Worksheets Unit 6

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

Jazz country

Hip-hop

electronic

Worksheet 6.2

MUSIC & DANCE

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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.

Worksheet 6.3

“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.

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 ……………… I ……………… go out carry heavy because it is weights. 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 ……………… catch his plane to Paris yesterday.

He is smart and ………….… solve the problem easily.

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 Mark: Father: Mark: Father: Mark: Father: Mark:

Cinema

OK

not

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, _________________.

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 _______________

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