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1)Questions open to interpretation:
a) In your opinion, what’s the most famous riff in a song, opera or orchestra?
b) Why do you enjoy this riff? How long has this riff been famous?
c) Do you know the band Dire Straits? What songs do you know?
d) What other bands from the 70’s you enjoy most? Do they have good riffs?
2)Answer the question based on your understanding:
a)What does Mark Knopfler say about music?
b)What was the inspiration for creating Sultans of Swing song?
c)How was the bar that propelled Mark Knopfler to write the lyric?
d)Why is the song riff so distinctive from others at that time?
e)What has the song become over the past years?
3)Match the following vocabularies according to their meanings:
a)Delve ( ) To discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance
b)Propelled ( ) Not noticed or praised for hard work, courage, or great achievements
c)Stumble upon ( ) A unit of measurement of volume equal or about 0.47 liter
d)Sketch out ( ) Jazz songs New Orleans style played by white musicians
e)Unsung ( ) To exhibit; display.
f)Dixieland ( ) To make a careful or detailed search for information
g)Lads ( ) A song that represents the ideals of a group of people
h)Pint ( ) To give a short description of something, containing few details
i)Showcase ( ) A person marked by firm determination or resolution; unshakable
j)Unwavering ( ) To push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
k)Anthem ( ) (British) The male friends or work partners of a man viewed as a group
4)Write few lines of your thoughts about this article:
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1)Questions open to interpretation:
a) In your opinion, what’s the most famous riff in a song, opera or orchestra?
b) Why do you enjoy this riff? How long has this riff been famous?
c) Do you know the band Dire Straits? What songs do you know?
d) What other bands from the 70’s you enjoy most? Do they have good riffs?
2)Answer the question based on your understanding:
a)What does Mark Knopfler say about music?
b)What was the inspiration for creating Sultans of Swing song?
c)How was the bar that propelled Mark Knopfler to write the lyric?
d)Why is the song riff so distinctive from others at that time?
e)What has the song become over the past years?
3)Match the following vocabularies according to their meanings:
a)Delve ( ) To discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance
b)Propelled ( ) Not noticed or praised for hard work, courage, or great achievements
c)Stumble upon ( ) A unit of measurement of volume equal or about 0.47 liter
d)Sketch out ( ) Jazz songs New Orleans style played by white musicians
e)Unsung ( ) To exhibit; display.
f)Dixieland ( ) To make a careful or detailed search for information
g)Lads ( ) A song that represents the ideals of a group of people
h)Pint ( ) To give a short description of something, containing few details
i)Showcase ( ) A person marked by firm determination or resolution; unshakable
j)Unwavering ( ) To push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
k)Anthem ( ) (British) The male friends or work partners of a man viewed as a group
4)Write few lines of your thoughts about this article:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
