musician
. He plays three instruments.
Musical instruments
A
B
Playing musical instruments
Ava
plays the clarinet
. Her brother
plays
the drums
.
Krishnan
is learning
the guitar
. His friend, Isabella,
has piano lessons
.
Mia is a very good
flute-player
. She
plays in an orchestra
. Her friend, Nuria, is a good
trumpet-player
.
Lucas is an excellent
violinist
. His sister is a good
pianist
.
Can you
play a musical instrument
?
Listening to music
Charlotte
loves
classical music
. (for example, Beethoven, Mozart) [NOT classic music]
Harper
can’t stand opera
[
dislikes it very much
]. She prefers
pop
music.
I like
folk
music
,
jazz
and
rock
.
I oft en
listen to music
on the train.
I
downloaded some new songs
yesterday. Do you want to hear them?
C
D
clarinet
drums
violin
flute
piano
guitar
cello
trumpet
Common
mistakes
A
band
means a group of musicians.
Nuala had a really good band at her 21st birthday party. [
NOT ‘a really
good music band’
]
A
concert
means an event with music.
We’re going to a concert tonight. [NOT ‘
a music concert’
]
Exercises
59
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Choose the correct word:
music
,
musical
or
musician
.
1 What are your favourite types of
?
2 My brother thinks he’s a good
, but he’s very bad!
3 Can you play a
instrument?
4 I love different types of
, for example, jazz, rock and classical.
5 Which
instrument would you like to learn?
6 Are there any
in your family?
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
26.1
26.2
music
1 Madison plays the
.
2
plays the cello in an
.
3 Noah loves playing the
.
4 Emily is having a
lesson.
5 Mason is a very good
-player.
6 Ella plays the
every evening.
7 William
the
.
8 Emma is learning the
. She will be a good flute-
one day.
9
is a violinist.
10
wants to be a pianist.
Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
1 I love a) classic b) classical c) classist music. Beethoven is my favourite.
2 My brother a) can’t stand b) can stand c) can’t stay folk music but I love it.
3 I have some tickets for a a) concert music b) music concert c) concert at the Town Hall.
Would you like one?
4 I always a) listen in b) listen to c) listen music when I’m studying.
5 My sister plays in a a) music band b) band music c) band with three other girls from her
school.
Answer these questions.
1 How often do you download music?
2 Which musical instrument on the opposite page do you like best?
3 Can you play a musical instrument?
4 Which musical instrument would you like to learn?
5 Do you prefer classical music or pop music?
26.3
26.4
Mason
Emma
Emily
Abigail
Madison
William
Noah
Ella
violin
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