English plus 2 test 7

1 Listen to the conversation. Complete the sentences. 1 Simon plays the bass.2 Simon’s sisterplays the keyboards.3 Simon’s friend Andy is very talented.4 Simon likes hardrock.5 Simon’s band plays music with lots of energy.6 They can’t play a concert yet, because they only know four songs.7 The band hasn’t got a vocalistyet.8 Simon and his friends are practicing next Sunday.9 Karen would like to singwith a band.10 Simon and his friends probably won’t be famous. 2 Complete the sentences. NAPISI CELU REC, NE SAMO SLOVA KOJA NEDOSTAJU. 1 Joe’s a big f fanof heavy metal. He loves it!2 Kate plays the guitar in a b bandwith some friends.3 I like that song, but I don’t understand the l lyrics. They’re in Spanish.4 Dave’s music video had about a hundred v viewson its first day.5 If you can play the piano, you’ll find this electronic k keyboardsquite easy to play.6 S sambais a type of music from Brazil.7 I went to a c concertlast night. There were three different bands.8 The d drumsin that rock band are really loud!9 Everyone is buying this song. It’s going to be a h hit!10 R reggaeis a type of music that started in Jamaica. 3 Write questions with be going to. (Tony / buy / a ticket) Is Tony going to buy a ticket? 1 (what / you / do) What are you going to do?2 (where / we / stay) Where are we going to stay?3 (your dad / visit the UK / next week) Is your dad going to visit the UK next week?4 (your friends / play tennis / tomorrow) Are your friends going to play tennis tomorrow?5 (what / your grandma / cook) What is your grandma going to cook ? 4 Read the text. Then answer the questions. Write complete sentences.Following a dreamZara is an ambitious young musician from Manchester. Her parents loved classical music, and her mum started giving her piano lessons when she was just five years old. Zara was a talented child, and she learned quickly.Zara is seventeen now. These days her real passion is electronic music, and her favourite instrument is the keyboard. She sings, too, and she writes her own songs.At weekends, Zara usually gets together with a few other musicians and friends. They make music videos and upload them to the Internet. Their videos are very popular – the last one had ten thousand views on its first day.Zara is still at school, but she already knows what she wants to do with her future. “When I leave school, I’m going to travel around the world and explore different types of music. My ambition is to become a successful musician. It won’t be easy!” 1 When did Zara start having piano lessons? 2 What is Zara’s favourite type of music? 3 When does Zara make her music videos? 4 What does Zara want to learn about? 5 What does Zara want to be when she’s older? 5 Write a review of a music video that you like. Use the questions to help you. Write 60–80 words. SAMO ODGOVORITE PUNIM RECENICAMA NA OVA PITANJA I TO JE TO. SLOBODNO MOZETE DA IZMISLJATE.Paragraph 1Who wrote the music? What kind of music is it? What are the lyrics about? Who can you see in the video?Paragraph 2What do you like about this video? Who will enjoy this video? Who won’t like it? 6 Match definitions 1–5 with the words a–e. a group of musicians a band the words of a song lyrics they really like a singer fans a very popular song a hit a type of music reggae I’m sure that they _ play really well. will is going to has We _get up at six o’clock tomorrow! will are going are going to Rory thinks the concert _ be really good. will is going to is gonna to I _ my friends in town this afternoon. will am meeting am meet am meating Maybe you _ become a famous pop singer. 'll 're going to shall Taylor Swift writes the _ of her songs. keyboards lyrics downloads The Beatles are one of the best _of all time. bands violins concerts artist How many _ did their last song have? lyrics downloads hits vocals I’m learning to play the _. lyrics reggae piano gitar Do you often watch _? music videos fans keyboards 8 Write the adjectives for the nouns. 1 fame famous2 success successful3 energy energetic4 confidence confident5 kindness kind6 weakness weak7 talent talented8 strength strong9 ambition ambitious10 charm charming 9 Complete the sentences using the words in the box. confidence energetic kind famous success 1 Justin Bieber is a famouspop singer.2 She had a very big success in the competition.3 Tim never stops doing things. He’s really energetic.4 She isn’t afraid of doing new things. She has a lot of confidence.5 My sister is very kind. She helps me with my schoolwork. is going are meeting are seeing is visiting is doing