15. Adjectives and phrases to describe music
Match the sentences.
1. This song has incomprehensible lyrics. A The rhythm makes you want to tap It's 2. It’s a very catchy song. your feet.
3. This music is so moving. B It almost sends me to sleep.
4. It's a song with a very strong beat. C The music sounds familiar.
5. I think his voice is very monotonous. D I can't understand what it's about.
6. I don't know what it's called but I recognize E I can't get it out of my head.
the tune /tju:n/. F It almost makes me want to cry.
16. Idioms
Complete the sentences with the correct music idiom.
A blowing his own trumpet
B face the music
C good ear for music
D music to my ears
E out of tune
1. He has a ______________ . He can sing a tune as soon as he's heard it.
2. He's not singing the same notes as we are. He's completely ______________.
3. He's always ______________. He tells everyone how wonderful he is.
4. The others ran away, leaving him to ______________. He got punished for what they had all done.
5. When I heard the news it was ______________. It was exactly what I wanted to hear.
/From New English File, Student’s Book, Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham Koenig/
Vocabulary 3 Adjectives ending in –ed and -ing
1. A Choose the correct word.
Example: I was disappointing / disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
Are you interesting / interested in football?
The football match was quite exciting / excited. I enjoyed it.
It's sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it.
She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing / astonished progress.
I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing / amused.
It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking /shocked.
Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life really so boring / bored?
He's one of the most boring / bored people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting / interested.
B Choose the correct word in the statements and decide which type of entertainment each comment refers to.
E
xample:‘I was
amazed / amazing
when I walked into the place. The sounds, themes and colours in the
games were beyond my expectations.’ (amusement
arcade)
‘The most amused / amusing part of the show was the clowns. They were very funny.’
‘The big wheel was really excited / exciting. I could see the whole city when we were at the top.’
‘I had been told that the conductor was the best in the world, but I had a terribly boring / bored evening.’
‘Richard Richardson’s epic was very entertained / entertaining; the script and the soundtrack were excellent.’
‘The play got such good reviews in the newspapers that Marbel was convinced / convincing she would enjoy it.’
‘It was so disappointing / disappointed; the costumes were awful and the ballerinas were the worst I’ve ever seen!’
‘I found the section on Roman art by far the most interested / interesting part of the exhibition.’
‘I was shocked / shocking! Why do they keep lions and tigers in such small cages?’
‘It was a thrilled / thrilling performance. The singing and acting were the best I’ve seen in a long time.’
/From Enterprise, Student’s Book/