Speakup in Class, The return of Sting.

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THE RETURN OF STING (B2) – Speak Up – Issue 280

GETTING STARTED. 

TASK 1. Speaking. With your partner(s) discuss these questions.

a)    What’s your favourite kind of music? Tell your partner(s).

b)    Do you like Sting? Why (not)?

c)    Do you like “The Police”? Why (not)?

d)    Do you prefer Sting as a solo artist or as a member of  “The Police”? Why?

e)    What do you think of bands that break up and then re-form years later?

f)    Do you think music today is better than music in the past, generally? Why (not)?

LISTENING

TASK 2. Prediction. You are going to listen to a recording about Sting.

Before you listen, work with your partner and discuss possible answers to these questions. Make some notes. If you aren’t sure, guess.

a) What are Sting’s views on religion, generally?

b) Does Sting spend Christmas in a traditional way?

c) What is Sting’s attitude towards money?

d) Does Sting like football?

e) Does Sting want to do more concerts with the Police?

TASK 3. Listening for Specific Information: Listen to all of the recording, without reading, and check your ideas from TASK 2.

Check your answers before completing the remaining TASKS.

READING

TASK 4. Prediction #2.  Before you read all of the article, look at these answers, and write possible questions. Discuss your ideas with your partner(s).

a) “If on a Winter’s Night”

b) Magically

c) A time of tension

d) A pathology

e) 2007.

f) 2.7 million.

TASK 5: Reading for Detailed Information: Read all of the text and write questions to the answers in TASK 4.

F.C.E. EXAM PRACTICE

(Paper 3: Use of English, Part 4)

TASK 6. Here are some pairs of sentences related to the topic of the article. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (IN CAPITALS AND BOLD). Do NOT change the word given.

You must use between two and five words.

1)	Sting started playing music in 1975
	BEEN
	Sting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1975.

2)	Sting has so many millions of pounds that he can't count them.
	SUCH
	Sting.has . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  money that he can't count it.

 

3)	Sting still finds celebrating Christmas strange
	GOT
	Sting.still . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   celebrating Christmas.

4)	Sting is too young to retire
	ENOUGH
	Sting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   to retire.

 

5)	Sting has finally  managed to produce a CD of Christmas songs.
	SUCCEDED
	Sting.has finally . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   a CD of Christmas songs.

 

6)	Sting doesn't want to reunite the Police
	AVOID
	Sting.wants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   the Police.

 

7)	I'd prefer you not to borrow my Police CDs
	DID
	I'd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   borrow my Police CDs.

 

8)	Sting's new CD isn't nearly as boring as I'd expected it to be
	MORE
	Sting's.new CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   I'd expected it to be.

 TASK 7 . Discuss these questions with your partners

1.    Why do you think Sting doesn’t want to continue working with the Police?

2.    Do you agree with him? Why (not)?

3.    Do you believe Sting when he says he is not concerned with making more and more money? Why (not)?

4.    Do you think it is right for some musicians to make so much money? Why (not)?