the missing word

1. poem to stanza as song to

2. song to as story to to tell
3. violin to drum as soft to

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 4. piano to key as guitar to
5. music to as poem to poet
6. waltz to rock-music as old-fashioned to
7. word to sentence as note to

Exercise 5
What do you call…

1. A person who writes symphonies or concertos?

____________________________
2. The very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments?
____________________________
3. The person who stands in front of and leads this large groups of musicians?
____________________________
4. Music played by people such as Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis?
____________________________
5. Music played by people such as The Spice Girls or Robbie Williams?
____________________________
6. A pop star who is not part of a group?
____________________________

Exercise 6
Complete the text with the correct words below.

* about * can’t * into * just * listening * play * really * stand * to * voice *

The worst thing about family holidays is the car journey. Nobody can agree on the music! My
(1) (2)
dad loves listening _________ jazz or very old blues music. He _________ stand heavy
(3) (4)
metal, punk or techno. My sister is really _________ hip hop and rap - she’s crazy
(5)
_________ Snoop Dogg - but my mother doesn’t think that’s ‘real music’. Mum can
(6) (7)
_________ the flute and she likes ___________ to classical music. I’m not _________
(8)
into pop or classical but I _________ love listening to old indie bands like the Smiths. I
(9) (10)
think Morrissey has got an amazing singing _________. Mum can’t _________ the
arguments and says she’s going to get everybody an MP3 player. Well, I think we can all
agree on that!

Exercise 7
Fill in the missing word from the list to complete the idiom and match with the literal
meaning writing the number in the right box.

* whistle * note * tune * horns * music * song * dance * fiddle * bell * drum *

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 To be unable to decide which of two
1. Give sb a __________________ things to do because either could
have bad results

2. __________________ to sb's tune To be suitable and have a good effect

To tell people publicly about

3. Bang/beat the __________________
something bad that someone is doing

4. Play second __________________ Very cheaply

To behave in a different way or to

5. Be on the _____________ of a dilemma believe in different things from the
people around you

6. Face the __________________ To phone someone

To be less important or in a weaker

7. Hit/strike the right __________________
position than sb else

8. For a __________________ To do what someone wants

To accept criticism or punishment for

9. Blow the __________________ on sb/sth
10. March to a different tune
sth you have done
To speak enthusiastically about a
belief or idea in order to persuade
other people to support it too

Exercise 8
Complete. the missing words in this advertisement. You are sometimes given the first
letter(s).

Do you have a good ____________ for music? Do you play a musical instrument
____________ ear? Can you p ____________ out a tune on an instrument you've never
played before? We are looking for volunteers to take part in an experiment to investigate
people's natural musical abilities. You don't need to be a tr ____________ musician and you
don't need to be able to r ____________ music. If you just ____________ music at home or
with friends for fun, whatever kinds of m ____________ you are i ____________ , whether
it's cl ____________ music, j ____________ , pop, we want to hear from you. We believe
there are many ta musicians out there and we want to learn more. about how you do it.

Exercise 9
Stringed instrument: Match the nouns with the pictures

* balalaika * banjo * cello * guitar * harp * lute * ukulele * violin *

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5. 6. 7. 8.

Exercise 10
Unscramble the music styles and fill in the crossword.
1 2 3
ACROSS
4 4. ploges
6. kolf
5 6
7. cokr
7 9. ulos
10. caned, cusim
8 9
13. vahye, lemat
10 17. deini
18. hencto
19. gargee
11 12 20. opp
21. pra
DOWN
13 1. arope
2. scailclas
14
3. drowl, sumci
15 5. noctuyr, dan, nertsew
8. sicod
11. zajz
16 17 12. ewn, gea
14. kupn
15. iph, pho
16. lebsu
18

19 20

21

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KEY
Exercise 1
1. piano 3. saxophone 5. flute
2. drums 4. trumpet
Exercise 2
1. pianist 3. drummer 5. cellist
2. guitarist 4. violinist 6. flautist
Exercise 3
1. music 4. music 7. music
2. musician 5. musical 8. musicals
3. musical 6. musicians
Exercise 4
1. verse - 2. to sing - 3. loud - 4. string - 5. composer - 6. modern - 7. melody
Exercise 5
1. composer 3. conductor 5. pop
2. orchestra 4. jazz 6. solo artist
Exercise 6
1. to 5. play 9. voice
2. can’t 6. listening 10. stand
3. into 7. really
4. about 8. just
Exercise 7
1. bell: To phone someone
2. Dance: To do what someone wants
3. drum: To speak enthusiastically about a belief or idea in order to persuade other people to
support it too
4. fiddle: To be less important or in a weaker position than sb else
5. horns: To be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results
6. music: To accept criticism or punishment for sth you have done
7. note: To be suitable and have a good effect
8. song: Very cheaply
9. whistle: To tell people publicly about something bad that someone is doing
10. tune: To behave in a different way or to believe in different things from the people around you
Exercise 8
Do you have a good ear for music? Do you play a musical instrument by ear? Can you pick
out a tune on an instrument you've never played before? We are looking for volunteers to
take part in an experiment to investigate people's natural musical abilities. You don't need to
be a trained musician and you don't need to be able to read music. If you just make music
at home or with friends for fun, whatever kinds of music you are into, whether it's classical
music, jazz, pop, we want to hear from you. We believe there are many talented musicians
Exercise 9
1. cello 4. ukulele 7. lute
2. violin 5. harp 8. balalaika
3. guitar 6. banjo
Exercise 10
1. OPERA 8. DISCO 15. HIP HOP
2. CLASSICAL 9. SOUL 16. BLUES
3. WORLD MUSIC 10. DANCE MUSIC 17. INDIE
4. GOSPEL 11. JAZZ 18. TECHNO
5. COUNTRY AND WESTERN 12. NEW AGE 19. REGGAE
6. FOLK 13. HEAVY METAL 20. POP
7. ROCK 14. PUNK 21. RAP

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