Voices 1 Unit 2 part 1

African-American adj.
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Missy Elliott is an African-American woman.

recording n.
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Listen to this recording of an old song.

trumpet n.
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Louis Armstrong played the trumpet.

electric adj.
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This sounds like an electric guitar.

drums n.
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Ringo played the drums in the Beatles.

opinion n.
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This is her personal opinion and may not be the same as yours.

following adj.
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Read the following sentences.

statement n.
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Do you agree with this statement?

artist n.
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Satchmo was jazz artist.

composer n.
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Missy is also a composer, she writes her own music.

trumpet player n.
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We've got a trumpet player in our class.

born adj.

be born
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Louis Armstrong was born in 1901.

New Year's Eve n.
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New Year's Eve is the last day of the year.

newspaper n
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Do you read the newspaper every day?

win - won - won v.
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She won an award last year.

true adj.
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Is it true that you can play the trumpet?

classify v.
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Classify the instruments into four categories.

heading n.
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The heading of a text says what it is about.

string n.
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Guitars have six strings and violins have four.

keyboard n.
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A piano has a keyboard with 88 keys.

beautiful adj.
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That instrument produces a beautiful sound.

sound n.

produce sound
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Instruments produce sound in different ways.

description n.
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Can you give a description of this instrument?

generate v.
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Every instrument generates its own typical sound.

pluck v.
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Pluck a string and you will hear a sound.

electronic adj.
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Electronic instruments need electricity.

guitar n.
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A guitar is an instrument with a neck, a body and six strings.

smooth adj.
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She's got a smooth voice.

sharp adj.
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Ouch, listen to this sharp sound!

bracket n.

in brackets
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Replace the words in brackets.

gap n.
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Write the missing words in the gaps in this text.

succeed v.
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Missy succeeded in the music business.

steal - stole - stolen v.
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A man stole her car.