Unit 2

Unit 2 Extra practice

1 Wordsearch
Find nine types of people related to performances.

D D A N C E R M E R S

I L C B R N L U M I E
R E T A O T N S A N C
C L O W N E E I G D O
E R R O N R T C I R N
T G I E R T S I C O D
R A Y L R A A A I C U
C O M E D I A N A T C
B P I T C N T O N E T
A S I N G E R B A R O
C O D D I R E C T O R

2 Hidden word
 nscramble the words to find adjectives used to
U 1 
describe music. What is the hidden word? M O V I N G
2
1 MIGOVN
3
2 VEPETIRTIE
3 NELSTUES 4

4 YACHTC 5

5 USLAUNU 6

6 HECREULF 7

7 YICHMHTR 8

8 MICELOD
9
9 VLEYLI
( The hidden word describes a very sad Y
or depressing feeling or mood.)

3 Matching
Match these musical styles with the countries.

blues bossa nova flamenco gnawaa malagasy punk reggae taiko drumming

1 Spain flamenco
2 Brazil
3 Jamaica
4 Madagascar
5 USA
6 Morocco
7 Japan
8 UK

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Unit 2 Extra practice
4 Complete the sentences with these words.
activities culture espresso market scenes spotlight

1 I always enjoy drinking an Italian espresso after lunch.

2 Popular , especially in the music industry, has been influenced by the internet.
3 There is a growing for online music sites all over the world.
4 She enjoys doing creative in her free time.
5 He really enjoys being in the and getting lots of attention.
6 T
 he theatre director thanked the cast and everyone who worked behind the for
making the play a huge success.

5 Synonyms
Match these words with the linking words that have the same meaning.

although but consequently in contrast in spite of nevertheless so therefore while

despite 1 in spite of .

even though 2
,3

however 4
,5 ,6

for that reason 7

,8 ,9

6 Complete the sentences with the present perfect and past simple form of the verbs.
1 Simon has worked (work) in the music industry for five years.
2 In the beginning, the dance group (be) very successful.
3 My sister (go) to the music awards in Paris last week.
4 We (hear) some lively music already.
5 When I (leave) the theatre to cycle home, my bike
(not be) there!
6 The dancers (start) practising for the show recently.

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