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Unit 3: MUSIC
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1. A. male

B. game

C. fate

D. rare

2. A. fascinate

B. chocolate

C. hesitate

D. celebrate

3. A. palate

B. debate

C. climate

D. private

4. A. educate

B. concentrate

C. decorate

D. fortunate

5. A. indicate

B. numerate

C. accurate

D. passionate

6. A. investigate

B. participate

C. immediate

D. communicate

7. A. ancient

B. urgent

C. talent

D. event

8. A. gentle

B. entrance

C. advent

D. recent

9. A. accented

B. innocent

C. different

D. evident

10. A. influential

B. permanently

C. confidential

D. continental

11. A. attent

B. content

C. comment

D. shipment

12. A. chest

B. pest

C. rest

D. priest

13. A. forest

B. honest

C. strongest

D. protest

14. A. esteem

B. gesture

C. question

D. bestial

15. A. contest

B. northwest

C. destroy

D. prestige

16. A. destiny

B. Majesty

C. pesticide

D. festival

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
1. A. persuade

B. album

C. guitar

D. anxious

2. A. entertainment

B. phenomenon

C. enthusiast

D. original

3. A. listener

B. contestant

C. instrument

D. audience

4. A. trumpet

B. spirit

C. crazy

D. release

5. A. vocalist

B. competent

C. appearance

D. platinum

6. A. musician

B. essential

C. devotee

D. deceiving

7. A. nominate

B. piano

C. musical

D. wonderful

8. A. passionate

B. popular

C. superstar

D. performance

9. A. arouse

B. talent

C. concert

D. rhythm

10. A. acoustic

B. symphony

C. melody

D. classical

B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR


I. Complete these sentences with suitable words from the box.
catchy

released

live

remixed

talent

wonderful

audience

debut

haunting

went

1. The band have ____________________ four tracks from earlier albums.
2. The orchestra gave a ____________________ performance of some popular
classics.
3. It was a very ____________________ tune; you only had to hear it once and you

were singing it.
4. The band’s ____________________ album was a great success.
5. It is one of those ____________________ melodies which you never forget, so
beautiful, yet so sad.
6. There’s a lot of musical ____________________ in the family; all the children play
an instrument.
7. For all folk music lovers, Johnny Coppin’s new CD, The Long Harvest,
____________________ last week, will be a great addition to their collection.
8. Bob recently ____________________ solo after five years with the folk band Blue
Mountain.
9. With this new CD, Allen says he hopes to capture a wider ____________________
for folk music.
10. His excellent ____________________ performance at the recent Lockwood Folk
Festival suggests he has a good chance of succeeding.
II. Choose the word in italics that best completes the sentence.
1. Tina sent in her applications and / after / or waited by the phone for a response.
2. He’s overweight and bald, and / yet / so somehow, he’s attractive.
3. Do you want to go out because / or / if are you tired?
4. We love films so / because / although we often go to the cinema.
5. She sleeps even / also / only four hours every night.
6. I like Italian restaurants and my husband loves them as well / even / only.
7. I went to bed early although / because /so I was tired.
8. She did not get the job if/ because / although she had the right qualifications.
9. He works harder even / than / like everyone else in the office.
10. I will lend him the money when / if/ although he agrees to return it in a month.


11. You can either pick it up late this evening yet / or / also early tomorrow.
12. Everyone or / but / nor Golden is trying out for the team.
III. Complete each sentence with a suitable verb.

1. Don’t forget ____________________ the letter I gave you.
2. There was a lot of traffic but we managed ____________________ to the airport in
time.
3. Jill has decided not ____________________ a car.
4. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt ____________________ it
yet.
5. I wonder where Sue is. She promised not ____________________ late.
6. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ____________________ anything.
7. I’ve heard that she intends ____________________ the company.
8. Do you want me ____________________ with you?
9. I didn’t move the piano by myself. I got somebody ____________________ me.
10. Workers should be entitled to refuse ____________________ under these
conditions.
IV. Put the verb into the correct form, to... or -ing.
1. It was a really good holiday. I really enjoyed (be) ____________________ by the
sea again.
2. I’m not a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) ____________________.
3. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford (go) ____________________ out
very often.
4. I wish that dog would stop (bark) ____________________ It’s driving me mad.
5. Our neighbor threatened (call) ____________________ the police if we didn’t stop
the noise.
6. We were hungry, so I suggested (have) ____________________ dinner early.
7. Hurry up! I don’t want to risk (miss) ____________________ the train.
8. I’m still looking for a job but I hope (find) ____________________ something
soon.
9. I like George but I think he tends (talk) ____________________ too much.
10. Ann pretended (not/ see) ____________________ me as she passed me in the
street.

V. Complete each sentence using what/ how/ whether + one of these verbs: do, get,
go, ride, say, use, change, apply, accept, come.
1. Do you know ____________________ to John’s house?
2. Can you show me ____________________ this washing machine?
3. Would you know ____________________ if there was a fire in the building?
4. You’ll never forget ____________________ a bicycle once you have learnt.
5. I was really astonished. I didn’t know ____________________.
6. I’ve been invited to the party but I don’t know ____________________ or not.
7. Can somebody show me ____________________ the film in this camera?
8. Have you decided ____________________ for your holiday?
9. I wonder ____________________ for the job or not.
10. Employees are considering ____________________ the offer.
VI. Put the verb in the right form: -ing or infinitive (with or without to).
1. She doesn’t allow (smoke) ____________________ in the house.
2. I’ve never been to Iceland but I’d like (go) ____________________ there.
3. I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me (do) ____________________?
4. She said the letter was personal and wouldn’t let me (read) ____________________
it.
5. Did I really tell you I was unhappy? I don’t remember (say)
____________________ that.
6. Where would you recommend me (go) ____________________ for my holiday?
7. I wouldn’t recommend (eat) ____________________ in that restaurant. The food is
awful.
8. The film was very sad. It made me (cry) ____________________.
9. Carol’s parents always encouraged her (study) ____________________ hard at
school.
10. Jim said the switch was dangerous and warned me (not/ touch)
____________________ it.
VII. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following

questions.
1. I’d love to _____________ a musical instrument but I don’t have time.
A. take up

B. take in

C. take off

D. take after


2. The band has a huge_____________ of dedicated fans.
A. following

B. enjoying

C. pursuing

D. chasing

3. I usually drive to work_____________ I went by bus this morning.
A. and

B. but

C. therefore

D. because

4. She was whispering her replies in his ear as if the _____________ music made it

impossible for her to be heard otherwise.
A. setting

B. background

C. context

D. soft

5. She tried to be serious but she couldn’t help _____________.
A. to laugh

B. not laugh

C. laugh

D. laughing

6. Her talent _____________ art has been obvious ever since she was a child.
A. at

B. in

C. for

D. about

7. I’m tired. I’d rather _____________ out this evening, if you don’t mind.
A. not going

B. not to go

C. don’t go

D. not go

8. The song was specially _____________ for their wedding.
A. created

B. compiled

C. composed

D. invented

9. When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used _____________ on the left.
A. driving

B. to driving

C. to drive

D. drive

10. After their massive success in 2004 with Megalith, their record company has
released this CD hoping for another big _____________.
A. hit

B. leap

C. step

D. win

11. Music was _____________ quietly on a CD player when I entered the house.
A. strumming

B. performing

C. accompanying

D. playing

12. ‘When will you get the results?’ - ‘Either tomorrow_____________ the day after.’
A. and

B. but

C. nor

D. or

13. I’m sure you’ll have no _____________ the exam.
A. difficulty to pass

B. difficulties to pass

C. difficulty passing

D. difficulties passing

14. Jim doesn’t speak very clearly. _____________.
A. It is difficult to understand him

B. Difficult he is to understand

C. He is difficult to understand him

D. We are difficult to understand him

15. She kindly offered _____________ me how _____________ to the station.
A. to show/ to get

B. to show/ get

C. showing/ to get

D. showing/ get


16. “Do you fancy black coffee or white coffee?” - “_____________”
A. Let me make you a hot cup.

B. Never mind.

C. It’s all the same to me.

D. I love one.

17. Mike _____________ to persuade his parents to change their minds.

A. regretted

B. succeeded

C. failed

D. admitted

18. “Do you like pop music or jazz?” - “I don’t like _____________ of them. I prefer
classical music.”
A. any

B. both

C. either

D. neither

19. He and his wife shared a passion _____________ classical music.
A. for

B. of

C. on

D. about

20. The artist quickly became _____________ when her debut album gained Top 40 in
a short time.
A. famous

B. reputed

C. talented

D. incredible

C. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the best answers (A, B, C or D) to the questions.
‘The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six,’ says
Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. ‘It’s the time when you are learning
about the world.’ Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and
four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year-olds. When she
started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children’s five-yearold school friends.
Margaret’s pupils have group lessons. Each group has about a dozen pupils and
each lesson lasts an hour, once a fortnight. In addition, each pupil has one individual
lesson a week with her. Parents also have to attend the classes. It is important that the
parents take an active interest in the lessons.
From the earliest lessons pupils learn to play by ear. They do not even try to
read music until they have been playing for several years, and for a long time there is a
big difference between their playing and reading of music. Margaret says that her
method is not supposed to produce great violinists, and always suggests that pupils
who perform particularly well should leave and study the violin using more traditional
methods.
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?


A. explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin
B. describe a different way of learning the violin
C. give advice on how to find a music teacher

D. explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils
2. Why should someone read the text?
A. to discover how Margaret learnt the violin
B. to learn why it is important to read music
C. to find out about Margaret’s teaching method
D. to learn why children should play the violin
3. What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils?
A. They ought to find another teacher.
B. They will become great violinists using her method.
C. They could try harder.
D. They take several years to learn to read music.
4. Margaret’s first pupils were ________.
A. her children

B. three- and four-year-olds

C. her own friends

D. her children’s friends

5. Which of the following would Margaret include in an advertisement for her classes?
A. Learn to play the violin with your children - 2 lessons a week.
B. Watch your children learn to play the violin.
C. Group violin lessons for children - no more than 5 per group.
D. We’ll look after your children while you learn the violin.
II. Six sentences have been removed from the text below. Choose the most suitable
sentence from the list A-F below for each space (1-6).
Music and the Mind
Classical, pop, rap, folk ... people have different tastes. One important question
that has concerned scientists in recent years is whether one particular type of music

improves your brain more than another.
In 1993, an interesting experiment was done at a university in the US. Some
students of similar ability were divided into three groups and asked to listen to either
Mozart, or a tape with some other type of relaxing music on it, or silence. (1)


_____________. The students who had listened to Mozart had significantly higher
scores.
It’s not just humans who appear to be influenced by music. Other experiments
have shown that certain music can help hens lay more eggs and cows produce more
milk. (2) _____________. The animals were put next to two boxes. Rock music was
played into one of the boxes, and Bach’s classical music was played into the other.
Almost all the rats went into the box where Bach was playing!
In 1968, a research student tested the effects of pop, rock, classical and jazz
music on plant growth. She found that the plants grew well for almost every types of
music except rock. (3) _____________. Those tested with the rock music withered and
died.
So it seems we can’t really deny the influence of music, but can it really
improve the power of learning?
A Bulgarian psychologist called George Lozanov designed a way to teach
foreign languages that involved listening to certain classical music pieces. He found
that playing music such as Handel and Bach while teaching vocabulary greatly
increased the students’ speed of learning. (4) _____________. That’s about 1,000
words and phrases!
Research has repeatedly shown that students who study music have higher
results than those who don’t. In a study of the ability of fourteen-year-old science
students in seventeen countries, the top three countries were Hungary, Holland and
Japan. (5) _____________. Another report revealed that the school that have the
highest academic achievement in the United States today spend 20 to 30 per cent of
the day on the arts, particularly music.

So, should you learn instrument or buy some classical music, or maybe some
jazz? (6) _____________. Even if your intelligence doesn’t improve, at least you’ll
enjoy listening to the music!
A. The answer is probably yes to all of the above.
B. In one case, rats were tested to see how they would react to two types of music.
C. Using his system, students memorized half of vocabulary and phrases for the whole
school term in one day.
D. Then they were given a test.


E. All three include music throughout their curriculum from the earliest age.
F. Jazz and classical turned out to be the most helpful to the plants.
III. Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each
gap.
Music
What kind of music do you (1) _____________? Some people like going to (2)
_____________ concerts and listening to (3) _____________. The (4) _____________
wear very formal clothes, and the (5) _____________ is silent until the end of the (6)
_____________. Perhaps you are a rock music fan. Rock concerts are often held at
football grounds or in parks. Members of the audience dance to the music, or sing the
songs. (7) _____________ music is played at weddings and parties in many countries,
and some people (8) _____________ their own music at home. Nowadays we (9)
_____________ music in shops and lifts, and many people (10) _____________ their
own music with them, or even listen to music when they study.
Music is everywhere!
1. A. listen

B. enjoy

C. have

D. hear

2. A. classic

B. classics

C. classical

D. classified

3. A. a group

B. an orchestra

C. a band

D. a record

4. A. musicians

B. actors

C. musicals

D. instruments

5. A. spectators

B. people

C. guests

D. audience

6. A. happening

B. action

C. music

D. performance

7. A. Historical

B. Nation

C. Traditional

D. Ancient

8. A. do

B. get

C. make

D. take

9. A. listen

B. hear

C. perform

D. understand

10. A. carry

B. wear

C. lift

D. play

D. SPEAKING
I. Talk about the roles that music plays in your life.
You should say:

• how often you listen to music
• which type of music is popular in your country
• why music is important in your life.

II. Talk about a musician you like.
You should say:

• who he/ she is


• what achievements he/ she has got

• why he/ she is your favorite.
III. Talk about a music show that you like to watch.
You should say:

• how often you watch it
• what its special features are
• why you like it.

IV. Talk about the type of music you like to listen to most.
You should say:

• what type it is
• how often you listen to it
• why you like it.

V. What are the benefits of listening to music?
VI. How does music have positive or negative effects on our health?
VII. How important is music in your life?
E. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the
sentence before it. Use the right conjunction.
1. I didn’t know many people in the party but I had a very good time.
I had a very good time at the party___________________________________________
2. She had studied very hard and she passed her exams.
She passed her exams ____________________________________________________
3. Listen carefully or you won’t know what to do.
You won’t know what to do________________________________________________
4. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
We hardly ever see each other______________________________________________
5. He worked in a bookshop for two years. Then he went to university.

He decided to go to university______________________________________________
6. The traffic lights went green. Then they crossed the road.
They did not cross the road________________________________________________
7. You have to speak more slowly or she won’t be able to understand you.
She will be able to understand you___________________________________________
8. I didn’t get very wet because I had an umbrella with me.
I had an umbrella with me_________________________________________________


II. Complete these sentences so that the meaning is similar to the first sentence.
1. Don’t stop him doing what he wants.
Let____________________________________________________________________
.
2. He looks older when he wears glasses.
Glasses make___________________________________________________________
.
3. I think you should know the truth.
I want_________________________________________________________________
.
4. Don’t let me forget to phone my sister.
Remind________________________________________________________________
.
5. At first I didn’t want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me.
Sarah persuaded_________________________________________________________
.
6. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police.
My lawyer advised_______________________________________________________
.
7. I was told that I shouldn’t believe everything he says.
I was warned____________________________________________________________

.
8. If you’ve got a car, you are able to travel round more easily.
Having a car enables______________________________________________________
. _____________________________________________________________________
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Non-members cannot enter the sports center without a ticket. (allowed)
Non-members ______________________________________________ the sports
center without a ticket.
2. My mother finished War and Peace in only three weeks. (took)
It only ______________________________________________ War and Peace.


3. George succeeded in putting up the tent on his own. (able)
George ______________________________________________ up the tent on his
own.
4. I didn’t go swimming with Sam because I was very busy. (too)
I was ______________________________________________ with Sam.
5. Winning the football pools meant we could buy a new car. (enabled)
Winning the football pools ______________________________________________a
new car.
6. It took Leonardo a long time to paint this picture. (spent)
Leonardo ______________________________________________ this picture.
7. Calling Jim is pointless because his phone is out of order. (no)
It’s ______________________________________________ because his phone is out
of order.
8. It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar. (using)
Why don’t you ______________________________________________ sugar?
IV. Write a paragraph (100 -140 words) about the value(s) of music in our life.
You may use the following ideas:

+ a form of entertainment
+ a means of education
+ enrichment of cultural and social knowledge,...
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