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Look. Listen. Write the letter Example: G1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Complete using the word(s) from the box.beat lead singer performed practice rock Have you ever sung in a band? I have. I love to sing. I’m the (a)__________ in a band called the CopyCats. We’re a (b)__________ band. We (c)__________ threetimes a week. We’ve never (d)__________ for an audience but our friends think we’re great. When they hear us play, they clap their hands and stomp their feet to the (e)______. a) b) c) d) e) Complete the sentence. Use never if necessary.Example 1: I have gone (go) to a hip-hop concert before. It was fun!Example 2: I have never gone (go) to a hip-hop concert. This is my first time.1. I ___ (listen) to the song many times. I love it! 2. She _____ (perform) jazz. This is her first time.3. He ___ (play) classical music many times before.4. I ___ (hear) this band play. This is my first time.5. We’re a new band. We ___ (practiced) together before. This is our first practice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Complete the sentence. Use the best word(s) from the box.as well as better faster louder more oftenExample: The tuba is louder than the drums.1. Don plays the tuba ____________________ than Claud. Claud is not very good.2. Don plays the tuba ____________________ beautifully than Claud.He is very good.3. Don practices more ____________________ than Claud. Don practices two times a day and Claud practices one time a week.4. Don plays the tuba ____________________ Marcos. They are both good.5. Marcos walks ____________________ than Claud and Don. Marcos must stay in front during the parade. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Unscramble the sentence.1. piano / ever / Have / played / you / the / ?2. Yes, / times / it / I’ve / many / played / .3. I’ve / No, / piano / played / never / the / .4. beautifully / plays / more / do / than / Cynthia / I .5. practices / Cynthia / often / as / do / as / I / . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ____ 1. The flute is a wind instrument.____ 2. In a wind instrument, the music comes from moving air. Write T for True or F for False.Kinds of InstrumentsThere are different kinds of instruments. The flute is a wind instrument. Like the sound of the wind, the music comes from moving air. Some wind instruments have holes for fingers. Others have buttons to press. Another way to make music is with strings. The violin is a string instrument. When you slide a finger overa string or pluck it, it makes music. You can also make music byhitting or shaking something that makes a sound. That's because most things make a sound when you hit them. An empty space inside the instrument makes the sound louder. These are percussion instruments. The drum is a percussion instrument. ____ 3. The drum is a string instrument.____ 4. The drum is a percussion instrument. Read and choose the best answer.All About Electric Guitars If you like rock music, you probably like the sound of electric guitars. Electric guitars were an important instrument in bands that played dance music in the 1930s. When lots of people danced in one place, the instruments needed to be loud so everyone could hear them. Inventors discovered that adding an electric current to a wooden guitar made the sound of the guitar louder. Some musicians didn’t like the sound ofelectric guitars, but many jazz musicians loved playing the new instrument. They learned new ways to play notes and melodies on the electric guitar. This new music was called rock music! As more audiences heard rock music with electric guitars, they started to like the sound. By the 1950s, bands with electric guitars were playing big concerts all around the world.Technology made it easier to make louder electric guitars, and to make electric guitars in any color and in different shapes. Inventors also made electric guitars with different numbers of strings and guitars that could make many different sounds. ____ 1. Electric guitars became popular as ________ music became more popular. a. dance b. hip hop ____ 2. Electric guitars are ________ than guitars made of wood. a. louder b. smaller ____ 3. ________ musicians made electric guitars popular. a. Classical b. Jazz ____ 4. The new music people made with electric guitars was called ________. a. pop b. rock Listen and number. TR: 3.2Number the types of music in the order you hear them described (1–5). _____ classical _____ hip-hop _____ jazz _____ pop _____ rock Write 3 to 4 sentences about two musical instruments. How are they different? Use words like but, although, unlike, while, instead, and in contrast to show things are not the same. Speaking |