CULTURE 4
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 3 Read texts A–C and say which country’s music seems
1 What type of music do you like listening / dancing the most interesting to you and why.
to? Why?
2 Who are you favourite musicians and music bands? A All the African
Where do they come from? What do they sing nations love music and
about? dancing and the South
3 Why do you think British and American music is so Africans are no different.
popular all over the world? They use a number of
4 What musical events are organised in Poland? traditional instruments
Do you attend them? Why? Why not? to play their music and
the most typical examples are the rattle and the
2 Work in groups of three and do the tasks. Write venda drum. The rattle is a percussion instrument
the answers in your notebook. Add up your points made from dried weed pods and it is attached to
and compare your score with the rest of the class. the legs of the dancers. As the dancers move, the
rattle makes its sounds to the rhythm of the dance.
As for the venda drum, it is an integral part of social
1 Name at least one currently famous musician or music life in South Africa. There are different types of
band from four of these English-speaking countries: this instrument but each one is made of wood and
Great Britain, Canada, the USA, Australia or Ireland. played on with the use of a hand or a stick. The
music created with these instruments is incredibly
4 points catchy and trance-like.
2 Choose the city where The Beatles came from.
A Manchester B London
B Jamaica may be a small
C Liverpool D Oxford island but its music has
1 point had a powerful effect on
the rest of the world. The
country has produced a
3 Choose which genre of music the American city
number of music genres
of New Orleans is famous for.
such as mento, ska,
A hip-hop B country music reggae (represented by
C R&B D jazz Jamaica’s most famous
citizen Bob Marley), dub and
1 point
dancehall. All of these genres
remain popular, but it is
4 Name two American awards which are given to mento which is now enjoying
musicians and music bands. a great revival across the globe. Mento is a type of Jamaican
2 points folk music which features acoustic instruments such as the
acoustic guitar, banjo, rhumba box and drums. Its lyrics
5 Choose the country where punk music started. are often about poverty and social issues but tend to be
A the USA B Great Britain humorous rather than very serious. If you want to have an
C Ireland D Canada idea what this music sounds like, listen to the track titled
Take her to Jamaica by Lord Messam & His Calypsonians.
1 point
6 Name the country of origin of C The didgeridoo is a very traditional instrument
A The Rolling Stones and Muse. developed by Indigenous Australians. It’s a wind
B Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion. instrument, between 1 and 3 metres long, which is
C The Doors and Metallica. over 1500 years old. The instrument is often decorated
D U2 and the Cranberries. with colourful paints, which makes it look very original.
E Franz Ferdinand and Amy Macdonald. Traditionally, didgeridoos were played
only by men during important indigenous
5 points ceremonies. Today, the instrument is
used by bands playing different types
7 Choose all the types of music which have been of music from industrial music played
influenced by African culture. by Test Department to acid jazz
8 points performed by Jamiroquai.
A gospel B heavy metal C rap Contemporary didgeridoo
D punk E jazz F soul G blues players include Dubravko
H hip hop I house J country Lapaine, Lies Beijerinck,
Zalem and Goma.
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CULTURE 4
4 Read texts A–C in exercise 3 again and find 7 MP3 07 Listen to the first part of the interview
the synonyms of the following words. and answer the questions.
A 1 connected, tied 2 easy to remember 1 Which two dances from exercise 6 does the speaker
B 1 type of music 2 funny mention?
C 1 native 2 modern 2 What do we learn about each dance from the
speaker?
5 Work in pairs and prepare a short Wikipedia entry
about the Polish music scene. Include the most 8 MP3 08 Listen to the second part of the interview
popular genres, artists and traditional instruments. and complete the text with the correct words.
6 Look at the photographs of traditional dances from
English-speaking countries. Match the dances with The traditional Maori dance is called haka. Maoris
the names of the correct countries in the box.
used to perform the dance on the (1)
Write the answers in your notebook.
to show their pride and power. The performance
New Zealand India Hawaii (USA) Canada Ireland includes a lot of (2) , body slapping and
(3) . Today haka is danced during Maori
1 (4) to honour guests or highlight the
2
importance of the event, so that’s why it’s a tradition
at (5) matches. This (6) dance is
also taught at schools.
9 Decide whether or not the following words can be
used as both nouns and verbs and complete the
table. Read the audioscript to check how they were
used by the speakers.
noun verb
dance
4
perform
honour
highlight
go
gather
5
10 MP3 09 Work in groups of three. Listen to the quiz
questions and answer them. Write the answers in
your notebook. The answers must be based on the
information from this lesson. When you finish, pass
your answers to another group to check. Each correct
answer is worth 1 point. The winner is the group with
the most correct answers.
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