STREET PERFORMERS

NAME: Joel Noriega

DATE: 2021-06-30
LISTENING
1. GUESS…..YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR PART OF A CONVERSATION. LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND TRY TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (Audio 1.22)

1. Who earned how much for doing what?

Joshua bell earned $32 for playing violin in the meter.
2. How long did it take them? They took one hour.

GRAMMAR
2. LOOK AT THE POSSIBLE REASONS WHY THE STREET PERFORMER EARNED WHAT HE DID. MATCH
SENTENCES 1-4 WITH MEANING A (90% sure) OR B (it´s possible).
PAST CONCLUSIONS
1. He couldn´t have been very good. A
2. He could have played too quietly. B
3. He must have been a terrible violinist A
4. He might have played horrible music B

GRAMMAR
3. MAKE CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE EVENT USING PHRASES FROM THE BOX.

can´t have (x3) might/could have might/could/must have might

not have

1. He didn´t play very well.: He can’t have played very well.

2. The people were in a hurry. : He can’t have played loudly.

3. People didn´t like his music.: The people might / could have been in a hurry.

4. He didn´t play loudly.: He might / could / must haveplayed very quietly.

5. He played very quietly.: People might not have liked his music.

6. He wasn´t very good.: He can’t have been very good.

4. LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION AND FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION. (Audio 1.23)
1. Who the violinist was? The violinist was Joshua Bell
2. Why he was playing in the metro station? He was playing in a
metro station because of a conversation he had with a journalist
about context.
3. What the question was? The question was: Does it matter where
You hear something or see something?
4. What “context” means to him in this situation? In this situation
“context” means where and when you see or hear something.
VOCABULARY: Saying What you like
5. HOW OFTEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS TYPE OF MUSIC?

classical country folk jazz pop rock

I listen all this type music because if the rhythm of the music sound good I stay listen until that finish.

6. PUT THE PHRASES IN ORDER OF STRENGTH FROM 1 (I love) TO 9 (I hate).

a) __9_ I can´t stand d) __4__ I like g)__6__ I´m not crazy about
b) __8__ I don´t like e) __3__ I really like h)__5__ I´m not really into
c) __7__ I don´t really like f) __1_ I´m crazy about i)__2__ I´m really into