Form 8

Hello! Dear pupils, I have got for you some interesting tasks.

Task 1

Complete the sentences:

1.A person who composes music is a c……. .

2.A large group of people who play classical music together is called an o …….. .

3.A person who sings opera is an o…………

4.A person who plays the cello is a c ……. .

5.The person who stands in front of the orchestra is a c………. .

6.A very popular song is a s ……. .

7.A number of songs, usually about 10, on a CD is an a……… .

8.A group of musicians is a b ….. .

9.A musical show is a c………….

Task 2

Choose the correct answer:

1.Where did the Beatles come from?

a)London;

b)Liverpool;

c)Los Angeles.

2.How many persons were in the band?

a)6;

b)3;

c)4.

3.Who was not a Beatle?

a)George Harrison;

b)Elvis Presley;

c)Paul McCartney;

d)Ringo Starr;

e)John Lennon.

4.When did the Beatles first become famous and popular?

a)in the 1940s – 1950s;

b)in the 1960s – 1970s;

c)in the 1980s – 1990s.

5.What style of music t did the Beatles play?

a)classical music ;

b)pop music;

c)rock- and - roll.

6.What instrument did John Jennon play?

d)lead guitar;

e)rhythm guitar;

f)drums.

7.Who wrote most of the songs?

a)Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Paul McCartney;

b)Paul McCartney and John Lennon;

c)Brian Epstein and George Harrison.

8.How many albums had they recorded by 1970?

a)7;

b)10;

c)13.

9.Which of the Beatles films was a cartoon?

a)A Hard Day's Night;

b)Help!

c)Submarine.

10. When did the Beatles broke up?

a)in the 1960 s;

b)in the 1970 s;

c)in the 1980.

11. Which Beatle died a violent death in 1980?

a) Ringo Starr;

b) John Lennon.

Task 3

Answer the questions:

1).What’s the name of the soloist legend Ukrainian rock band «Ocean Elzy»? 

 2).What singer helped to make rock-and-roll music popular? One of his earliest hits was «Heartbreak Hotel» recorded in 1956.

3).What German composer lost his hearing, but despite that he still wrote music? The music he wrote became even better. His music was richly expressive and revealed feelings such as joy and sadness.

4).This type of music began in Europe in the Middle Ages and continues today. This type of music is the art music of Europe and North America. As art music, it generally requires more training to write and perform than the folk and pop music.

5).This person’s job is to lead the musicians in an orchestra. 

6).What Ukrainian modern singes won Eurovision? 

7).What musical instruments has got six string?

8).How many musicians perform quartet ?

9) What named place where singers often perform their song there ?

Task 4

 Read the expressions of famous people

“Music is the universal language of mankind".

Music is the medicine of the breaking heart"

“Where words fail, music speaks"

 Do you agree with these wonderful quotations?

Good Luck!!!