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didn't;like rock music

I Read and listen Matchthe headings with


paragraphs 1—4of the text.
a The music c What is reggaeton?
b Reggaeton singers d The history of reggaeton

•REGGAETON
THE NEW URBAN SOUND
Today, young people in Latin Americp are new
type of musiccalled reggaetoK.Teenager'lov h w s06nd,/
but adults think it is bad for them. It's the same old story! Adults
didn't like rock music in the 1960s, but they listen to it today!

Reggaeton is an exciting new type o! music in SpanishØt first, it DADDY


was popular in the big cities of Latin America. Then it became bi
all overSouthAmeriéaandthe,Ué.N" pede iryduropdand2 YANKEE
Asia listen to reggaeton music.

It isa mixture of reégae nd Spanish ap.T e first song were


about social problems and love.The wordewere simple and%e
easy to understand. People danced to reggaeton in clåbs.
The singers didn't have bprfdsvyjth gyJt6rs ppdrury. Ins}e6dr
DJs played electronic music. In Spain, some singers mixed
reggaeton with flamenco.

1990s. The first songs were po@itiveGhessaOesab%ut y6üth


th€90s'éggytonpåsicpad aYd
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problems.Aghe end•of
image. This changed when it became popüfar ou side Latin
America after 2000.
DON
The first reggaeton singers were Daddy Yankee and qsterr
OMAR
Joe. They sang in Puerto Rico in 1953 andh•994åoda

kKib"Åe7Z;
is popular in Japan.
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2 Comprehension Answer the questions.


1 What did adults think about rock music in the 1960s?

2 Where was reggaeton first popular?

3 What were the first songs about?

4 When was reggaeton born?

5 When did the bad image of reggaeton change?

6 Where did the first reggaeton artists sing?

Language focus
3 Match the words to make sentences about reggaeton.
Reggaeton wasn't popular in the US before Europe.
1 This music weren't difficult to understand.
2 The first stars was popular with adults in the 1960s.
3 The words to the songs were in Puerto Rico and Panama.
4 Rock music was Daddy Yankee and Master Joe.

4 Read the article again. Completethe sentences.


Adults didn't like rock music in the early days.
1 Young people to reggaeton music in clubs.
2 The singers bands with musical instruments.
3 Reggaeton music a bad image at the end of the 1990s.
4 Daddy Yankee and Master Joe in Puerto Rican clubs.
5 Don Omar in concerts in Europe in 2006.

5 Focus on you Write a dialogue about music you listened to last weekend. Use
the words in the box.
band singér rap rock song musician
good great terrible bad reggae

A I listened to a newreggaeton song last weekend.


B Who was the singer?
A Don Omar.
B Was he good?
A Yes, he was great.

6 Pairwork Practiseyour dialogues from exercise 5.

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Grammar
be: Past simple Past simple
Affitmåti+e>
l/he/she/it was wasn't l/you/he/ lived didn't live
we/you/they were weren't she/it/ went didn't go
we/you/they i had didn't have
Interrogative Short answers
Yes, l/he/she/it was. Interrogative
Was l/he/she/it?
No, i/heishe/it wasn't. Did l/you/he/she/it/we/you/theygo?
Yes, we/you/they were. Short answers
Were we/you/they? i-
No, we/you/tKeyweren't. Yes, l/you/he/she/it/we/you/theydid.
Rules p.68 No, l/ ou/he/she/it/we/ ou/the didn't.
Rules p.68
1 Robbie Smith is a music journalist. Write
questions about his day yesterday. Then 2 Complete the text about Sandra with the
look at his timetable and answer the correct form of the verbs.
questions. I had (have) a normal day
yesterday. In the morning
D'arjy Il (go) to a school
and 2 (talk) about
8 a.m. Breakfast interviewwithJay-Z at Café Le
road safety. In the afternoon
Bastille, Paris. 13 (work) in the police station.
10.30 a.m. Train station Gare du Nord, Paris.
14 (write) some emails and I
11.30 a.m. Train to London
5 (made) some phone calls. |6
1.30 p.m. Lunch with Jack Wilson of Music Magazine (finish) work at 5.30 p.m. 17 (not go
(La Tasca resturant) out) in the evening. 1 8 (relax) at home.
4 p.m. Visit The Rock radio station with Jack
6 p.m. The Clarendon Hotel
3 Write questions about Sandra.
8.30 p.m. Lady Gaga concert —02 Arena, London Where/Sandra Carroll/go yesterdaymorning?
Where did she go yesterday morning?
Robbie/be/in London/at 8 a.m. yesterday? 1 What/she/talk about?
Was RQVVie in London at & a.m. yesterday?
No. he wa€n't. He was in Paris.
I Who/be/Robbie with/at 8 a.m.? 2 What/she/do in the afternoon?

2 Where/be/they? 3 Where/she/go in the evening?

3 Where/be/Robbie and Jack Wilson/at 1.30


p.m.? Game!
5 Play Guess who?
4 They/be/in the restaurant/at4.15 p.m.? A This person was a famous singer.
B What did he sing?
A He sang opera.
5 Where/be/the Lady Gaga concert in the B Is it Pavarotti?
evening? A Yes!
Bono — livinglegend
Bono is a very famous Irish singer. He istme lead singer
of the rock band 132.His real name isn't ,
David Hewson. Bono is his
of bona vox. That means 'good

Bono was born on 10th May, 1960, in


'When he was a teenager, he went to MountTerpbLé:
Comprehensive School. The other members of
-x
the band —the guitarists David Evans (The Edgö%+
and Adam Clayton, and the drummer Larry
•werestudents there, too. At first, the name of
band was Feedback, then The Hype, and finally iJ2•••

Bono writes the lyrics for U2's songs. They


have social and political themes. The
'their first international hit song in 1980.
was 'l Will Follow', and it was popular in Ireland,
the I-JK and the US.-In the mid-1980s, IJ2 became
famous all over the world, and Bono became a superstar.

h 984/ Bono and IJ2 werepart of a special'project


•fo help poor peoplehn Africa, and they;weée'eerfo erS*,•
. p €at:afamous charity concert called Live 'Aid.--T%yv
helppoor peoéié%rou
and is a supporteroi

Live Aid, London, 1985

Reading
I Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? Correctthe false sentences.
Bono is a Britishsinger. false. Porto is an Irish singer.
1 Hes a member of the rock band IJ2.

2 He was born in 1962.

3 The members of IJ2 were at the same school.

4 The first name of the band was The Hype.

5 The band's first international hit song was in 1984.

6 Bono wasn't at the Live Aid concert.

7 Today, Bono does a lot of charity work.


Listening
Listen and choose the correct answers.
1 Elvis Presley was . 4 He w€ysborn in the state of
.8 a a pop singer a Massachusetts
b a rock 'n' roll singer b Mississippi
c a rock singer c Minnesota
2 His nickname was .... 5 When he was a teenager, his
a The King favourite kinds of music were .
b The Star a classicaland jazz
c The Rock b pop, rock, and rap
3 He was born in c gospel, blues, and country
a 1935 6 Elvis was also
b 1958 a an athlete
c 1965 b a drurnrner
c an actor
Speaking
3 Ask and answer questions about Shakira and Justin Timberlake.
• What/full name/realname?
• When/born?
• Where/born?
Why/famous?
• When/first internationalhit?
• What/internationalhit in (2002/2006 ...P
A What is Shakira'o full name?
B Shakira Isabel MebarakRipoll.
A Whenwas she born?
B She was born on 2nd February, 1977.
Name Shakira
Full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Date of birth 2nd February, 1977
Place of birth Baranquilla, Colombia
Job Pop singer and songwriter
Internationalhits 2002: Whenever,Wherever; 2006: Hips Don't Lie;
2009: She Wolf

Namet
Justirf Raridal',timberiake
j981'
jaouary,
Placc;pf
Job, songwriter
InternåtioriåI L Mé9 BockYbür Body,
2006: sexyaack

Writing
4 Complete the paragraph about Shakira. Use the information in exercise 3.
Shakira is a Colombian pop singer and gongwrLLer. She 1 born on 2
in Baranquilla, 3 Her first international hit was in 4 It 5
a song called 'Whenever,Wherever'. Her other hits include 6 and 'She Wolf'.

5 Write a paragraph about Justin Timberlake. Use the information in exercise 3.


Then write a paragraph about your favourite pop singer.

5 o?kbpdk! p,72
Exercises
Past simple
5 Complete the table.
Grammar
stay be: past simple
study 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
have 2 form of be.
give 3 In 2009 1 was in Mexico.
play 4
1 We very happy yesterday because it
buy 5 our birthday.
met 6 2 1can't find my books. They in my
drive 7 bag yesterday.
go 8 3 you at school yesterday?' 'No, I

6 Write affirmative or negative sentences. 4 the music good at the concert?'


'Yes, it The two guitarists
Ben/give/Anne a cool birthday present. V) amazing.'
pen gave Anne a cool birthday present:: 5 My grandfather a pianist, but he
1 Deborah/buy/that lovely dress. (X) famous.
6 Sorry, my bus very late this
2 we/wait/half an hour for our train. (V) morning.

3 Phil/study hard/for his English test. (X) 4 Write questions in the correct order. Then
write answers with information about you.
4 Andy/feel sick/so he/go/home. V) you/were/where/yesterday?
Where were you yesterday?
5 Rich/learn/to play any musical instruments.(x) I at my grandparent$' house.
1 you/when/born/were?
6 Sarah/come/to school this morning. (X)

2 with/who/you/were/at the weekend?


7 Write the questions.
Chris did somethingfunny (What?)
What did Chris do? 3 on Sunday/you/at school/were?
1 My mum phoned me. (Why?)

2 Richard went somewhere. (Where?) 4 were/you/in January/Where/last year?

3 Jess said something to me. (What?)

4 I saw the actor Vincent Cassel. (Who?)

5 I ate some strange food. (What?)

6 I went to Paris. (When?)

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