Quarantine Task 30.03 for the 5th grades

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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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