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Part 1-style questions

Examiner: What kind of music do you listen to?
Katherine: I’m a big fan of classical music … it doesn’t make me very popular with my children … their taste in music is completely different … they always want to listen to their favourite rock bands …

Examiner: Do you play any instruments?
Jamie: No I don’t … I’ve always wished I’d taken up a musical instrument … I’d love to be able to play the guitar … but I think I’m a bit tone deaf so perhaps I’d find it hard …

Examiner: Have you got any hobbies or interests?
Marco: I’m really into live music … I go to a lot of music festivals … I think a live performance always sounds more exciting than a recorded version … as long as the performers can sing and play well of course …

Part 2-style task

Describe a song you like to listen to. You should say

1. what the piece of music is called

2. how long you have liked it

3. when you like to listen to it

and say why you like it so much.

Millie:  Well … I’m a little older than most students and when I was young Abba the Swedish pop group were very famous … I don’t think it was cool to like them even though they had a huge following but I think now people have realised what wonderful songs they wrote … one piece of music in particular  is called ‘Slipping through my fingers’ … it wasn’t a massive hit but I love it … it’s a song for parents and it’s all about how quickly our children grow up … it’s aslow number and like a lot of their songs it’s a very catchy tune … the two women in Abba had great voices and it’s the kind of music you can also sing along to easily … even if you don’t have a great voice … I listen to Abba when I feel like a sing-song … and I especially like to listen when I’m doing the housework … it stops me thinking about the hard work …

Part 3-style questions

Examiner:  Is the Internet a good or bad thing for the music industry?
Thomas: On the one hand it’s good for marketing new musical talent or particular bands but it’s so easy to share and download tracks for free I think it is costing the industry a lot of money …

Examiner: Should music be treated as seriously as subjects like maths or sciences at school?
Carla: I think it should … I don’t think it should be taught in a boring way … I mean making children read music … but I do think they should be encouraged to play instruments and to play things by ear perhaps … to keep the lessons fun …

Examiner: Where do people usually enjoy listening to music?
Sally: In lots of ways or places … as background music when they are doing something else … at concerts when a band goes on tour … or in clubs or discos …

Music Vocabulary

1. Adoring fans : Người hâm mộ cuồng nhiệt.
2. Background music : Nhạc nền.
3. A catchy tune : Giai điệu dễ nhớ, gây nghiện.
4. Classical music : Nhạc cổ điển
5. To have a great voice:  Có giọng ca tuyệt vời
6. To go on tour: Đi lưu diễn
7. A huge following:  một số lượng lớn người hâm mộ
8. Live music: nhạc sống, được trình diễn trực tiếp
9. Live performance:  Màn trình diễn trực tiếp
10. A massive hit: một hit âm nhạc lớn
11. A music festival:  Lễ hội âm nhạc
12. Musical talent: tài năng trong lĩnh vực âm nhạc
13. To be/sing out of tune: hát lạc giọng, không đúng nhạc
14. A piece of music: tác phẩm âm nhạc
15. To play by ear:  chơi chỉ nghe giai điệu mà không đọc các nốt nhạc
16. A pop group: Một nhóm nhạc pop
17. To read music:  hiểu và tuân theo các nốt nhạc được viết
18. A rock band: Một ban nhạc rock
19. To sing along to: hát cùng
20. A sing-song: Hát chính thức, thường với những người khác
21. A slow number:  Nhạc chậm
22. To take up a musical instrument: bắt đầu học một loại nhạc cụ
23. Taste in music: Gu âm nhạc
24. To be tone deaf: Điếc âm điệu: không thể phân biệt các nốt nhạc khác nhau trong âm nhạc