UNIDAD 1:

Tema 1.1: Common Ground: Music Unites

Music

- Music and memory are closely related, that is, music helps embed (integrar) memory in people.
- Music is the way to express feelings you can't express otherwise ...when you can't find any other
way to express your frustration, music is the way to do that...
- Music helps to transmit traditions and beliefs , ...who we were, where we came from, who our
family was, what we believed in... passed along... in songs
- Music may have preceded spoken language (la música puede haber precedido al lenguaje
hablado).

FRASES HECHAS
I need some glue, paper, string and all that jazz to make
And all that jazz Y cosas como esas
a kite.
Soplar tu propia trompeta
To blow your
(talk a lot about your own Peter spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet
own trumpet
achievements)
be in a position of authority
To call the tune
to give orders and make In his job, Peter was able to call the tune.
decisions.
Very clear (todo está muy I fixed the radio, so now all the stations come in clear as
Clear as a bell
claro) a bell.
to dance to do what somebody wants
somebody's you to do. (hacer lo que She’s always dancing to her husband’s tune.
tune alguien quiere que hagas)
Aceptar el castigo por algo
To face the
(accept punishment for He made a big mistake but he can't still face the music.
music
something)
to be music to exactly what one wants to
His words were music to her ears.
one's ears hear
to play
Hacer algo dependiendo de
something by Depending on the weather, we’ll play it by ear.
otra cosa.
ear
For a song Muy barato (Very cheaply) He bought his house for a song two years ago.
To be fit as a Be in perfect health (estar
She's 80, but still fit as a fiddle.
finddle como un violín)

 Are you keen on British music? What do you know about it?

Well, the UK has been the origin of music and has had a great influence on the history. Its music industry
is one of the largest on the planet. Personally, I think the best voices are from singers like Adele,
Madonna, Aretha Franklin.

Los mejores músicos son ingleses: los Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Bowie, The Smiths, Led Zeppelin…
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Tema 1.1: Common Ground: Music Unites

 Do you think Britain has had a great influence on the history of music in general?

English music has changed our way of LISTENING AND PERCEIVING IT.

Expresiones Sinónimos
1. New Orleans is one of the great melting pots of the United
mixture
States
2. Her musical talents showed at an early age. Choral virtuosity
These bills have to be paid one way or another anyway
We have seen so many accidents in the last couple of years. In recent times
After a few months of jamming, they planned to start a small improvising with other musician,
recording studio. especially jazz and blues
They have already won two gold records and they have topped
Be the number one
the charts in their country.
Coldplay are doing a gig on Friday- want to go? A concert

NOTES:

Let's review the use of So and Neither in English:

We use SO to show agreement with positive statements:

- I went to the music festival last year. So did I.

NEITHER is used to show agreement with negative statements:

- I can't play the piano. Neither can I.