VOCABULARY
1
Choose A, B
or C to complete the sentences.
0 An orchestra usually plays ____ music.
A country B
classical C techno
1 I really love traditional music – it’s ____!
A terrible B
brilliant C alright
2 There’s usually a big ____ at major rock
concerts.
A audience B people C
group
3 There are some really good street
____ in my city these days.
A players B
bands C musicians
4 My friend Aleks writes really ____ pop songs
– they’re so unusual.
A new B typical C original
5 A small instrument you hold in your hand and
play with your mouth is a/an ____.
A harmonica B cello C accordion
6 I prefer watching ____ music to listening to CDs.
A direct B
live C open
7 Hip-hop artists always have such great dance
____ in their music videos.
A programmes B breaks C routines
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2 Complete
the text using a word or expression from the box. There are three extra words.
composer concerts
drums fantastic fit
lazy rock stage songwriter stronger typical
usually
Hi, my
name’s Jim and I’m a ‘Roadie’ for the famous 0 rock band Televisionhead. A Roadie carries and sets up all of the
equipment for the band when they play at 1 _______________. We make
sure that the
2 _______________, the guitars and all the other equipment are
working properly and in the right place on the 3 _______________. We
have to be
4 _______________ than most people to carry all of the equipment
from the lorry into the hall. I got the job because I’m friends with the main
5 _______________ and guitarist in the band. A
6 _______________ day at work for me lasts about 18 hours! It’s
definitely not a job for
7 _______________ people! I don’t mind though – I love the music
they play – it’s 8 _______________ to listen to!
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GRAMMAR
3 Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.
0
Franck
is the nicest / nicer than boy at our
school.
1
Amanda
is much bravest than / braver than me.
2
Do
you think Science is more interesting
than / most interesting than Music?
3
This
is the worst / the baddest song on the CD.
4
Jeremy
is at least 20cm tallest than / taller
than his brother.
5
London
is by far the bigest / the biggest /
the most big city in the UK.
6
I
think that the guitar is easier / easyer
/
more easy to play than the piano.
7
Beyoncé
is one of the more successful /
the most successful / the successfulest singers ever.
8
Hip-hop
is probably the most popular /
the more popular / more popular than pop amongst young people.
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4 Make sentences using the prompts. Use either a comparative or a
superlative of the adjective in each prompt.
0 Max
/ cool / dancer / in the school
Max is the coolest dancer in the
school.
1 The
River Amazon / is / long / the Mississippi
_____________________________________
2 Petra / is / friendly / person / I know
_____________________________________
3 Jackson / is / intelligent / his sister
_____________________________________
4 Carl and Kim / are / funny / pupils / in my
class
_____________________________________
5 Dolly / good / playing the guitar / Alvin
_____________________________________
6 Art / interesting / PE?
_____________________________________
7 Ellie and Alastair / brilliant / musicians / at
my school
_____________________________________
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ENGLISH
FOR SPEAKING
5 Choose
the correct words from the box to complete the dialogue. There are four extra
words.
alright funny
great how in
let’s of OK
other suggest suggestion sure
that where why
Bill: Hi Tia.
How are you?
Tia: Oh, I’m 0 alright, I suppose. I’ve got a
cousin staying at the moment and I don’t know
what to do with him.
Bill: Can I
make a 1 ______________?
Tia: Yes, 2 ______________ course.
Bill: Well,
3 ______________ don’t you take him to see a band?
Tia: Hmmm…,
which band do you
4 ______________.
Bill: Well, The Castles are on at the Rock Shack
tomorrow night.
Tia: I’m not 5 ______________.
I don’t think he likes rock music Have you got any
6 ______________
ideas?
Bill: Err…,7 ______________ about taking him to the classical music concert at
the Town Hall?
Tia: That’s
a 8 ______________ idea –
he loves orchestras and that sort of thing. Hey,
9 ______________ all go together –
you can come too.
Bill: Ha
ha, I don’t think so!!
Tia: What’s
so 10 ______________?
Bill: Oh…err…nothing!
It’s just that I’m
not sure that music’s really my thing. I
mean, I love rap, not a load of violins!
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