Exercise 26. Which type of music the performers play?
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TEXT 2
Exercise 25. Read the text and do the activities that follow.
Exercise 24. What Ukrainian musicians do you admire? Give your answers to music questionnaire in writing.
1. Who's your favourite group? _________________________________
2. Who's in the band, and what instruments do they play?________________________________
3. When did they first become well known? ________________________________________
4. What's the name of one of their singles? ___________________________________________
5. What's the name of one of their albums? ____________________________________________
6. What's your favourite song by this band? ___________________________________________
7. Write the name of a modern solo artist that you admire. __________________________________
8. Has his music been influenced by anyone / anything? _______________________________________
9. Does he write and record his own music or play other people's? _______________________________
10. Does he often do live concerts? Have you seen him play live? ________________________________
11. What was the last album he released? _____________________________________________________
12. Why does his music appeal to you? Is it because of: a great voice / talented musicians / lovely melodies / good lyrics? ______________________________________
Music is a language which speaks to everyone - from the day we are born we hear music of some kind most of the days of our life. But there are as many different kinds of music as there are different languages, and it is impossible to describe them all. In the passage below there are just a few well known types.
«Welcome to the concerts to the Gilbert's Concert Hall! Look through the programme and choose your music!»
| Date | Performer | You will hear |
| June 23rd | Las Palomas | This South American group play the traditional tunes and sing the popular songs of Peru and Bolivia. |
| June 30th | The Bad Bad Boys | Punk music from one of the new waves of punk bands coming out of California. |
| July 14th | “Elvis Lives!” | He looks like Elvis! He sings like Elvis! Jimmy Wild creates the great sound of the great rock singer - Elvis Presley. |
| July 21st | Ronnie Sonny | One of the world's great jazz musicians excites you with the wonderful rhythms of his saxophone. |
| July 23rd | An Evening of Classical Music | The Vienna Orchestra play some of your favourite tunes - the timeless melodies of Mozart, Straus and Beethoven. |
| July 31st | Jamaica Inn | The West Indian Band plays reggae music that will make you want to get up and dance. Listen and dance to the great reggae beat. |
| August 5th | “Sixties Nights” | Pop music from the 1960s played by Sam and the Band. Remember the songs and the sounds of the pop greats - The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many more. |
| 1. | The Bad Bad Boys | a) | pop music |
| 2. | Jimmy Wild | b) | jazz |
| 3. | Jamaica Inn | c) | punk music |
| 4. | Las Palomas | d) | classical music |
| 5. | Sam and The Band | e) | rock music |
| 6. | The Vienna Orchestra | f) | reggae |
| 7. | Ronnie Sonnie | g) | folk music |
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