3. !
Downloading music as MP_____ (= a popular
type of audio file – you can listen to the files
on an MP___ player) files is easy.
° You can download a whole al_____ or
individual tr_____ (= one song or piece of
music from an al_____) .
° You can save your favourite al____ and tr_____
in playl_____ so you can find them easily on
your music player.
4. !
Downloading music as MP3 (= a popular type
of audio file – you can listen to the files on an
MP3 player) files is easy.
° You can download a whole album or individual
tracks.
° You can save your favourite abums and tracks
(= one song or piece of music from an album)
in playlists so you can find them easily on your
music player.
5. !
° You can sy_____ (= or, more formal, sy_____;
= have exactly the same files and data on more
than one device) the music files on your
computer with your phone or MP3 player.
° You can also str_____ (= play music in real
time from one source to another) music from
the Internet or from your computer to other
rooms in your house if you have the right
equipment.
6. !
° You can sync (= or, more formal, synchronise;
= have exactly the same files and data on more
than one device) ) the music files on your
computer with your phone or MP3 player.
° You can also stream (= play music in real time
from one source to another) music from the
Internet or from your computer to other
rooms in your house if you have the right
equipment.
8. !
She’s l_____ si_____ in a rock band. One of
her brothers plays l_____ gui_____ and her
other brother is a key_____ pl_____, so it’s a
real family band.
9. !
She’s lead singer in a rock band. One of her
brothers plays lead guitar and her other
brother is a keyboard player, so it’s a real
family band.
10. !
• What would you rather play in a band
drums or bass? I could never be a dr_____
but I think I could become a fairly good
b_____ guit_____.
11. !
• What would you rather play in a band
drums or bass? I could never be a drummer
but I think I could become a fairly good
bass guitarist.
13. !
• My family all have different tas_____ in
music. My sister Nicky loves cl_____
music, my uncle Jed’s a fo_____ fan and my
father loves ja_____.
14. !
• My family all have different tastes in
music. My sister Nicky loves classical
music, my uncle Jed’s a folk fan and my
father loves jazz.
15. !
• I like R & _____ (= Rh_____ and Bl_____,
originally a black American form of blues
music with a strong thythm) and h____ h_____ (= a style of popular music where
the words are spoken rather than sung).
16. !
• I like R & B (= Rhythm and Blues,
originally a black American form of blues
music with a strong thythm) and hip - hop
(= a style of popular music where the
words are spoken rather than sung).
17. !
I even compose a bit of r_____ (= the words
spoken in hip-hop music) myself! My older
brother is i_____ (= interested in and
enthusiastic about) The Beatles and other
6_____ music (= music from the 1960s).
18. !
I even compose a bit of rap (= the words
spoken in hip-hop music) myself! My older
brother is into (= interested in and
enthusiastic about) The Beatles and other
60s music (= music from the 1960s).
19. !
My mother loves film soundt_____ (= music
from a film or TV show) but I just find them
uninteresting. One type of music I can’t
stand is the ca_____ music (= artificial or
recorded music played in the background)
you get in supermarkets and airports – it
drives me crazy!
20. !
My mother loves film soundtracks (= music
from a film or TV show) but I just find them
uninteresting. One type of music I can’t
stand is the canned music (= artificial or
recorded music played in the background)
you get in supermarkets and airports – it
drives me crazy!
22. !
• She plays the guitar but she doesn’t r_____
music.
She plays b_____ ea_____. She’s got a
go_____ ea_____ (= informal). She can
p_____ out a tu_____ (= if you p_____ out
a tu_____, you play it slowly or with
difficulty, note by note) on almost any
instrument.
• She’s a very tal_____ mus_____.
23. !
• She plays the guitar but she doesn’t read
music.
She plays by ear. She’s got a good ear (=
informal). She can pick out a tune (= if you
pick out a tune, you play it slowly or with
difficulty, note by note) on almost any
instrument.
• She’s a very talented musician.
24. !
• You can m_____ music in lots of ways. You
don’t need to be a tr_____ mus_____ to
enjoy music to the full.
25. !
• You can make music in lots of ways. You
don’t need to be a trained musician to
enjoy music to the full.
