Music & Memories

Unit 8: Listening & Communication

Louis Pasteur

Before you listen

1. Do you like music? What do you know about these types of music?

ClassicalDiscoRapCountryRock & RollPunkHeavy metalWorldbeatHip HopTechnoMotownReggae

Track 1: A Music Expert Talks

Listen and write the type of music and a fact about it.

Date Type of music Fact
Mid-1950s
Early 1960s
Late 1970s
Early 1980s
Mid-1980s
Early 1990s

Talking about past events

What did you do last weekend? → I went to the museum.
Who did you go with? → With my brother.
What time did you go? → At 4:00.
How did you like it? → It was exciting.

Practice this conversation

Complete Student A's questions based on Student B's answers.

A: What ?
B: I went to the museum.
A: you go with?
B: With my brother.
A: What time ?
B: We went at 4:00.
A: What did you there?
B: We saw beautiful paintings.
A: How it?
B: It was exciting.

Role Play

These are your schedules for last weekend. Ask and answer questions with a partner using the prompts.

Student A

  1. Cinema with a friend / 2:30 / See 'Titanic' / Enjoy it.
  2. Ask your friend about his / her weekend.
  3. Go to theatre alone at 7:00. / See 'Hamlet' / The actors were bad.
  4. Ask your friend about his / her weekend.

Student B

  1. Ask your friend about his / her weekend.
  2. Zoo with family / 10:00 / See different kinds of animals / Like it.
  3. Ask your friend about his / her weekend.
  4. Go stadium with friends / 3:00 / see football match / boring.

(Practice out loud with a partner!)