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8a My kind of music

. LISTENING & READING
A. Discuss.
• What kind of music do you like?
• Who’s your favourite singer?
• What’s your favourite band?
Jay Who was that?
B. Look at the second picture. What do you think Vicky It was my brother, Sean.
the people are listening to? Listen and find out.
Jay I haven’t seen him since Gary’s party. Is he still
in that band?
Vicky Yes, and he told me I should play you a few
songs from his new album. His band went to
a proper studio for the recording. It was quite
expensive but the end result was great.
Jay They’re becoming quite professional.
Vicky The studio engineer told them that they were
the best he had heard for ages.
Sean ... Where are you? Jay Wow! He’s going to be famous.
Vicky I’m at the mall with Jay. I’ve just bought
new headphones. Vicky Here, listen to track 3. It’s wicked!
Sean Nice! Jay’s there, huh? You should play him Jay Turn down the volume. It’s a bit loud... That’s
a few songs from my new album. He’ll like better. Hmm... It has a strong beat. It’s like a
them. mixture of rock and hip-hop. I like it.
Vicky He said you would.
Vicky OK. See you later. © MM Publications
Jay Who writes the lyrics?
Vicky My brother. He plays the guitar too.
Jay The lead singer has a great voice. Listen, I’d love
to get a hold of a copy of this album.
Vicky That’s easy to do. They have a website where you
can download the whole album if you want.
Jay That sounds good.

C. Read the dialogues and answer the questions.
1. What did Vicky get from the mall? 3. Where did Sean’s band record their album?
2. What does Sean want Vicky to do? 4. What is Jay’s opinion of track 3?
5. What does Sean do in the band?
. VOCABULARY 6. How can Jay get a copy of the album?
WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes.

album single record compose

1. I love all the songs on Ed Sheeran’s new 3. Beyoncé wrote the lyrics to this song, but she
. didn’t the music.
2. Have you seen Taylor Swift’s music video for 4. The lead singer has a problem with her voice
her new ? so the band can’t their new
songs at the moment.
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