1 In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1 What is your favourite musical instrument?
2 Can you play an instrument? If not, would you like to learn?
3 Have you ever performed in public? If so, what was it like? If not, why not?
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2 Read the article quickly and choose the best answer.
What is the main purpose of the article?
a To tell the story of a difficult moment in a musician's life.
b To explain the success of a classical musician.
c To summarise the lives of members of a successful family.
d To look at some of the top musicians around the world.
3 Read the article again and choose the correct answers.
1 Which of these things has Sheku not done yet?
a played at a royal wedding
b recorded a successful album
c helped young people
d made a film about his life
2 Why are more young people are learning to play the cello now?
a Sheku has paid for all their lessons.
b Sheku's cello music has become very popular.
c They want to win national competitions.
d They have seen his concerts on TV.
3 In what way is Braimah Kanneh-Mason different to his brothers and sisters?
a He can't play classical music.
b He is only a soloist.
c He plays in a pop band.
d He has not been successful.
4 What is the most probable reason Sheku is global ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation?
a He wants to help young people with the same illness that he has.
b He likes to travel around the world.
c He wants to become a scientist.
d He wants to find out about young people around the world.
4 In pairs, check you understand the highlighted words and phrases below. Then complete the sentences with the other highlighted words in the article.
1 Sheku and his brothers and sisters often perform in classical music concerts.
2 The people in the audience at the concert hall are of all ages.
3 I like when the at the concert hall soloist plays alone more than when the whole orchestra plays.
4 Pop groups as well as classical musicians have to rehearse for many hours every day.
5. Everyone at the concert enjoyed Sheku’s performance of the music.
5 In pairs, use the vocabulary from this lesson and from Lesson 2A to talk about the things below.
1 your favourite and least favourite kinds of music
2 the last time you saw a live musical performance
3 the best concert you’ve ever seen
I love all kinds of music, especially pop but I also like traditional and some classical music.
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6 SPEAKING Prepare a short talk about a successful family that you know of. Use some of the prompts below to help you. Then tell your story to the class.
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… is part of a family of … He/She is the fi rst/second/third of … He/She has one/two brothers and two/three sisters. The oldest/youngest brother/sister … Although he/she is the youngest, he/she … |
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