Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 43 стр.

         3. Was he already making money as a musician when he left school?
         4. What was special about the song How long?
         5. Did he want to go to America?
         6. Why do his records do well in America?
         7. He has had a busy year. What has he done?|
         8. Make sentences about Paul with the phrases in boxes A and B.

         Language work. Correct the mistakes in verb forms in the following sentences.

         a.    Paul is a professional musician for twenty years.
         b.   He has started playing the drums, when he was five.
         c.   Не played with “Mike and the Mechanics” for several years.
         d.   He never went to South America.
         e.   He has had a hit with a song called How long? in 1974.
         f.   He is interested in music all his life.

         Roleplay

         Some of you are members of a group of musicians (classical, pop, jazz).
         Some of you are journalists who are going to interview the musicians.
         Musicians
         Work in groups of three or four. Talk together to decide the following:
         - the kind of music you play
         - the name of your band/orchestra
         - who plays what
         - what has influenced your music
         - how long you have been together
         - the records you have made
         - the countries you have toured.
         Journalists
         There should be one journalist for every group of musicians. Work together to
         think of some questions to ask the musicians. When you are ready, conduct the
         interview.

         Nationalities

         1. What is your country? What is your nationality? Look at the adjectives re-
            ferring to countries and languages:
         With –ish: British, Irish, Flemish, Danish, Turkish, Spanish
         With –(i)an: Canadian, Brazilian, American, Russian, Australian
         With –ese: Japanese, Chinese, Guyanese, Burmese, Maltese, Taiwanese
         With -i: Israeli, Iraqi, Pakistani, Yemeni, Bangladeshi
         With –ic: Icelandic, Arabic

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