Worksheet 6.1

MUSIC: THE LANGUAGE OF FEELINGS

Listen to the extracts of different kinds of music and match them

with the photographs.

What feeling do these kinds of music cause you?

classical

country

electronic

Jazz

Hip-hop

Worksheet 6.2

MUSIC & DANCE

Tango is originally from Argenina but it’s becoming popular in other

countries too. Men and women dance the tango in pairs. An orchestra

usually plays the music. The music is slow.

Hip-hop is originally from the USA. Men and women dance to hip-hop

music, but they don’t usually dance in pairs. Men sometimes dance on

their heads!

Morris dancing is from England. Only men do it. The dancers wear

white clothes and the musicians play the accordion.

Belly-dancing is originally from India, but it’s now very popular in

Egypt, Turkey and other coutnries. Only women do belly-dancing. The

music is very fast.

Calypso is originally from Trinidad in the West Indies. At carnivals, lots

of people dance to calypso music. Bands with metal drums play the

music.

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Worksheet 6.3

Suzy …………… walk

because she is

injured.

Together, they

…………………… sing

beautifully.

Last year, Bob

…………………… swim

without floats.

Jim ……………… surf

very skillfully on

high waves.

Jack ……………… eat

this food last

night.

He ………………… ski

since he was a

child.

Sue …………… sleep

because she was

very sick.

Mr. John ………………

carry heavy

weights.

I ……………… go out

because it is

raining.

They …………… both

play chess very

well.

When Peter was a

child, he ………………

use the computer.

Monkeys ………………

climb and hang on

trees.

He …………… answer

the questions in

last week’s test.

He is smart and

………….… solve the

problem easily.

He ……………… catch

his plane to Paris

yesterday.

“Can” is used to express ability in the present or future.

Jack can play the guitar now.

“Could” is used to express ability in the past.

Jack could swim when he was a child.

Activity: Look at the pictures to

help you compete the sentences

with can, can’t, could or

couldn’t.

Worksheet 6.3

I CAN PLAY THE GUITAR!

Write the names of the instruments under the pictures. Then complete the chart with

the instruments that you can play and the ones that you can’t.

I can play… I can’t play…

Worksheet 6.4

ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERMISSION

1. Listen to Mark talking to his father. He is asking for permission. Complete

the dialogue with the words in the box.

Idea Cinema OK not

2. Write your own dialogue. Use the ideas in the box to help you.

Ideas for A Ideas for B

Invite my friend to my house? Yes

Play football in the garden? No (it’s raining)

Phone my friend in England? Yes

Go to London this afternoon? No (you’ve got a lot of homework)

3. Complete the following rule about CAN:

We use can to talk about ____________ and _______________

Mark:

Father:

Mark:

Father:

Mark:

Father:

Mark:

Can I go to the _______________ with Joe

this evening?

Yes, sure. That’s a nice

_____________________.

Great! Can we go to the Internet café after

the film?

No, you can’t. Sorry.

Why ________________?

Because it’s Monday evening. You’ve got

school tomorrow.

Oh, _________________.

Worksheet 6.5

LISTENING Listen to Alex. Who is he talking to? Conversation 1: He’s talking to _________________________. Conversation 2: He’s talking to _________________________. Conversation 3: He’s talking to _________________________. Listen again. Choose the correct answers. 1. Alex’s sister is watching: a) a soap opera b) a chat show 2. Alex can watch a DVD in the: a) bedroom b) dining room 3. Alex’s granddad was born in: a) 1942 a) 1952 4. Alex wants to take the photos to: a) his friend’s house b) his school 5. Alex wants to wear a hat and a jacket because: a) he likes the color b) it’s very cold