PROFICIENCY 1

UNIT 6: The sound of music by JJ

Unit 6
The sound
of music
 Speaking
● Listening to music helps me to concentrate,
especially when studying.
● Every child should have the opportunity to
learn an instrument.
● Some instruments are easier to learn than
others.
● Listening to pop music improves my mood.
● Classical music is far superior to pop music.
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following
words/phrases:
Main text:
1 compelling evidence
2 a control group
3 implausible
4 innumerate
5 uncharted territory

Gapped paragraphs:
1 spill over
2 tied up with
3 grossly exaggerated
4 anecdotal evidence
5 one’s expectations are confounded
What do you think of the
idea that people who are
good at music are also good
at maths?

Do you think that listening to

music or learning an
instrument can improve your
overall intelligence?
 issue

advantage
exception to

by surprise
notice
second place
place into account/
consideration
part

for granted
the view

a stand
account of
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Talk about the likelihood of the following
happening:
a. The birth of another Mozart.
b. An asteroid hitting Earth.
c. People having brain transplants.
d. English no longer being the language of the
internet.
e. New Zealand winning the football World
Cup.
f. Electric cars taking over from petrol-driven
ones.
Answers

1. chances are
(good/excellent) (that) Alan
will | be/get

2. ’s/is doubtful that Professor

Potts will | take

3. bound to get the Head’s job

| if / providing (that) /
provided (that)

4. all likelihood | the cause

5. a foregone conclusion (that)

| a/the gold medal

6. likely (that) the audience

will take | no notice
How the music industry
works
 1 Not 9 Although/Though/
2 as Whereas/While/Whilst
3 out 10 before
4 in/to 11 having/likely
5 may 12 together
6 With 13 charge/control
7 who/what 14 fact/reality
8 far/much 15 any

What is the writer’s attitude to the pop

industry?
What comparison does the writer make
in the article?
What conclusion does the writer draw?
How does it compare to the video you
have watched?
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Link the following instruments with the category they belong in:
❏ Can you or someone you know play
the violin?

❏ Have you got any idea how this

instrument is made?

❏ Do you know how to name its parts?

1 carved
2 cold 6 glue
3 flexibility 7 neck
4 wastage/waste 8 varnish
5 ribs 9 tone
Suggested answers:
a A monster is widely believed to live in Loch Ness.
b She gave her boyfriend a carefully chosen birthday present.
c Designer clothes are more keenly priced in out-of-town retail outlets.
d The seats for the rock concert were staggeringly expensive.
e The new album has been singularly successful and has reached number one.
 IDIOMS
Do you know
any idioms
related to music?
e.g. face the music or like a
broken record
 note

tune

song

string

score
note

chord
SPEAKING - PART
2
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TEXT
1

Although music is all around us, it does not enjoy a high status in contemporary
society.
It is challenging for talented musicians to survive in their chosen profession.
TEXT
2

Music is often cut from the school curriculum so that more resources can be
given to mathematics and science.
There are unforeseen benefits to children from the study of music in school.
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Nobody can deny that music features in our
lives and yet, as the texts point out, it is
undervalued in society. The first text
considers the plight of professional
musicians, while the second focuses on the
low prestige of music in schools. This essay
argues that music is important and requires
investment to secure its presence in education
and culture. (60 words)
 Our Goals

Mars

Neptune is the Despite being

farthest planet red, Mars is
from the Sun actually a cold
place
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