Music and Art - Homework [30 minutes]
Level: Medium
SUM-UP:
1. Twist your tongue at home. Practice pronouncing the two sounds: /∫/ and /ʒ/
2. Rewrite new words in your notebook. Use the Cambridge dictionary to listen to
the pronunciation if you can’t pronounce the words. Make sentences with the
words.
3. Read the examples again to remember the lesson’s grammar: Comparison
4. Listening practice: Remember to read the exercise title before listening and predict
the answer! [tactics for listening.mp3]
HOMEWORK:
[Vocabulary & Grammar]
Ex 1: Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. tension
B. vision
C. division
D. conclusion
2. A. cancer
B. ocean
C. cinema
D. centre
3. A. genre
B. danger
C. imagine
D. giant
4. A. decision
B. education
C. dentist
D. calendar
5. A. fashion
B. vision
C. television
D. occasion
Ex 2: Choose the correct answer in the following sentences:
1. Mum is the same ___ mother in English.
A. than
B. that
C. as
D. from
2. I can’t work anymore. I am working as much ___ a bee.
A. than
B. that
C. as
D. from
3. Liz has got lots of CDs, but I don’t have ________.
A. as many CDs than her
B. many CDs than her
C. as many CDs as her
D. as the same many CDs
4. I can’t believe that your dress is ___ mine. I don’t want to come to the party.
A. same
B. same as
C. as same
D. the same as
5. Lisa and I are 160 cm tall. I am ___ Lisa.
A. as tall as
B. different from
C. taller than
D. the tallest
6. The flat is very small. It can’t be as ___ the others. They’re very expensive.
A. expensive as
B. the same
C. different from
D. cheap as
Ex 3: Reorder the words to make the sentences:
1. difficult/ as/ Playing/ is/ piano/ guitar/ playing/ as.
__Playing piano as difficult as playing guitar_.
2. horse/ run/ a/ Can/ fast/ as/ a/ as/ train?
__Can a horse run fast as a train?__.
3. try/ as/can/ you/ hard/ as/ should/ You.
__You should try as hard as you can __.
4. Tom’s/ totally/ is/ from/ My/ writing style/ different.
__ My writing style is totally different from Tom’s __.
5. car/ same/ runs/ the/ speed/ at/ His/ mine/ as.
__His car runs at speed the same as mine __.
6. I/ went/ My/ school/ friend/ same/ the/ best/ and/ to.
_My best friend and I went to the same school__.
Ex 4: Complete the sentences using “different from” and “as…as”.
1. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern.
My house is _different from yours__
2. My mother’s favorite food is noodles. My favorite food is rice.
My mother’s favorite food _is different from__
3. The new sculpture is 4 metres high. The old sculpture is 4.2 metres high. (as…as)
The new sculpture_is not as high as the old sculpture__
4. Yesterday it was_as sunny as __ today. (sunny)
5. I think that my essay is_as well as__ yours. (good)
6. My dog isn’t_as fierce as_ it appears to be. (fierce)
[Tactics for Listening] Listen to a man talking about street paining and choose the
correct answer. [homework_audio]
Street painting - or street art - is an old type of art…. In the 16th century
…artist began to draw on the pavement using chalk. Today, you can see
street painting events everywhere. They attract many people who come to
…ẹnjoy. and take part in them. Many of them are free too. So join in and
…become an artist yourself!
One of the largest… events in the United States is the Lake Worth Street
Painting Festival. It began in 1994 and now occurs every February with the
support of artists and volunteers. It is free for everyone. About 100,000
visitors come to enjoy it. About 600… artists work on the pavement to make
the street a huge art gallery!
II. Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. Street painting began ___
A. in the 16th century
B. in the 6th century
C. in 1994
2. At a street painting event, you can _
A. buy a painting
B. talk to artists
C. become an artist
3. The Lake Worth Street Painting Festival happens ___________
A. only sometimes
B. every month
C. every year
4. About ___________ artists take part in the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival.
A. 100,000
B.600
C. 60
Add-on:
Listen and sing along to the song ‘The lazy song’ - Bruno Mars
Today, I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
'Cause today, I swear, I'm not doing anything, uh
I'm gonna kick my feet up, then stare at the fan
Turn the TV on, throw my hand in my pants
Nobody's gon' tell me I can't, nah
I'll be lounging on the couch, just chillin' in my Snuggie
Click to MTV, so they can teach me how to dougie
'Cause in my castle, I'm the freaking man
Oh-oh, yes, I said it (Ooh-ooh)
I said it, I said it, 'cause I can (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Today, I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
'Cause today, I swear, I'm not doing anything
Nothing at all
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, ooh
Nothing at all
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, ooh
Tomorrow, I'll wake up, do some P90X
Meet a really nice girl, have some really nice sex
And she's gonna scream out, "This is great!" (Oh my God, this is great)
Yeah, I might mess around and get my college degree
I bet my old man will be so proud of me
But sorry, pops, you'll just have to wait
Oh-oh, yes I said it (Ooh-ooh)
I said it, I said it, 'cause I can (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Today, I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
'Cause today, I swear, I'm not doing anything
No, I ain't gonna comb my hair (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
'Cause I ain't going anywhere (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I'll just strut in my birthday suit (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
And let everything hang loose (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, today, I don't feel like doing anything
I just wanna lay in my bed
Don't feel like picking up my phone
So leave a message at the tone
'Cause today, I swear, I'm not doing anything
Nothing at all
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, ooh
Nothing at all
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, ooh
Nothing at all